"Fiction Beyond the Ordinary, Crafted for the Extraordinary."
Welcome to Sticks & Stones, where you can discover the published work of Alexandra Peel and E.V Faulkner.
Diverse short story, novel, and novella writers in the genres of horror, steampunk, fantasy, sci-fi and literary fiction.
They write stories for readers who like their fiction strange, unpredictable and unmistakably human.
Alexandra Peel
Alexandra is a visual artist turned author. She has a Degree in Fine Art, Sculpture and has been a freelance community artist, painter, graphics tutor and book seller. She currently works as a Learning Support Practitioner in a F.E/H. E college.
"You can’t anticipate how things will work out, what will happen to the characters, to the plot itself. Which makes for excellent reading."
E V Faulkner
E V Faulkner is a pen name. They craft thoughtful literary fiction that explores relationships; the good and the not-so-good.
Faulkner focuses on the novella format, creating absorbing storylines and unlikely heroes.
"The house has a real character of it’s own and the story twists and turns in unexpected ways. Like Peter you’ll get very attached to the residents."
"So engaging that I read it in one day.
It was sad but funny, innocent but perceptive and totally charming."
Interviews
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Admixing Alexandras with Alexandra Pauley -
"I don’t like fantasy in general but I loved this book. At it’s best (and, for my money, the best is the story ‘Nine’) it could pass for Angela Carter."
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Reviews
"This is one of the most captivating books I've read in a long time. It's more than steampunk, it's adventure, alt-history, it has an element of fantasy, and at times there is outright horror, in that we meet a chilling villain, who, for all his evil, is a villain that is believable, because he has depth.
The protagonist, Shakti, is immediately engaging."
Beneath the Skin
Mjke Wood, award winning sci-fi author
"A compact collection of well-crafted short stories on the theme of witches and witchcraft. There are some graphic and quite uncomfortable stories in this collection, but the vivid use of language makes it a very entertaining read."
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