Clan Destine Press has published more than 100 books of inventive, clever and original works of page-turning genre fiction; riveting cross-genre stories; and books that are heroic, questy, feral, dark, funny, spine-tingly, fast-paced, serious, silly and sensible.
We invited some of our favourite Australian and New Zealand writers to showcase their talent in our first anthology,
The two-volume anthology features cliffhanging adventure stories with a distinctly antipodean flavour penned by 31 authors.
Each page-turning quest catapults our adventurers into perilous exploits in time and space - from the Victorian gold fields to planets far far away.
Cameron
Ashley ~ Dogs Leave Home to Die
Evelyn
Tsitas ~ Stealing Back the Relics
Peter
M Ball~Deadbeats
Alan
Baxter~Golden
Fortune, Dragon Jade
Mary
Borsellino~The
Australian Gang
Lindy
Cameron~The Medusa Stone
Kat
Clay~In the
Company of Rogues
Emilie
Collyer~The
Panther's Paw
Jack
Dann~The Talking
Sword
Sarah
Evans~Plumbing the
Depths
Jason
Franks~Exli and the
Dragon
Kelly
Gardiner~Boots and
the Bushranger
Sulari Gentill ~ The Stranding
Alison Goodman ~ The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies
David
Greagg & Kerry Greenwood~Cruel Sister
Narrelle
M Harris~Moran &
Cato: Virgin Soil
James Hopwood ~The Lost Loot of Lima
Maria
Lewis~The
Bushwalker Butcher
Sophie
Masson~The Romanov
Opal
Keith
McArdle~The Demon's
Cave
Jason
Nahrung~The Mermaid
Club
Andrew
Nette~Save a Last
Kiss for Satan
Amanda
Pillar~It
Michael
Pryor~Cross
Purposes
Dan
Rabarts~Tipuna Tapu
Tansy
Rayner Roberts~Death at the
Dragon Circus
Fin
J Ross~Genemesis
Tor
Roxburgh~The Boudicca
Society
Lucy Sussex ~ Sabah
Amanda
Wrangles~Come Now,
Traveller
What we need
And Then... will be published regardless.
But how big, how awesome and how quickly depends on your support.
The more books we pre-sell, the quicker the anthology comes to fruition.
We don't expect people to fund our excitement but by pre-ordering now you are guaranteed a 25% discount off the rrp, and your copies hot off the press.
There are also some extra perks that go with pre-ordering - and not just our eternal gratitude.
There are bargains to be had like:
* the limited edition hardcover of And Then...
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* the chance to acquire every other Clan Destine Press eBook
There will be amazing OTHER things offered over the next off couple weeks.
Our authors
Alan Baxter
Alan lives among dairy paddocks on the beautiful south coast of NSW where he writes dark fantasy, horror and sci-fi, rides a motorcycle and loves his dog.
He's the author of the Alex Caine series, Bound, Obsidian and Abduction.
He also teaches Kung Fu. www.warriorscribe.com.
Amanda Pillar
Amanda, an archaeologist by day, lives in Victoria with her husband, and cats Saxon and Lilith. She’s had several short stories published and has co-edited fiction anthologies. Her first novel, Graced, was published in 2015; and the sequel to her first solo anthology, Bloodstones, is due out shortly.
Amanda Wrangles
Amanda bakes cupcakes, writes book reviews and web content; and is currently writing a sci‑fi novel. Her short story 'Plotting Jasper' was published in Crime Factory's Hard Labour; and she won the 2009 Scarlet Stiletto Award with
'Persia Bloom' (in CDP's The Second Cut). Her first novel – a fantastical and sexy comedy – Arrabella Candellarbra & the Questy Thing to End All Questy Things,
was co‑written with Kylie Fox (as A.K. Wrox).
Andrew Nette
Andrew is a Melbourne crime writer and journalist whose short fiction has appeared in print and on-line. His debut crime novel, Ghost Money, is set in mid-90s Cambodia. Andrew is co-editor of the upcoming Beat Girls, Love Tribes and Real Cool Cats: Pulp Fiction and Youth Culture, 1950 - 1980. www.pulpcurry.com
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Dan Rabarts
Dan was the recipient of New Zealand’s 2013 Sir Julius Vogel Award
for Best New Talent. With Lee Murray he co-edited the multi-award-winning
flash horror anthology Baby Teeth – Bite-sized Tales of Terror; and his
short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies,
magazines, ezines and podcasts.www.danrabarts.com
James Hopwood
James Hopwood is the author of retro-spy thrillers, The Librio Defection and
The Danakil Deception. His short fiction has appeared in several publications. As Jack Tunney, he’s also scribed the Fight Card series: King of the Outback, Rumble in the Jungle and The Iron Fists of Ned Kelly.
David Greagg & Kerry Greenwood
Kerry and David are a gestalt entity who read each other’s minds and cover each other’s linguistic and musical omissions. She does romance languages while he does Germanic and weird tongues; and she sings soprano so he doesn’t have to. She costumes and makes stuff, while he wears armour and hits people with sticks. They were raised in the forest by benevolent wood-elves and are co-curators
of a Found Cats’ Home. They both write, and finish each other’s sentences.
Kerry is the creator of the Phryne Fisher series; and for CDP is the author of the ancient history novels Out of the Black Land, and The Delphic Women trilogy: Medea, Cassandra and Electra.
David writes about Vikings; and gentlemen cats, Dougal’s Diary,
When We Were Kittens, and Sanctuary.
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Emilie Collyer
Emilie writes fiction, plays and poetry. She’s twice won the Cross Genre category in the Scarlet Stiletto crime writing awards; has stories in Allegory and Cosmic Vegetable; and has won awards for her sci-fi play The Good Girl. Emilie has two collections of short fiction, A Clean Job and Autopsy of a Comedian, published with the imprint Clan Destine Fictions. www.betweenthecracks.net.
Fin J Ross
Fin, journalist and creative writing teacher, also runs a cattery. She is the co-author of the true crime anthologies Killer in the Family and Murder in the Family. She’s the author of AKA Fudgepuddle, the ‘true-life’ adventures of a cat called Juno.
Recently side-tracked into writing crime fiction, she won two prizes
in the 2014 Scarlet Stiletto Awards.
Jack Dann
Jack is a multi-award winning author and editor of over 75 books, including the international bestsellers The Memory Cathedral and The Silent. Other collections include Promised Land, Timetipping, Visitations and The Fiction Factory.
He is co-editor, with Janeen Webb, of Dreaming Down-Under, which won the World Fantasy Award; and editor of its sequel Dreaming Again. Satalyte has just released a new edition of The Rebel. Jack lives on a farm overlooking the sea.www.jackdann.com
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Jason Franks
Jason is the author of the occult rock'n'roll novel Bloody Waters, and writer of graphic novels and comic books, including The Sixsmiths and Left Hand Path. His short fiction has been published in Aurealis, Midnight Echo, After the World, and more. He’s twice been short-listed for an Aurealis Award. www.jasonfranks.com
Jason Nahrung
Jason grew up on a Queensland cattle property but now lives in Ballarat with his author-wife Kirstyn McDermott. His passion for B-grade horror films is reflected
in his gothic fiction, The Darkness Within and Salvage; and the outback vampire duology Blood and Dust and The Big Smoke (Clan Destine Press).
www.jasonnahrung.com.
Kat Clay
Kat is a Melbourne writer and photographer whose non-fiction articles have appeared in numerous travel magazines and academic journals.
In 2015, Kat was awarded a Melbourne UNESCO City of Literature Travel Grant,
and also released her first crime novella Double Exposure.
Keith McArdle
Keith grew up reading action thrillers. As a former soldier in the Australian Army, he’s seen active service in the Iraq theatre of war, East Timor and Afghanistan. Keith’s the author of The Reckoning: The Day Australia Fell ,
The Forgotten Land, Assassin and Against the Odds.
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Kelly Gardiner
Kelly’s Young Adult novels, Act of Faith and The Sultan’s Eyes, were shortlisted
for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
Her books for young readers include the 'Swashbuckler' pirate adventures,
and the picture book, Billabong Bill's Bushfire Christmas.
Her latest novel, Goddess, is for adults and is based on the life of 17th century French swordswoman Mademoiselle de Maupin.
Lindy Cameron
Lindy is a National Co-Convenor of Sisters in Crime Australia
and the Publisher of Clan Destine Press.
She's the author of the Kit O’Malley PI novels – Blood Guilt, Bleeding Hearts andThicker Than Water; the action thriller Redback; the mystery Golden Relic: and the sci-fi (15k short story) Feedback.
She also co-wrote the true crime anthologies Killer in the Family,
Murder in the Family, and Women Who Kill.
She’s currently writing historical fiction featuring time travel, archaeology and Amazons.
www.clandestinepress.com.au
Maria Lewis
Maria’s articles have appeared in the New York Post, The Daily Mail and more.
She produced the Eff Yeah Film & Feminism podcast; and wrote and produced George Miller’s documentary Justice League Mortal.
Her debut novel Who’s Afraid? is due for release in 2016.
Mary Borsellino
Mary lives in Melbourne, has lots of tattoos and writes dark YA and adult supernatural/fantasy. She’s author of the YA adventure Thrive, with Clan Destine Press; the five-book The Wolf House series; The Devil's Mixtape;
and CDP's erotic stories Loveless, Min Min Lights, Vanilla and Table for Three.
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Michael Pryor
Michael writes fantasy and science fiction, mostly for teenagers. With more than 30 novels and 50-something short stories published, he’s been shortlisted six times for the Aurealis Award, and seven of his books have been CBCA Notable books. www.michaelpryor.com.au.
Narrelle M Harris
Narrelle is an award-winning Melbourne writer whose books include: The Opposite of Life and Walking Shadows; Fly by Night,Witch Honour, Witch Faith.
She's also written the Holmes/Watson romance, The Adventure of the Colonial Boy; and the CDP erotic romances Talbott and Burns:
Hammer and Tongue; and Secret Agents, Secret Lives.www.mortalwords.com.au
Sarah Evans
Sarah writes crime, romance, horror and fantasy. She’s published novels, short stories (some broadcast on ABC Radio), songs and poetry, and a lifestyle-recipe book. With CDP Fictions, she’s published Call of the Wild, Killing Kindness and
New Blood. Sarah teaches creative writing and edits children’s books.
Her latest crime novel (with CDP) is Operation Paradise.
Sophie Masson
Sophie is an award-winning author of more than 60 books for children, young adults and adults. Her most recent novels are the adult thriller, Trinity: The False Prince, and 2015 YA fantasy Hunter's Moon.
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Peter M. Ball
Peter is the author of Horn, Bleed, and the Flotsam novella series.
He's had short stories in Apex Magazine, Eclipse 4, and Daily Science Fiction.
Peter is also seriously responsible for GenreCon – Australia's fabulous
cross-genre convention.
www.petermball.com
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Tansy, Australian sci-fi and fantasy author, and Hugo Award winning blogger
and podcaster (Galactic Suburbia) also writes crime fiction as Livia Day.
Her latest short fiction is Fake Geek Girl; and her serialised novel,
Musketeer Space, is free on her blog.
http://tansyrr.com
Tor Roxburgh
Tor currently writes speculative fiction. She’s written 15 books, including the epic fantasy, The Light Heart of Stone; and also 12 teen romances and two non‑fiction titles. When avoiding writing, Tor runs an arts-focused homewares business, Omnibus Art Gallery, where she sells up-cycled and re-upholstered furniture.
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Alison Goodman
Alison is the author of bestselling fantasy duology, Eon and Eona; the crime novel, A New Kind of Death; and the Aurealis Award-winning Singing the Dogstar Blues (Best YA novel). Eon also won an Aurealis for Best Fantasy Novel. Alison has been having far too much fun researching 1812 England for her new trilogy beginning with Lady Helen and The Dark Days Club. www.darkdaysclub.com
Sulari Gentill
Sulari is the author of the Hero Trilogy, a YA retelling of The Odyssey; and the awarding-winning Rowland Sinclair mystery series, of which the seventh novel, Give the Devil His Due, has just been released. Sulari lives in her pyjamas in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains where she refers to her writing as ‘work’ so that no one will suggest she get a real job.
Lucy Sussex
Lucy was born in New Zealand but now lives in Melbourne. She has published widely; edited five anthologies, written five short story collections, and the award-winning neo-Victorian novel, The Scarlet Rider. Her latest book. Blockbuster: Fergus Hume and the Mystery of a Hansom Cab, won the 2015 Victorian Community History Award.
Cameron Ashley
Cam is the chief editor of Crime Factory (thecrimefactory.com). His articles, interviews and fiction have appeared in numerous places both online and in print. He currently writes a weekly column for Eisner award winning retailer, All Star Comics and is at work on several fiction projects.
Dr Evelyn Tsitas
Evelyn is intrigued by hybrids, art theft, Greek culture, and ambiguity in crime fiction. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and a Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Award to prove she takes her speculative research, and writing, seriously. Everything she writes has its basis in truth. Honestly.
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