Category Archives: Stories

Thomas K. Carpenter Award Eligibility for 2019

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetIt is that time of year when nominating for awards gets down to business. Of course, nominating can’t happen without reading, so now is the time to push forth our favorite stories for consideration. While there were a number of … Continue reading →

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New Release – Gladiators of Warsong

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetAlexandria Duke returns to the world of Gamemakers Online for her second year, this time to challenge the Plains of Warsong and its endless gladiatorial combats. Not all games were meant to be beaten. After the first year in Gamemakers … Continue reading →

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New Release – The Warped Forest

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetCould you defeat the world’s hardest immersive game? Alexandria Duke must learn how to or risk losing everything. When Alex joins Gamemakers Online, she finds there are no newbie areas, no tutorials, and nothing but vicious critters hunting her down.  … Continue reading →

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New Release – The Webs That Bind

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet“Even the best plans fail. “ This is how the final installment of the The Reluctant Assassin series begins. It’s a fitting opening line for the series as Zayn has had to contend with countless setbacks in his plans to … Continue reading →

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New Story – The Stylized Unicorn Escapes Its Poster in a Seattle Teenager’s Bedroom

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetAs some of you may have heard me crow about on social media, my story “The Stylized Unicorn Escapes Its Poster from a Seattle Teenager’s Bedroom” is currently out in Issue #37 of Galaxy’s Edge. It’s one of my favorite … Continue reading →

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New Release – The Veiled Diplomat

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet Even a master assassin can be foiled. Divination—the magic of seeing the future—provides peace in the realms, because no one can launch a war or assassination without being discovered. But when a strange building appears in the city of … Continue reading →

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New Release – The Sorcerous Spy

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetZayn’s story continues for his second year at the Academy of the Subtle Arts.  I’m pleased at how this one turned out.  Zayn has a special story and I hope you stay with me through this series.  It’s going to … Continue reading →

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New Release – The Reluctant Assassin

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetTechnically, this book has been in the works for three years, though it changed a few times along the way.  Originally, the assassin’s story was going to be my first venture into the Hundred Halls, but as stories have a … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon – The Reluctant Assassin

Posted on August 9, 2018 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetI know fans have been waiting a long time for the next Hundred Halls series, but the wait will be over soon because the next book will be out in 38 more days on September 18th.  The first book in … Continue reading →

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The Worth of Felines – Published in AHMM

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Thomas K. Carpenter

TweetWhile story acceptance day is every author’s favorite (we like to get paid after all), story publication day is just as important.  One of my Magistrate Ovid stories, The Worth of Felines, is now appearing in the May/June issue of  … Continue reading →

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