Books in Progress

From initial concept, to drafting, revising, editing, and publishing, here are some of the book that are in the works and getting ready to be published by Wax Seal Productions. It's a long process, but well worth the wait!

Coming Soon From Travis J. Croken

The Lion of Arkxinomas, set in 3136. The Ceptriphities, an alien race from Arkxinomas, have been watching humans evolve for over 255 000 years and made contact in the year 3126 with an offer to work with the humans to advance their technology. After two years of working together, the humans betray the aliens' trust, which leads to an all-out war and the possible destruction of the Earth. The theme of this first novel in the series is betrayal.

A sci-fi trilogy.

Preston's carefree, easy-going life and nature were shattered long years ago, in a dark memory that still haunts him to this day. Like most people, he had never really paid attention to time; until time was all he had. All he could hope for. In the end, no matter how much he screamed, pleaded, and demanded, time had run out.

That would not happen again. Since that day, Preston had been on time and acutely aware of everything going on around him. Everything in his life had become measured and exact, with any deviation causing great emotional upset. If one stayed on time, nothing bad would happen. This theory had worked so far for him and would continue to do so. There was no reason why it would not.

Until the day of the strange encounter in the coffee shop, with the beautiful young woman who was rambling about something called Project Persyphious. It was all very unnerving, and he had pushed it out of his mind until his life suddenly started spiraling out of control, leaving him with a devastating choice.

A dark psychological thriller trilogy.

All That is Left Behind, a collection of short stories designed to bring you to the darker side of life. Catch a glimpse into the life of a loving wife, live in a moment that none survive, and follow a spiral down into madness, along with many other stories to terrify and distress you.

Bring your tissues and don't read before bed...

What happens when a species goes extinct? Do they know they are going extinct? Can they sense it, or do they just walk heedlessly into oblivion? More importantly, what causes a species to suddenly vanish off of the face of our planet?

When a journal from a long-forgotten species is uncovered, some of these questions may finally be answered. The histories within the journal promise to be as impressive as the journal itself. Bound in leather and in tatters, it survived the heralding of a new era, bringing with it an echo of the past or a dark portent of things to come.

What does the number 2187 found within its pages mean? Is this a record or a warning... it is up to you to decide.

Coming Soon From C.D. Clark Novelist

On the distant world of Shoar, Jordan Blue is on the run from the tyrannical megacorporation, X-TRACT, with the aid of the mysterious, shape-shifting space mermaid, Kuvett. Between searching for sanctuary, a cure for her terminal illness, and attempting to discern Kuvett’s true motives, her once quiet life as a mechanic seemed a quaint memory. Meanwhile, Violet Lehr, a courier for the underground unions’ effort to expel X-TRACT from Shoar, works to uncover the plans of the pristine and clandestine Meritopolis city towering over the dilapidated Outskirts. Tensions are coming to a head. Pressure from off-world to export a rare and powerful resource, compressed hemoplasma, force X-TRACT to tighten their already ironclad grip on the planet, driving the local populace to revolt, fighting for their dignity and their lives. All the while, looming over the entire world, is Oshia, the ancient and gargantuan Cosmari Matriarch. Holding claim to the planet, Oshia desires X-TRACT’s expulsion at any cost, even to the point of scouring the planet with flame.

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Codex of the Cosmari: Volume 3: And Reclaim Her Own.

A year has passed since the fall of Szobe Skum and X-TRACT. However, for the survivors of the planet Shoar, their problems are far from solved. Marauding remnants of X-TRACT, along with dwindling resources and an increasingly hostile environment, make rebuilding all but impossible. Furthermore, secretive forces moving in the shadows endanger their efforts, putting the risk of those fortunate enough to survive in danger.