Colin R. Parsons Books

Kris finds himself on the tram ride from Hell; Matt is attacked on his way home through a storm - but not by anything human; Alex discovers a bizarre truth about his past, and a boy must look deep into an extraordinary shoebox to discover who he really is. From aliens to zombies, this gripping collection of sci-fi, fantasy and horror short stories will have you looking at familiar objects and every day events in a very different way.

Drake Banks is a 12-year-old boy who is used to moving from one army camp to another. After the death of his father, Drake and his mother have to get used to living a normal life in the town where she grew up. This proves challenging for Drake as he misses army life. Drake finds an old arcade in his new town. He loves video games! One day, after arriving at the arcade, Drake discovers a new game called Death Trap. He did not know how his life was about to drastically change. After pressing Start, Drake is sucked into the video game.Upon entering this new world, Drake has to face a series of dangerous challenges and survive if he wants to get back home. But he soon realises that he is not alone. There are two other competitors, Scott Vent and Crystal Moon, who are computer programmes. The race is on! However, it isn’t long before they realise that they cannot face these challenges alone. Can they put their differences aside and work together?

Joseph Lanes is lying on the ground, in the mud, battered and bruised from another encounter with the bullying McKenzie brothers. A fairly normal occurrence for fifteen-year-old Joseph. Being skinny and ginger makes him a frequent target and Joseph has given up trying to fight back. Little does Joseph know that his life is about to change forever. As he painfully starts to get up he notices, in the undergrowth, a small disc with a flashing light that he cannot resist the overwhelming urge to press. He is immediately transformed into a soldier, complete with a sophisticated full body protective suit, and powers he had never imagined. But he does not appear to be on Earth. He is not alone. There are four other teenagers, two boys and two girls, who seem to have been transported in a similar manner to himself. They soon discover they are not who they think they are and they have a terrible mission to fulfil.

Who would have thought that an after-school project could cause so much devastation? Four school children, Megan, Carol, John and Alan, have accidentally released the spirit of an evil headmaster - imprisoned in the bowels of the school for two hundred years. The children are now "Ghosted" - not quite dead, and not truly alive, their souls stolen. What, if anything, can they do to return to the land of the living? Omar the Magnificent is their only hope, but is he a spiritual medium, or a fake? But... he may know someone! Killian Spooks is a Supernatural Soul Catcher. With the aid of his friends - Tornado Screech and Cleo Smoke - he might be able to help them. There is danger at every turn, and the journey to the light is getting darker by the hour!