Books with author R.J. Bailey

Star cruisers, strange creatures, and bounty hunters are all common sight at the fringe of human-colonized space. The sector known as The Far Reaches has been torn asunder by an ongoing civil war that threatens to dissolve the stability and freedom needed to survive in the cosmic wilds. A seasoned Naval Officer and her most trusted Marine Captain search for a mysterious sympathizer of the enemy while two desperate scoundrels seek out the same man's treasure. Both parties buckle under the growing pressure of the conflict as their paths collide and the shadow of a greater threat casts itself across their fractured home. The Far Reaches: A Feeling Like Fear, is the first entry in the Sci-Fi/Adventure novella series by author W.R. Bailey and the first step into a fun world, filled with memorable characters and exciting adventure."Every character is established wonderfully, the landscape painted beautifully, and it’s not only an intelligent piece of work but seriously hilarious." - Amazon Reviewer

A dead priest. A small town south of Dublin. A reluctant DI Gallway sent to investigate.A killer is on the loose. With a motley band of Garda for his team, Seamus Gallway is not optimistic. Clues are few. The clergy won't cooperate, and the archbishop keeps interfering. Gallway and the church is not a good mix.Will he lick his team into shape and find the murderer before he has another victim on his hands? The complications multiply as Seamus becomes embroiled with a suspect. Can he unpick the tangle of a case proving ever more lurid and shocking? Or will this prove to be one killing too many?A gritty crime drama with a touch of humour. Dive into the first of DI Gallway's Irish detective novels.

Koristad Altessor, son of Arach the Black Guardian, is a young, driven necromancer who wants nothing more than to take vengeance upon the villainous vampire who caused the death of his family. But it is not long before the child of darkness is recruited by an order of righteous warriors who are dedicated to protecting the innocent from wicked magic users and unspeakable monsters. Koristad and the lightwielders are about to begin an unforgettable journey to the truth. Koristad sets out to carve a path through the darkness of his bleak world. Ac-companied by Peril, a naïve and innocent lightwielder, Koristad rises to face the challenges that lie ahead-including a fierce battle with a barbarian intent on seeking his own revenge. Unable to call upon his magic powers out of fear of being pulled back into the world of the dead, Koristad must rely on his own strength as he realizes there will never again be one like him. After the necromancer and lightwielder are tasked with protecting an ancient artifact, a long extinct bloodline of mages reemerges. Suddenly, Koristad and Peril are fighting for more than they ever imagined, including their own survival.