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Heir of the Gods by Jagermeanshunter
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Darkness is creeping in from the edges of the empire. A threat that has been all but lost to history is rising again. Cassia Auralius is the first female Heir of the Empire of Metus to not abdicate her right to the throne. Behind her is a line of warrior-kings and sacred laws. Before her is an uncertain future painted in blood. Opposed by her father and challenged by her brothers, Cassia must first prove herself worthy of the throne gifted by the gods. Ancient trials--trials she must not fail--will test her strength, both of her mind and her heart. The first trial--three long travel years cut off from her family and her own nobility--will soon begin. If Cassia can survive, she will be one step closer to her throne. A throne that will soon be under a threat she could never have imagined. Cassia will need allies, both common and strange to defeat this threat. If she fails in this, she will lose not only her throne, but her empire. Amazing cover by @StormRidden Copyright © 2019
Wystwood by kaonnette
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THE FAE ARE STEALING HEARTS [Wattpad Picks: Editors' Choice] Many moons ago, a deal was struck with the fae by a young woman who wished to save her lover's life. Years later, Adalyn is called upon to repay the debt and tumbles into a realm entirely apart from her own. Lost within a sinister fae city, she must learn to live in a place where fates can be foretold, names are kept as secrets, and bandits can steal the beating heart from her chest. "Didn't anyone ever tell you that it's dangerous to wander into the Wystwood alone?" Fantasy│Adventure│Romance A Wattpad Editors' Choice Story [Cover designed by myself│Cover graphic '04 Dorothy Lathrop' attributed to Will (ajourneyroundmyskull) on Flickr, licenced under CC BY 4.0]
Carnival Souls by RedasNight
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COMPLETED: 2019 Watty Award Winner in Fantasy Every night she plays...and every night they come... Lira is a violinist by nature and a performer by imprisonment. Stolen as a child by a malevolent wraith and trapped in the Spirit World, Lira now spends her days playing the very music that seduced her in the first place. She sees no escape from her existence under the sorceress Bebinn, until one day her music lures Owen who, at age 16, is supposed to be too old to succumb to its spell. Imprisoned alongside Lira and desperate to find a way back home, Owen vows to find a way to free them both. The only problem: no one has ever escaped Bebinn and the Spirit World alive. 1st Place Winner in Fantasy for the Undiscovered Writer Awards! 1st Place in Fantasy for the Hidden Author Awards! 1st Place in Fantasy for the Hot Dog Awards! Winner of @EventualElites "Hypnotized and Hooked" Award! 3rd Place in Fantasy for the Book Center's Summer Awards! Cover by: @Baneen121
The Edge Of Forever by joeyness_
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THE petals of the blossom tree turned scarlet- and fell.
Hall of Games [The Celestial Chronicles #1] by seventhstar
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*completed* *Wattpad featured story [ 17/3/16]* *2015 WATTY AWARD WINNER* *#3 in Fantasy (5/3/16)* A chance encounter with a mysterious wizard at a magic show spells more than just a broken curfew for Cady and Josh Gates. When Josh is whisked away to the hidden world of Esvanira by the Keepers, Cady tracks him down to the Hall of Games - home to Stars and Starlets alike, where magic reigns supreme and shadows lurk in every corner. Secrets lie in wait as Cady searches for her brother. Darkness rises as time slips on by, and Cady will soon realise that there is more to the Hall of Games than meets the eye. Cover by @TrafficCop Book Trailer by @beingellie
Treachery Queen (The Callistra Chronicles #1) by ChloeFairchild
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It is two thousand long years into the future. There is no more Earth. There is only Callistra. Since the conclusion of the fae civil war that decimated the human population, there has been a strained peace among the surviving mythical creatures. But now, a strange fae illness is spreading across Callistra, and the era of harmony is crumbling fast. Pasiphae of Eo has been framed. Her grandmother, the most powerful witch in Eo, has fallen sick, and Pasiphae is suspected to be responsible. Forced to flee her homelands for treason against her coven, the only way to clear her name is to find the true traitor. Pasiphae has no choice but to venture deep into unknown territory with help from one of the fae. He can help her find the cause of the illness from within the Unseelie Court, where the walls talk and the shadows move, and she can do for him what the fae cannot do themselves: lie. But a conspiracy is unravelling in this foreign land swathed under perpetual night. All Pasiphae wanted was to prove her innocence, but within the heady darkness of the malevolent faery court, there is love and betrayal so potent it could ruin the world a second time.
A Vow of Thorns by KissesofInk
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[Wattpad Picks: Editors' Choice] Saoirse's blood dances with iron and trickery, a secret she has managed to sheathe from all faery alike. Until now, that is. When Saoirse's cunning and charade is shredded to bits by the malevolent interfering of faery royalty, Saoirse makes a vow of thorns; edged and prickly, one dangerous enough to cost her the life she invoked it for. To keep her life and the cursed magic that makes her both admired and feared, she must use her prized gifts to cross faery territory and charm her way into the heart of the Alder King's Court at the command of the Spring.
The Anima [completed] by HappilySinister
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1st PLACE in the UNICORN AWARDS! On the anniversary of her best friends disappearance, Lyra is ready to accept the inevitability of his death. But when mysterious men show up at her home, threatening her life and that of her family, she too disappears from the town, kidnapped. Unluckily, it is not an average gang who has taken her prisoner; they are soldiers from another world, looking for talented individuals to perform on the Kings 200th year as the ruler of the First Plane. Lyra finds herself in a dangerous situation; she has captured the eye of the King and the young prince of the realm. Teaming up with a group of unlikely allies, she plots her escape only to find herself further twisted into the web of secrets, darkness and magic, with no way out. WARNING: this story contains gore, images of horror, and trigger scenes. If you are sensitive to this material, please do not read. strictly first draft- edits will not be uploaded to wattpad weekly updates (sat or sun) Highest Rankings: 1 in Faerie 1 in Fey 130 in Fantasy 251 in Shadow
The Infernal Sword by emeralddevil56
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❝YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD THE POWER MY DEAR, YOU JUST HAD TO LEARN IT FOR YOURSELF❞ Destruction. Power. Corruption. In the land of Xenia, the children of the royal families fight for their place on the throne of the gods. An empty throne. A bloodlust stronger than the gods themselves. And damnation from the inside. In which death is caused by the flames of the heavens and one weapon decides the fate of evermore. ONGOING MARCH 20, 2018-
The Dragon Chase: A Tale of the Everburning City by Arveliot
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There is no night in the Everburning City. There can never be. ***** For four hundred years the Everburning City has withstood the advance of the life-strangling fog known as the Gloam. Its walls have held back five invasions, but on the eve of the sixth, the city's inhabitants know things have changed. Golems are coming out of the mist, and the bodies of the dead are rising at the Gloam's bidding. The city's last and most desperate line of defence comes in the form of the Crafters, individuals who can channel the power of fire, though they risk their sanity each time they do. The brightest of these valiant heroes are Tabitha a'Loria and her apprentice Gerald Reath. Risking their lives, they mount their airships, determined to save the last bastion of humanity - the Everburning City. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]