Robert B. Appleton

I am a multi-published poet, recently turned fiction writer. Drawing inspiration from early science-fiction novelists Verne, Wells and Burroughs, and later Richard Matheson, my work tends toward horror and exciting adventure. Readers will often find themselves in atmospheric settings - past or future - where human survival plays an instrumental role.

A native of Bolton, England, I alternate my time between writing and whichever administration job happens my way. My first science-fiction novella The Eleven-Hour Fall will soon be published by Eternal Press, Australia, while several of my short stories have appeared in print and e-magazines such as The Copperfield Review, Ultraverse and Anchor Books. 

The Stag Antler, a paranormal horror-mystery written in March 2007, is my second novella.

THE STAG ANTLER...

1913. As the quiet English town of Leighton is rocked by several mysterious deaths, a stranger appears at the home of local Police Inspector Jonathan Greetham......More >>

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