Michael Kingswood

On the run from their past, swordsmen Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook search for a place of refuge where they can start over. That search sends them through a remote mountain valley called Glimmer Vale, where unbeknownst to them, dark forces threaten the population's lives and fortunes. With their hopes of quiet passage through the Vale dashed, and facing a deadly conflict against overwhelming odds, Raedrick and Julian will need all of...

A sword-for-hire quests to defeat an evil Necromancer.A young girl discovers that music has a magic of its own.An FBI interrogator discovers a chilling conspiracy.A shipwreck unleashes a supernatural monster onto the inhabitants of a tropical island.A washed-up electrician battles a monster from beyond our universe.Tales of Adventure #2 is a collection of five science fiction and fantasy novelettes and novellas: The Necromancer's Lair, A Note Of Magic,...

A stunning robbery threatens to bring Lydelton's economy to its knees, and constables Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook must find the culprits.A team of Royal Marshalls is in town to help. But they have an agenda of their own, and Raedrick and Julian must tread carefully to avoid revealing the secret of their own past. With few leads and little time, the Constables will need all of their skill and wit to solve the case and save their adopted...

A year-long shift in the middle of the interstellar void can get pretty boring. For the Fourth shift crew of the starliner Pericles, enroute to Earth from one of the colony worlds, the passage could best be called routine. Until the forward sensors detect an unknown and unexpected object ahead. What they find there, in the endless night of space, will forever change the universe, for them and for all mankind. Assuming they survive to tell anyone...

Sylvie, a spirit-touched empath who operates on the shadier side of the law, joins an old associate on a revenge job against a scummy financier. A fun job, promising a good payoff. She had no idea the scam would hit so close to home. Spirit Foreclosure is a short contemporary fantasy caper.

During an alien invasion, a lone Naval Special Warfare Operator behind enemy lines has to rescue a group of civilians. Final Extraction is a 6,100 word military science fiction short story.

After years of training and effort, Patros faces his final test before being welcomed into the ranks of the Queen's Wardens. But what he faces in that test may end his hopes. Forever. Warden's Trial is a short fantasy story.

Jared Tolburt twice almost cost Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook their lives: once when he turned on them while they were fleeing the Army, and again when he unwittingly led a group of bandits into Glimmer Vale.Now, Tolburt intends to search out a hidden and well-guarded magical treasure, and Melanie Klemins has offered to accompany him.Unwilling to trust Tolburt with Melanie's safety, and with Raedrick unable to travel due to his wife's pregnancy,...

On the run from their past, swordsmen Raedrick Baletier and Julian Hinderbrook search for a place of refuge where they can start over. That search sends them through a remote mountain valley called Glimmer Vale, where unbeknownst to them, dark forces threaten the population's lives and fortunes. With their hopes of quiet passage through the Vale dashed, and facing a deadly conflict against overwhelming odds, Raedrick and Julian will need all of...

Hank loves his bar, and it's done well for him over the years. He made it into his own little paradise and never wanted anything more.Until some unexpected-and shocking-visitors came knocking one Thursday night.Liquor Coolers is a short contemporary fantasy story.