Catherine Mede Writes

Novels

• Son of God 

A story set at the time of Jesus about a woman who meets him, but doesn’t understand him and her frustration.

• Working Title: Ice Planet   -

Gothic novel about a city underseige on a snow planet – finished this for SoCNoC 2011, but lost 40% of it when laptop crashed.  Now have to finish off.

• Tobias and Arabella

A Gothic Novel, about a monk and a girl who is constantly visiting him at the monastery.  Based on the time of the suppression of the catholic church in 1530′s

Currently undergoing first edit.

 

• Medusa’s Garden (SoCNoC 2010 Novel)

Medusa was the serpant haired gorgon of Greek myth, but how did she get to be so hideous?  That was the question I asked myself after seeing a documentary about her in December 2009, after much research, I have written a story about Medusa’s descent into hell on earth.

Currently going through second edit, hoping to get out to publishers later this year (2011)

 

• Of Kings Queens and Noblemen - 76,000

A playboy King finds out what true love is when he meets his match in a feisty serving girl.  After much deliberation, he gives up his throne to pursue her.

 

• Chrystias of Amasedon
• Book 1 – The Journey Home – Final edit

Delonia is kidnapped by the Warlock Sephron and Tycelon has to return to Amasedon to get the help needed to recover her.

• Book 2 – The Quest – Final edit

Tycelon inadvertantly discovers Delonia’s sister and travels with her and Ubek to get her back.

• Book 3 – The Rise of the Chrystias – Final Edit

Delonia, Tycelon, Gallandra and Ubek fight Sephron to bring back the balance of power in the world.

These have been edited into one novel and currently being read by my beta readers

 

Projects still under review

• Life Lessons from the Dead

A quirky look at life from the dead’s point of view.  Sara lost her tenancy and her mother in the space of a week.  She finds a place to live, but it has some strange goings on in the hallway.  It is a portal where spirits visit her with lessons from life that the house seems to think Sara needs to know.

 

• Ideas still being formulated:

Blood Gold – A fictional tale of the Maungatapu Murderers – story was cut short my laptop crashing, still want to write this story.

Working Title: Unknown – Fantasy story about a village invaded and love entanglement.

Working Title: Earth Spirit – Love story involving an Earth Spirit – still working on plot, characters and details

Working Title: Unknown – Steampunk novel about Nelson in 1850’s involving steam machines – still working on characters, plot and details

Short Stories

• Death is Her Name – 2400

A day in the life of Death

• The Feeding – 1885

A vampire needs to feed to get strong again.  An interesting tale with a twist.

• One Day – 2,533

A man is on a rampage, on a killing spree, but what is his motive?

Accepted into 2010 Masters of Horror Anthology

• The Winemakers Daughter – 2639 words

A king falls for the daughter of a winemaker after she implores him to visit the vineyard where she lives when a tyrant takes over.

• The Last Rites – 1163 / 3000 words

A black comedy story about a woman seriously injured in a car crash.

• The village – 4769 words

A girl is abducted through a time slip.  A lone scientist discovers the secret and tries to stop more kidnappings from occurring.

• Working Title – Unknown

A vampyre has the power to control all those around her to become a popular figure on the dancefloors.  A favourite of men, women hate her.