Best Selling Books by Ian Thompson

Horror of the Past. Terror of Today. Roman greed and ambition created something almost two millennia ago. That creation still lives - starving, lusting for blood, eager to inflict suffering and carnage... During the Roman Occupation of Britain, Gaius Pertinax embarks on a quest to provide "something special" for Nero's gladiatorial arenas. The ever-worsening consequences of his actions will threaten his life, his sanity and even his soul... A group of modern-day cavers discover the results of Gaius Pertinax's ancient endeavours. They are trapped deep underground... Running out of food, supplies and power for their lights... Hunted by a behemoth worse than their darkest nightmares: a gigantic creature that kills both to feed and to satiate its sadistic desires... Is there an escape from this subterranean hell? Can the God Of War ever be stopped..? From Reviews for Ian Thompson's horror works: ..".well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..." (God Of War) "Gory, scary and totally unpredictable." (God Of War) ..".thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish." ..".great... I could feel the fear..." (Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1) "Great short story..." (Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)

When Police Lieutenant Dan Conway arrives at Crawford Mansion, he finds a gruesome massacre. Someone has taken control of a robot created for sick, wheelchair-bound Leon Crawford - and has turned it into a war machine. The scene is almost too grotesque, even for a veteran officer such as Conway. There are over a hundred people dead - many torn to pieces - and just a handful of traumatized survivors. Alongside cops like the volatile Sergeant Belasco, old-timer Gausman and the ever-reliable Becka Holson, Conway maintains a cordon around the building. Their orders are to wait for a team of heavily-armed soldiers to arrive and destroy the robot... However, when Leon Crawford makes a frantic call by cell phone from inside the mansion, the police have no choice - they must attempt a rescue immediately... The robot's return to action results in another eruption of death and devastation. This killer machine is lightning-fast and possesses unbelievable strength. Bullets only seem to enrage its controller and to result in worse atrocities. Conway and the survivors of his team become trapped in the mansion, still searching for Leon, whilst being hunted by the near-indestructible robot. Any sounds they make will bring the steel monster's wrath down upon them. No hiding place is safe. No barrier will hold back the machine for long... Away from the Crawford Mansion, rookie officer Anne DeLacy has been sent to collect Leon's mother. What should be a routine assignment turns into a nightmare. She finds herself severely wounded, struggling to remain conscious and fighting desperately for her life. Who is controlling the robot? Why is he killing? And can the machine ever be stopped? 'Mechincarnation' features of return of Dan Conway, who first appeared in the third Short Horror Tale 'Chained'. It is a dark, violent horror thriller and the longest in the Short Horror Tales series so far... A story crafted to grip the reader with rich characters and snappy dialogue; rising tension and a twisted narrative; and vivid, visceral action scenes.

The story of some of the most famous witch trials in English history.

Late at night, a man drives through a hellish storm on a dark, secluded forest road. When a creature lunges out in front of his car, he strikes it a glancing blow... Resulting in a nerve-shredding drama of pursuit, violence and suffering as his unintentional victim seeks revenge. Can he survive this grotesque beast? From 5-Star Reviews for Ian Thompson: ..".extremely well written and very dark... Highly recommended." "I was completely sucked in and captivated from the first page" "Wonderful characters and an even better story" "I was impressed by the quality of the storytelling... an enthralling mix... a solid read" ..".a thriller... you can't stop reading" ..".characters were interesting and real... full of twists and turns" ..".an absolutely awesome, intense read." Glancing Blow is the first in a new series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists... So why not take a passenger seat in a car headed towards nightmarish horror?

Late at night, at a huge warehouse, a disabled security guard expects another boring, routine shift of work. He is utterly unprepared for the horror and terror he will have to endure. First there are intruders, then a raging fire, horrific murders... and a monstrous secret that is both alive and utterly lethal. In the face of a challenge which makes him doubt his sanity, can he survive..? Ignition Source is the fourth in the series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Here are some reviews from this author's horror releases: ..".thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish." (Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1) ..".well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..." (God Of War) ..".extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..." (Into The Hole)

Beauty can be only skin deep. Horror can go right through to the bone. Nigel Fawson is down on his luck - he's lost both his job and his family - so he sets out to get drunk in a seedy bar. Soon Fawson is comforted by a beautiful girl named Valerie. When he discovers that his new friend is a prostitute, he decides to throw caution to the wind and return to her apartment with her... And that's when his night turns from awful to utterly lethal. Hooker is the second in a new series of Short Horror Tales - quick reads written to captivate the reader with thrills, chills and unexpected twists. Here are some reviews from this author's horror releases: ..".extremely well written and very dark. The author did a great job of creating a palpable sense of doom that surrounds the main character from the beginning, and then creating more tension and horror as the story went on..." (Into The Hole) ..".well-written, descriptive and enthralling page-turner, that's not for the faint-hearted... The twists and turns kept me on the edge of my seat..." (God Of War) ..".thoroughly spooky, enticing and well written from start to finish." ..".great... I could feel the fear..." (Glancing Blow - Short Horror Tales #1) "Great short story..." (Ignition Source - Short Horror Tales #4)

High-pressure (HP) air bottles are used in the Victoria class submarines for emergency air and displacing water in the ballast tanks during surfacing. The vital nature of these activities means that the integrity of HP air bottles is critical to safe operation. As such, measures must be taken to ensure fracture or leakage is avoided. Currently, the bottles are periodically inspected and damaged bottles are removed from service. This document covers the validation of the use of externally mounted strain gauges to monitor further growth of cracks of a limited size. Finite element analyses of experimental samples similar to air bottles were conducted using the same modelling techniques used by BMT Fleet Technology. The results of the finite element analyses were compared to experimental results. Digital image correlation (DIC) was used in the experiments and its use, associated challenges, and potential future uses are discussed.