British-born A. L. Butcher is an avid reader and creator of worlds, a poet, and a dreamer, a lover of science, natural history, history, and monkeys. Her prose has been described as ‘dark and gritty’ and her poetry as ‘evocative’. She writes with a sure and sometimes erotic sensibility of things that might have been, never were, but could be.
Alex is the author of the Light Beyond the Storm Chronicles and the Tales of Erana lyrical fantasy series. She also has several short stories in the fantasy, fantasy romance genres with occasional forays into gothic style horror, including the Legacy of the Mask series. With a background in politics, classical studies, ancient history and myth, her affinities bring an eclectic and unique flavour to her work, mixing reality and dream in alchemical proportions that bring her characters and worlds to life.
Alex is also proud to be a writer for Perseid Press where her work features in Heroika: Dragon Eaters, Heroika Skirmishers – where she was editor and cover designer as well as a writer - and Lovers in Hell and Mystics in Hell – part of the acclaimed Heroes in Hell series. http://www.theperseidpress.com/
Awards:
Awards:
Outside the Walls, co-written with Diana L. Wicker received a Chill with a Book Reader’s Award in 2017.
NN Light Book Heaven awards:
The Kitchen Imps and Other Dark Tales won the best fantasy for 2018
Echoes of a Song - one of her Phantom tales – won the best fantasy in 2019
Tears and Crimson Velvet won the best Short Story category in 2020
Dark Tales and Twisted Verses – won the best Short Story Category in 2021
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Dark Poetry
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Dark tales of ghosts of war, blood from the Autumn of Terror, the wrath of nature, an unusual murder and a cynical vampire. Twisted poetry of loss and mayhem. Some adult themes and language.
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Madness, obsession and the legacy of the past weave their spell in this short, tragic tale based on the Phantom of the Opera.
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When the tide of war flows who will be caught in its wake? A short fantasy tale of a woman’s determination in time of war.
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Poetry of war, politics, and the vagaries of life
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Coel, the bard, thinks his life has taken a turn for the worst, but he hasn't met the Thiefmaster yet.
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In a world where magic is illegal, and elves enslaved dare you hear the tales of old?
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He who bargains with monsters beware! A hero forges an unholy bargain with a witch and learns magic never forgets.
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Set in a fantasy world where nothing is quite what it appears, an old book and a strange golden mask bring power and pleasure.
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When murder and mystery begin at the Opera House one woman knows who is behind it, and what really lies beneath the mask. Secrets, lies and tragedy sing a powerful song in this 'might have been' tale.
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Naughty imps, missing socks, cunning thieves and baffled gods feature in this collection of short fantasy fiction.
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When humans come to fell the last forest, they are in for a nasty surprise. A short dark fantasy tale of the wrath of nature.
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In a world of forbidden magic a young elven sorceress runs for her life
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When a young nurse accepts a job at a former military hospital, she unearths a family secret and finds the spectral occupants a little too familiar.
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Journey where beliefs shatter like glass, truth is unwelcome and monsters from ancient times abound.
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Troll Shamania Mirandra Var vows to find her missing kin, sort friend from foe, and claim the dangerous secrets guarded by unthinkable creatures. If she succeeds, she will become the leader of her tribe. If she fails, there will be no tribe to lead.
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1888 - in the heart of London. That heart is bleeding. A Jack the Ripper Fiction
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