The General and the Visitor
The General follows the tale of a military leader ordered to destroy a little-known place in a land thought to be uninhabited. What he discovers throws everything he knows into question.The Visitor tells the story of a young man, Mike, whose grandfather is on his deathbed. The events of his grandfather's final day forces Mike to choose how he will live the rest of his days. All proceeds will be donated to Ranelagh House Care Home, a charity based in Liverpool, UK. Richie Billing and Mark Brooks are both Liverpool-based writers. Richie has keen interests in the genre of fantasy, his favourite writers being George R.R. Martin and Raymond E. Feist. He has several publsihed short stories to date and a novel due in 2018. Mark's interests lie in existentialism and magical realism. He draws his inspiration from Ernest Hemingway and James Salter, among other writers who help him in taking himself too seriously. 'The Visitor' will be the first story in a collection currently being composed and due for completion late 2018.