Carl Waters' Books

A life unlived. An incredible power. A world on the brink of war…

Chima is an outcast among outcasts. He’s on the verge of giving up on life entirely when he encounters the sacred Biafran lion. Gifted with an incredible power and introduced to a world beyond belief, Chima thinks his life may finally be turning around.

When a rival nation kidnaps Chima’s father, his world is shattered. To save his family and the Biafran people, he must learn to believe in himself and his newfound power. As he fights back against a secret weapon, he wonders if his efforts to protect his adopted home could doom them all.

Biafra and the Werelion King is a fantasy story based on true stories and real events. If you like innovative magic systems, richly detailed worlds, and fantasy tales without werewolves or Tolkien characters, then you’ll love Carl Waters’ fascinating tale based on the Nigerian Civil War and the Igbo people.

Buy Biafra and the Werelion King to enter a magical African world today!

The classic tale reborn as an inspiring runaway slave thriller!

Young slave George Harris is a self-taught inventor with an owner who despises him. Slavery has forced him apart from his wife, Eliza, and their three-year-old son Harry, who belong to another owner. George dreams of the day he can escape north and work for his family's freedom, but no amount of careful planning could prepare him for what came next.

When Eliza learns that her owner plans to sell Harry to pay off a debt, she runs north at once. George must escape, too, if he has any hope of finding his family before the slave hunters do. They'll all travel to Canada, a journey that's treacherous, long, and often deadly. Will George and Eliza find their freedom or die trying?

Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin is the first book in a series that nimbly reimagines Harriet Beecher Stowe's original novel. It includes nerve-wracking suspense, memorable characters, heartbreaking cruelty, and a compelling story told through powerful and refreshing writing.

After two miscarriages, she was ready to end it all, but fate had other plans.

Eliza, a young slave woman, teeters at the edge between the life she envisions and a life saddled with angst and despair. Following her second miscarriage, she's despondent and ready to end her misery on Earth. But a Divine intervention rescues Eliza from herself and gives her a new lease on life, despite her status in the troubled South.

Now, Eliza faces a daunting challenge. She must embrace the gifts she's been given or allow her inner demons to ruin any prospect of having the kind of future she craves.

Evelyn is a prequel to the novel Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin. However, it can be read as a standalone.

He survived slavery, but can he endure the freedom he fought so hard to win?

Canada, 1851. George Harris has escaped the clutches of the brutal American slave system. With his wife and son, the self-taught inventor racks his brain to develop a machine to lift them out of poverty. In the meantime, he can secure the first paid work of his lifetime.

When George’s pride destroys job opportunity after job opportunity, he begins to run out of options. With the pressure mounting, the former slave must find a way to make money, even if it fails to take advantage of his ever-churning brain. Little does George know that taking a job “beneath him” could change his life forever…

Leaving Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the next installment in a series of novels that re-imagine the world of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic tale. The book also launches the title character’s story with a creative new take on the tortured origin of the much-misunderstood Uncle Tom.

You can never truly run away…

Montreal, 1863. Jim is free but haunted. The runaway slave used the Underground Railroad to escape Kentucky's brutal slave system, but he had to leave his mother behind. He's saving up to buy her freedom and bring her to Canada for a better life.

When a friend brings news that Jim's mother is whipped every day because of the escape, Jim knows the time to act is now. As he returns to the heart of slave country, Jim must navigate the Underground Railroad one more time to save his mother. But this time the stakes are higher, and failure could cost him much more than his life…

The Runaway Slave Returns is a short story set in the slavery fiction world of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin. If you like compelling historical fiction, well-defined characters, and heart-pounding pace, then you'll love Carl Waters' new twist on a timeless classic.

Buy The Runaway Slave Returns to rewrite the past today!

With this story, we are retelling and remixing the Igbo Landing folk tale. We are filling in the missing gaps and teaching about how our ancestors lived in Africa.

This story is a part of the Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin series. We intend for it to be an early influence on the George Harris character.

If you've read the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin, then you know George is a fighter. In our fictional world, it was George’s grandmother who told him the story of Igbo Landing. This contributed to his aggressive nature as an adult.

In the world of Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin, George’s actions will be spurred by the Igbo Landing story.

I hope the story also spurs action for you.

This is an alternate ending to the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Readers love the climax and ending of the novel, Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin. However, that wasn't the original ending that Carl Waters wrote.

The original ending was darker and would have sent George Harris down a completely different path than the one he's currently on.

If you enjoyed Burning Uncle Tom's Cabin, read A Different Path. Then you decide which ending is better.

A Black tech mogul. Three competing sons. When he’s struck with a terminal illness, only one successor can keep his vision alive.

Julius Powers rose up from the poor inner city to found a multinational tech empire. Celebrated as the innovative mind who will pioneer the future, he knows all of America is watching his every move. But when a routine checkup turns into a terminal diagnosis, he learns he has three short years to mold one of his three sons into a worthy successor.

As his sons fight for his attention, he tries to transform them into boardroom-savvy tech geniuses. When they fail to live up to his high standards, Julius thinks things can’t get any worse. Until the unexpected arrival of his convict ex-wife throws the family business into total chaos.

Tech Empire is a high-stakes drama that is a parody of the hit TV show Empire. If you like family power struggles, rags to riches stories, and believe portrayals of Black achievement shouldn’t be restricted to the entertainment industry, then you’ll love this inspirational story.

Buy Tech Empire to experience a powerful tale of ambition, betrayal, and the pursuit of greatness today!