Donald Firesmith is a multi-award-winning author of speculative fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, paranormal horror, and modern urban paranormal novels and collections of short stories. Because of his strong background in software/system engineering and science, his science fiction is well researched, and he relies on numerous science, technology, and military technical advisors to ensure that the non-speculative aspects of his stories are realistic and believable.
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.
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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Fourteen visionary and thought-provoking science fiction gems that will take you on a faster-than-light journey to future worlds of dreams and nightmares. If you enjoyed episodes of the TV series The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, then these short stories are for you.
The multi-award-winning prequel to the Hell Holes series of alien invasion novels, A Slave’s Revenge, is an epic tale of love, loss, friendship, and survival under the most hellish of conditions. Action-packed and with a strong emotional core and relatable characters, A Slave’s Revenge is a moving story about the power of the human spirit, not merely to survive but to overcome extreme adversity and achieve redemption. If you enjoy science fiction books like The Hunger Games and Divergent that stay with you long after you finish them, you will love Hell Holes: A Slave’s Revenge.
A multi-award-winning collection of fourteen creepy short stories and poems that are best read late at night when you’re all alone. If you enjoyed episodes of the TV series The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Tales of the Unexpected, and Are You Afraid of the Dark, then this book is for you.
My short stories have just won the following awards:
“The Manikin” – 2024 BooksShelf Book Awards Short Story Contest – First Place.
“The Manikin” – 2024 Indies United Small Bites Short Story Contest – Second Place.
“The Manikin” – 2024 Next Generation Short Story Award – Finalist in the Wild Card Category.
“Albert” – 2024 Next Generation Short Story Award – Finalist in the Scary Stories / Paranormal Category.
I have started work on Another Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams. So far it contains the following new short stories
Albert The ghost of a companion robot haunts his mistress’s home.
Death Comes to the Peaceful Valley Hospice A vampire working at a hospice contracts a deadly disease.
Mother and Child A vengeful ghost desires a child.
Midnight Blue The ghost of a dead cop joins a special police task force.
The Black Wand A stranger arrives with a broken wand.
I am working with my narrator on the audiobook version of The Secrets of Hawthorne House.
I am busy working on my next novel, Hell Holes 5: Insurrection
I have also started work on the novels The Foundling and Secrets 2: The Secrets of Sanctuary Cove.
I just finished giving my website a facelift, giving it a more modern look and feel. I have also updated the buy links to take you to my Square.com online store.