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Merlin's Curse by ThePerfectChild13
ThePerfectChild13
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[8X FEATURED] Merlin is the greatest-eleven-year-old nerd the world doesn't know because his name has cursed him--he's all parts nerd and zero parts magic and all he wants is to be cool. When Merlin hacks a new encryption code designed to protect online banks, he receives a full scholarship to Code-X Academy and wins a new enemy who trolls him online as @WizardSlayer666, ruining all his plans for coolness. Merlin discovers new powers and deadly secrets at the academy--but can he figure out how to control his abilities in time to unravel the clues before someone else dies? To do so, he may need to learn that the best kind of cool is to just be yourself. 1st Place in the Hallow's Eve Astania Awards 10/31/2023 Featured by @SpeculativeFiction 9/13/2023 3rd Place in The Book Awards 9/6/2023 Featured by @lowfantasy 7/2/2023 WINNER ONC 2023 Spirit Awards: Against All Odds 6/30/2023 Featured by @WattpadWitches on 6/15/2023 Featured by @WattpaddDisney on 6/12/2023 Hit 2,000 reads! 5/31/2023 ONC 2023 Shortlister!! 5/31/2023 ONC 2023 Longlister!! 5/19/2023 No.8 Rank on "lowfantasy" tag 5/10/2023 No.1 Rank on "fittingin" tag 5/8/2023 No.1 Rank on "nerdy" tag 5/4/2023 No.24 Rank on "middleschool" tag 5/4/2023 Completed!!! 4/26/2023 ONC 2023 Round 3 Qualifier!! 4/19/2023 No.1 Rank on "middlegrade" tag 4/5/2023 ONC 2023 Round 2 Qualifier!! 3/21/2023 No.1 Rank on "speculative" tag 3/20/2023 No.4 Rank on "witty" tag 2/27/2023 No.3 Rank "ONC2023" tag 2/23/2023 Started 2/5/2023 WARNING: This middlegrade book touches on topics of cyber bullying, death, murder, identity, and has LGBTQ characters. PG Rating. The story is based on ONC 2023 contest prompt No. 47: You had a dispute with a cyberbully/keyboard warrior on social media. So you decided to step up and track down the account to confront. But you were shocked when you discovered who the person(s) is/are. BOOK COVER: I created the cover using Canva + staryai to create image of Merlin
Fate by AlexiaRichardson
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Fantasy - resuming school, starting your junior year in high school you realize you have otherworldly powers and find out how you got them. Lisa is a regular teenage girl, starting junior year just like everyone else her age, when the unpredictable happens. She gets a superpower. Now she needs to figure out how she got a hold of this power and why was it given specifically to her?
One Of Them by AlexiaRichardson
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Sabina All her life she hated them. Her mother was taken because of them. She wants them dead. At last, she gets that opportunity when she finally becomes a member of the IE, a group that hunts down the Inhumans... Ashton All his life he hated the poisonous Inhuman. His mom was dying because of her. As a member of the IE his goal is to find her and kill her. But things become complicated when he is partnered up with the new member, a weak girl... Kaden All his life he saw her. Glimpsed her in visions leading them to their 'Safe Haven.' He needs to find her so she can fulfill the prophecy and bring them, the hunted Inhumans to safety. If only he could convince her to guide them... #19 in yafiction 5/3/22
I made this choice (Completed) by craftychicken
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Two twins, one is a murderer, one is willing to take the fall. When Roman hears the doorbell he answers the door to find the police standing there. But they're not looking for him. They're looking for Connor, he's wanted for murder. The murder of Roman's ex- girlfriend. In an act of stupidity, Roman pretends to be his brother. But how far is he willing to go before he admits the truth? Why did Connor kill his ex-girlfriend? Is there more to Connor than meets the eye? How far would you go for the ones you love? My cover for this is made by the amazing @AnnamitaMuscaria
Oath of Steel by AtheinaVismark
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𝚇12 𝙵𝙴𝙰𝚃𝚄𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝓘𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓷 𝔀𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓼 𝓲𝓽, 𝓼𝓱𝓮'𝓵𝓵 𝓶𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓲𝓽 𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓮𝓷. There are secrets that dwell in the shadows of the Crown. Lady Rosalynde Steel, lady-in-waiting to the apparent heir during the day and general of the Crown at night, has learned how to survive the fatal intrigues of the desires of the Crown with her wicked wit and illustrious skills. But after rising as new head of the secret services after the death of the former general - Lord Brek Haywire, Rosalynde's new task slowly unveils layers of a mystery that puts her on a dangerous course. Steel will have to dig deeper than she ever has to protect the secrets of the Crown in all its forms, with the incommensurable help of the banker of Lun, Hector Grey. A lethal assassin and an abstruse banker will have to work together to uncover the identities of the conspirators plotting against the Crown. Between veiled truths and realistic illusions, will they survive to see a new dawn? ----------------------------------------- Now, all the credits for this fantastic cover all go to @Heuristic_Hashmath. Hash, I'll never stop telling you how outstanding this cover is. Because this is simply a masterpiece. And that AMAZING END BANNER is the work of the outstanding Dee. @-DeeIsDead- Please please check them out - they will come up with something incredible for your book!!! Currently editing this Offline, this is the terrible and unedited version of it.
The Phoenix on the Roof by WinterlyHeights
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"Still the phoenix sits upon / The world in fearsome form, / With a crown upon her head / And the beauty of a storm." Newfound World, c. 1699: A phoenix nests on the roof of a house in a small colonial town, sending ripples throughout the community. Why is the phoenix here? Is she friend or foe? Heaven-sent or hell-bent? The town will grapple with the bird's presence in heated clashes of suppositions, superstitions and science. _____ HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in Allegorical (July 2020) #1 in Cautionary / CautionaryTale (June 2020) #1 in Didactic (June 2020) #1 in FantasyPoetry (August 2020) #1 in Iambic (April 2022) #2 in NarrativePoem (June 2020) #2 in Postcolonial (August 2024) _____ AWARDS: 🥇 1st place in Poetry | Autumn Awards (2020) | @GinaCharlotte 🥇 1st place in Poetry | The Talent Awards (2020) | @TheTalentAwards 🥉 3rd place in Poetry | Star Gazing Awards (2020) | @StarGazingAwards 🥉 3rd place in Poetry | The Sunshine Awards (2020) | @SunshineAwards2020
The Boy Who Plays With Doves by WinterlyHeights
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"Hemlock, foxglove, nightshade three - / Shield me from catastrophe. / Silent lungs and final weeps. / Send my monsters back to sleep." Olden World, c. 1866: Shy Callum, the Seamstress's son, is an easy target for the village bullies. When Callum accepts help from a mysterious magick man to punish his tormentors, he finds himself in even more danger than before. _____ HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 in CautionaryTale/Cautionary (February, 2023) #1 in Doves (June, 2023) #1 in Symbolism (February, 2023) #2 in Allegory (February, 2023) #2 in DarkFairyTale (February, 2023) #2 in Rhyming (June, 2023) _____ AWARDS: 🥇 1st place in Poetry | Elysian Awards (2022) | @laylagriffin_ 🥇 1st place in Best Cover | Elysian Awards (2022) | @laylagriffin_ 🥇 1st place in Poetry | Philosopher Awards (2023) | @PhilosopherAwards 🥇 1st place in Best Antagonist | Philosopher Awards (2023) | @PhilosopherAwards 🥇 1st place in Poetry | Daydreams Awards (2023) | @DreamlandOutreach 🥇 1st place in Poetry | Glorious Awards (2023) | @rockshower 🥇 1st place in Poetry | Crown Awards (2023) | @Tifari 🥈 2nd place in Poetry | Liberum Awards (2023) | @Maisha4
The Last Coffee Shop by OneWinterNight
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**The fates of a barista, a dancing criminal, and a deadly stranger become tangled in a world where the apocalypse is old news** All Mads Capot wants to do is run her coffee shop in peace and to be able to pay her bills until the next wave of intragalactic tourists arrives. But when a mysterious green-eyed stranger walks into the shop and seems to be the answer to all her problems, she's immediately skeptical. And her instincts have always been good . . . Luc is mysterious and adaptable, a drifter with a dark past and a score to settle with one of the galaxy's most infamous criminals. When he crosses paths with Mads, he inadvertently draws her into a complicated world of outlaws, renegades, and ancient curses existing on the fringe of a destroyed world. Can they put aside their differences to survive, or will they end up as two more nameless corpses? Inspired by Little Red Riding Hood, Baz Luhrmann films, 2000s pop punk, club bangers and a dash of Star Wars, "The Last Coffee Shop" is a science-fantasy adventure for fans of Firefly, White Collar, fairy-tale retellings, and Diana Wynne Jones. *Stay tuned for spin-offs/shorts in the world of TLCS* CW: PG13 level violence, language, sexual themes, and mentions of abuse, etc