Books and worlds by C. S. Cooper
The Silver Alchemist
For centuries, the Commonwealth of Sovereign Systems has united the peoples of a vast galaxy, its prosperity built upon extraordinary technologies and the formidable power of the alchemists.
Yet beneath its achievements lie bitter rivalries, forgotten histories, and a centuries-long struggle over mysterious jewels known as the Dark Tears. As these conflicts reach their zenith, the Demiurge emerges, threatening the very existence of life itself.
Amidst the gathering calamity appears Sky Andor, a young man possessing the powers of an alchemist, yet neither Mydian nor augmented. Remembered as both a harbinger of terrible woe and a defender against oblivion, his fate becomes entwined with that of the galaxy.
The Silver Alchemist is an epic science-fantasy tale of civilisation, conflict, and the search for meaning in a universe threatened by annihilation.
Final Flight of the Ranegr
Three friends, lost in space, drifting toward an ancient mystery lurking in the cosmos.
A deepening crisis aboard a deep-space colonisation vessel has forced most of its crew to evacuate to the nearest planet.
During the evacuation, a ship carrying three young friends to safety malfunctions and strands them in interstellar space.
It's not long before the Ranegr - a drifting ship of outlaws - captures their derelict vessel.
Put to work in the reactor core amidst hardened brutes by a captain with conquest on his mind, and stalked by bizarre creatures in the shadows, the children's bid to escape and return home is just one thread in a web of ambition and clashing desires, bringing them ever nearer to an ancient mystery lurking in the cosmos.
The Axom Saga
The Starlight Lancer
Book I of the AXOM Saga
There ain't no such things as cyborg snakes that skewer you through the heart and eat your sister... are there?
Nathan Grant, an Aussie student at Warrawul Boarding School, has a pretty normal life. A chance encounter with a flesh-eating Homunculus turns all that upside-down! Savagely killed by the creature, Nathan is brought back to life by the Alchemic Warrior, Astrid Rachelle. In so doing, she bestows upon him the powers of the Arms Alchemy: his soul in weapon form. Determined to use this power to its fullest value, Nathan joins Astrid on a hunt for the Homunculi infesting his town, before his friends and sister become lunch.
The Awakening
Book II of the AXOM Saga
A hunt for magical creatures, a viral video series... what could go wrong? Aside from your love life...
Tokyo Middle-Schooler, Sakura Kinomoto, bought a book of tarot cards for her friend's fifteenth birthday. Before wrapping it, she took a look inside and was propelled into an adventure beyond her wildest dreams. Who'd have thought a series of viral videos would be the perfect front for a hunt for magical beings disguised as a deck of cards?
Path of a Hero
Book III of the AXOM Saga
Nathan Grant thought Papillon’s Homunculi were tough. But now he’s up against the L.X.E., and their plot to wipe out humanity.
Two months ago, Nathan Grant was thrown into the world of Alchemic Warriors and the flesh-eating Homunculi they hunt. His mentor, Astrid Rachelle, left him to go back to his life with his friends and sister... who think he's the Starlight Lancer, defending the town from evildoers. Then Astrid comes back into his life with a new mission: find and destroy the League of Extraordinary Elects, a Homunculus society with a plot to annihilate all of humanity. Now Nathan has to make a choice: relinquish the Arms Alchemy, and risk a catastrophic enemy victory... Or abandon his normal life, follow the Path of a Hero, and truly become the Starlight Lancer.
The Cursed Jewel
Book IV of the AXOM Saga
The Reaper's greatest students. When an ancient enemy arises, they'll turn up the heat big-time!
Death The Kid, son of the Grim Reaper, discovers that graduates of the Demon Weapon Meister Academy are being brainwashed and enslaved into an army. The consequences to DWMA, even the world, could be devastating. Determined to find the culprit, he looks to his father's elite for help. That elite turns out to be a quartet of misfits, their personal problems seemingly greater enemies than the impending catastrophe.
Metanoia
Book V of the AXOM Saga
Metanoia ... A transformation of the heart ...
Sakura has a lot to enjoy in life! She's got her crush, her paparazza best friend, a gluttonous flying teddy bear, Cards that bestow magic powers, and a new English teacher from Scotland. But unbeknownst to her, mysterious forces work to slowly turn her happy life upside down.
The Star Warriors
Book VI of the AXOM Saga
When evil strikes, they will face the coming calamity ...
The Witch, Shaula Gorgon, has joined forces with Moonface, an immortal flesh-eating homunculus. Their goal: harvest the souls of mankind and use that spiritual energy to recreate the universe as they see fit.
Who stands in their way? Let's do a head count.
We have a blonde pig-tailed bookworm, who fights like Hermione Granger had a baby with Darth Maul, and her best friend, an albino T-1000 on demonic steroids. We have an Aussie zombie boy with a lump of magic metal where his heart should be, and the battle-scarred Doc-Ock who put it there. We've got a magic-wielding wing-chun master, and his girlfriend, a happy-go-lucky gymnast who, with a deck of magic cards, can literally control the weather.
Do these fiends stand a chance? Hell, No!
Children's Books
There's a Monker in your eye
Whatever in the world is a Monker?
A while ago, I was playing with my nieces and nephews. One of the kids grabbed some streamer and shoved it behind my glasses, yelling: "There's a MONKER in your eye!" I went home and wrote this poem. Now you and your children get to share in the fun and joy I felt with these wonderful kids. I hope you enjoy it.
The Giant Gingerbread Gent
My first children's book
Come, hear the tale magnificent
Of one so intelligent.
A story of magics,
Of farmers and antics:
THE GIANT GINGERBREAD GENT
The story behind this book:
C. S. Cooper is the vice president of the ACT branch of the Fellowship of Australian Writers. At one of their meetings, a member read her grandson Jackson Forestier's version of the gingerbread man. She then told how her grandson, in adulthood, established a construction business that was impacted by the Covid19 lockdowns in 2020.
Inspired by the uniqueness of the story and wanting to help, Cooper rewrote Jackson's story in limerick verse and published this children's book. All the profits will go to help Jackson rebuild his business.
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