*wattys 2018 shortlist* *writer's awards sci-fi winner* It all started with an accident. Through vast consolidation begets a single empire bordering on the mere idea of war with an enemy threatening to destroy its entire existence, starting from the inside. Many call it tyranny, others, vengeful menace, but it's taking them down. One by one. A series of events follow, including a spy, a plan destined to fail and a desperate offer that puts everything on the line. She wasn't what they were hoping for. But they take what they can get. Once rejected by the place they called home, five estranged teens jump at the opportunity for an escape. Thrust into an unknown underwater society at random, it's a gamble for life and death, win or lose. Fast forward to friendship, rivalry, loyalty, borderline sorcery, and a second home that'll change their lives as they know it. But as the days grow by, and the game of cat and mouse breaks its final straw, blending in a world not meant for them is not as easy as it seems. Especially when you try to save a colony whilst saving yourself. *this story is/will be rewriting. [minimal changes] The plot will generally be the same, I'm just removing some plot holes and grammatical inconsistencies* #974 dysotopian - out of 1.8k stories #442 science fiction - out of 5.9k stories

All Lanna wants is to find acceptance in her new home - a tiny village on the fringes of the Great Northern Empire. But her life is soon turned upside-down when Lanna's mysterious illness draws the attention of the Empire's First Chemist. Lanna is forced to travel to the Imperial palace at the heart of the Empire. There, she must contend with court power games and a spiteful nemesis - yet she also discovers her sickness could change the fate of the Empire. This book contains some adult language. Written in British English.

It all started with the end of the world. [Watty's shortlist 2018. Extended summary inside.]

Gishk is a powerful empire on the war path. Ten years after Emperor/General Raul Fleischer declared his intentions of expanding the country's borders, they've methodically invaded every country that has stood in their way. Now, they've set their sights on their next target: the small nation of Caitha. Elise lives in a small town close to Caitha's western border, where not much has changed in the past hundred years. A healer of some skill, her life revolves around working in the family tavern, helping to heal Thaos' injured, and keeping the fact that she can manipulate fire a secret. The war seems like a far-off nuisance in that town, one that will never reach them. However, when a Watchman stumbles into the tavern one night, nearly dead from a mysterious fight, he brings the war with him, turning her world upside down.

✨7x AWARDS WINNING + 8x FEATURED✨ ❝There is a dream, and there is a nightmare. Which one of yours will come true?❞ ✔ Science fantasy ✔ Adventure ✔ Lower YA / MG ↬ Adventure genre 1st place WINNER of "The Chaos Awards 5" 2018 ↬ Adventure genre 1st place WINNER of "Fruits of Love Awards" 2018 ↬ Young Adult genre 1st place WINNER of "Fallen Angel 2018 Awards" ↬ Adventure genre 1st place WINNER of "The Prism Awards" 2018 ↬ Adventure genre JUDGE'S PICK of "The Magic Awards" 2018 ↬ Weekly Awards by @earnestycommunity WINNER ("Tear Jerker" contest) ↬ Adventure genre 2st place WINNER of "The Victory Awards" 2018 ↬ The best of Russian Wattpad Featured on: @action ("Science Fiction in Action" list) @WattpadTimeTravel ("Nothing is as Far away as One Minute Ago" list) @StoriesUndiscovered ("Thrill Seekers" list) @Urban-fantasy ("When Tech & Magic Combine" list) @adventure ("Fantastical Adventures" list) @YA ("Mission impossible" list) @mythandlegend ("Mythology from Around the World" list) @FantasyRu ("Побег из реальности" list) ✨ The blurb is inside ✨ [previously titled Where No Road Leads]

[Book One in the Blades of Fate Trilogy] #47 in Epic Fantasy 09/07/2019 ~King Of Solace - Rise of The Dragon Princess~ Would you really give the world for the ones you love? An ancient god returns to destroy what little is left of the land of Linderyl. Humanity finds itself as merely pawns, in a game whose outcome determines their fate. As puzzle pieces are put together, and with imminent death seeming to be their only future, one princess sets out to save the world. Amidst all this, a feline boy finds himself lost and unsure of his existence, or the purpose thereof. Swimming through rivers of blood in a world that could not care less for him, he pursues vengeance upon those that would use him as a tool and come between him and his loved ones. A renegade assassin, a knight haunted by his past and a broken magician. Under unseen forces, decisions are made and allegiances formed. Can life, doomed to die, survive its Fate? "When darkness does descend And stone is scorched to sand Solace must rise to quell their fear." - extract from The Blades Of Fate ~*~ Awards *Winter 2018 Featured List *Shay Spencer's Featured Author October 2018 #RoyalRoad I have started posting this story on royal road as well. Do check it out and leave a review if you will.