Scott’s Bookstore
Welcome to my online bookstore. This page contains links to all of my novels and short stories. If you’re interested primarily in my books for kids, please visit Rymadoon.com.
Books and Collections
A Tale of Two Giants
Genre: Fantasy
Suggested Reading Level: 9 years and up
They meet on a rainy night, penniless and alone, both of them without a friend in the world. He’s a giant, short for his kind, who doesn’t care about anyone or anything. She’s a stubborn girl who’s lost her mother — and is determined to get her back. Together they take on an empire.
Electronic Edition:
Amazon | B&N | Smashwords
Paperback Edition:
Coming November 2011
Drawing a Dark Way: A Fantasy Adventure
Genre: Fantasy
Suggested Reading Level: 9 years and up
When his sister is kidnapped by three black demon creatures with glowing white eyes and huge wings, Jason must pursue her into the dangerous world of Rymadoon to save her. It isn’t long before he discovers that in Rymadoon he’s not just great at drawing . . . He has the power to bring his drawings to life.
Electronic Edition:
Amazon | B&N | Smashwords
Paperback Edition:
Coming Summer 2011
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President Jock, Vice President Geek
Genre: Young Adult
Suggested Reading Level: 15 years and up
It was a simple plan. She would help him pass algebra. He would help her win the student election. What could go wrong? The result is the story of two mixed up teenagers struggling to find themselves and the craziest student election ever to hit the halls of Rexton High.
“Carter’s writing is on target.” – Publishers Weekly
Electronic Edition:
Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Smashwords
Paperback Edition:
Amazon
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The Last Great Getaway of the Water Balloon Boys
Genre: Young Adult
Suggested Reading Level: 15 years and up
Life spins on a wheel. The choices you make in the heat of the moment, during times of crisis, can forever alter the rest of your life. In THE LAST GREAT GETAWAY OF THE WATER BALLOON BOYS, two teenagers make the choice to steal their principal’s ‘67 Mustang and end up on a life-changing road trip.
The trip starts as a lark, to give Charlie Hill’s absent father a portrait Charlie drew, but it evolves into much more — an edgy coming-of-age tale where shy, sixteen-year-old Charlie and his more experienced friend, Jake Tucker, deal with issues like suicide, sex, drugs, and the meaning of friendship . . . before a crisis a thousand miles from home forces Charlie to make the ultimate choice of his life.
“Touching and impressive debut novel.”
– Publisher’s Weekly
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The Dinosaur Diaries and Other Tales Across Space and time
Fantastic Books, February 2010
Suggested Reading Level: 15 years and up
If you’ve been a fan of my stories, here’s your chance to own what I consider my best eighteen stories so far — including one tale all new to this collection. Since my short stories have been published in such a wide variety of places, I know how hard it can be to find many of them, so it really gratifies me to finally be able to point people to this book.
“Scott is one of those rare writers who can and does cross genres, and do it well. You never know what kind of story you’ll get from him, but you do know that it’ll be good.”
— Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Hugo Award-Winning Writer and Editor
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A Web of Black Widows and Other Stories of Love and Loss
PS Publishing, March 2010
Suggested Reading Level: For mature readers
In these six provocative tales, Scott William Carter takes the reader on a journey to places where love and loss intersect: a grieving tattoo artist makes a cross-country trip with a pregnant woman on the run from her disturbed husband . . . a mysterious artist finds a woman washed up on the beach and feels compelled to paint her . . . a young man who made a disastrous choice in wife is forced to crash weddings with his ghostly bride so she can remain on Earth . . .
Reading these and three other stories, you will be intrigued, moved, and troubled as Carter’s clear and engaging prose takes you on a guided tour of the darker corners of the human psyche. But as he writes in his introduction, “There’s hope in there, too. There has to be. Otherwise, why write at all?”
“While it may be small in size, A WEB OF BLACK WIDOWS is as powerful a package as dynamite.” – Gnostalgia
“The title story is a stunner.” – Fright.com
Short Stories Available Electronically
Although I’m usually contractually required to let a certain amount of time elapse before I sell the story elsewhere, I eventually make them available to readers electronically through the various channels. Rather than try (and most likely fail) to keep a list of them up to date here, let me just point you to my Amazon Kindle ebooks, where you’ll find all of them listed. They’re also available via Smashwords, Barnes and Noble, and other online retailers in most popular electronic formats.
I’ve left a couple stories below, both available for free, to give you a sample of my work. They’re both quite short but pack a punch.
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Shatterboy
Originally appeared in Cicada Magazine,
November 2005.
Genre: Fantasy
About 1500 words
A short tale about a woman who finds a glass boy in a recycling transfer station — and how the few days with him change both their lives.
Buy the story to read online right now for $.99- Read the story for free.
A Dark Planetarium
Originally appeared in Indy Men’s Magazine,
December 2003.
Genre: Short story
About 1500 words
A powerful short tale about a father and son’s special visit to a planetarium that will haunt you long after the story’s final words.
Buy the story to read online right now for $.99- Read the story for free.
