The war storms at the Frontier... The gods are broken. The empire is burning. And the end has already begun. A warrior with no past unleashes power no mortal should wield. A young ruler clings to a dying crown as his people lose faith. A chaos mage, feared and revered, walks with death in her shadow. Amongst their ranks-two Rifter siblings, wilders of ruin, benders of space and time. Feared. Watched. Leashed by the most powerful. But even under chains, love blooms... and loyalty begins to shift. When the empress falls into a cursed slumber-her unborn child the last ember of prophecy- the empire sends its strongest into the Abyss of Lost Quintessence: A place where even time forgets itself, where silence hungers, and where One of the Roots of the Umbrovyn Tree stands-ancient, cracked, and bleeding memory. Monstrosities roam, daring to strike in daylight. The veils whisper betrayal. Alliances splinter. Some stand frozen, unsure of their next move- fearing one wrong step may provoke the wrath of a dominion vast as a world and cruel as the gods who forged it. Old gods stir, craving redemption through ruin. The Royal House fractures beneath betrayal. A founding father, long patient, now bares their intent- to seize the throne by force, by cunning, by wagering all that is. Their House's malice toward the flawed Royal line can no longer be cloaked. Love will test loyalty. Legends will bleed. And in the dying light of Ether-Space- The Aurora must not fall... Or all realities will burn. 🔥

A warrior princess hailed as a dragon-slayer must break her oath and uncover her own soul-name to bind a dragon and stop an unstoppable invasion-at the cost of her freedom and the fate of those she loves.

A kingdom in ruins. A princess on the run. A sword that chooses its master. Princess Avice has been raised to rule the kingdom of Koda. She carries the title well, until she loses everything to betrayal.Her parents are dead. Her sister vanished, and overnight, she becomes a fugitive running through dense woods nobody has ever dared enter. With a heart shattered by betrayal and exhausted with grief, she encounters a strange man in these dense woods, as mysterious as the sword he owns. Fueled by rage and the desire to win back her kingdom, he becomes her only path forward. As fate pushes her through loss, battle, and impossible choices, she unknowingly steps into something she cannot turn away from. Avice must decide what she is willing to sacrifice to avenge the death of her parents, but revenge is not the only thing calling to her. Some destinies are forged in blood. Others are sealed by the blade.

✦ COMPLETE ✦ - Book One (no cliffhanger) His greatest sin wasn't treason. It was having a half-human daughter. Prince Eirran is a winged Ilari, a former warrior and Seraph. His only crime was loving a human woman - a crime that cost her her life and left him with a living, breathing secret: their daughter. Lily is half-human, half-Ilari, and utterly wingless. A "mudborn princess" - not a title, but a slur. Her very existence is a blasphemy that could shatter the empire. To protect her, Eirran must hide her in plain sight, battling the vipers of his court who would see her erased. But as Lily grows, a dormant inheritance awakens within her - that could unravel the world itself. Earthborn blends political intrigue with mythic atmosphere and deeply intimate character work. For fans of the fierce parent-child bond of The Last of Us and the Witcher. This is a story where love is not a romance, but a rebellion. This story features: ✦ A heart-wrenching, central father-daughter bond. ✦ A brave, perceptive girl who learns to stand in a world built to erase her. ✦ Winged races, aerial legions, and political scheming. ✦ Tear-jerking moments & heart-soaring hope. A Note on Process & Transparency Earthborn was originally written in Croatian. To preserve its lyrical intent in English, it has undergone a careful process of translation and polishing. In this effort, I employed a variety of digital tools, including AI-assisted translation and editing software. My goal is to leverage every available tool to ensure the highest quality reading experience. The core of the work: the story, characters, world, and authorial voice, is mine. (Important to notice: this is me translating my original work.) © Marian Land. All rights reserved. This story and all original content are protected by copyright. Official publication only on platforms listed on the author's website. Any mirrored or audio versions found elsewhere are unauthorized.

At twenty-five, Rowan Valen's life was stolen by a rare, incurable blood illness-his story seemingly cut short before it ever truly began. But in the moments between his final heartbeat and fading consciousness, a mysterious aura reached out from beyond the veil... and pulled him into a new world. Reborn as a young boy in a realm overflowing with magic, Rowan awakens with a scholar's mind, a glowing sunflower pendant of unknown power, and a tiny hummingbird familiar perched loyally at his side. Before him rises the Grand Arcana Academy, an ancient fortress where prodigies, mystics, and magical elites shape the fate of kingdoms. But Rowan is no ordinary student. Gifted with memories of a past life-and an untamed magical potential awakened by his reincarnation-he quickly discovers that destiny has woven him into a much larger tapestry. Shadows stir beneath the Academy. Forgotten runes whisper. And Rowan's newfound powers may be the key to unraveling a secret older than the world itself.

(First Installment of a series of Fairytale retellings) - In the Kingdom of Gallien, beauty reigns above all, if one is not beautiful that is a fate worse than death! Such a sentence rings true to the crown prince, Theodore. Whose incredible looks are known of kingdom wide. But beauty without doesn't always translate into beauty within. And suddenly, a curse befalls the beautiful prince. Now a wild beast, he must learn how to "take within the faults of the self." Before he's stuck as ugly beast forever. Even with a few brambles along the way.

( 1 edition ) The disappearance of two students from a consolidated middle and high school in Philadelphia left their parents facing serious psychological problems for three years. In addition, the teenagers suspected of the crime were subjected to inappropriate punishments and sent to a reformatory. The book's narrative alternates between past and present, introducing Athena Clark, a girl who seeks to reopen the book club formerly owned by a girl who disappeared three years ago. Athena must overcome serious challenges to unravel a complex web of riddles and lies. She discovers that the riddles are part of a larger mystery taking place in the magical world of the Netherworld. It's a realm closed to humans that Athena and her newfound book club members must traverse to discover the truth about the kingdom of Morsalia and save it from false truths and despair. The challenge is to find the missing teens and ensure the continued existence of the book club, which is in danger of being shut down.

A Beauty and the Beast-style fantasy love tale, queered by xenofiction, where the "Beauty" is a huge, cursed Minotaur-and the "Beast" is a Tanuki small enough to be held.