Editor’s Note: I pointed out to the authors that since this series would broadly fall under the category of “science fiction,” marketing wisdom said that the covers should feature stars, galaxies and spaceships. I was roundly rebuffed by Driscoll, who said, “Setting aside the triteness of that imagery, that’s like saying A Tale of Two Cities should have a photo of Earth on its cover because it took place there. The novels aren’t about stars, galaxies and spaceships; they’re about trees.” So there you have it – MC.
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A series that could only be described as a science fiction horticultural romance, these remarkable tales have been brought to you directly from historical archives of the 37th Century. Read the novel online! Contains mature situations and strong language, although not nearly enough sex to market it as erotica. Wooden Heart is now available in hardcover.
Ash is in trouble again, and the fact that Davy created the K’ntasari, a sentient species that Earth is calling a bioweapon, is the least of his problems. Not only is CenGov ready to go to war, he’s gotten on the bad side of the SongLuminants and their henchbeings the Brrrrrrrrrrrrvvbh, an erbium-ytterbium codoped xerbonium gas-glass double-phased laser-toting species of floating fish. But when Ash gets an idea stuck in his branches, he won’t be stopped, even when the idea is to make his sweetheart Tara the ruler of the galaxy. A horticultural space opera with a snarky attitude and a romantic streak a light-year wide, this isn’t your ordinary sci-fi novel, but then again, a sentient, omniscient tree with multiple personalities and a foul-mouthed, recreational xenopharmacologist with anger-management issues aren’t your ordinary romantic pairing either. Contains adult language and situations. Available to read online. Eden Blues is now in hardcover! Or purchase the Kindle-ready text on Amazon.com.
In this third volume of A History of Ash, our hero, Ashtara really has his hands – uh, branches – full. By day he’s telepathically projecting himself to the other side of the galaxy, using Sweet Blonde Suzanna’s body to interact with the Combine of Sentients, the strangest group of floating fish, intelligent minerals and articulate particles in the universe. By night, he’s hunting down the leader of a pseudo-vampire cult who is killing off the drug dealers of Dalgherdia – which wouldn’t seem like such a problem, except that contraband in the Domha’vei is the product of a laboratory owned by the system’s ruler, the Matriarch – who also happens to be Ashtara’s wife. How’s a poor tree/mothman supposed to get laid under circumstances like these? The short novel is followed by a collection of short stories expanding on the relationship between Tara and Ash and a further exploration of the richly imagined universe they occupy. Now available to read online! Also available in hardcover or Kindle format.
Those fun-loving sentient bubbles, the SongLuminants, are at it again, dragging Ash and Tara into an intergalactic war with a congenial species of cosmic centipedes known as the Great Dread. There’s more than meets the forcipule eye when a messenger from the mysterious Eer-gaaani entangles them in inter-species political subterfuge. Ash’s latest emanation, Rand, literally has no idea what’s going on, but he’d better figure it out fast because the fate of humanity’s first extragalactic colony is at stake. Contains adult language, situations and kinky pollination scenes. The Perpetual Rose is available in The Kindle format or in hardcover. Or read it online!
When most sentient beings say they want to experiment sexually, they don’t download a copy of Lab Reporter ProXXX to their datapads. Weird sex, weird science, and the most fun two (or more) humanoids (more-or-less) could have with graphs and charts. Who doesn’t like fluffy soft-porn f/m/m/m pollination-kink harem fic? The Portable Grove is available to read on this site. Also available in paperback, with full-color infographics!
When a war between trees breaks out on Dolparessa, Ailann must face his demons to uncover the secret of the Cu’endhari. Book 6 in A History of Ash, The Persistence of Weeds is available to read on this site and available in hardcover.
Ash decides to organize the emanations into a knightly order – but a game turns serious when a telepathic attack leaves the Living God of the Domha’vei incapacitated. While Ash fights for survival, Lord Danak, Ta’al Erich and Lady Lorma face their worst nightmare – actually having to do something for a change. Following the novel is a series of short stories further detailing the adventures of the Chevalier’s Arbor. The Chevalier’s Arbor is available to read on this site and available in hardcover.
A shadowy threat convinces Davy that Ash must complete the pleroma – now! Meanwhile, Tara tries to undertake an important diplomatic tour which is disrupted by an assassination attempt, kidnapping, telepathic spying and alien sausages. Chaos reigns within and without: will Ash survive an encounter with the deadliest species in the universe? Will Tara ever be able to remember the names of the men in her rapidly expanding harem? A Gathering of Leaves is available to read on this site – now in hardcover!
Coming Soon…the next installment in A History of Ash – The Radical Archive!