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Donald Firesmith
 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. |
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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. #CandyMonster #ChildrensBook #Halloween Available Online From
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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. #AI #Alien #HardScienceFiction #Robot #ScienceFiction #TimeTravel Available Online From
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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.
#AlienAbduction #AlienInvasion #AwardWinning #Canibalism #ComingOfAge #Death #Demon #Dystopian #FirstContact #Gladiator #Hell #Horror #Love #Revenge #ScienceFiction #Slavery #Survival #Torture Available Online From
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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.
#DarkFantasy #GhostStory #Horror #Occult #Paranormal Available Online From
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Book Awards
Donald Firesmith’s books have won the following awards:
News
- I just published my first children’s book, Jimmy and the Halloween Candy Monster.
- I am in the process of giving my website a facelift, giving it a more modern look and feel.
- I published the second edition of A Cauldron of Uncanny Dreams.
- I published a new science fiction anthology, titled Future Dreams and Nightmares. It contains 14 short stories.
- I am working with my narrator on the audiobook version of The Secrets of Hawthorne House.
- My next novel will be Hell Holes 5: Insurrection
- My next book after that will be Secrets 2: The Secrets of Sanctuary Cove.