Ashton Macaulay

The First Ambassador to Crustacea

Jason Peters

Carl Reid

Mark Daponte

M. T. Roberts

Nathan Hodgdon

Welcome to Volume 3 of the Aberrant Literature Short Fiction Collection, a periodic anthology compiling five of the best and most creative Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror stories from across the country. Our first story takes you far into the future, while smacking you backwards towards the past. A time-travelling Private Investigator is hired by a client to travel back several generations and "take care of" a troublesome family member. Before he knows it, the P.I. finds himself embroiled in a twisted web of deceit and uncertainty in the neo-noir thriller, The Life & Times of a Private Tick by Carl Reid. Our following story is The Nuremburger Trial by Mark Daponte. Loyal employee Scott Willard, having long been the face of mass conglomerate burger chain McRonalds, finds himself in a jail cell awaiting trial for mass murder. Upon reaching the courtroom, however, he finds that the situation is not at all what he expected, and matters take a turn for the bizarre. Our third story, Diary of a Dead Man by Ashton Macaulay, follows Brian. Brian is a writer, or at least he was until the day he stepped out into the street and was obliterated by a semi-truck. Since then, he has been resigned to the afterlife, where he lives a ho-hum existence, haunting hotel guests in New Orleans while searching for that "something more" in his after-life. In M.T. Roberts' Summer in Seattle, we are introduced to Lincoln and Summer, two seemingly ordinary people in Seattle whose lives become intertwined after sharing a taxi. Soon after, Lincoln begins to appear outside of her apartment building, and Summer can't help but think that it's somehow related to the recent discovery by police of a child's severed arm in Pioneer Square. In our final story, an investigative video journalist documents his experiences infiltrating a mysterious cartel, and discovers evidence of a large-scale governmental conspiracy in Nathan Hodgdon's Whitewash. Each of these five tales are certain to provide you with the unique and exciting experiences that are currently lacking in the major publishing landscape. None of the stories have ever before been released, and are all exclusive to the Aberrant Literature Short Fiction Collection. Also, for exclusive additional content, head on over to the blog at www.AberrantLiterature.com

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Jonas is a recluse. He lives in the mountains alone, appreciative of the peace and solitude the wilderness has to offer. It also enables him to keep his unusual line of work a secret.At the behest of mysterious employers, Jonas has been instructed to wear a fur-covered suit and terrorize hikers at a local mountain range, all in an effort to maintain the mythical legend of Bigfoot. While typically uneventful, there are times when a hiker gets too close and the situation becomes...messy. Jonas may not be bloodthirsty, but he always does what's necessary to uphold a certain level of discretion.After several high-profile 'accidents' are written off by authorities as bear attacks, tabloid reporter Shirley Codwell notices a pattern and sets out to unravel the truth. Convinced that the killings are the work of a legendary beast, she calls upon the monster hunting community for assistance. The events that transpire are like nothing she could have expected...and will send Jonas running for his life.Set in the Whiteout universe, A Man of the Mountain is a thrilling dark-comic adventure that will keep you turning the pages right through to it's incredible, shocking conclusion.

A Man of the Mountain

Nick Ventner is a drunk with a blatant disregard for others. He's also damned good at hunting creatures that aren't supposed to exist. From amateur necromancers in the bayou to Sasquatch impersonators in the Pacific Northwest, Nick's seen it all. Even if some of the details might be a little fuzzy. In Whiteout, Nick faces his greatest challenge to date. Accompanied by his trusty mountain guide, Lopsang, and his testy apprentice, James, Nick journeys into the Himalayas to settle a matter of pride and payouts, as he searches for the lost riches of Shangri-La rumored to lie within the mountain's peak. However, the sudden arrival of Nick's greatest adversary, Manchester, complicates matters, and pits the two in a race towards the top, and both soon find that they have not just one another to contend with, but also a mythical and elusive yeti that has been terrorizing the mountain. Featuring death-defying obstacles, hair-raising encounters with creatures from beyond, and a heavy dose of sarcasm along the way, Whiteout is sure to satisfy anyone looking for a fast-paced adventure novel brimming with action, suspense, and imagination. Not to mention the occasional whiskey on the rocks. Whiteout is the first in a planned trilogy from author Ashton Macaulay and Aberrant Literature, so be sure to stay on the lookout for more Nick Ventner adventures to come!

A Nick Ventner Adventure

Whiteout

Ashton Macaulay

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