"The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words." --Ursula K. LeGuin

Derek writes works of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction. He has always been drawn to the capacity of such speculative genres to explore the mechanics of our own world in a detached environment. Plus magic, monsters, and aliens are cool! While he is still working on that first novel, pick up his e-book novella from Storm Moon Press. It represents a foray into Fantasy Romance, an area he found quite fun to work with. There will be more to come.

Incendium
Storm Moon Press, Available NOW!
A lonely prince falls in love with a mysterious stranger he meets beneath the moonlight. For a time, he is able to balance his clandestine love with his daily life at court. When his kingdom comes into conflict with a dragon, however, he soon realizes the man he loves harbors a tragic secret. He must choose between the truth he feels in his heart or the lie he lives as his duty.

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Read a review of Incendium by Lirtle Grafton at Prism Book Alliance!

"[...] when you’re looking for a blend of that accessible fantasy, hot action between two very different men, a gentle writing style, battling dragons, and a fast read, this should definitely be on your list."

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Welcome to Earth!

Come check out Derek's guest appearance on the Super Fantastic Nerd Hour--a podcast dedicated to all things nerds love! He does a commentary track with hosts H.A. Conrad and Ali Mattu for the movie Independence Day.

Currently Working on . . .

Farload

A SF novella set in the aftermath of an unconventional alien invasion two hundred years from now on Saturn's moon of Titan.

Tuvon Unconquered

A Fantasy novel about an intersexed gladiator forced to fight in a tyrannical matriarchy based on the Ancient Roman Empire.