Nick Armbrister 
A Nation in Flames [EPUB ebook] 
Short Stories With a Gothic, Military & Sf Flavour

This is Nick Armbrister’s first collection of short stories, written from the late 90’s to the present day. They cover several topics, like his poems, but in much more depth-from satanic actions by people worshipping an evil god (‘Loss of the Ice Queen’) to warriors of the sky using man’s most powerful weapons in anger (‘Final Flight’), to an attempt to control fate (‘Spell to Find Amelia Earhart’), and to a post-nuclear townscape (‘Second History’, set in Oldham).

Two of the stories are fragments of larger uncompleted/lost work that deserve inclusion here. One day these projects may well see the light of day, but for now, the author hopes the reader will enjoy his ‘dark work’-in time he hopes to do a follow-up. These stories span his entire writing career. Though he prefers poetry as a means of incisive, concentrated power of expression, he loves short stories for their fun; even those that give one a glimpse into the dark side that lurks beneath the surface of life!

About the author

Born in Oldham, a Lancashire mill town in 1971, Nick Armbrister lives near London. His many interests include writing, studying history, military aviation, current affairs. He loves Gothic music and metal, likes the 1980?s for what is was (trash decade!), loves tattoos and pre-Raphaelite art. He loves anything Gothic, and enjoys reading Elizabeth Hand?s books. Nick has worked in various jobs from baking to forklift truck work, and wants to give all of this up to be a full-time paid writer.
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