[2021 WATTYS Winner] Giovanna joins a handsome nobleman to save a friend from an arranged marriage, but they discover a plot that may have victims of Venice's Black Death rising from their graves. * * * As a child, Giovanna Visconti learned the arts of bloodletting and elixir brewing from her father with an intent to simply support his work, not take it over. But when he falls ill from the pestilence that's been ravaging Venice for months, she reluctantly dons the beaked mask of the plague doctor. Vowing to protect her father however she can, Giovanna hides him away and sees her first patient--the handsome, but alarmingly feverish Matteo Barozzi. Although she successfully treats this son of a high-ranking official, in a careless moment Giovanna fails to properly conceal her identity. The only reason she isn't tossed into a dank jail cell is thanks to the young man's honor and feelings of indebtedness. The association between the charming aristocrat and the clever commoner should end there, but when Giovanna's dearest friend goes missing right after her betrothal to the Doge's son and amid strange reports of nighttime attacks, violent commotions, and inexplicable behaviors in the community, the only person Giovanna can turn to for help is Matteo. Together, they must carefully navigate Venice's increasingly deadly canals to uncover a sect peddling false cures and a smuggling plot involving the highest levels of government or risk the entire Republic falling victim to something even worse than the plague: the risen dead. Historical Fiction with Fantasy Elements THE BORGIAS X FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH * * * WATTYS 2021 winner for Historical Fiction and special HQ prize for "Catchiest Hook" AMBYS 2022 winner for Best Zombie story Content Warning for adult situations including assault and death.

The plague was a devasting time for Europe, the last known case was in 2011, what are things that we could learn from the plague? NOT MY PHOTO.

The Bubonic Plague, more commonly known as the Black Death, struck Europe and Asia with a brute force, leaving thousands dead. Quite an interesting subject, eh? Yes, morbid, but interesting. (Very incomplete, I apologize.)

After a devastating plague ravages the kingdom of Ethros, the land's most skilled doctors are tasked with finding a cure. One surgeon, Elizabeth, is on the cusp of success when she suddenly succumbs to the disease. After being given a second chance at life, Elizabeth sets off to explore the world, collect ingredients, gather allies, and finally put a stop to the plague's spread! A task more difficult than it already seems, because it won't be long before she discovers there's a group of people working towards the very opposite...

Cleo was a beautiful young lady. She wants to save her friends and family by getting the plague. In the 14th century, she discovered plague doctors. Once she had the idea to become a plague doctor, she realized she had done something very wrong and cannot go back.

FEATURED ON WATTPAD'S TALES TO TERRIFY Benjamin Peters was not always a cold-blooded murderer. At one point in his life, he was just a simple man who hoped to one day become a doctor. But after having lived through many eras of history, he has learned that life sometimes requires committing necessary evils. Forced to watch the same woman die over and over, Benjamin decides he will do anything to save her. Even if that includes the art of killing. (Cover by hayakiu)

SCP-049 says it's forming a cure and attempts every day to get closer to that cure. However, many troubles and problems keep on getting in it's way. One day, it'll find that cure. But for today, it's stuck in it's cell. So while you sit in front of it to probably be tested on, why not stay and listen to what it has to say? Maybe you'll be the key to it's salvation.

The story of a Plague doctor in the late 1340s as he navigates his job his family and his love life