The Essential DeMill Presents..
The Stories
The Stories so far...
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The Province of All Mankind
The Province of All Mankind is a post apocalyptic tale following Harris, who thinks he is the last person on earth. This story is set within what I call the 'Plight Series' - to find out more about POAM, click the link below.
Thirds
Thirds is a story set within the 'Plight Series', that follows a group of survivors through a world event that wipes out most of humanity. This story follows thr actual events and what follows. To find out more about Thirds, click the link below.
The Blue and the Greens
The Blue and the Greens is set within the same 'Plight series' as Thirds and POAM, it follows two students who escape an evil organisation only to find themselves stowed away on an independently funded mission into space. To find out more, click the link below.
The Essential DeMill's Short Story Collection
The Essential DeMill is proud to present two volumes of short stories from the author, Colin Young. To find out more, click the link below.
Eight Bears
Eight Bears is a story of fantastical proportions where eight people are gifted the ability to talk to animals. They are then told that they are integral to the saving of the world. To find out more, click the link below.
Hi Birds
Hi Birds is a series of children's books that will seek to entertain, educate and capture the animal world, readdressing the knowledge gap that our children have regarding the nature around us. To find out more, click the link below.
The Plight Series
What is the Plight Series?
It's a theory of animals ridding the world of humans, whether they are manipulated by humans to do so, or by some unseen force. The Plight Theory covers three potential triggers for the world events, human intervention, natural intervention or something else. There are four trilogies which are underpinned by some aspect of this Plight Theory, you can read more about those stories above.
There can't possibly be more stories...
Behind every story I write is a good spreadsheet filled with notes, diagrams, timelines, characters, relationships, chapter headings, word counts, maps, plans, the list goes on. The stories described below are either in progress, planned, written or going to be written.
Voden
Voden is a retelling of the world around heroes, mythical creatures and the origins of mythology. This story is planned to be a trilogy, with Voden, the first book already written.
Holly Wood
Three boy stumble upon a warehouse hidden in a wood, and after gaining access to it, they discover it is a film studio that was abandoned in the nineteen fifties. They decide to get it up and running again, and begin to tell a rather real alien invasion story.
Future Novels
There are so many ideas sitting in my notebooks that could be turned into novels, watch this space.
One story that is gaining traction is called 'Theories About the End of the World (Incidents with Girls)'.
Short Stories
I expect more volumes of short story collections to be written some time in the future, watch this space. For the time being, enjoy reading my first volume, click here.
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