timbertom's Reading List
11 stories
The Sabre-Tooth Society (Watty Awards 2012) by SamHayler
SamHayler
  • WpView
    Reads 6,057
  • WpVote
    Votes 137
  • WpPart
    Parts 9
Ray Barns. Notorious serial killer, terrorist and ladies man. His years on the run are finally over, now that a united force of governments has him detained. But the world is soon to discover that this sociopath has a lot more to hide than he's letting on...
1919 - A Kansas Tale by dorothydhourihan
dorothydhourihan
  • WpView
    Reads 72,644
  • WpVote
    Votes 58
  • WpPart
    Parts 12
In Dorothy Dierks Hourihan's 1919--A Kansas Tale, the reader is presented with a convincing picture of life in a small town in Kansas in the years following World War I. The main character, Nan Heath, starts the story by watching the bodies of her parents and sister being removed from their burnt-out home. Nan's progress from these bitter depths is the main current of the book. Her relationship with Ned and their eventual marriage is a classic love story full of awakening and triumphs.
Frightened Boy by ScottKelly
ScottKelly
  • WpView
    Reads 1,530,447
  • WpVote
    Votes 7,410
  • WpPart
    Parts 33
A young man is caught in a battle between existential terrorists and a paranoid populace over the last metropolis in America. Our hero must decide whether to destroy or salvage the last bastion of civilization. A gritty dystopian thriller (think Hunger Games meets the Matrix.)
Big Timber A Story of the Northwest by gutenberg
gutenberg
  • WpView
    Reads 438
  • WpVote
    Votes 1
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
Scaling Tall Timber by davefolsomdotnet
davefolsomdotnet
  • WpView
    Reads 245
  • WpVote
    Votes 2
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
Shortly after graduating from college, and searching for a fresh start, a young forester is assigned to a new job in a remote area of northwestern Montana. The locals, a hard-working, hard-living, idiosyncratic lot take on the task of educating their new co-worker in ways he never imagined. Just as he becomes attached to his new surroundings and the quirky inhabitants, new technology threatens his job and news of a new hydroelectric dam is planned a short way downstream will destroy the entire valley.
Merlin's Gold by TheOrangutan
TheOrangutan
  • WpView
    Reads 1,966,657
  • WpVote
    Votes 11,986
  • WpPart
    Parts 35
(Historical Fiction / Adventure) Treachery and intrigue, adventure, action and romance are at the fore in this tale set around the legends of Arthur and Merlin. The court of King Arthur is under threat from Hengist's Saxons who, lured by the promise of gold and land, surge out from the Saxon Shore to wreak havoc in the peaceful lands beyond. The Knights of the Round Table and their allies sally forth to defend the fragile peace. Will traitors bring down Camelot and the Kingship of Arthur? Can Merlin find the legendary hoard of the Dragon? Merlin's Gold awaits, for those who are brave or foolish enough to seek it out...
Bones of Time by Strongheart
Strongheart
  • WpView
    Reads 611
  • WpVote
    Votes 20
  • WpPart
    Parts 1
Windblown Saviour by TheOrangutan
TheOrangutan
  • WpView
    Reads 80,099
  • WpVote
    Votes 2,024
  • WpPart
    Parts 18
(Historical Fiction / Action) - Gunslinger: I may be feared and admired, but I call nowhere home. My gun and my skill define my existence. I was born fast, and endless practice has made me the best. For now. A brief rush of adrenaline. Noise, the smell of cordite, and one of us crumples to the dust. This time it was him. I leave nothing but dried blood in the sand...
Journeys of the Shepherd by GrantArcher
GrantArcher
  • WpView
    Reads 10,097
  • WpVote
    Votes 291
  • WpPart
    Parts 25
After an attack on a space freighter, the only two survivors find themselves marooned in an emergency shuttle. When an unknown ship approaches them, the men think they are saved. But everything changes, when they fall into the hands of pirates. Follow Luke, an ordinary adolescent from the prosperous Federation, as he finds himself in the far reaches of a universe plagued by poverty and crime, forced to serve under the command of a notorious pirate captain. 'Journeys of the Shepherd' is a 25th century tale of adventure, combat, freedom, and above all, life and death.
Fistful of Reefer by LostDMBFiles
LostDMBFiles
  • WpView
    Reads 1,306,193
  • WpVote
    Votes 964
  • WpPart
    Parts 45
A spaghetti-Western, refried alternate history, Fistful of Reefer features goats, guns and the camaraderie of outcasts. Set along the Texas border during the waning years of the Mexican revolution, you'll meet a group of unlikely heros and their unlikely foe as they stumble upon the fringes of a cabal bent on world domination. Fistful lives between No country for Old Men and the Three Amigos.