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All the Tales They Told Me by setuLisan
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In my life, I have encountered a diverse kind of women. If one universal truth covers them, it would be this: rarely their stories are told. Here, I want to keep them alive. Be aware though, I never confirm which one is the facts or fictions. Nevertheless, thank you for coming!
Keliaran by worksbyfai
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Seorang Pembantai, Gembong Narkoba, dan Seorang Pemberontak yang tak kenal takut, siap untuk bertumpah darah, merebut singgasana Kartel Jakarta.
"Daring" Dashwood's Wasteland Wanders by CarolinaC
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Daring Dashwood - gentleman adventurer, or bumbling idiot? Find out as he and his valet, Argyle, brave the post-apocalyptic Capital Wasteland. Follow the continuing adventures of Herbert "Daring" Dashwood in this series of short scripts based on Fallout 3's in-game radio plays!
Pascale Auber & the Ruritanian Riddle by CarolinaC
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When Pascale Auber is forced out of the airship of the evil Dr. Simpelstur, she finds herself rescued by a handsome Ruritanian diplomat, Theo von Hentzau. Pascale soon realizes that Theo is hiding something - something to do with the evil doctor, the equally perfidious Archduke of Ruritania, and a string of anarchist bombings that have rocked the capital on the eve of the royal wedding. Adventure, romance, mystery, airships, fraternal twins, troublesome schoolchildren, an opera diva, an absent-minded professor, and a number of suspicious explosions await! Cover made in Canva; main image generated with Bing AI. Updates Fridays!
The Rights to Pemberley  by A_piano_forte
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Pride and Prejudice story. A different version of the story from Darcy's perspective. Some plot lines relate to the original story but most of it is a different story. ~~~~ When FitzWilliam Darcy and his sister gain their inheritance, their lives change as they now have many responsibilities and challenges to come. Within a matter of a day, they become the richest people in the land. To most it seems a life of luxury, but Mr. Darcy knows that with riches, comes responsibility. The pressure of this new life begins to reach a breaking point. Things couldn't get more complicated as odd and troubling things happen around the Pemberely estate. Darcy is quick to realise one thing is for sure: Someone wanted his inheritance and was going to do anything to get it.
For Our Unity by LHT1995
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Prequel of "Wings of the Republic" The year is 2034. Indonesia, facing persistent problem with religious fundamentalism and political violence while under a transition to Federalism, had finally fell into a civil war by a two sided insurrections. the first open rebellion against the Indonesian State since 2005, with two rebel faction; an Islamic faction and a resurgent Communist faction fighting each other and against the nation's contoversial yet popular government. Follow the journey of a volunteer military unit, later incorporated into the regular army mostly consist of young college students and foreign fighters recruited in the Greater Jakarta Area, to survive and quell the double insurrection engulfing the nation. Who's behind this war? Would they come back in one piece and victorious? Will the nation fully recover from the war? This story is marked as Mature for reference to torture and gore, violence associated with war, mention of real-life political events and criticism of a certain belief system and ideology. WARNING: For those who are Muslims, some part of it might offend you and if you are easily triggered, back off from this story as any comments that glorify political Islam or Communism or for any Indonesian reader who read this story; some opportunist politicians, will be flagged or deleted without prior warning.
One Day In Budapest. A Thriller. by JoannaPenn
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A relic, stolen from the heart of an ancient city. An echo of nationalist violence not seen since the dark days of the Second World War. Budapest, Hungary. When a priest is murdered at the Basilica of St Stephen and the Holy Right relic is stolen, the ultra-nationalist Eröszak party calls for retribution and anti-Semitic violence erupts in the city. Dr Morgan Sierra, psychologist and ARKANE agent, finds herself trapped inside the synagogue with Zoltan Fischer, a Hungarian Jewish security advisor. As the terrorism escalates, Morgan and Zoltan must race against time to find the Holy Right and expose the conspiracy, before blood is spilled again on the streets of Budapest. One Day In Budapest is a chilling view of a possible future as Eastern Europe embraces right-wing nationalism. A conspiracy thriller for fans of Daniel Silva, where religion and politics intersect.
Glimmer of Hope (Land of Tomorrow Book 1) by rking0815
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Following a nuclear holocaust, Nathan Taylor and his family face grim choices in order to stay alive. Fleeing deadly radiation, plague and desperate men, Nathan, an army officer, leads his wife and their two teenage sons away from chaos and madness toward his ancestral home in Kentucky. Horrors lie in their path. From the prison struggling to maintain control of its inmates, to the desperadoes who enslave anyone who comes their way, even survival may cost Nathan his humanity...or that of his sons, Joshua and David. Nathan struggles to keep his family intact, but it requires making brutal choices. He wants to protect his sons, but knows they now must be deadly and cold at times. Nathan's home has been spared from the worst of the destruction, but a larger conflict over scarce resources erupts. For the survivors to have any chance they will have to fight and the desperate journey has transformed young Joshua and David into men called upon to lead and sacrifice. Torn between harsh realities, and wanting to hold onto fleeting childhoods, they are often conflicted and angry about the roles thrust upon them. Much will depend on how Nathan and his sons respond to a madman and his military regime seeking to conquer the fledgling community they are helping to build. GLIMMER OF HOPE is an epic tale of one family's endurance and triumph after tomorrow's apocalypse.
The Bet by SowmyaVenkatesan1
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Marcus Paulen, Earl of Brentwood was handsome, clever, proud, and needless to say arrogant. When he intends to seduce innocent Miss Frances Hill, he finds himself falling for her. Will he be able to swallow his pride and follow his heart?
Earthrise: 2176 [Published - Sample Only] by WillFlyForFood
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What if we were the first in our part of the galaxy to discover the secret of faster than light travel? What if this discovery was 10,000 years before it was supposed to be? Our neighbors had been watching for centuries and were surprised with our early arrival into the Web of Worlds... The Year is 2166: To the people of Earth, the universe seemed to be a very lonely place. Astronomers have discovered tens of thousands of planets; many had indications of organic life. SETI had been searching for signals for over 200 years. There had been a few tantalizing bits of radio or radar energy received but nothing ever proven to be of intelligent origin. But there was an alien civilization out there, in fact many of them linked together in a Web of Worlds. They were watching us quietly, carefully and patiently. It had long been the prime directive of the Web that no developing civilization be contacted until that civilization made it into interstellar space on their own; and that always took time, lots of time. Most Web worlds took 1,000 years or more to go from steam to the atom and none had made it from the atom to a sublight stardrive in less than 5,000 standard years. Every civilization of The Web had proven that faster than light travel was impossible, so there was plenty of time to watch the Earth... The watchers were astounded with the speed of progress of human science and also horrified at the periods of violence. By 2076 nuclear fusion power was widespread on earth. By 2100 the first interplanetary fusion ships explored the Sol system. The men and women of the Anglosphere Alliance began their first missions in ships approaching 0.1c. At that velocity, manned flight to even the nearest stars would take a lifetime. What would happen if a beautiful engineer and a brilliant physicist stumbled upon an artificial gravity field which would make a faster than light drive possible... Earthrise: 2176 A #1 Science Fiction Story Featured by wattpad