Bøger af Stephen O'Rourke

15 short stories inspired by the literature of Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges and the radio plays of Arch Oboler. Meet the psychiatrist who has too much in common with his patient; the two strangers whose paths were meant to cross repeatedly; the detective hired to find a missing writer who then finds himself in a world of fiction; the stuffed human being possessing a consciousness no one perceives; the professor and the student who exchange roles on a psychic level; the Florida retiree who suspects his wife and friends to be products of his imagination; the director who realizes he is trapped in the nightmarish reality of his latest film, and the short story writer whose life is threatened by the characters he has invented. Pieces & Stems is a surrealistic journey from which your mind may never recover. Pieces & Stems: Stories By Stephen O'Rourke has been named a finalist in the Short Story - Fiction category of the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

What would one do if unable to be touched by sunlight? The heart of our planetary system harbors an entity. Part parasite, part god, this being harshly radiates its dominion over the occupants of the city. As the sun dweller gathers those followers for its final assault, a group untainted by the being's compulsion launch their resistance. Harry, a young and insecure man, is caught between these two forces primed for battle while Amy, a young autistic woman in love with Harry, may hold the key in defeating the thing inhabiting our sun. How will a young man so unsure of himself and the world around him survive such seemingly overwhelming forces? Will Amy understand the knowledge she alone possesses in time to attempt to counter the dire force bent on subjugating humanity?

Dr Mungo Lyon is recruited by the Crown to investigate a shipwreck and murder in the Scotland of 1829. His adventures lead him on a pursuit across the Scottish countryside, kidnap and treason, an unwanted trip to the West Indies, insurrection and falling in love.