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PHOENIX WARS | WRITERS' AWARDS 2018 by PhoenixWars
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➖ CLOSED FOR ENTRIES ➖ JUDGING PHASE STARTS ON JUNE 9, 2018
SPIRITBORNE  |  Book 1 of the Spirits' War Trilogy [excerpt] by mythandmagic08
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AN ETERNAL RIFT BETWEEN HUMANS AND BEASTS. When a fierce yet beautiful stranger turns up at her door, Skye dives headfirst into a world of myth and magic. A dangerous captive who pulls at her heartstrings. A mysterious elder who bends the forces of nature to her will. And a league of shapeshifters caught in an ancient war against a sect of soldiers who believe them to be demons. As hope becomes sparse, Skye must learn the truth. What are her companions hiding from her? Can they defeat their rivals? And, most importantly, who-or what-is the true enemy? *** #88 in Fantasy - Nov 7, 2017 1st place in the Hidden Gems Awards - Dec 2017 *** © 2017 by K.V. Wilson. Cover © 2024 by Getcovers (getcovers.com). All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author.
Original Blade Tech (Book One) by Doctorchild
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After the disastrous experience of The Ten Years War, the mages had full control of Felix. The mages allow the other species to live as second class citizens while the mages rebuild Felix the way they see fit. The three leading mage families, the Roses, The Crosses, and The Shadows, let their closest friends and companions take daily control of their new empowered kingdoms while they rule in the background of society. Lance Carberg, heir to the Carberg line of The Rose, is the black sheep in his family. Unlike every other mage in Felix, Lance can't even use a simple spell or summon the most simple of psych weapons. As a heir to a ruling family, you must be able to show great force and when you can't, you will be pushed to the side. This is what happened to Lance. He was banished from his family, imprisoned, and then sold as an experiment to an unknown scientist. He was only freed when an assault group from The Shadow Family attacked the lab. Now Lance, a member of the Shadow Knights, must return to the place he vowed to never return: his home land. Will he be able to fight the past and bring Felix to a new order of light, or will the darkness of the past and the future bring chaos to the world once again?
Dragon Of Death by chinaangel
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After the Battle Of Ostagar a family escapes from Lothering and find out the darkspawn have destroyed it much to their surprise. So they decide to go to Kirkwall, after fighting the dark spawn. Where a mother Lee Ann was born and cross the paths with a husband and wife. The husband is a member of the Templar Order, just to improve escaping.
The Steel Princess by AmySanderson
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Skye was never meant to rule. The third child of Eskeleth's king, it's her place to practice the skills of war and death, to protect her country and the older sister who will be queen. She's spent six years learning the ways of an assassin, preparing to do just that. Disaster has befallen Eskeleth's royal family, though, and Skye is next in line for the throne. For the sake of her people, she must return to a land plagued by ghosts - and bordered by a rapacious Empire - to fight for her crown against a Council that will do anything to keep her from it. Because if Skye is to rule, she must overcome an ancient prophecy, one that promises Eskeleth's end in blood and fire. To save her kingdom, she will need to be princess and assassin both, or everything she's ever known will be destroyed. *New chapters every Monday, Wednesday and Friday!*
The Knights of Aurora: The Last Night of Grace by The_Exiled_One
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The legendary mercenary group, The Knights of Aurora, made up of Zachariah, Tialis, X, and Alger, must go on a contract that they thought would be easy, by their standards. The job? They have to hunt down whoever has been bringing demons into the Mortal Lands and elven continent of Fiaith. Even for these hardened mercs, the Knights will face great challenge on this assignment. And on this assignment, the world that they know will completely change. This is the prequel right before the events of The Knights of Aurora and will detail what led up to the world-shattering change that will alter the world of Sicarnae in ways that no one could have foreseen. Copyright © 2014 | All Rights Reserved | Justin Lafser The_Exiled_One
Warbreaker by Brandon_Sanderson
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After bursting onto the fantasy scene with his acclaimed debut novel, Elantris, and following up with his blockbuster Mistborn trilogy, Brandon Sanderson proves again that he is today’s leading master of what Tolkien called “secondary creation,” the invention of whole worlds, complete with magics and myths all their own. Warbreaker is the story of two sisters, who happen to be princesses, the God King one of them has to marry, the lesser god who doesn’t like his job, and the immortal who’s still trying to undo the mistakes he made hundreds of years ago. Their world is one in which those who die in glory return as gods to live confined to a pantheon in Hallandren’s capital city and where a power known as BioChromatic magic is based on an essence known as breath that can only be collected one unit at a time from individual people. By using breath and drawing upon the color in everyday objects, all manner of miracles and mischief can be accomplished. It will take considerable quantities of each to resolve all the challenges facing Vivenna and Siri, princesses of Idris; Susebron the God King; Lightsong, reluctant god of bravery, and mysterious Vasher, the Warbreaker.
Night Witch by writervid
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The day Vasilisa Hedge was murdered for witchcraft, she left behind three things: a bloodthirsty village, a magickal daughter, and a soul-stealing doll. Now Karina, Vasilisa's daughter, is grown up and accused of witchcraft herself. Banished from her village to the Forest of the Dead along with Hans Pinkerton, the imperious son of a warlock, they embark on an epic Hansel and Gretel story to their freedom. Along their way they discover the past and the fear it creates inside their hearts, the dangerous Fountains of Youth and Animalia, and Baba Yaga, a yaga with more secrets up her sleeve than magick, and the Dark and Light that threaten to destroy their very souls. A fairytale retelling of Vasilisa the Beautiful, Hansel and Gretel, Baba Yaga, and Brother and Sister. Amazing cover made by @seventhstar.
War of Dawn by Brunom1
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From a parallel world, the Valnr laid siege upon Earth seeking to claim the life force of every living creature. By the intervention of the Altr gods, select humans were empowered to stem their tide. Thus, the Corps of Scions came to be. Over the course of a thousand years, the Corps has stood against their foe, locked away in the frozen Northern Reaches. They've tasted a costly victory, saw the Valnr's resurgence and remain, to this day, locked in a battle of attrition. Young conscripts are forced out of their lives to join the ranks of the Scions. Who they were, what dreams they had matters not - they must face ahead and learn to endure the responsibility placed upon them. For if the Corps' vigil falls, the gods themselves shall weep over the massacre that follows. *Cover designed by @seventhstar*