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a work in progress

Chapter 1
Marlow, forced to leave his first really safe home in a land of bandits and rogues, travels further away from his lands into foreign lands rich with magic and r
Zach Cleland3/29/2013

The Bookstore at the Edge of the World

First the sea disappeared. Then the fathers of Clarke Gresham and his best friend (even though she was a girl), Meredith Westoff vansihed. The slate mine had cl
William Moore3/18/2012

A Dance of Souls

Of Ash and Blood - Book One
Thorin Euldrich was always aware that he was a gifted mage. It was not until a group of assassins tried to kill him that he realized just how gifted he was. Whi
W. T. Anderton10/2/2013

While You're Asleep

You fall asleep and begin to snore. Then hippo hops up and looks toward the door. The coast is clear! He has no fear! He slides off the bed, down to the floor.
Victoria Wirkkala11/6/2015

Sentience

Book 1
Garren is a redeemer who brings justice and punishment with him, and his unwilling companion Fork, wherever he goes. He receives instructions from the Order of
Vanessa Silva8/2/2015

House Guardian

When Jace started at Leanton School, he really wasn't expecting just how messed up things were going to get. First he gets roped into protecting his house mates
Timothy Maguire11/19/2012

Orphans of Talos

Alex and Luce aren't exactly Earth's best representatives. Luce is a near obsessive science nerd with a few missing social graces. Alex is a wiseass nerd with a
Timothy Maguire4/24/2012

The Humming Bird

In the world of Voskia, rebellious duchess Maria Langlord leads a double life. Pursued by the most perverted and richest man in the country, she splits her time
The de Wardin Sisters11/12/2014

Soul stone

Two young elf's set out on a journey to save their abducted parents, release their grandparents souls from a magical soul stone and rid themselves of a cursed o
Tammy Hunt12/19/2013

Construct

Catalina is a teenage girl who suddenly finds herself in a different world than the one she is used to. She discovers that nothing is what she thought it was,
shadowpapoose8/25/2011

Commanding Magic

Having been trapped in her room and subjected to her mother‘s fashion sense longer than Silory wants to remember; she is determined to break free. In order to d
Sarah Hambleton12/24/2011

The Summoner's Oath

Michael's homeland has blossomed under the protection of Tanis, a slumbering god nestled in the hills above his father's fields. For centuries the deity has lay
Sam Kearns11/30/2012

Akata

A Prequel to 'Callous'
ACCEPTING DEATH --- His eyes were dead when he looked at me. He knew what I had done. I saw him unsheath his blade, and I was certain he would never forgive me
Sabrina Jade Howard2/29/2016

The Ninth Blade

In a world where eight, large pieces of Black Metal known as the Blades have appeared, though no one knows why or where they came from. in time religious faiths
S G Jones8/5/2012

My Summer Job

This story is about a boy that was working digging holes for the cemetery and he ran across something in the ground that had got his curiosity up. That’
Rodney M. Spillman10/18/2014

Rider of the Sun Horse

When Lars is given orders to send his cavalry company on a suicide mission, he defies his king and kingdom rather than murder those under his command. After ten
RJ Blain5/4/2015

Magic

Magic - a short story about a young boy in search of a career. A birthday present proves more effective than anyone can imagine. A story for all ages.
Pete Randall3/11/2013

Kerante

Upon swimming in the ocean, Danielle stumbles across a set of handprints that transport her to another world. Once there, she discovers a land that lacks evil--
nfuschetti12/21/2011

The Lady and The Tower

Chronicles of the Mercenary King
Imprisoned in an ancient tower, a simple mercenary experiences the fantastical, frightening edge of his world. Can he hold together his crumbling spirit?
mynameisiden4/6/2011

On Gaudy Night

Animals in Pants, a beloved genre. Also, well explored. Or, maybe not. Check my thing out. There's dandy grub, of course. And fun and games: A Conga line. A g
Mimi Speike6/17/2012

The Viscount and the Witch

Riyria Chronicles Short Story #1
Eleven years before they were framed for the murder of a king, before even assuming the title of Riyria, Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater were practically s
Michael Sullivan11/3/2011 Be the first to review this version

Three Loves For Horue

The lots-of-concept description for this story is "Post-Colonial Alternative Kinship Bisexual Polyamory Romance." It began as a short story at Clarion West 200
Michael R Underwood3/23/2011

Evening Dawn

A petrified warrior becomes flesh again during an eclipse, but only for minutes. She lives each day only during the dawn, returning again and again to stone.
Michael R Underwood8/31/2011

The Knife That Parts The Night

"On Halfa’s Night, one of the rowdiest of Lucernis’ festival nights, someone sent me Borold’s head in a cedar box." So begins Amra Thetys's return to Bellarius,
Michael McClung1/18/2013

The Dead

This story is a contemporary fable. The moral of the story is: You cannot fight death. Very recently, a girl that I went to high-school with passed away. For a
Michael Guarneiri6/2/2011

The Writer

Dealing with tragedy, a writer finds an outlet for his feelings in a story about a pair of children searching for their brother in a strange land full of walkin
Michael Guarneiri9/5/2011

Embers to Ashes

A destined journey
With a name that means protector of mankind and a power she can't control, Axelia has lived a life shunned by most, her father included. When soldiers come to t
MB Mulhall 4/1/2011

Dragon's Treasure

Despite what the fairytale says, not all dragons are evil, not all knights are good and brave, and not all maidens are helpless. This journey begins with her.
Maya Starling10/9/2013

Vengeance Upturned

When Henrietta's twin brother was killed, she vowed to avenge his death. Four long and lonely years later, Henrietta is still on the hunt, killing any bandit s
Maya Starling12/7/2013

The Sacrifices of Misty Woods

What would you do for immortality? How far are you willing to fall before you can rise? These are questions any mortal man would ask upon entering a mystical la
Matt Bauer1/20/2012

Awakening

Amon comes from a long line of Hunters: people that help keep the balance of the realm by hunting Rogues. For years, he has been hunting the ones responsible fo
M.B. Negishi12/14/2013

A Leaf of Lyrea

Aerilyn Livingston was a mage that was quite the unusual kind. She didn't like magic. In fact, she was afraid of making any kind of tea that it was a wonder she
M Shimoji1/17/2016 Be the first to review this version

Biggles and the Departed

from the Adventures of Biggles the Chicken
As Biggles the Chicken wanders the countryside, looking for adventure, he comes across a ruined farmhouse, the family that was inside, and the stoic figure who
Lucas JW Johnson12/11/2011

Silver Darkness

Tian-chi’s world has disappeared: her father is dead and her sisters are slaves to a madman. The foreign prince has no concept of the Nu-xing code that has serv
Lisa Hoekstra7/10/2013

Goodnight Creatures

This is intended to be a children pictures book.
Ellie is a little girl that can't fall asleep she gets distracted by the shadows in her bedroom and the wonderful world outside her window. Before she knows it
Kathy 8/2/2012

Winterfall

Eleni. A warrior princess, enslaved. Schooled in deceit and lies, she is raised to kill the man who brought death upon her family and stole her throne. Artem.
KatesQuill10/27/2011

Homesake

In Somnion, men don't have magic anymore. Legends say that they displeased the gods, and that their magical gifts were taken away as punishment--but the gods le
Karrie Zai8/25/2011

Ariana of the Island

Every year the dying members of the Sea Eagle tribe take a final journey to the Empire of Valerus, the land of the gods, but when Ariana, the chief’s daughter r
Julie Rossignol4/27/2011

Bloodshades

Vece - A ceremonial warrior desperate to prove she's superior to her older sister. Lasay - A prostitute determined to free herself from a hopeless life. Ondon
JRVogt10/2/2013

Discovery

Twenty year old Zophar Nightshadow leaves home to find direction in his life and becomes entangled in the internal politics of a dangerous organization.
Jordan Montgomery7/25/2011

Tenko And The Guardians

Kisa and Tenko are best friends. What happens when Kisa finds out Tenko's secret. Discover Tenko's world with Kisa.
Jessica Crupe4/19/2012

Rise of the Sigrun

This is a major work in progress and has come a long way since I started it in High School. In a world known as Hesperos, Nerezza, the sole remaining member o
Jennifer Galik6/17/2014 Be the first to review this version

Boot City

Ren Gudrunsdottir can’t seem to stay out of trouble, or so everyone in Boot City is always telling her. But Ren has her own definition of trouble and thinks no
Jennifer Dodge7/21/2013

Maybelline and Zoya

An obsessive fantasy novel reader, a powerful medieval emperor, and a poor, elderly miner all learn the meaning of the maxim "beware what you wish for because i
Jason Burbank9/10/2013

Taming Power

In a Kingdom where the gods are the Powers and the churches the land, Maybin Devenson must learn to face his greatest fears and discover his most fantastical dr
Jamie Rachael4/19/2013

Adventurers and Their Journeys

Story One
Welcome to this world of EschLemKit. Elves, Humans, and Kindroves play around. Join me and read the tales of the Adventurers and their Journeys. This is the
Ivy McHale9/8/2013 Be the first to review this version

Jewel of the Gods

The King is Dead! Long Live the Dead King!
New to the foreign port of Syrras belonging to the country of Wasef, Red was only looking for a bit of fun. Instead what he got was an unasked for demonstratio
GloriaOliver4/12/2011

Sylvanna

Prequel story to my novel Price of Mercy - to use as freebie/gift
Sylvanna is well aware of the ignored hostage status surrounding the dowager empress's handmaidens. Yet despite being in a guilded cage, she's tried to make the
GloriaOliver5/27/2012

The Water Pearl

O Divine, godlike king, has a habit of extending his life by sucking those of his subjects. Skye, his chief musician who is a half caste with conflicting natur
Gloria Piper4/3/2014

Miralee

15 year-old Miralee wants to be a bard, despite the fact that women have never been admitted into the bard's guild. If that wasn't enough to set her apart from
Erik Martin6/21/2011