Lee Murray author, editor
Taine McKenna Adventures
Short stories in the Taine McKenna Adventure series are available to read individually, including the FREE title, Into the Weeping Waters, or pick up the collected short story volume, Into the Distant Clouds, HERE.
Collected Short Stories (releases 30 May 2025)
Releases 30 May 2025
ISBN: 978-1-0670332-3-1 print; 978-1-0670332-4-8 ebook
Join New Zealand army sergeant Taine McKenna and his comrades as they battle legendary creatures and ancient evil in a land where even the terrain conspires against them in this thrilling collection of dark short stories by multiple Bram Stoker Award-winner Lee Murray.
“There are monsters; there are lands that should remain untouched; and there are secrets that should not be investigated…” —World Horror Master, Michael R. Collings
“...the author’s greatest strengths lie in her characters, and her ability to show us all the land she loves.” —Sci-fi and Scary
A Taine McKenna Short Story
Released August 2024
ISBN: 978-1-0670158-2-4
Taking the train on Christmas eve, McKenna’s mentor, the Māori prophet Rawiri Temera, is plunged headlong into a ghostly adventure.
Jump into the Taine McKenna Adventures with this FREE ebook prequel title!
A Taine McKenna Short Story
Releases 30 November 2024
ISBN: 978-1-0670158-5-5
While lying low in France, New Zealand army sergeant Taine McKenna and his girlfriend, scientist Jules Asher, look set to become the convenient scapegoats of a monstrous small-town cover-up.
A Taine McKenna Short Story
Releases 28 February 2025
ISBN: 978-1-0670158-7-9
Taking some R&R at the site of the historic Lake Tarawera eruption, New Zealand army sergeant Taine McKenna and Private Eddie ‘Lefty’ Wright are plunged into a labyrinthine hell beneath the lake’s surface.
A Taine McKenna Short Story
Releases 30 March 2025
ISBN: 978-1-0670158-6-2
Brought in to secure a lockdown at the Geyserland Hotel, New Zealand army sergeant Taine McKenna and his men are plagued by an ancient evil.
A Taine McKenna Short Story
Releases 30 April 2025
ISBN: 978-1-0670158-8-6
While paying his respects to a departed friend, New Zealand army sergeant Taine McKenna receives a ghostly portent that thrusts him into desperate search for a lost treasure.