A kidnapped prince, a school band competition and an electric cat that eats everything in sight!

Here starts the tale of Ravana O’Brien, the intrepid teenage heroine of the series, a half-Australian, half-Indian trainee engineer who lives with her father in a forgotten asteroid colony ship drifting around Barnard’s Star. What began as a minor escapade to rescue her erratic electric cat soon becomes a fast-paced mystery of interstellar intrigue, taking Ravana and friends back into the civil war from which she and her father had fled. Hollow Moon is an incredible planet-hopping adventure into the shady world of politics, rebellion and school band competitions; a tale of mystery, humour and thrills!

The first novel from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon.

On the forbidding planet of Falsafah, archaeologists are on the verge of a discovery that will shake the five systems to the core.

Ravana O’Brien, the reluctant young heroine of Hollow Moon, finds herself on another wild adventure, this time in the company of two extra-terrestrial greys, a cake-obsessed secret agent and a mysterious little boy wanted by the alien-worshipping Dhusarian Church. A perilous quest across the deadly deserts of Falsafah brings them into conflict with cyberclone monks, homicidal giant spiders, a psychotic nurse and a god-like cat woman with secrets of her own. Back on Ascension, can detective Ostara and reporter Fornax uncover the truth? Paw-Prints Of The Gods is a space-opera mystery set around the discovery of ancient alien ruins on a desert planet; and a prophecy that may or may not be real...

The second novel from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon.

Raja Surya, young heir to the moon of Yuanshi, cannot stay out of trouble for long. Zotz Wak, intrepid boy inventor, decides Earth is the place to become a man.

The eponymous City Of Deceit is the dystopian 23rd-century London, ravaged by rising sea levels, social inequalities and terrible politics. The United Nations is deciding the fate of Surya’s world. The Que Qiao Corporation is using the threat of alien monsters to call for war. Ravana O’Brien, the heroine of previous adventures, is stricken with a mystery illness and her hollow moon home has problems of its own. With the first ever interstellar battleships making their appearance, the far-flung worlds of the five systems would never be the same again. Taranis, the dark priest of destiny, has returned!

The third novel from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon.

NEW! Ravana O'Brien is confronted by her past in more ways than one, none particularly welcome.

Secret agent Kedesh is back on the scene, seeking help to rescue Artorius from a shadowy American base on the moon of Avalon. Another ancient alien portal has been found, a mysterious machine that can twist space and time. Avalon is no ordinary world. The moon hosts the vicious celebrity show Gods of Avalon, where players fight to survive against robot beasts. The rejuvenated Priest Taranis, now with the might of the Federation at his disposal, has a new chosen one, a man called The Raven who seeks Ravana's doom. A rumour of hidden gold is sowing confusion. Artorius is the key to those who want the alien portal open. Not all interested parties are human...

The fourth novel from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon.

A petty thief is offered riches to steal a very special device, but has he let the genie out of the bottle? Can a poor, down-trodden kitchen slave find her prince in the shape of a young, dashing space captain? A priest is rescued after a quest to find the mythical alien home world ends in disaster, but who is the mysterious stranger wearing his boots? A man caught up in a war wonders if he can go on, but can a hologram hope to convince him by showing the greatest blunders of his life? It is supposed to be the season of goodwill!

Prequel seasonal short stories from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon, featuring:

> "GENIE And the LAMP" > To Dance Amongst The Stars" > "The Watcher And The Priest" > "It's A Blunderful Life" > "The Narcissus Solution" > Excerpt from Hollow Moon. > Timeline Interviews, Part 1: Prequels.

When the power fails when parents are out for the night, is it wise to be wandering the forest with vicious robot wolves on the loose? Can a young boy change his destiny with the help of a fraudulent wizard and draw the sword from the stone? What horrors lurk in the basement for a young woman betrothed against her will to a tyrant? Are the city streets paved with gold for the lowly detective and a stolen brass clockwork cat? Who will help a downtrodden shopping mall Santa Claus to win back the spirit of Christmas? Can a lost little girl defeat the evil ruler with the help of her seven diminutive miner friends? It is supposed to be the season of goodwill!

Main Sequence seasonal short stories from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon, featuring:

> "Merry Christmas, Mister Wolf" > "A Wizard, A Sword And A King" > "Festival Of The Star" NEW! > "The Clockwork Cat" > "Santa Claustrophobia" > "Psyche's Seven" > Excerpt from Paw-Prints Of The Gods > Timeline Interviews, Part 2: Main Sequence.

Can a poor, down-trodden kitchen slave find her prince in the shape of a young, dashing space captain? When the power fails when parents are out for the night, is it wise to be wandering the forest with vicious robot wolves on the loose? A man caught up in a war wonders if he can go on, but can a hologram hope to convince him by showing the greatest blunders of his life? It is supposed to be the season of goodwill!

A free introductory ebook anthology from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon, featuring:

> "To Dance Amongst The Stars" > "Merry Christmas, Mister Wolf" > "It's A Blunderful Life" > Excerpt from City Of Deceit. > Chapter One of Hollow Moon.

Susan Jones, a transgender woman struggling to get by in the economic woes of 1990s Britain, is under the care of psychiatrist Doctor Mordussen. He in turn is obsessed by her disturbing nightmares. But are her demons real?

An unexpected road trip to Ireland awakens traumas of the past. A seventeenth-century sorcerer, evil nurses, a castle reborn from the ashes and a bloodthirsty sheep do not making getting to the bottom of the mystery any easier. Can Susan's love of heavy metal, her battered Volkswagen camper van and two best friends save the day?

Who really won the Battle of Hastings? Chicago teenager Jane Kennedy embarks on an adventure through multiple realities after fellow time travellers each realise they come from a future with a different past. Is there a rogue on the loose out to change history?

A romp through alternate time lines in England 1066 to mark the 950th anniversary of the invasion that shaped Britain and Europe today.

See also: Wyrd Worlds: Battlefield 1066

A short collection of political verse by up-and-coming London poet Lallafa Jeltz:

> "None Of The Above"
> "Ode To Magna Carta"
> "Civil Disobedience"
> "The Road To Number Ten"
> "Blameless Tiers"
> "Democracy: An Epitaph"

"Democracy; oh! It seems she is dying... Her guardians weave the final black shroud."

An anthology of science-fiction and fantasy short stories by indie authors brought together by the social network Goodreads.

The collection, which contains 14 stories from 12 writers from around the world, includes a wide range of speculative fiction, from slices of fantasy and time travel to steampunk and science-fiction. The tales vary widely, yet are all born from the same drive to create, share ideas and above all to entertain!

Includes the The Worlds Of Hollow Moon short story "In The Lap Of The Gods".

Available free of charge from major ebook retailers.

An anthology featuring a bumper 19 short stories from 17 independent authors from around the world, encompassing a wide range of science fiction and fantasy.

Here lurks tales of the future, steampunk and time travel; of magical realms and fantastical deeds; and of things so weird they defy categorisation. The original Wyrd Worlds rode upon a new wave of indie collaborations; and now we're back!

Includes the The Worlds Of Hollow Moon short story "Rock Of Ages".

Available free of charge from major ebook retailers.

DIVE INTO A UNIVERSE OF SCI-FI WONDERS! This collection of sci-fi shorts features a variety of brainy young heroines - girls who engineer, tinker, experiment and more. Proceeds from sales of Brave New Girls: Stories Of Girls Who Science And Scheme will be donated to a scholarship fund through the Society of Women Engineers. Let's show today's girls that they too can be tomorrow's inventors, programmers, scientists and more!

Included is "The Non-Existence Of Gravity", a tale from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon: Fifteen-year-old Cethlenn was lucky to be working with her Aunt Morrigan, a crazy yet talented engineer with a workshop on the moon of Asgard, Alpha Centauri. That is until Luison, an undercover corporation agent, tricks Cethlenn into a dangerous scrapyard experiment aboard the derelict USS Goliath...

SPACE OPERA GALORE! Tales from real planets and star systems as well as those of the imagination, hard SF and science fantasy, mystery and romance. Humans trying to meet aliens for the first time or trying to avoid them. Humans living with aliens in so-called harmony. Earth-based civilizations and alien humanoids. From Alpha Centauri to Epsilon Eridani and everything in between, the Milky Way in all its glory!

Stories in this anthology are: "Murder on Marawa Prime" by Vonnie Winslow Crist; "Astromancer" by Debbie Mumford; "One Universe is Never Enough" by Mary Jo Rabe; "A Little Old Fashioned" by Rita Schulz; "Funeral Sails" by Scott T. Barnes; "Station OSCX-9" by Marcelle Dubé; "GENIE And The LAMP" by Steph Bennion; "Runaway" by Barbara G. Tarn; "Seeking Sky" by Jennifer R. Baumer; and "Final Chapter" by Randy Tatano.

"GENIE And The LAMP" is a tale from The Worlds Of Hollow Moon.

THE BATTLES OF HASTINGS (novella) by Stephanie M Bennion
Is there a rogue on the loose out to change history? A romp through alternate time lines in England 1066 to mark the 950th anniversary of the invasion that shaped Britain and Europe today.
THEY MARVEL AT THE STAR (short story) by L.J. Hick
Thomas of the Fyrd is recruited into Harold Godwinson's army to confront Duke William of Normandy. He is befriended by blond-haired Kauko, but what does he have planned for Thomas?
NORMAN BLOOD (novella) by Barbara G. Tarn
Nineteen-year-old Robert Malet followed William to England to claim the English throne. But Robert is a vampire in 12th century Europe, changing names when his mortal life is gone...
EADWEARD - A STORY OF 1066 (short story) by Victoria Zigler
King Harold is about to go in to battle against Duke William's invading Norman army. Among the ranks of the Saxons are two boys who shouldn't be there: Eadweard, and his best friend, Cerdic.

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People have long desired to know more about the galaxy we live in and those far beyond. In this bundle you will go on missions on spaceships, converse with aliens, and even live on a space station subjected to an alien dictatorship. Space is yours to explore in the Aliens, Battleships and Colonization bundle...

Includes stories by: Robert Jeschonek, Rebecca S.W. Bates, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, J.A. Marlow, Perry A. Wilson, Steph Bennion, Mark Fassett, Michael Kingswood, Blaze Ward, Debbie Mumford and Sabrina Chase.

SORRY, THIS BUNDLE IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE.

AN ELEVEN-EBOOK SCIENCE-FICTION BUNDLE!

Hop on this starship, destination universe... Buckle up and prepare to explore planets and galaxies in the near and far future. Get wrapped in this fun fever!

Includes stories by: Dean Wesley Smith, Russ Crossley, Rebecca M. Senese, Blaze Ward, Tracy Cooper-Posey, Steph Bennion, Michael Warren Lucas, Ubiquitous Bubba, Rebecca S.W. Bates, Barbara G.Tarn and Robert Jeschonek.

THE WORLDS OF HOLLOW MOON
by Steph Bennion

Seasonal Tale for Christmas 2021 (short story)
I've just completed a first draft of this year's seasonal Hollow Moon tale: "Stealing Christmas", a Grinch-inspired tale about a young Laverna from City Of Deceit and a job trial like no other...

Paperback edition of THE AVALON JOB (Hollow Moon #4)
The Avalon Job, 136,000 words of mystery, adventure and tongue-in-cheek science-fiction weirdness is out now in ebook! A paperback edition will be released in due course, maybe later this year.

HOLLOW WORLDS (Hollow Moon #5)
The final novel in the Hollow Moon series! Ravana O'Brien, Detective Ostara Lee and young Artorius are marooned a very long way from home. Priest Taranis is reaping his twisted destiny with a new apprentice at his side. The watchers Athene and Ares are bringing the great game to a close. The incompetent mercenaries Namtar and Inari are being idiotic as always. Dyson trees, biological skyships, space dreadnoughts, alien greys: the five systems are not big enough to contain the plot...! I'm halfway through writing the first draft with seven chapters to date (70,000+ words), but I've been sidetracked by various other matters and there's a long way to go. Hollow Worlds will hopefully see the light of day sometime in 2022.

OMNIBUS EDITION OF HOLLOW MOON #1 to #3
I'm planning a Worlds of Hollow Moon: Vol.1 ebook omnibus edition containing Hollow Moon, Paw-Prints Of The Gods and City Of Deceit. A Vol.2 omnibus would eventually follow with The Avalon Job, Hollow Worlds and the two short-story anthologies To Dance Amongst The Stars and Merry Christmas, Mister Wolf. Watch this space!

OTHER STUFF

Paperback edition of THE LUCK OF THE DEVIL
The Luck Of The Devil paperback was on my 'to do' list for 2019 but that obviously didn't happen. I will return to this at some point, but probably not now until later this year. Or maybe 2022. Hmm... Steph.

HOLLOW MOON by Steph Bennion
ISBN: 978-1499 687 133

PAW-PRINTS OF THE GODS by Steph Bennion
ISBN: 978-1500 122 416

CITY OF DECEIT by Steph Bennion
ISBN: 978-1712 442 234

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