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[CLOSED] Open Novella Contest 2025 by OpenNovellaContest
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The Open Novella Contest is back for 2025! Join a society of writers and take on the challenge to create a timeless 20,000+ word novella in 12 weeks! Your epic quest begins February 1st, 2025 - so mark your calendars with this date!
The War Of Crowns | #ONC2023 by MiriamElade
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#ONC2023 Shortlister Round 2 Winner Round 2 Ambassadors' Pick Princess Leia had a plan to end the war between humans and faeries. Sneak into the Land of Faerie and kill the prince. It would have been a good plan, if it wasn't for the prince already expecting her. Stuck as the Prince of Faerie's captive, Princess Leia must learn to survive in a territory completely unfamiliar to her. The Land of the Faeries was exactly as she thought it would be, like a terrible dream filled with magic and trickery. The prince... Was not. Realizing they have more in common than she thought, Princess Leia must walk a dangerous line of political delegation and love, all while staying true to herself and her duty as the heir to her throne. The war between humans and faeries was long withstanding, but can she truly end it? Fantasy/Romance. An ONC2023 entry. Prompt used: 33 Achievements: Round 2 winner and Ambassador Pick for the ONC 2023 Shortlister Novella version: Started: 02 Feb, 2023 Completed: 12 April, 2023 Cover made by Carlisle-cullen-fics using Midjourney generated pictures. Exclusively on Wattpad.
BIOMETRICS (Original Graphic Novel) by HN1kk0
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Set in the future (circa 2030's), Agent Torres (head of the secret spy organization called BIOMETRICS) entrusted his long-time friend Mr. Lee (a struggling writer) to adopt four different kids whose lives were affected by the aliens known as the SECRYPHITES. The invaders have come to Earth to develop a secret deadly weapon that could destroy the planet. In 2035, the kids were trained to be potential spy agents to help fend off the SECRYPHITES. ••• TARGET AUDIENCE: Young teens (ages 12-15) PUBLISHED: 1/1/2020 FINISHED & UPDATED: 12/15/2021 NOTE: This book is meant to be viewed on mobile devices so try zooming in to read everything clearly. Also starting with Chapter 4, you'll be scrolling down to read because Wattpad has a limit to how many parts/pages I can have. 🥲
Smack Down by foxjenz
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Ultimate science fiction smack down writing competition. Welcome to my entries for the competition..
Aberrant by RJGlynn
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Wattys 2021 Short List. Shipwrecked on a criminal-infested mining colony, military telepath Reid Kaplan needs answers about the attack on his ship and the unusual alien activity on the planet he's stranded on. Unfortunately, some of those answers might lie in a mind as unique as it is dangerously flawed. Customs inspector Jinsin Koel is used to having guns pointed at her head - but not ones attached to weapon-heavy cyborg insects who consider her lower on the food chain. The Xykeree, past enemies of humanity, should never have been allowed to dock at her home port. And they're just the start of her problems. Throw in a hereditary neurological illness and a secret society of soldiers genetically tailored for psionic combat and she has herself a whole new level of trouble ... the kind that could destroy her personal foundations and imperil billions of lives. Complete novel (word count approx. 115,600; no cliffhanger ending) Action adventure, space opera Reader advisory: strong language, violence/horror, sexual content UK spelling
Crown of Needles by itspauljavier
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A princess sells her soul to the Devil to become the empress. Prince charming must stop her from completing three evil acts, which seals the deal and erases the memory of their love. It begins with ENZA, a warrior princess who sells her sister to an old, rich, man in exchange for an army. She conquers New York, then expects to be named empress but is forced to marry a knight instead, and he will be named emperor. It is "the way of the family" -- a centuries-old tradition. What she did to her sister backfired, but she challenges the knight to solo-combat. A fight to the death for the crown. Will she survive? SOFIA, the sister, elopes with ERIK, the defeated prince of New York. She helps him build an army to take back his crown, but secretly, she wants it too. Will she choose love over power? GAME OF THRONES x THE GODFATHER In a futuristic ice age, technology is lost but fashion survived, so Enza wears a Dolce & Gabanna armor. 😎
The Thing on Hobbly Downs by Stahlist
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On the mysterious Hobbly Downs in northern Yorkshire - a range of moorland notorious for strange happenings - three amateur investigators set out to discover, once and for all, just what it is that haunts the hills and valleys, all the grassy stretches of this bleak but beautiful land.
Raven Knight by RobClark5
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It's the year 2309 and the question of whether we are alone in the universe is finally answered; an answer which ends in a full-scale war. Desperate to become a hero, Jason Scharn enrolls in the United Solar Military to push back these alien invaders. But as the war progresses and his career soars, two things become apparent. Is the sacrifice to those close to him necessary and is the enemy this evil entity that propaganda suggests? As more colleagues and friends die around him and key figures start to disappear, questions start to emerge that only he can answer. Why did they attack us? Did they start this war? Who is my true enemy? #Mystique Circle Awards 2023 - Science Fiction 1st Place
Echoes of the Past by Alecc0
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Island Legends Book 2 Island Legends is an epic fantasy adventure series set in a galaxy reeling from devastating wars, filled with countless alien species, a rich history of powerful magical forces and the interventions of many gods and dangerous spirits and demons constantly at war. Among its many influences are the grand operatic adventures of the Star Wars universe, the ensemble cast of desperate heroes of a Final Fantasy game, and the long and all-important journey of The Lord of the Rings and The Wheel of Time series. It also has influences of a serial television series, where we learn more of the characters as the progressively complex story develops, with new characters being introduced along the way. ________________________ James Island has begun his journey away from his hometown, accompanied by the bewildering and troubled Evan Goodheart, and his mysterious ex-colleague Sam Hawkings. Their journey takes them farther across Medropon as they search for clues to a hidden army being formed, made up of abducted people from all over the galaxy. Evan Goodheart continues his mission to restore peace to his troubled homeworld. Sam Hawkings is tasked with training James Island to become the soldier he once was, while revealing more to James about his unknown past. James struggles to be the hero everyone expects him to be, while discovering more about himself and deciding what kind of a person he will be, or if he can ever go back to who he was. #3 in Fantasy #2 in Sciencefiction #4 in Scifi #2 in Adventure
A Secret Man of Blood by GaryRiddell
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Spectres are agents of the Samarian Empire, the first line of defence before diplomats or the military are required. Immune from prosecution and trained to use powerful magic, they deal out justice at the end of a blade. Lord Scipio, a legendary spectre, has gone rogue and taken a piece of dangerous alien technology. Squad Fearless, the first black spectre, is assigned to track down, and possibly kill, his mentor. He is joined by Anya Fitzwallis, A DIA agent and expert investigator, Anya's brother Indigo, an autistic mage who holds an immense power, The Kindred, a highly advanced Artificial Intelligence, and Sig, a Dwarven mercenary. In order to complete their mission, they must uncover the nature of mysterious black triangles that appear in the sky and wreak untold destruction with new types of weapons. Able to level buildings and destroy cities, if you see them, you die. Why is this unknown force interfering in a war between the Jade Empire and a powerful new enemy? The secretive head of the Samarian intelligence service is operating in the shadows. Who is The Spider and what is he working towards? All the threads are slowly coming together and when they do it will change everything. A Secret Man of Blood is high fantasy meets science fiction and contains strong language and violence. #tsc22