Steph Bennion – författare

Ravana O'Brien is confronted by her past in more ways than one. Secret agent Kedesh is back on the scene, seeking help for a mission to Alpha Centauri. Artorius, the young boy taken by Que Qiao agents after fleeing the Dhusarian Church, has been traced to a shadowy American base on the moon of Avalon. A second alien portal has been found, a mysterious ancient machine that can twist space and time.Avalon is no ordinary world. The moon hosts epic holovid events, not least the vicious celebrity show Gods of Avalon, a game based on the legends of King Arthur where players fight to survive against cyberclone beasts. Infiltrating the secret base means getting past the game arenas, but Ravana cannot trust the slippery Kedesh and has enemies old and new out to see her fail. The rejuvenated Priest Taranis, now with the might of the new Terran Federation of Worlds at his disposal, is pulling the strings. He has a new chosen one, a man called The Raven who seeks Ravana's doom. A rumour of hidden gold is sowing confusion. Artorius is the key to those who want the alien portal open. Watchers are playing the ultimate game.

A long time from now in a galaxy we call home... It is the twenty-third century and scientists, dreamers, crooks and believers have bridged the vast cosmos, staking their claims where distant suns burn fierce in the sky. Yet for all of humankind's technological marvels, life for many is far from a wondrous fairytale.What is the connection between a mysterious sleeping woman and a gangster with a penchant for snakes? When the power fails when parents are out for the night, is it wise to be wandering the forest with vicious robot wolves on the loose? Can a young boy change his destiny with the help of a fraudulent wizard and draw the sword from the stone? Brought to a lonely tower for his safety during wartime, should a prince really be talking to a mysterious stranger bringing him gifts? What horrors lurk in the basement for a young woman betrothed against her will to a tyrant? Are the city streets paved with gold for the lowly detective and a stolen brass clockwork cat? Who will help a downtrodden shopping mall Santa Claus to win back the spirit of Christmas? Can a lost little girl defeat the evil ruler with the help of her diminutive seven miner friends? It is supposed to be the season of goodwill! This collection brings together the 'main sequence' seasonal short stories from the space-opera worlds of the Hollow Moon series.

Who really won the Battle of Hastings? Eighteen-year-old Jane Kennedy, a twenty-first-century Chicago girl on her first field assignment, had expected a simple mission to gently ease her into the time-bending realities of her new job. Yet here she was, lying semi-conscious amidst the wounded and dying of a particularly gruesome battle, wondering what the hell she had let herself in for.In this novella based on Jane's memoirs, follow her strange journey through multiple realities as her fellow time travellers each realise they come from a future with a different past. Is there a rogue on the loose out to change history? The Battles Of Hastings is a romp through alternate time lines in England 1066 to mark the 950th anniversary of the invasion that shaped Britain and Europe today.

A kidnapped prince, a school band competition and an electric cat that eats everything in sight! HOLLOW MOON is a story of the late twenty-third century, when scientists, dreamers, crooks and believers have taken their own brand of humanity to neighbouring star systems.What is the secret of the hollow moon? Join intrepid young heroine Ravana O'Brien in a fast-paced and witty science-fiction mystery of interstellar intrigue. Having fled civil war sixteen light years away, Ravana and her father now live in the sleepy commune of the hollow moon, a forgotten colony ship drifting around Barnard's Star. Yet the evil priest Taranis, the dark architect of destiny, has returned from the dead. What began as a minor escapade to rescue her erratic electric pet soon leads Ravana and friends on an incredible planet-hopping voyage into the shady dystopian world of politics, terrible music and rebellion!HOLLOW MOON is an adventure for young adults and adults young at heart, who relish a dose of mystery, humour and practical astrophysics with their science-fiction.

Dyson trees, biological skyships, space dreadnoughts, alien greys: the five systems are not big enough for this final adventure! Ravana O'Brien, Detective Ostara Lee, annoying young crew-mate Artorius and their disgruntled sabre-toothed robot are marooned a very long way from home. An extra-dimensional labyrinth of hollow worlds, the lair of ancient omnipotent tricksters, homicidal giant spiders, mysterious alien greys and the insular descendants of lost colonists who believe the Earth is no more.Priest Taranis is reaping his twisted destiny with a new apprentice at his side. Ravana's father and friends are scouring the five systems and beyond for answers. Space dreadnoughts and incompetent mercenaries are on manoeuvres as the fledging Terran Federation slides towards civil war. In the shadows of a hollow moon, a scheming would-be god prepares the last roll of dice to seal humankind's fate. Can Ravana and crew find their way home and save the day?Hollow Worlds is the fifth and final book in the 'Hollow Moon' series; space-opera mystery and adventure for all young adults and adults young at heart!