The simple tale of one woman's journey through a century of political and personal upheaval.
Lilly was born into a peaceful life. However, her fate is taken entirely out of her hands when she is unceremoniously claimed as the daughter of a strange and frightening...
A world settled by humans from the stars fleeing from as the old records say a great darkness crash landed in a world of oceans. They built floating cities still inhabited by the humans today. As the oceans levels slowly fall more mountains are uncovered below....
As a new Cataclysm breaks against the City of Einfaust, two young women find themselves thrust into adulthood. One, wishes to follow in her Mother's footsteps, and become a Rune Engineer. The other, find the Crown she wanted landing on her brow. While they...
So this was a one-shot made in 2013 for writing critique. I was barely worldbuilding at the time so technically this verison of the characters and the facts littered here are no longer accurate (or "non-canon") to how they are now but that's how it used to...
Five years ago, when the anomaly arrived, it wiped out eight thousand square kilometers of Toronto, taking with it over seven million souls. It remains now as a looming, impervious black dome.
Dave Thompson, a hard rock miner, was hired as the lead engineer...
Short takes and one-off poems on mythological topics. Some may be based on puns. Some may be based on modern pop culture. Some may reference current events.
Environmental disasters have wrecked the world, leaving only 17% of the population alive in habitable zones in three places across the world. A team of researchers and soldiers have been tasked with trekking through the frozen and ashy wastes of North America...
Where did Dax...the 3' 10", half-naked, cigar-smoking, green-skinned, heavy-drinking, foul-tempered creature come from? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But I'll tell you anyway...
33 years ago, Queen Regina and Lord Caesar were found dead in their seaside home. 30 years ago, their four daughters divided Cardonia into four separate queendoms for each to rule. 28 years ago, war broke out between them, fighting to take back the whole country.
27...
"Here's the game, Aiden. We date. We hold hands. The first person that falls in love with the other loses."
“I know a better game, Winterborne. Why don’t you join me in helping to save the world instead of playing a childish game?”
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Calsifer,...
this is the first story in the into the Aether series. it is about a group of people who are persuaded to leave their homes and undergo a series of tests to see if they have got what it takes to join Clan Dohnna. A secretive group of hermits who's territory...
Surrounded by large walls a magnificent town full of life has formed around the Spire. Mages, warriors, thiefs... all have tried to enter the spire at the only known door and all have failed.
What do the greatest bards of the world do when they get together? They challenge one another's sanity, of course. Mind's Eye is a challenge of storytelling wit. Can you solve the mystery behind each tale? Find out.
Khal, a planet made for, and named after, the Goddess of Destruction Khaylas by her twin brother Mahiem the God of Creation, was never meant to survive for as long as it has. And now after millennia of Khaylas' constant attention, bringing Khal to the brink...
Ticca, Lebuin, and their team are approached by an old woman who hires them to help save her grandchild. When the team begins to investigate they find the old village to be part of a neighboring kingdom and ally to Aelargo. They are unprepared for what follows...
In the thrilling companion to one of Book Depository’s Best Books of All Time, experience the peril and heart-stopping romance through Leila’s fresh perspective.
Leila Tūs Salvatíraas, Savior of Thessen and magical Queen of Her realm, is worshiped by all.
Except...
Oops. This dingy author in checking her published page layouts wasn't aware manuscripts are visible on a list page, some pages have been unpublished. So note, this a draft in progress. To be completed soon, if your reading this bit. Drop back then.
This is...
Corliss Alder, a disgraced captain of the Army of Miracles, spends his time on Perisle working whatever jobs may come his way. He sets out on what seems to be a normal job, but soon finds himself back in Costa Mirac in a whole heap of trouble.
Dazani thought her biggest worry was whether she made her teacher upset, unfortunately she couldn't be more wrong as she gets caught up in the interplanetary politics of Jaumun and Vondren. While acting as a translator between her mother's people and the Vondren...
When the touch of an object is all it takes for Steven to see a memory, the lines between past, present, and future tend to blur. When his mother goes missing can he use his ability and his experience in organized crime to find her, or will she be just another...
Vincent Galvan has prospered for years as a wayfinder, guiding travelers across all of Seliador and surviving countless adventures and ordeals. Yet when two travelers from the Vaether Republic contract his skills, he finds himself in the midst of a perilous...
The ink has only just dried on the Treaty of Surrender. The last of the rescue ships flying over Serenity Valley have finally stopped trying to distinguish between them that need rescue, and them that need burial. And it will be some time before a young...
Edie had little going for her. Living life from fix to fix wasn't exactly satisfying, but it was life. Dying, however, brought a second chance, as well as a whole new set of challenges in the supernatural underworld she hadn't known existed. She quickly gets...
The description is one of your book's most powerful promotional tool. Think of it as the blurb on the back of a cover: it should be interesting and accurately describe your book. The description is one of your book's most powerful promotional tool. Think of...
Lagetha Javya is a mercenary, wandering the war zone between the countries of Khuvell and Vredrana, and she prefers to work alone. That is until the charismatic Ragnar Morgenstern bests her in a duel and forces her to join his mercenary troupe, the Ebony Riders....
With a single job, a street thief finds himself drowning in a web of state conspiracies against his own people. Desperate to find a way out, he turns to a secretive brotherhood of traditionalists. They may not have his best interests at heart, but striking...
In the aftermath of the Thousand Year War, the Holy Kingdom of Roland and the Si'vali Free States have found an uneasy peace after centuries of bitter and stalemated bloodshed. In the three decades that followed, a new generation would be born, the first in...
As a young boy, Kalendale Evenwood knew he was meant for greater things than tending to his father's flock. after his fateful meeting with a master wizard, Kalendale sets out to become one of the most powerful wizards on the face of Verdraxis. His journey...
My name is Wakey. One day, I just appeared out of nowhere, in the middle of a library. Since then, I'm trying to figure out what exactly happened to me.
Written from a role-player's perspective, as I am no expert in medieval armour, the intention of this work is to dispell some of the tropes surrounding armour in a fantasy setting.
This collection of tales are from the Dean Pirate's point of view surrounding Lance, his ship Rhovanielle, and his crew.
Lance's Awakening is an overzealous annual celebration when he heals in The Trench and strengthens his tie with Dea. However this time,...
A few friends from Harris in the Kingdom of Sarala live as simple labourers and craftsmen. All is mundane but peaceful, until one night when they return home from the inn, they notice a group of hooded figures in dark attire looking over the body of someone....
In 2011 AD a group of Ossars gathered in a huge capital ship is cruising of the Earth.
This group has a mission, forge a new empire on a galaxy-scale.
Will they succeed ?
Plymouth, 1938
Luke, Sarah and Atharron find a body in the woods, attacked by a vampire. But evidence points to something else, something different, something more evolved than a standard vampire. And more dangerous.
Emperor Lermesian has ruled Vulsria with an iron fist for many years, facing trials and overcoming seemingly impossible odds, leading his country to historical strength. Until he married Imare, Lermesian was sanguine that there was nothing that could unnerve...
Vola ran away from a life of slavery only to be entrapped by far more terrible master. Hope for a better life quickly faded to a tiny spark. Sometimes a spark is enough.
In ages long past, when the Geida walked among their children and guided their steps, the great City of Tuvariel stood as the pinnacle above all. Built from the white stone of the great mountain Tiviandoth, Seat of The Geida, the city was a place where their...
Mystara - a world of adventure with a range of diverse countries, originally published by TSR for the boxed (BECMI) set D&D range.
Melestrua's Mystara - a mega-campaign set in Mystara, run by Melestrua, with multiple campaign threads intertwining.
This is...
They never said life was fair, and they proved that statement was true over and over again. They lied to us. They changed us. They hurt us. They controlled us. The government used us to improve the human genome through gene modification. Earth was dying, and...
Struggling with identity and newly discovered magical abilities, Eldrick, a young foundling apprentice druid ventures into the outside world of Corrigenda. Travelling from his mountain home to the druid conclave. He must be there by midsummer and time is...
The Streets of Cheese is the story of two mice, Mousecarpone and Whiskers, growing up in a city controlled by aristocratic rats: the Aristorattus. Ratopian guards at every corner, curfews at night, poison-tipped weapons: everything leads to an illegal dice...
Almost Super is the story of Allison Connor Jackson, an unpopular and non powered girl, as she ventures into the world of supers, to solve the mystery of who killed Apotheosis, the worlds greatest superhero.
[h2]Synopsis[/h2]
The Boogeyman is the name given to a supernatural entity with variants throughout the world in nearly every culture. What none are the wiser to is this entity comes in a pair. Bogar and Bojan masquerade as the wealthy Owën twins, dangerous,...
“So what did you do with the bone dragon?” Cali was on the edge of her seat, literally. The question confounded Professor Smith for a moment, giving Cali a chance to continue.
“You’ve never told me how you saved Jorinn and escaped the dragon. You didn’t use…...
What does one do with a criminal that is unable to control their deepest darkest thoughts, and causes harm to everything around them? What does one do when they do not believe in extinguishing life but you want to protect the life around you? You isolate...
During the Feast Day of Lycus, the King of the Commonwealth of Drala launches a plan to rid his kingdom of rivals and the dreaded Furse who have planets the worlds of the Commonwealth for hundreds of years. Millions of Furse are killed throughout the Commonwealth...
This is a story of Seekers of the Congregation for Seeking Divine Artefacts throughout the 20th century as they race with their enemies in a hunt for the Genitals of Uranus, the original source of magic.
Kamei Sa’Bana, the daughter of the third heir to the Prohavan Seat, has been stripped of her future. Her life, love and career were all torn from her. Her hand offered in a treaty with the fifth Graetion prince, Kamei must learn to make the best of her life....
Honest Politicians. Humane Terrorists. Religious Devils.
Then it gets confusing…
Wendell’s learned that gnomes are just as irritating and dangerous as humans…they just come in smaller packaging.
Citizens are rebelling, the government’s collapsing, the Church...
When an outcast elf is captured by assassins sent by her tyrannical sister, she must face the consequences of her bloody past, escape the intriguing assassin leader, and uncover the secret plot brewing behind it all that only a dragon seems to know.
For more...
The Koushan Mai are a proud people of deep faith who have lived on Caia, the western continent of Etrea, for centuries. But now they face merciless prejudice simply for their beliefs. They are attacked, tortured and murdered by assassins while Authorities...
Survival: the means of doing things to not end up dead.
And for most of us, that means getting a good paying job to put food on the table and a roof over our heads. At least that's what it was till I ended up here: In this medieval era world of monsters and...
In a flying city, in the world of Nearth, there lives a small doub. He is perfectly happy with his life, until one day, he meets a strange, giant feline that takes him on a wild adventure all across Nearth. Their goal is to save their world from a terrible...
Below the bustling city of Penchester lies a place of eternal rest, named the Necropolis.
It is here that a lone figure tends to the dead, pondering the nature of life above, until one day a young boy appears.
Short fiction from the cyberpunk world.
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Cover photo: Ming Chen ([u][url:https://unsplash.com/photos/ipkFZThknYg]original photo on unsplash.com[/url][/u])
The Mother Peak explodes to the north of the town of Skjeggestad, plunging the town into a dark, wet summer that brings famine and murrains with it. Slowly starving, the town begins to negotate with a nearby hive of dragonkin for food. But the negotations...
Sari’s body remains twisted in the aftermath of demonic possession, forever marking her as unholy. Seen as an abomination by her former countrymen, she is hunted night and day by those seeking to prove their strength and conviction. With only her brother Invar...
"As if being born Diasporan wasn’t enough, Technician Nash Korpes had the bad luck to resemble his Tyran ancestors almost identically in both form, and manner. These traits, though highly prized by the special projects division at the shadowy Korlune Military...
Did you ever wonder if maybe the "Road Less Traveled" was that way for a good reason?
Daniel is discovering that he is a Dreamwalker. He knew something was wrong with this world. And it wasn't the usual stuff people were always complaining about. His dreams...
Maxed-out Max never wanted to get sent to Shang'rok. His objective: find and follow the escaped prisoner Killian Brave, the greatest traitor to the six realms the Force had ever seen. They didn't warn him about the werewolves- or the weather. Saved by Natasha...
Short takes and one-off poems on mythological topics. Some may be based on puns. Some may be based on modern pop culture. Some may reference current events.
Wizards. Elves. Giant Robots with Automatic Weapons.
Wendell is dying for a change of scenery, but Clockworks City has a ban on all outsiders.
It’s a law punishable by death.
So how does a 5’ 10” human hide among 1.5 BILLION gnomes?
By competing in the #1...
Cassidy Cortez was just a normal girl, doing her normal thing. But then her roommate is murdered while she was with her family, and she's thrown into a world that has been hidden from her her entire life.
A monk and a soldier sit at a guttering fire in the marshes. The monk carries the burden of tens of his fellows' lives, the knowledge of a lost order, and the responsibility to tell a father his son has died. The soldier remembers two homes destroyed, countless...
A disenchanted cleric returning from war finds himself engaged in a journey through a detailed fantasy world to stop the race of slavers from returning to the world.
A story told over many generations, the wild folk of the Crowsfeet mountains tell a story about the naming of their greatest landmark, Reathtraek Lake. This is it's tale.
Qzu is an orphan who grew up in the slums of a port city. However when he turns thirteen he learns he is the scion of an angelic bloodline. This places him at odds with the church that has marked that bloodline as traitors to the faith.
A collection of short stories set in Eskǎvaëís and centered around the main characters (and some side characters) in the Bound Trilogy. They will be in order of the EoD to EoL timeline.
Traumatic events they're desperate to move past, [br]
big ideas their genius parents disapprove of, [br]
a neurological condition that scrambles the senses, [br]
and an increasing problem keeping their hands off each other.
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That's a lot to have...
Amnesiac human musician Strings is dragged east by his friend Gixie. On the cusp of Solu territory, Mech-Tech Tower College has a sister building housing all manner of thespians. Gixie is intent on joining them as they make a call for aspiring actors to join...
The Epic story of Valuma, a young woman who ventures from one end of Atallan to another fighting for the survival of all races, while finding friends along the way.
[p][i]A recount of Krisdi Varalei's chilling adventures with the beings known as primordials, the volume is always growing in size. It is uncertain whether it will ever be finished. Explore different worlds and domains as Krisdi, experiencing everything along...
Short stories of the people of Stellarium. From drinking at a cafe to enjoying each others company. While our heroes are gone, the tales of those they've met continues on.
Adult material included.
Security guard Zach McLelas is addicted to a designer drug that blocks his danger-sense from landing him in the hospital at the first sign of trouble. He’s at peace for the first time in years.
Until his brothers are shot, and he doesn’t see it coming.
Now...
Young witch Chamomile is tired of her mundane life, until she explores the creepy abandoned manor on the edge of town, and discovers the secret within.
" I was 16 going on 17 the first time I saw a dead human body.
The fact it seemed to be mine didn't seem to make the situation any weirder, to tell the truth. "
After the destruction of Earth, Hurance is left homeless. Not like he had much of a home to begin with, living in an unloving orphanage, and being bullied by the other boys for his short stature. But now he's really homeless. Now he must find his meaning in...
Tricked for the last time by the titan Prometheus, Zeus vows revenge on the entire mortal race. His weapon of choice: Pandora.
Verse by verse, the poems in this Pandora's puzzlebox can be unlocked by clues hidden throughout the Mythology in Verse pages.
When a young man, captured as a prisoner of war, persecuted for being a mage, and destined to be a slave is rescued by a kindred spirit, the two uncover a national conspiracy theory surrounding both the creation and persecution of mages and the very fundamental...
Nine years into the siege of Troy, the greatest Achaean warrior, Achilles, is sidelined by rage and resentment following a conflict with his commander, Agamemnon. This short but intense phase of warfare leads to devastating losses on both sides, conflict between...
Umeji Tatsuya asks to train under the legendary King of the Tengu, in order to help Nakamura Hisako with her responsibilities after a devastating disability.
[h1] Themes[/h1]
- Determination
- Self worth
- Actions and consequences
- Found family
When the world falls beneath your feet and everything as you know it begins to dissolve before your eyes, where do you go? Do you stand and fight to hold the line? Do you run to the next safest place to get your bearings? Do you dare to answer the call to...
[h2]Synopsis[/h2]
After visiting the fantastical Lost Fayre, young Alice Liddell's overactive imagination leads her to a twisted world abound with nonsense and whimsy. Potions that make one's size change, grinning cats and white rabbits...but this is not the...
Cedwyn Murray, like many boys his age, dreams of Knighthood. When two Knights find their way to the little mountain village that he calls home, he is presented with an opportunity to make his dream become a reality. Will his aspirations end in triumph or tragedy?
Once upon a time there was a planet where society had collapsed due to endless war and the overuse of magic. Massive earthquakes hit constantly, splitting the landscape. The use of magic is considered taboo.
In one settlement, the Day Chief and the Night...
A young girl with corrupt abilities and the training of a righteous mentor, must rise to action as her people are massacred throughout their forest home.
"The history of France begins with Clovis."
-Charles de Gaulle
"A King is like a wild beast, he answers to no one but god"
-Clovis to his sons (quote to put in the story)
On a mission from her Goddesses, Lyrianne sets forth into a hostile land to save her mother and her comfortable ordinary life. But past secrets have a way of coming to life, and everything she thinks she knows is about to change.
After its presence in Menos for over 4,000 years, the Empire of Phirus is making new changes to its bureaucracy for the first time in over a millennia. With nobles from all over the land willing to fight for their own selfish desires, many fear that a civil...
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: A World Tour Underwater (French: Vingt mille lieues sous les mers: Tour du monde sous-marin) is a classic science fiction adventure novel by French writer Jules Verne.
The novel was originally serialized from March...
Every company has a backstory. How it was founded, where and why it originated. Some are heart-filled, joyous occasions that lead to a lifetime of camaraderie. Others are tearful engagements, where people bond from a shared trauma.
The world of Rhenvale...
The folk of Cartyrion have given names to many of the clusters of stars wheel through the night skies of Cartyrion, just as folk have done and will do again on other worlds. Twelve such clusters are of special importance, though. They give their names to the...
The world may have fled indoors, but at the very least, we can still reach each other and be attuned more respectfully to ourselves.
May these assorted works function both to chronicle the times and daily happenings, keep up the habit of writing, and humbly...
Simon Black is a young student at the Warsaw Academy for Magical Arts. Whole his life he didn't agree with the blood magic ban and dreamt of studying the forbidden school of magic. At the university, he met a fellow student, Ania, who feels the same and they...
The Ormond Run is a short story/novella that follows the adventures of the Avadian penteconter [i]Phoenix[/i], its crew, and its captain, Brysos of Avadia, on a trade voyage through the Beyan Archipelago and the Calinan Sea.
Beginning from the age of ----, there has always been a yearning to fly. This book provides you with a detailed history compiled from the records of --- through to the present year of 716 AoD.
A close encounter with death dramatically changes Dexter’s life. The brutal demon attack forcing him to face his ability to see the dead. With his secret in the open reluctant Dexter is forced to work for the magical detective agency ran by his family. He...
Malmeck's is a real rags-to-riches story. Born in poverty in Duntown Docklands, his thirst for knowledge of all things led him to learn languages, study history and travel the world. Some speculate that all his wisdom and power comes from his Patron, but no...
Werewolves run rampant through the streets, and shape-shifters prowl the corners. Vampires stalk their prey, and the fae take whatever they can get, no matter the consequences. Portals to other dimensions hide in places you wouldn't expect, and phoenixes watch...
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Loque Rejima stands at the edge of his own world, the tense peace falling apart as he begins to Break. Spirits dance around his head; memories of the long past haunt Loque's thoughts; and Loque races to find a way to save himself...
Some political bs like the punic wars except this time mor war and uh... Magicks. Like hannibal but in lord of the rings except not hannibal and really not like lord of the rings when you think about it. Lets see if we can take this to space lol.
The Legends of Askheim is a small group of adventures looking to rid the world of its darkness. On the journey for ridding the world of its darkness, many challenges lie ahead.
Ryze Al Taneneen, a young fearsome warlord of the Outland Kingdoms has lived in exile for many years... And he would like to keep it that way. Why? Because, living free from the so called "civilized" Twelve Kingdoms of Men and all of the conspiracies, plots,...
Saving Paris sometimes means risking mistakes.
While trying to save Paris from one of Hawkmoth's Akumas that is in search of a new Miraculous that has appeared, Ladybug and Chat Noir are shoved through a portal that is intended to save their lives. What they...
Continue following Eldrick as he struggles through the challenges of his journeyman trials. Will he survive the attempts on his life by his guide and others.
When war rages on, the only hope for peace is the ultimate sacrifice…
20,000 years into our future, female mercenary Ticca is becoming the leader she was born to be. The powerful wizard Lebuin has overcome many of his fears along the way. Both of their paths...
One of many tales of the Wayward Galaxy. This tale follows Lady Eilvyre Zorvos a Asmondian on a quest of redemption and vengeance. Audio version will be made at a later date.
[h2]The further she runs from her fate
The closer the Devil's Emissary marches to his.[/h2]
[quote]An enjoyable ride. I'm definitely glad I read it.|Brandon Hale, author of the Day Soldiers saga[/quote]
Sixteen year old Allison has definite plans for her...
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The venomous snake slithers over bloodied ground, waiting for the ultimate prey. The young raven innately yearns to fly, fearful of clipped wings. Separate, yet unknowingly intertwined, they await the vibrations in air and land...
Trusting a spy is ludicrous. Shiobe knows this. She has read numerous histories, stories and dragon myths that expound on the dangers of such folly. But when handsome Sikode gives her a tip concerning the killing of two hapless Lower City criminals outside...
Young Call-Center worker Nie Ruyi falls into an entirely new world, where her knowledge of monster types (gained by playing various Video Games, reading Fantasy Novels, and her weekly Dungeons and Dragons group) help her to create a whole new form of Cultivation.
During...
In the World of Edda, there are many tales to be told. This is one such tale, of an abandoned crypt tying together disparate parts, and beginning their story.
"This rule will remain active throughout the Killing Game! For whoever manages to kill Prairie Marble...gets to graduate scot-free! No need to wait for a perfect moment, kill her whenever you like! Kill her in front of her friends and lovers! Bring your kids!...
A child from a line of ruthless kings, King Geoffrey the First was unlike any king in recent memory.
King Geoffrey was considerably laid back, easily amused, and flexible despite his position, and the people of his kingdom respected him. He was a political...
Join Son Goku and Shao Lan Fan on their journey all across Wúlin. Both aiming to become the strongest, Goku seeks to find his lost mentor and fellow student while Lan Fan seeks to conquer a nightmare.
Along the way, they meet new friends, battle dangerous...
After the world's creation, something stirred in the great battle for the cosmos, human life. Both born from entities of good and evil, they hold the key to open the door to heaven and unlock a millennia of untold secrets.
Delmenia is a world where bird-winged Angels and insect-winged Demons run amok. In the capital city of Rothos - Helemia, a young Angel named Jesse finds himself bestowed with a great honor.
Jesse has been appointed as a Seraph - a guardian of the Archangel...
"After a lifetime of hard work, Harlo-Fyre has become the preeminent power in Thallen Cluster. Now, William Harlo Sr. is determined to secure his progeny's place among the Ranking families of Korlune, no matter what cost."
First Published in Tamyrh Quarterly,...
Rehl Flameshield has always maintained that he destroyed the last of the dragons 20 years ago. Now follow his story and that of his daughter Natalie 20 years later when a dragon returns and begins leaving a burning trail behind her all through the Saldragon...
Updated Weekly.
Amnesia in the post-apocalypse; can it get more cliche?
Meet Natasha and Kana as they learn how to live in the shattered reflections of a world that used to be. A ravaging virus, mutant werewolves, supernatural powers, and a spark of hope...
This is the story of the Blight. A story of love and loss, of hope and pain, of fear and understanding. It is the story of Grey-Wardens. The story of how three elves, three humans, and two dwarves decided the fate of Ferelden. They were not alone, no one is...
[b]Who knew love can hurt this much?[/b]
Elenne Andilon seeks out the Flamar in Strigea to get rid of her own guardian magic. However, rumors about the haunted Thalassimar Forest circulating in the kingdom piques her interest and she sets to find the truth......