Donald Firesmith

Prior to retiring to become a full-time novelist and short story author, Donald Firesmith earned an international reputation as a distinguished engineer, authoring seven system/software engineering books and nearly 300 technical articles and conference papers based on his 40+ years spent developing large, complex software-intensive systems.

Donald Firesmith is also a maker of fine, on-of-a-kind, traditional, hand-crafted magic wands of mystical woods and gemstones. He even wrote the book on the subject, Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore.

He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his wife Becky, and varying numbers of dogs and cats.

What if our first contact with aliens wasn’t about trade, war, or exploration — but salvation?

Science Fiction: First Contact, Alien Invasion, Social Science Fiction, Biopunk, Philosophical Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic / Near-Future Dystopia, and Techno-thriller

In the slums of caste-bound Westburg, Ash is a Bottom — a nameless scavenger scraping survival from garbage heaps and prejudice. Abandoned at birth, he has no future and even fewer dreams. But a single act of bravery — saving a young administrator from assassination — changes everything.

Speculative Fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Political Fantasy, Adventure, Coming-of-Age, and Found Family

Join Periwinkle Fae, a spirited young pixie, as she embarks on magical adventures in the Enchanted Forest, where friendship, courage, and creativity bring the community together.

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Nineteen more visionary and thought-provoking science fiction gems take you on a faster-than-light journey to future worlds of dreams and nightmares.

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Every Halloween night, the candy monster sneaks into Jimmy’s bedroom and steals most of his candy. And no matter where he hides his bag of candy, the candy monster always finds it. But one Halloween morning, Jimmy has a great idea. With the help of his mother and father, Jimmy will teach that mean old candy monster a lesson.

Multi-award-winning author of speculative fiction, Donald Firesmith, tells the story of how the idea of a candy monster enables his parents to make sure he doesn’t eat too much candy.

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