Showing results for "Augustus" in Science Fiction & Fantasy

Derailing her scheduled sacrifice, Lady Claire Augustus, scion of the Goddess' Spear, broke from her fetters and sought her first taste of freedom. Alas, it was not paradise that awaited beyond the horizon, but a deadly, mind-bending dungeon. Armed with nothing but a tattered dress, her thirst for adventure, and a gaggle of potentially imaginary companions, she must rely on her wits to forge ahead.

Time is running out for Merryn! In this utopic vision of the deep future of mining, a young girl and her CL500 Mining Unit are in search of fabled Cornish lithium. Follow their journey among the granite hills of Cornwall, set to a whistling chorus of curlews, as the pair traverse the pitfalls of human greed and robotic destruction to strike a balance for the common good. Will they pass the test?

Alexander in Mimesis tells the story of myself making an artwork, describing the story of myself making an artwork. In many ways the US is a dreamlike reflection of the UK, and during my time there I came to see Manchester, New Hampshire, as a kind of Manchester 2; in response I wanted to create a kind of Alexander 2 to inhabit the foreign land. The resulting piece is a semi-autobiographical, science-fiction adventure which follows Alexander on his artistic journey; through the old factories and graveyards, sports bars and antique shops, museums and supermarkets, dating apps and stem cell ...

ANGER is a story which follows the adventures of a mutant Queen Elizabeth II into a post-apocalyptic Covid-riddled world. This medieval / sci-fi nightmare is a tongue-in-cheek reflection of the post-truth age we are living through. I wrote and produced this during the global lockdown of 2020, in collaboration with creatives in the UK and Germany, also stuck at home on their laptops. Covid-19, Brexit, the British class system, monarchy, mental health, free will and suicide are dramatised in this work. As the “Leavers“ rush to escape their human bodies by transforming into mech-organic ...

Darkness falls. The undead rise to feast on the succulent blood of the living. For years vampires have fascinated great writers of the occult such as De Maupassant, Count Stenbock, E Nesbit and EF Benson. This is The Story Circle's collection of some of their spine-chilling tales told by award-winning actors.

In this volume your flesh may creep and crawl a little bit as our classic authors delve into the world of vampires. Some stories you may be familiar with but for most these will be new and unsettling experiences.