Candlepunk Stories

The cyborg was huge, built like a juggernaut, and carrying a weapon the size of a rocket launcher. All to hunt down a skinny hooker, weighing a hundred pounds on a good day. It was pretty funny really, when you thought about it. She almost smiled before the terror kicked back in. Portal. A collection of Sci-Fi short stories, written for ForbiddenPlanet's smackdown SFSD 7. Includes Portal, Metropolitan, One Night at the Pub, and Star Fallen. My final entry Star Clash won the smackdown and now appears as a free download on Amazon etc

The Ooorah! crew take on yet another little known of the 'punks,' in the form of the rather epic CandlePunk. Dig deep into these pages of short stories, articles and interviews, see if there's anything you like! And don't forget our monthly caption contest, too!

Spies, Brawlers, Gunslingers, and Swordsworn. The Sisters of the Heavenly Fire are ladies of dubious origins, gathered under the command of Mother Superior Ione. They are the lost ones. Former slaves, cast off concubines, pit fighters, orphans, cursed by blood and circumstance. The Sisters offer a chance of redemption, to right past wrongs, and to stave the ever encroaching threat of the greatest evil to walk the land. The last bastion against the encroaching darkness of the Cult of His Dark Desires. ***cover by @MayTijssen*** ***Book trailer by Krazydiamond***

The story that started it all. First featured in Tevun Krus's Punk Wars issue on @ooorah the characters of Edgewise make their grand debut. Hi-jinks and Hilarity ensue.

That's right, 'troopers! Something brand-spankin'-new for you all. You thought WattPunk was innovative? Well, how about the long-awaited Punk Wars issue?!

Please be aware that I am kinda new to writing, and I'm not sure if the story is so far good. Should I continue it? this was something I wrote a couple months ago! 😊

The loss of her companion Yosepf has left Lady Agatha bereft, reeling even while she must help repair the fractures left by Jacob Henderson's meddling to her world. But in the aftermath of the Edgewise's near destruction, an empty mask sits, waiting in the rubble. Amid the dead husks of stars and pockets of nothing, to the end of the realm and beyond, she will find him, because Lady Agatha needs Yosepf more than ever. The fissures in her world run far deeper than she realizes. And the quaking ground beneath her feet heralds the waking of an ancient enemy...

Steam and Thunder is the story of Jacklincoln Cartwright, or Jac as he is commonly known. The son of a Cartwright who lives in a world rather like the late fifteenth century of ours. Whilst a canal with the revolutionary idea of locks is being built near his home, Jac sees in his mind that steam from the kettle can make power to propel items. Jacklincoln at a very young age changes his Medieval period world into that of a Renaissance Era, with the use of steam power and invention. Transforming all his nation to what might be a RenTech (Renaissance Technology) based economy. Such that the country that has these inventions far outstrips the feudal agrarian neighbors setting the stage for an environment of political and social strife that will shake all the nations in a world war. Steam and Thunder is a full length novel shown here at Wattpad a chapter at a time.

***Winner of the Wattys 2016 for Hidden Gems*** The Edgewise exists everywhere and nowhere. A sanctuary to all realms, should you find the door. Managed by one Macklemore Edgewise, proprietor, guardian of the between places, and barman of mystery. If the tavern accepts you, abide by the rules. 1. Leave all conflicts outside. 2. No murdering one another. Occasional maiming and righteous wounding exempt. 3. Never leave the door open. There's no telling what will sneak in. Cover art by Krazydiamond

Victor is an apprentice to a retired adventurer, and to be honest, he's had it with her

Every emotion stripped down to it's Raw and Purest form, molded into a poetry. This is a Series of Dark Poetry. I don't hope you just like them but feel them. 🤞

Aliens, steampunk and zombies ... A series of sci-fi short stories, written mainly for Ooorah's Sci-fi Smackdowns. I shuffle these around from time to time! 1. Lost (4 parts) (lost world / SFSD 6 Final) 2. Black Death (3 parts) (candlepunk / zombie / SFSD 6.4) 3. Mother's Day (aliens/ SFSD 6.0 Qualifier ) 4. The Elves and The Shoemaker (steampunk/ SFSD 6.1) 5. Green Revolution (dystopian sci-fi/ SFSD 6.2) 6. Turnpike Nineteen (classics vs trashics/ SFSD 6.3) 7. A Werewolf Ate My Teacher (humour) 8. Ant World 9. Van Gogh 10. Steampunk Spy 11. Breaking China Cover attribution: image by Pablo Carlos Budassi

A story is never a single tale. Two and a half centuries have passed since the Orders of knighthood defeated the demonic threat of the Predation. Now, thanks to the wisdom of the Association of Merchants and the intellect of the Guild of Engineers, the land is thriving once again. Its citizens sleep soundly in their beds, mistakenly believing that the peace will last forever. Templar Rourke has dedicated his life to hunting down the insidious devices of war that the Predation left behind. His search has led him to the besieged city of New Broker, where he uncovers a terrible truth. Now he and the obstinate Forge Guard Warvitch must escape the city to save the land from ruin, but to do so, their collective skills are going to be sorely tested. Meanwhile, Yosh Morrina, accomplished thief and fraudster, leaves civilisation behind to search for his lost love. Rourke and Morrina have never met, but their tales are tied. Their shared story will take you on a journey to a new world's distant corners. From the wealthy streets of Naddaran to the rising sands of the southern desert, and from the sweltering heat of the Cusp Jungle to the storm blown seacoast of the Lost Lands. **PLEASE NOTE. TALES OF ENGINES & DEMONS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON AMAZON ON 14TH MAY. ON THAT DATE, THE MAJORITY OF IT WILL BE TAKEN DOWN FROM WATTPAD, AND ONLY A SAMPLE WILL REMAIN.**