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Planet B by anasianamateur
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There is no Planet B. Actually, there is. -------------------- [2021 WATTYS SCI FI WINNER🎉] [WATT-MULTIVERSE FEATURE] [HIGHEST RANK: #1 in LGBTPRIDE #4 in SCIENCE #12 in PLANET] Briar Black is not a good person, which has never bothered him, or anyone in 2399, at all. Until the government releases something huge: Planet B. A second chance. And all 10 billion people want it, but only 3 billion can go. So, the 2632 Exam: a year long test to see who deserves that second chance, and who does not. Briar thinks his shot is out the window, but when Theodore Maize-AKA a saint, AKA a definite candidate for Planet B-enters, Briar has a plan: Befriend Theo, get his spot, and say goodbye to his life on Earth for good. The plan comes with more than just meeting Theo, but meeting his world, and where it collides with Briar's: the ruthless reality of the rich, the pitying reality of the poor, the state of his dying world, the time ticking on all their fates, the mind of a bad person, the heart of a good person, and the rocky roads everyone takes to get there. One shot, one guy, one year, two planets. How hard could it be? [150-200,000 WORDS] [Content Warning: This story contains drug use, scenes of withdrawal, alcohol use, and violence.]
Expiration Date (Books 1 and 2) by MikaelaBender
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Now a digital pilot for SYFY The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired. Winner of the 2020 Readers Choice Awards Cover by @Forcade
Oakwood Grange by Pyrography
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It's 1860, and after a childhood spent on the grueling frontier of the Old West, Mae Clemens has finally found a place that feels like home. Wanting nothing more than to make friends and put down roots, Mae soon meets her match in Autumn, a haughty, free-spirited young wood nymph stranded in the realm of humankind. Autumn is desperate to escape Mae's hardscrabble world, but survival soon takes precedence. Vicious outlaws plague the drought-stricken town, and deadly fear grows with the mystery of missing children. But the mundane world isn't the only source of danger - there's a monstrous evil waiting for the two girls, and an ancient trickster with his own plans for their fate, whatever it may be. Winner of the 2015 "Hidden Gems" Watty award (the world's largest online writing contest), Oakwood Grange is a thrilling all-ages adventure that blends spellbinding fantasy with gritty Western sensibilities. Immerse yourself in an enchanting story of heartwarming beauty and timeless Americana, as debut author Rhón asks questions about innocence, friendship, and the evergreen importance of home. In an achingly real world touched by myth, two girls set out on a journey of discovery, but one they may not survive.
Candlemaiden: The Stranger Shore by StormlitFain
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Evil spirits. A cursed prince. Death itself in disarray. Iris just wants to go home, but fate has other plans for this young priestess and her odd companions. /// The land of Erinlin is dying, its ancient traditions choked out by the Kaerent church and its true priestesses, the Candlemaidens, increasingly regarded with fear and suspicion. All Iris wants is to tend her candles, win her shade battles, and chat with the spirits of her realm. But when she is torn away from her home by the Kaerent king, she learns that her country needs her to be far more than a typical Candlemaiden-- she must be as the legendary priestesses of old and walk through Death itself. *** Cover help from the awesome @ArdenBrooks. Special thanks to @rainersalt, @giveitameaning, and @piperjones033 !
How Not to Poach a Unicorn by raconsell
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The deepest darkest prison on the planet is not where anyone would choose to start their day, particularly when they have a job to do. A princess and her personal guards fighting to stop a war, arrested for trespassing; an expert assassin stalking a merciless wizard, arrested for poaching; and a confused boy, utterly lost and severely concussed, arrested for failing to adequately explain who he was or how he came to be lying in a sizable crater. Together this unlikely, and somewhat unwilling, band of allies will perform daring escapes and battle an onslaught of mages, monsters, and malodorous thieves as they race across a continent to save two nations from mutual annihilation.
The Last Scarecrow by Neiljhart
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(Scarecrows of Coldharbour Farm #1) WINNER Wattys 2021 | '...adorable and heartbreaking...' Erin loved to build scarecrows. She made a dozen in all. Her Pa showed her how. But he's dead now. Everyone is dead. The Many Years Storm saw to that. Terrified and alone, Erin endured the storm in her hilltop farmhouse. She watched the sea levels rise, flooding everything in sight, washing away all but one of her scarecrows, Number Twelve. Then, on the day the rain stopped, Twelve inexplicably came to life and jumped down from her cross. No sooner had Erin told Twelve about her eleven missing sisters, they decided to build a boat and set out across The Endless Blue to find them all.
Knowing by Gurgi15
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Sarah lives among a Chipped society. From the age of 12 onward, everyone's thoughts are monitored by the government via implanted microchip. Thoughts are recorded until a person turns 18 when they are then to become Paired with their intended life partner by the government. Each individual is given access to the WKI (World Knowledge Index) where they can view their partner's memories during a 30 day isolation period before completing the marriage ceremony. At this time each person must decide if they wish to be paired or to be alone. Sarah has believed since the day she was Chipped, that she would be paired with Marcus. Read to find out the outcome of her Pairing ceremony, and what happens when her Pair asks her not to view the WKI. Does she respect her partner's wishes or does she explore the possibility of learning more than she can handle?
No Adults Allowed by SimonKJones
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The grown-ups are all gone and children rule the new world. Harry lives in a strange utopia: resources are plentiful, the climate has stabilised, there is peace. His village is watched over by an invisible force that keeps them all from danger - but is it protecting them, or holding them back? Join Harry and his friends as they embark on a journey to unravel the mystery of what happened to the old world, and what is wrong with the new. They might not like what they discover. From the writer of the Watty-winning A Day of Faces and The Mechanical Crown.
Sun Kissed by CocoNichole
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"They become like us, but beautiful. Dangerously beautiful. Oh yes. And they can make the sky do their bidding. They cast spells with their music that can take away your willpower. And their hair . . . is the color of blood." *** There's a legend in the Amazon that tells of attractive and dangerous shapeshifters known as Encantados. When Sofia Aguilar meets one in the flesh, her life is turned completely upside down. Can she reunite a legendary shapeshifter with his past without losing touch with her own reality? *** "We call them . . . Encantado." The word was familiar, yet it tickled Sofi's inner ear in a way that only foreign sounds could. It felt like a name from another world. Somewhere far and lost. Somewhere that should have never been or perhaps might never be. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Stunning cover done by the exceptionally talented @LigiaNunes Copyright © 2015 by Coco Nichole
Starlight (Book 1) by kae-ruby
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Kacie Janacek dreams of having superpowers like her two fathers, the legendary superhero Almighty Orion and the evil henchman Onyx Spark. After the media captures a photo of Orion saving Kacie from the clutches of a fight, she slowly becomes famous as the rumoured child of a superhero. But her newfound fame isn't everything it seems to be. Kacie feels trapped--with no way to defend herself, how could she possibly be a heroine? As a villain rises to power, and Kacie's father finds his research stolen, she is forced to make a choice to put on a mask and fight, even if it means leaving the safety of normalcy behind. Kacie has idealistic expectations of being a superhero, but a powerless heroine might be Astral City's only hope. * Cover by @newsies- !! *