Stories by @gonzostockton

Book of The New Sun

Countless years in the future, under the light of a dying sun, an exiled torturer undertakes a dark and meandering journey through a world cluttered and burdened by secrets and pasts which lay long forgotten, but never dormant.

Predator: Honor Bound

An almost cult-like militia lead by a charismatic leader become the target for a heavily armed alien Predator in rural Oregon. Among their number is Tobias, a man who has recently been released from prison with growing doubts about the methods and worldview of the people with whom he's spent most of his life, but who remains dedicated to protecting his family.

Legacy of The Planet of The Apes

Eleven years after the death of Caesar in War for The Planet of The Apes, his son Cornelius must consider whether he wishes to uphold his father's legacy in a commune that has begun to revere and remember Caesar as a god-like figure, despite the protests of the current (but aging) chief, Maurice. Amidst this conflict, a storm wavers on the horizon: a violent and nomadic band of intelligent apes, lead by an enormous and charismatic Eastern Lowland gorilla called Hannibal, is encroaching on their territory with a train of human slaves at its disposal. Among these slaves is a man called Ulysses, who seems different than the others, and forms an unlikely connection with Nova, the only human in Caesar's camp.

Mr. Wayne

Taking place 17 years after Bruce Wayne has retired the Dark Knight's cowl, a series of crimes related to his past wreak havoc across Gotham, forcing a weathered Bruce to return to the fray of Gotham's criminal underbelly, relying more than ever on the force of his intellect rather than strength.

Transmetropolitan

In the dystopian, chaotic cyberscape of The City, journalist Spider Jerusalem delves into the underbelly of his surroundings after being drawn from his self-imposed retirement to make good on a publishing deal.

Blood Meridian

In the mid-nineteenth century, a ruthlessly violent and hedonistic gang , with the help of the charismatic Judge, carves its way through the American Southwest, leaving a bloody and scorched path in its wake. Among their number is The Kid, a young man falling ever deeper into corruption and violence on his dark journey.