Archive for 'Fiction'

Coming 2014: The Devil, The Flame, & the Shadow

Coming 2014: The Devil, The Flame, & the Shadow

The Devil, the Flame, and the Shadow

There’s the devil to pay when young Isaac Gravesend gets caught up in the plot of the infamous pirate captain Sam Ell. Shanghaied and forced to sign articles with little hope of rescue, he and his mysterious friend Fiona become first-hand witnesses as captain Ell [...]

Coming Fall 2014: Billy Tabbs (& The Glorious Darrow)

Coming Fall 2014: Billy Tabbs (& The Glorious Darrow)

A youthful vagrant, Billy Tabbs has been living in the streets for as long as he can remember, scratching out a pitiable existence in a city that doesn’t much care if he lives or dies.

Amid rumors that his kind are disappearing from the alleyways and the overpasses, Billy is recruited into a bizarre homeless [...]

School: Coming Spring 2014

School: Coming Spring 2014

School is a story about friendship, love, and power–and how the influence of all three can change who we are.
Lucas and Jake are lifetime best friends who live in rural Wilson, North Carolina. When the county school board is pressured to realign school districts, their mothers decide to send Lucas and Jake to [...]

Short Story Contest Winners

Short Story Contest Winners

We received dozens of submissions for our first short story contest, “Extrapolatory Science.” Choosing was tough–we finally decided to award two honorable mentions to break a 3-way tie. We tried to select a range of styles, from drama to humor. All winners are invited to submit a full-length novel or collection of short stories; the [...]

Somebody Wants Somebody Dead

Somebody Wants Somebody Dead

“Phillip Gardner’s collection of stories Somebody Wants Somebody Dead pretty much corners the market when it comes to people living on the wrong side of the law—which is usually the right side of the law in these locales —and taking matters into their own hands. Throw in a garbage collecting [...]

Short story contest: May 28-June 11

Short story contest: May 28-June 11

We’re hosting a flash-fiction (500 words) contest on Storiad. The winner gets to submit a full manuscript for consideration, and will receive a detailed critique. The winning stories will also be posted here and at the Storiad site. The theme is “Science in Fiction”– fiction about science, scientists, discoveries, technologies, green mouse [...]

More books available at Boson Books

Bitingduck Press has merged with Boson Books, who have been publishing e-books since 1994.  Many Boson titles are also available in print.

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Available now! Trajectory of Dreams

Available now! Trajectory of Dreams

Trajectory of Dreams

A Psychological Thriller by Nicole Wolverton (see her site)

Great giveaway deal until March 17!

Ever since she saw the space shuttle disintegrate in front of her eyes at the age of ten,  Lela White has been obsessed. Only she can keep the astronauts safe, even [...]

Peregrine: Book 5 in the Fighting Anthony Series, now available

Peregrine: Book 5 in the Fighting Anthony Series, now available

Peregrine, book 5 in the Fighting Anthony series is now available in e-formats from our imprint Boson Books!

July 1778. A French fleet of mighty warships under Comte d Estaing arrives off Sandy Hook to aid the colonies. The British Navy finds itself hard pressed to fulfill the duties cast upon [...]

Available Now! Duck Boy

Available Now! Duck Boy

His mom disappeared without a trace. Believing his mom abandoned the family, Steve Best can barely function. School is a failure. Home is a disaster. Even his attempt to save a duck from the school bullies led to the nickname he’s dying to forget. When he’s sent to his Great Aunt Shannon’s house for the [...]