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“Carbon Zero” (Lighspeed Magazine)
December, 1 2023

The world burns, and the only thing saving humanity is the draconian Mandate 773. Investigator Munich must confront the very human cost of enforcing the Mandate.

“All Things of Grace and Beauty” (Allegory Magazine)
October, 1 2023

In a world where ash falls like rain, Logan must chose between the world he has lost and a different, better future.

“Manu Dei” (The Devil Take You Anthology)
October, 1 2023

Brother Alberto must navigate medieval skullduggary to forge an alliance between the Magyar clans and Rome.

“The Illusory Truth of Magical Mike’s Page Six” (Etherea)
January, 2 2023

“Magical” Mike has a 3:20 deadline and regardless of what anyone thinks, Page Six won’t write itself.

“Gift for the Cutter Man” (Apex)
September 2021

Legrue, a cutter man, must choose between the life of his infant daughter and his humanity. Not for the faint of heart.

Messages from the Sand - D. Thomas Minton

Messages from the Sand (The Calypto Cycle: Book Four)
November 2019

Acting on a tip from a friend, Calypto infiltrates a remote archaeological dig to uncover the enigmatic artifacts of an ancient Turk mathematician and seer. He quickly learns he is caught in a desperate race against enemy agents, deadly insurgents, and even his own countrymen to unlock the cryptic secrets buried in the sand. Calypto knows with one false move, everything will be lost, but what he uncovers could cost him even more.

Threads Unravel - D. Thomas Minton

Threads Unravel (The Calypto Cycle: Book Three)
July 2018

Following a mission that went sour, Calypto tries to disappear, but no matter how far he runs, he cannot escape his past. With his world quickly unraveling around him, Calypto must return to Aurestapol to find the answers he desperately needs to stay alive. But the city he once called home now crawls with Red Cuffs, Silver Tiger assassins, and others he once trusted, but who now want him dead. He will need more than his skills and his Talent to succeed—he will need allies who won’t betray him, and more luck than he ever imagined.

Shackles of Doubt ebook - D. Thomas Minton

Shackles of Doubt (The Calypto Cycle: Book Two)
November 2017

When his mission to catch a traitor takes an unexpected turn, Calypto finds himself in a secret jail and at the mercy of a sadistic tormentor who wants him to confess to a crime he did not commit. Nearing his breaking point, and with his loyalty to his homeland wavering, Calypto suspects there is more to his incarceration than he previously imagined. The only way to stay alive and learn the truth is to escape, but escape might be exactly what his captors want him to do.

Fire in the Snow (The Calypto Cycle: Book One)
February 2017

Calypto’s mission leads him to the empire’s far east to retrieve a naïve recruit with a powerful Talent of her own. His routine assignment, however, takes a deadly turn when he uncovers a group of insurgents who will do anything to stop him. Pursued across the frigid countryside by ruthless killers, Calypto soon learns they may want more than to see him fail, and even his Talent may not be enough to keep him and his headstrong charge alive.

The Latest News

Feb 24: Romanian translation of “Carbon Zero” published in Helion.

Feb 23: Galatian translation of “Carbon Zero” published in Nova Fantasia.

Jan 22: “Intermezzo” had been accepted for publication. Details forthcoming

Jan 19: “Footprints in the Forest” had been accepted for publication. Details forthcoming

Dec 31: “Carbon Zero” selected to Tangent Online’s 2023 Recommended Reading List

Dec 20: Publisher Jersey Pines Ink has accepted “Another Universe” for an upcoming Flash Anothology