Paddleupthecreek's Reading List
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Liberation (Remnants of Men) by achilles22
Liberation (Remnants of Men)
achilles22
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  • Parts 40
When seventeen year-old Runner was sentenced to death for stealing a loaf of bread in MegaCity One, his dreams were literally at an end. But then he opts to sign up for the Remnants of Men, a government sanctioned search for a rumoured fresh water lake beyond a radiated wasteland. At first, it seemed like a second chance to a new life, the transformation from zero to hero. But after an encounter with a rabid gang of men suffering an acute insanity, he soon comes to understand that he is one of many discarded into the wasteland to study the cannibalistic effects of a new drug called the Sixth Sense. Olivia Patterson has had one too many doses of the Sixth Sense and owes a massive debt to a shadowy rebel and loan shark called Death-Throe. Being the daughter of the City's dictator, she knows too well that the gallows awaits any who associates with the rebel. In an attempt to free herself, she acquires an asset in the form of Runner and finds herself always at the edge, for if he survives it means freedom for both, but if he dies...
The Fires Beneath the Sea (A Novel) by lydiamillet
The Fires Beneath the Sea (A Novel)
lydiamillet
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  • Parts 10
Cara’s mother has disappeared. Her father isn’t talking about it. Her big brother Max is hiding behind his iPod, and her genius little brother Jackson is busy studying the creatures he collects from the beach. But when a watery specter begins to haunt the family’s Cape Cod home, Cara and her brothers realize that their scientist mother may not be who they thought she was—and that the world has much stranger, much older inhabitants than they had imagined. With help from Cara’s best friend Hayley, the three embark on a quest that will lead them from the Cape’s hidden, ancient places to a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. They’re soon on the front lines of an ancient battle between good and evil, with the terrifying “pouring man” close on their heels. One chapter will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until all 10 chapters are up. These will be followed by the second book in the series, The Shimmers in the Night. A Junior Library Guild Pick; Kirkus Reviews Best of 2011; Selected for the ABC Best Books for Children Catalog; Locus Notable Books.
The Fates (Book I) - 2014 Watty Award Winner! by _Ahna_
The Fates (Book I) - 2014 Watty Award Winner!
_Ahna_
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  • Parts 67
They walk among us. All three, living normal mortal lives. Cloe is graduating college; Lacey is getting married; Atria is bar-hopping and breaking hearts. Today, they are human. But they are also the three Fates—the all-powerful directors of human destiny. And they don't even know it. Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos did not always take mortal form. They dwelt in the Cave, working the Loom, till something happened on Olympus that changed everything one day. Since then, they've roamed the earth and led thousands of lives throughout its history. The Fates may not remember who they are, for now... but their legacy is not to be forgotten. And their story is just begging to be told. *A Wattpad Featured story* *Winner of 2014 Watty Award – Best of Interactive Storytelling* [PG-13 for adult language, non-graphic sexual content, mature themes]
Aftermath of the Reckoning by Zanth7
Aftermath of the Reckoning
Zanth7
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  • Parts 31
A contagious disease decimates humanity in an event known as the Reckoning. A telekinetic assassin and a nomadic healer fight for survival in the post-apocalyptic aftermath. *** The first story I ever wrote.
Earthtime by Paddleupthecreek
Earthtime
Paddleupthecreek
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  • Parts 42
Holly Beck returns from camping on the French River to find the world in turmoil. She's forced back to the river where she meets mythological characters from her Celtic background who offer her a way to survive on many different levels. It's the levels that scare her. She's about to break the first rule of life, never take candy from strangers, as there are always strings attached. Can she live with her choice? Can she help her family and friends survive? Can she retain her humanity?