The Republic of Joy
I have just released my first short-story anthology, The Republic of Joy (Lulu Press, 2006).

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Synopsis
The Republic of Joy, the title story, is set in the far future, where a chilling dystopian society is threatening to destroy the very thing that makes us human - our spirit. When Lower Lalu meets Newbie Veritas_7, she suddenly begins to question her entire world - why so many Citizens disappear, the real purpose of the Republican Knights and, ultimately, the truth about her origins. When a meeting with the Emperor looms, Lalu must choose between specious honour and a deadly freedom.
The Silent Boy came second in the UK Authors 2004 short-story competition. Of the sixteen short stories in this collection, eight have never been published before. The stories are categoriesed by genre, with Science Fiction, Romance and Drama all represented.

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