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By Inferno's Light [ Percy Jackson OC ] by Silmarilz1701
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"The Queen of the Underworld doesn't make social calls." * - * - * [ adventure, found family - book 2] Every nightmare started with a raven. For seven months, Alex Griffith, son of Hermes, has tried to help Chiron hold Camp Half-Blood together. He had hoped that after the Pyrrhic victory of his quest, things would settle down, but that wasn't in the cards for him. The disappearance of Percy Jackson, arrival of the Roman, Jason Grace, and rise of Gaea have seen to that. His recurring nightmares of violent ravens, a cold lake, and a strange celestial bronze bow aren't helping. Alex is almost glad when Persephone disrupts another dream, this time in her Roman form. He owes her everything. Too bad she knows that. And the Queen of the Underworld doesn't make social calls. * - * - * Sequel to Walk With the Shadows Starring: a son of Hermes and a son of Proserpina Began: December 22, 2022 Ended: - - Final Word Count: - - Primary Pairings: OFC/OMC Background Pairings: OFC/OFC, all canon couples * - * - * Takes place after The Lost Hero and before Son of Neptune. * - * - * Warnings: mild psychological horror, night terrors, post traumatic stress, non-gratuitous depictions of violence, canon accurate child soldiers This fic is heavily inspired by the mythological tale of Hades & Persephone, more specifically, the kidnapping and forced marriage of Persephone. Please proceed with that understanding.
Walk With the Shadows [ Percy Jackson OC ] by Silmarilz1701
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"The Olympians have been called many things, but forgiving is not one of them." * - * - * [adventure, dark comedy, romance - book 1] Loyalty. What did it mean? As the Second Titan War raged across the United States, Half-Bloods began to pick sides. To some Half-Bloods, loyalty meant fighting for their godly parent. For some Half-Bloods it meant standing beside their friends. Sometimes those two definitions of loyalty clashed. They pulled to either side of the war. And sometimes, Half-Bloods picked the wrong side. When the war comes to a close, the traitor Luke Castellan repents of his actions long enough to kill Kronos and is given a funeral with honor. His final act granted him redemption. But what about the living? Who redeems them in the eyes of the gods? This is the story of three Half-Bloods who become the sacrificial lambs on the altar of repentance to the Olympians. Because the Olympians have been called many things, but forgiving is not one of them. * - * - * Starring: a son of Hermes, a daughter of Hecate, and a daughter of Tyche #1 in The Last Olympian, #1 in Mythology, #1 in Hermes, # in Tyche, #1 in Eurydice #1 in Orpheus Began: June 16, 2022 Ended: December 8, 2022 Final Word Count: 120,803 Primary Pairings: OFC/OMC Background Pairings: all canon couples Award Categories won: Overall winner x2, Best Writing Style, Best Pairing, Best Fight Scene * - * - * Set during the end of The Last Olympian and a bit beyond. * - * - * Warnings: mild psychological horror, psychosis, non gratuitous description of violence, canon accurate child soldiers, canon accurate depictions of the Underworld
Between Two Worlds [Excerpt Only] | NOW A PUBLISHED NOVEL by CelticWarriorQueen17
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**Highest Rank: #16 in Historical Fiction 5/1/21** Between Two Worlds - A Novel of Ancient Rome Enid hates the Romans who enslaved her. Broken-hearted over the life she lost in Britain, she vows to bury her name and her past where the Redcrests can never reach it. As years of servitude pass, bitter resignation replaces her longing to return home. Then an unlikely friendship with a fellow outcast raises Enid out of her isolation, bringing both hope for the future and questions about the confusing God of the Christiani. Yet memories of her childhood haunt her, urging her to cling to her old identity, while the barriers of Roman society remain in the way of her deepest dreams. The peace she thought she made with the past is crumbling. But time is running out for Enid and those she loves. Danger threatens the household she serves as persecution stalks her few friends. She must decide if risking it all for the one she loves is worth giving up the world she knows. Even if it is a choice between life and death. Fabulous cover by my sweet friend, @FayLane! Best Overall in Dream Walking in The Dreamland Awards held by @TheDreamlandCommunity First Place in Historical Fiction/Romance in The Pen and Ink Awards held by CarolineDonica Final Five in the 2019 Standout Contest by paulapdx Best Historical Fiction Winner in The Fiction Awards 2019 held by @thefictionawards First Place in Historical Fiction in the World of Champions Awards IV held by @World_Of_Champions First Place in Historical Fiction in The Academy Awards 2020 held by @TeraVera 1st Place Overall Winner in The Academy Awards 2020 held by @TeraVera First Place in Historical Fiction in The Cosmic Awards 2019 held by @thecosmicawards First Place in The Warrior Awards 2020 held by @warrior_awards © Cheyenne van Langevelde 2021. All Rights Reserved.
Dìlseachd - A Stolen Crown [Excerpt only] | NOW A PUBLISHED NOVEL by CelticWarriorQueen17
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Princess of the Highlands Trilogy Book 1 ~~~ A TIME OF DARKNESS Six years since the Danes invaded Scotland, slaying her finest men. Five since the Highland King married one of the enemy, betraying his countrymen and losing the Lowlanders' support. Three since the king died and the Danes imprisoned the remaining blood heir to the throne. Her crown stolen, her country desolated, Fiona McCurragh now faces the looming threat of execution. The Lowlanders, weary of enemy rule, seek to free their stolen homeland. With the aid of a blind harper, they attempt to rescue their Highland princess when the Danes ride in on Lowlander territory, shattering the fragile peace. The Scots are left with no choice except to launch a war in the face of the coming winter. If they do not attack now, the Scots-and their princess-may not live to see the spring. In the face of despair, Fiona McCurragh finds courage in friendship with two chief's sons. Yet conflict lies on more than one side, and for some of the Scots and their allies, loyalty no longer has any meaning. --- **FEATURED on Wattpad's Blast to the Past List** **Highest Ranking: #34 in Historical Fiction 8/24/2020** January Book of the Month in Historical Fantasy in The Gladiator Pit Top 5 in The Historical Award 2019 Best Technical Skill in Fiction in The 2019 Futhark Awards Best Historical Fiction Chapter in What a Chapter Contest 1st: Earnesty Awards 2017 Hidden Gems Awards 2017 The Paper Plane Awards 2017 The Chaos Awards 3! The Carnation Awards 2020 The Chic Awards 2nd: Treasures of the Past Awards 3rd: The Rarity Awards 2017 The Monthly Awards 2018 The Dream Awards 2020 5th: The Golden Writer Award- 1st Edition © Cheyenne van Langevelde 2022. All Rights Reserved.
The Pen & The Sword: A Discussion Book by TheFaeFolk
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Welcome to your high fantasy haven! Here, you'll find weekly articles designed to help you improve your writing and interact with us and each other. You'll get input on topics, new friends, and the chance to ask for and give writing advice. This isn't something you'll want to miss. Cover by Kerozeo.
Legea: The Extras by autumn_sunfire
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There is so very much to Legea. This is a book for all the extras that belong nowhere: music, maps, poems, random lore, fun facts, the very first draft of "The Journey"... written four years ago by a thirteen-year-old in a ring-bound notebook with a snake on the cover...
Musings of a Ranger: One Shots and Short Stories by GerithorDunedain
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My miscellaneous book is kind of a mess. So from now on, any one shots/short stories I write can be found here!
The Silverleaf (LOTR Fanfiction) by SunnyTreasures
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Perhaps the best of tales are the ones that might have been. The ones that delve into the depths of lore and grasp something unexpected, something that should've remained hidden for all time. Perhaps the tales left unexplored are the ones that need to be told the most. "I'm enchanted! I don't think I have read another story quite like this that is this authentically elvish... It is a true treasure on here!" ~Aiwren "I'm enjoying this! Your style is very fitting. Well done!" ~ EpicRedpenn "Wonderfully penned. I cannot express how much I love your work, it's like reading an undiscovered chapter of Tolkien, even. I can't wait for more!" ~Dreamescape07 "Indeed, most tales of Middle Earth do not come from an Elf's eyes. Yes, they do see all, and that is the pity of it. If you look into an elf's eyes, you will see Time itself. Pools of memory, lakes of sorrow and springs of joy. The elves are where sorrow and joy meet. Perhaps that is why they are so intriguing. " - Susanna Chattaway
Voice in the Dark by MonsterCupcake61176
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What if you had a perfect life? Food, shelter, family and friends, how could life not be perfect? There is no fear, no greed, nor strife. Everyone lives together in harmony, no one is higher than the other. It is, without a doubt, a perfect society. So why is it then, that one boy, cannot seem to find joy in this perfect world? What is it that makes him uncomfortable with living a peaceful life? Why can't he just be content like everyone else? As he searches in vain for the answer to his discontent he is ever warned of the one who once felt as he did. One who was unsatisfied with this perfect community, and who met a terrible fate. The boy, who was so dissatisfied with his perfect life, did not heed these warnings. Instead, he sought out more answers, to find the "truth." What he did not know was that his search would lead him to the darkness, and if he is not careful, he too will meet an untimely end.