Andrew
Akers

Andrew Akers is a forest ranger and fiction writer from Pennsylvania, USA. His work has appeared in Book XI, Cloaked Press, Stupefying Stories Magazine, Black Hare Press, and Fabula Argentea. When he isn’t working or writing, Andrew is running marathons, playing Dungeons & Dragons, or raising his son with his far more talented half, Kylie.

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Profile of Andrew in an open field

Andrew Akers is a forest ranger and fiction writer from Pennsylvania, USA. His work has appeared in Book XI, Cloaked Press, Stupefying Stories Magazine, Black Hare Press, and Fabula Argentea. When he isn’t working or writing, Andrew is running marathons, playing Dungeons & Dragons, or raising his son with his far more talented half, Kylie.

Published Work

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A science teacher dies while hanging Christmas lights. On the other side of that mortal coil? The Veil. He can shape this new world to his will, but learns there are consequences to playing God.

To Know a Veil

Published by Book XI

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A horror story about facing death... and saying goodbye.

Saying Goodbye

Published by Black Hare Press

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The blue sleuth is on the case!

After a friend's crop goes missing, our hero travels into the unknown to retrieve it. As his journey progresses, he discovers that the world around him is unraveling.

Are some mysteries better off unsolved?

Bimble the Bear

Coming Soon

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A story about the unfortunate politics of life after death.

Running for God

Published by Fabula Argentea

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Frodo the rover begins an unexpected journey across Saturn's largest moon. Elsewhere, a park ranger embarks on a quest of his own.

Journey to Doom Mons

Publishing Soon on Stupefying Stories

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A priest and a pagan -- mortal enemies -- find themselves stranded on a desolate world.

A prequel to Tapestry.

Purgatorium

Publishing Soon on Cloaked Press

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A story about a psyche-mechanic onboard a hive mind colony ship. It's also about letting go.

Beautiful Truth, Strange Charm

Publishing Soon on The Daily Tomorrow

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You're an aging caretaker onboard a seed ship bound for a distant world. You have been born on this ship, and you're going to die on it. Outside, there is only darkness and the faint afterglow of places that, like hope, are too distant to reach.

And then you see the reflection.

Our Neon Reflection

Publishing Soon on Black Hare Press

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A team of astronauts looks for forbidden fruit in the Venusian atmosphere: Life.

Morning Star

Publishing Soon on Black Cat Weekly

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A recently injured detective investigates an art installation put on by an elusive robotics company.

The Theseus Collection

Publishing Soon on Tall Tale TV

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A man finds himself climbing the same structure over and over again in many lives.

The Climb and the Fall

Publishing Soon on Tall Tale TV

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The benefactor of a particle accelerator has his mind blown by a new discovery.

Don't Shoot the Messenger

Published by Stupefying Stories

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Selected passages from Rufus Teller, chronicler of the Comet's Wake.

When the Comet's Wake is shipwrecked and one of its co-captains murdered, Rufus and a team of misfits must explore the enigmatic island for answers.

A Permadawn story.

Dawn's Edge

Publishing Soon on Eldritch Science

Novels

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"The Heavens will arrive inside of the Tapestry," proselytized the New Catholic Church (NCC) templars as they conquered the solar system in the Millenium Crusade. Thirty years after their downfall, a cyborg, two "pagans", and an insomniac mercenary discover the lie - and the truth - behind those words.

Tapestry

Coming Soon

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Anthology of science fiction, fantasy, and horror short stories.

Cosmic Cul-de-sacs

Coming Soon

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