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Equilibrium by glowingspacedoctor
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Lightning Elf Zenneth Valgustus has spent his life in the human world, trading ancient power for circuit boards and satellite schematics. To his influential family-who built their m-tech empire atop a legacy of sealed magic-his career as an electrical engineer is nothing short of disgraceful. But Zen prefers soldering irons to boardrooms, and freedom to the Valgustus name. Then Kevyn Fuego walks back into his life. An ex-Peace Corp airman with fire in his blood and warmth in his smile, Kevyn is the one person Zen never stopped wanting. Their reunion should be simple. It isn't. A single act of corporate espionage drags Zen into the shadows of his family's corruption, unraveling secrets that threaten both the magical and human worlds. As the danger escalates, Kevyn refuses to leave Zen's side-sparking old feelings, new loyalties, and a bond powerful enough to scorch through any lie. But General Sion Nox has ambitions that burn hotter than fire and strike faster than lightning. With alliances forming between rival Elven clans, Unseelie Fairies, and a ruthless human politician, the world teeters on the edge of chaos. To stop a global catastrophe, Zen must confront the legacy he fled-and decide whether love is worth stepping back into the storm.
Of The Lamp  by abiiiithewriter
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Tarrin might be Dina's only chance at freedom. But trusting a mortal? That's a risk she refuses to take. ✷✷✷ Dina had one rule: don't trust mortals. As Sidhe of the Lamp, she holds immense power, yet she is also a prisoner, released only to grant three wishes. When the rebel Tarrin summons Dina and becomes her master, he offers freedom. At a price. He wants her help to overthrow the tyrant king, and only then will he free her from the Lamp. Dina suspects a trap, but she can't deny a chance at freedom. And despite her better judgment, Tarrin is starting to grow on her. Can she trust him long enough to free herself, or will trusting a mortal destroy everything? ✷✷✷ [90,000-100,000 words] #1 romantasy 28.02.26
New Elysium: Breakout by Red_Leasia
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When mechanized humans, known as "augs" fell prey to a whole new set of viruses aimed at controlling them, they were imprisoned out of fear. Anyone caught with any robotic implants were sent to the Helion prison complex, and purged from normal society. Even those who used to serve humanity. One such aug, Red, imprisoned for seven years in Helion dreams of escape. Initially recalled and stripped of his command of Aphelion, he dreams of escape which begins to shape into a reality when a new augment is dropped into the facility. One whose very identity would mean death from either side of the conflict. But one whose abilities could lead Red to New Elysium, freedom and the ability to take back what was stolen from him. 1st Place in the 2017 Crowning Gem Awards Science Fiction Category 3rd place in the 2017 Reach for the StarsScience Fiction winner! 3rd Place in the 2017 TickTock Awards Sci-Fi Category! 3rd place in the 2017 Zombie Awards Science Fiction Category!
The Count of Castle Rock by LemuelMcMillan
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Learn the true history of Castle Rock, seat of power for the most renowned wizard of The Three Nations. See how a seemingly normal city girl changes both the course of his life and the course of the entire kingdom of Quinlain. Sword and sorcery clash as love and magic shift reality, even as hate and treachery poisons hearts. History will be made and The Three nations will never be the same. Leesa Talbert's life was on the trajectory of any normal third child of an average merchant, that is until she met Hans Heathson. Hans was special, slated to be the first apprentice of the world's most prolific wizard. In Hans she finds a friend and the inspiration to strive for more. Together they brave the caprice of his dangerous master and face his twisted dark past. But theirs is only one story. War lurks on the horizon and rumbles towards the two. Theirs and many other stories collide when the north erupts in a battle of life and death. At its center sits the Black Count of Castle Rock.