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Into Shadows and Escaping Ash ✔️ by AriaOfStorms
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The earth is careening straight down the tracks to hell and the humans are at fault. Trapped in the dungeons of an ancient burial grounds and tortured to the brink of insanity, the God and Goddess of balance have been separated, unleashing a terrible and chaotic apocalypse on the world. 96 years later, Iridian breaks free from her captivity thanks to a snide idiot with a big mouth. Using him to escape her confinement, a group of survivors discovers Iridian left to her own devices. Learning of a way to fix the massacre after all this time, humans and beings alike will find themselves allying with the cranky, disoriented Goddess. With a very small moral compass, Iridian is out to set the world straight again - but mainly get back to the love of her life or die trying. | Complete: 1/31/2021 | | 1st place Winner of the Astral Awards | | Readers Choice Awards 2018 Winner | | Featured on Wattpad's DarkFantasy and YAFantasy profiles | | Cover by -Starless |
The Opposite of Falling Apart [Formerly Three and a Half Good Legs] by titanically-
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Jonas, having lost his leg, and Brennan, plagued by terrible anxiety, collide one summer. Soon, they're both finding themselves. Together. ***** After losing his leg in a terrible car accident, Jonas wants nothing more than to start over when he goes to college. Brennan is plagued by anxiety so intense she never wants to go back to school. But when they collide (literally) one summer, their lives change and both of them begin to recognize what's holding them back. With each other's help, maybe they can take the biggest leap of all: falling in love. (Published by Wattpad Books)
The Hunt by SebJenkins
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How much is a life worth? Or a death? In the near future, there's a brand new reality TV show. Played on every television screen across the planet, live streamed and binge watched, is The Hunt. In a world gripped by poverty and over population, The Hunt disguises its predatory nature as choice. You can choose. Volunteer. You could be rich! Have a new start away from the despair of your life! Or you could die. Hunting takes on a whole new meaning, and it's all for the cheering masses. Dare you take part? A brand new story brought to you by @SebJenkins and @ShaunAllan, with various featuring guest writer chapters along the way. Cover by @Abyss-of-crazy
The Fortress in the Clouds by twelvewonderingstars
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*WATTPAD FEATURED STORY 16/03/2018* ☁ ☁ ☁ Where else will a girl be able to find a boy with a giant heart other than in the fortress in the clouds? ☁ ☁ ☁ Inspired by Jack and the Beanstalk. Highest Rank Short Story: #16 ***
Glitches by marissameyer22
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In this prequel to Cinder, we see the results of the plague play out, and the emotional toll it takes on Cinder. Something that may, or may not, be a glitch….
The Queen's Army by marissameyer22
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In this prequel to Scarlet, we’re introduced to the army Queen Levana is building, and one soldier in particular who will do anything to keep from becoming the monster they want him to be.
The Little Android by marissameyer22
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The Little Android is a retelling of The Little Mermaid, set in the world of The Lunar Chronicles by New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer. When android Mech6.0 saves the life of a handsome hardware engineer, her body is destroyed and her mechanics discover a glitch in her programming. Androids aren't not meant to develop unpractical reasoning or near-emotional responses…let alone fall in love.
Symphony of Lilacs by mszame
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• Long Listed for the 2018 Wattys • A Wattpad Featured Story • Top 30 in the first ever Historical Awards [ A "GREAT EXPECTATIONS" RETELLING ] GENRE: historical fiction London, 1884 "Sometimes, even messiahs can't bring back the dead." Instead of earning the reputation of a modest doctor, Matthew Knightley seems to be earning one of a raven chasing rebel amongst his peers. Taking a side turn from the family business and fighting a cold war with your father doesn't help either. Still, he does not let such inconvenices steer his ship into the wrong direction. Though, the raven Matthew keeps seeing leads him again and again to a woman with more half-truths than lies. She may not say so herself, but Mathilda Penrose may be one of those secrets that Matthew never bargained for. Hints and glimpses of a carefully structured past follow him. They all point to a past that the newer generation of the Knightleys and Penroses barely know of. Instead of abolishing that cold war with his father, Matthew finds the very base of his own Eden shattering into a thousand rays of scorching light. || Cover by @elzarion || | #33 in Historical Fiction on 26-8-18 | || UPDATED WEEKLY ||
Missing Stars by Lujayna
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One year ago, Kelrina and Alex were teammates in a virtual reality multiplayer role-play game until their friendship turned to first love. On the day they were to meet in person, Alex never showed up. One year later, Kelrina is about to achieve her dreams. A spaceship leaves for Vayne, a habitable planet in the Alpha Centauri system and she's going to be among the first Settlers. But Alex shows up at her doorstep with one last request. Science Fiction | Action | Romance --- ON HOLD
The Term Sheet | Wattys 2016 Winner by LucasCarlson
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2016 WATTY AWARD WINNER - HQ LOVE THE TERM SHEET is a fast-paced technothriller about entrepreneurship, startups, encryption, and the delicate balance between national security and individual privacy. Its complex characters explore thought-provoking questions about the role of technology in an ever-changing society. Step into the high-stakes game played by today's technology innovators, who push the envelope and risk it all. Get ready, this thrilling book gives you a taste of what startups are really like. _____________________________________________________ David Alexander, a young programmer in Portland, Oregon, loathed his job. Computer programming had always come naturally, but being an employee never suited him. So he tried entrepreneurship instead. After making a series of embarrassing blunders, David finally hit on a startup idea that stuck: encrypted chat. Sure there were alternatives, but as Edward Snowden has shown us, most of them (willingly or unwillingly) have backdoors for spies and bad guys. A new approach made David's app one of the most secure options out there, which caught the attention of many people, including Shawn Douglas from the Secret Service. Shawn Douglas worked with eight different presidents, preventing twenty assassination attempts, forty-three terrorist plots and two bullets. When he was promoted to a desk job overseeing and organizing travel, he picked up on a cryptic email thread that hinted at a threat to the President's life. In a race to unravel the conspiracy, Shawn and David both have to make some difficult decisions. Will Shawn stop the terrorists in time? Will David be able to navigate his startup out of a crisis and keep his entrepreneurial dream alive? Or will fate deal them both a crushing hand? Read the book to find out.