I've written a number of lyrics something of which I enjoy. One of the biggest influences for me is Music. I'm a very big fan of Country Music. Such artists as Keith Urban is an inspiration to country with his timeless guitar rifts. And Terri Clark a female voice just born to Nashville country. Another favourite of mine is a band called Rascal Flatts. I like a great amount of the newer country rock. Bur its fair to say I am a big supporter of Keith Urban Billy Ray Cyrus and Lady Antebellum.

Of course I like other styles of music after all my favourite band Marillion are a true inspiration and a sound live act. Their concerts are nothing short of magic. And the atmosphere is mesmerising to say the least. Another band I love would have to be the brilliantly vocal Within Temptation. The female fronted band show such commitment to their fans and have created a sound that's good in the studio and live. Another Rock favourite of mine is a band called Xandria again a female fronted group with a good rock based sound. And of course one of my all time favourite musical influences is a band renowned for their time in the early days of their career. The Mission.

Other influences for me especially while I'm writing are Celtic groups such as Era and leisum.

I have also written a number of reviews for certain magazines that deal with sci fi and fantasy. 

And I have also written a number of short stories for various magazines and short story anthologies.

Finally I have come to the finale of my Rybok's Rat Pack series which marks the end of a popular and well received achievement.

On that note I've also drafted a few more ideas based in my Human Chronicles creation, I'm aiming at creating a story arch focusing on a bounty hunter. As well as creating a new story arch much like the Rybok's rat pack stories only this will be following a regiment instead of Penal convicts.

 

 

 


Rybok's Rat Pack

Rybok's Rat Pack Is based mainly on the Dirty Dozen stories about the convicts from WWII. The difference being the Rat Packs are from the future.

What are Rat Packs

They are Convicts, psychos, lunkheads, losers, and the best kind of soldier only untamed.
The Rat Packs are Penal convicts from the military from across the colonial galaxy.
The colonial Federation High Command use these convicts on the most dangerous of missions when the odds of survival are highly stacked against them.

The Rat Packs aren’t created from any penal criminal, the units are created from the worst of the penal prisons. Each single Rat pack individual is classed as a highly dangerous living human.

The colonial command offer these convicts a chance of retribution, in extreme cases a decrease of their sentences or even taken from death row. In very extreme cases they have been known to be offered a pardon.

Rat Packs are also lead by an officer ranking between a Lieutenant to a colonel. Many of these officers have broken the law in some way and sentenced to leading these dangerous individuals on suicide missions.

 

 

My Fiction

Tear's Of Africa

The Human Chronicles: Victory Denied

The Human Chronicles II: Ommadawn

The Human Chronicles  III: Vindication

Kagen

Third Earth Anthologies

Mealstrom

The Battle For Harkanor

Ryboks Rat Pack: Cold Pursuit

Ryboks Rat Pack: Last Rites

Ryboks Rat Pack: Redemption Of Kyrullis

Rybok's Rat Pack: The Honourable Traitor

Rybok's Rat Pack: Honour Of Contempt

Rybok's Rat Pack: Honour Be Damned

Rybok's Rat Pack: Dark Shadows

Rybok's Rat Pack: Seraphim Down

 

 

 

 

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    A Little about my Fiction

    Much of what I write is set in the dark and gritty future that I named the Human Chronicles the title is self explanatory in itself. The most popular series from which is Rybok's rat pack

    I have since written a stand alone short story called Tear's Of Africa which focus's on events that have happened in Africa following a group of British mercenaries. In some way this story is written based on personal experiences.

    I then moved onto my first novel chronicles. The story is the first of four and starts off with the destruction of earth and how the Human race puts aside their issues to work together in survival. There are many elements in the story from start to end. I have also deliberately left the finale of the first story on a gripping cliff hanger. Something of which I have a reputation for.

    I've also written Seven stories based on the dirty dozen idea. Named Rybok's Rat Pack. I've set the series in my universe The Human Chronicles

    Rybok's Rat Pack is simply based on the original concept of story the Dirty Dozen only set in my Universe The Human Chronicles. Rat Packs are deadly Military Penal Criminals or some of the worst scum the galaxy has in the Human race. Saul Rybok is the Colonel that dares to lead them.
    The first story see's the Colonel take seven Penal soldiers in search for a super soldier altered to immeasurable strength they soon discover the super soldier has motives of its own.  During the second story Rybok recruits twelve new penal soldiers this group been more of a fixed set of characters that follow in the stories that continue. Each story sees newer characters as they get killed off. The final story sees Colonel Saul Rybok face his greatest challenge with a climatic outcome finishing off the series. I have written a number of stand alone stories set in my creation of the Human Chronicles.  

    I like sci fi particularly dark sci fi. I find some of the books I've read very inspirational especially the Horus Heresy books published by Black Library Publications. And some of the older classic films such as Blade Runner. And most certainly Bat Man.

     I love to write and create new stories and plots and characters and since branching out to write material created by myself I have already began to create some epic sagas and characters. I love the Rybok's rat pack The humour and aggression within the stories works very well together and Rybok is a magical character with his attitude to the higher hierarchy is somewhat interesting.

    Another project of mine was returning to a world I created some years ago called Third Earth which is the third generation of Earth and focuses on the many realms within the world. All the stories focus on different characters while keeping in focus with the main events happening around Third Earth. This originally is something I created a very very long time ago but due to circumstances and my occupation I never had the time to work on until this past year.

    Now I'm focusing on tales in the universe I created The Human Chronicles. I've written a set of short stories that focus on a war that rages between two factions The Federation and The Coalition. Its set in a time when Humanity fights within itself. The Federation are the main governing rulers of Humanity were as the Coalition are the rogue elements of Humanity set on the outer frontiers and continually growing The Coalition are eager for Dominance and capable of achieving it at any means possible were as the Federation are more diplomatic and seek more of a peaceful life across the stars with their neighbour races.

     

     

     

    Some Of My Favourite Stories by others

  • Rynn's World  (Written By Steve Parker)

  • Sabbat Martyr (Written By Dan Abnett)

  • Soul Hunter Written by (Aaron Dembski-Bowden)

  • 27 Bones Written By (Jonathan Nasaw)

  • Horus Rising  Written By (Dan Abnett)

  • False Gods  Written By (Graham McNeill)

  • Galaxy In Flames  Written By (Ben Counter)

  • Flight Of The Eisenstien Written By (James Swallow)

  • Courage And Honour Written By (Graham McNeill)

  • Battle For The Abyss Written By (Ben Counter)

  • Blood Pact Written By (Dan Abnett)

  •   The Killing Ground, Written By (Graham McNeill)

     

     

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