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The Merlin Paradox (undergoing revisions) por Kamiccola
The Merlin Paradox (undergoing revisions)
Kamiccola
  • LECTURAS 1,353
  • Votos 55
  • Partes 2
Ruby is a teenage runecaster that somehow became Merlin's failed lab experiment. He doesn't remember what the madman magitech inventor did to him that caused him amnesia, but he'd rather escape not knowing than be treated like a lab rat. While on the run, he finds refuge with Seri, a winged boy who's convinced that the world is out to get cambions like them. Stranded in a derelict house with only each other for company, the homeless amnesiac and his paranoid host can offer each other what the other needs, but Ruby didn't escape one cage just to end up in another, and his bid for freedom could expose them both. If lies are a blanket of blissful ignorance, then the truth is a rat maze growing more complicated with every turn. *** Aug. 16th 2022 status: the new draft is coming soon. Check out the sneak peak chapters and save the book in your reading list. This story incorporates the myth that Merlin was a son of a demon, but instead of the medieval era, he lives in a world where science and technology coexist with magic: a perfect place for one skilled in all three. REVIEWS and achievements (of the early draft): - I just love the creativity of this story! I can't think of any story to compare it to, because it's simply so unique. - @TeamofDreams - This book is unlike anything I've ever read. Time travel is one thing, but when you add one of the most famous wizard of all time, you get to a whole different level of arousing intrigue. - @Messi_Forever, author of Game On, Alpha. 2nd place in The World of Walker Awards 2020. 3rd place in The Dream Awards 2020. 1st place for best graphics in The Peacock Show Awards 2021 .
City of Snakes - Book 2 The Council of the Light por ablueartist
City of Snakes - Book 2 The Council of the Light
ablueartist
  • LECTURAS 1,711
  • Votos 53
  • Partes 22
High King of the Leprechauns Clarence O'Leary knows that his steward Grendal Innis is keeping secrets, including the truth behind the assassinations of his parents. But, the Steward has captured Beatrix and is using her as leverage to keep Clarence compliant. Set against a backdrop of civil unrest, Clarence must battle his own mental demons and some very real ones to get the answers he requires and rescue Beatrix. What is my book about in 30 words: The High King of the Leprechaun Empire must rescue Beatrix before she exposes secrets that could destroy the Transworld Network. Travel to different worlds through the Stone Circle portals and experience life as a Leprechaun High King in a world where the magical elite rules the roost. Mervyn Peake, Robin Hobb, and Terry Prattchet's influences surround the Transworld Network whilst the beautifully flawed main protagonist; Clarence grounds the fantasy in a gritty exploration of the trials of mental health. This is Book two of the Council of the Light Series.
Agnostic Dreamer por Eleguak
Agnostic Dreamer
Eleguak
  • LECTURAS 176
  • Votos 18
  • Partes 5
Usually death is a good deal more... permanent. Or at least that's what Ana thought before waking up in a new body, to new parents, belonging to a new country, on a new world, filled with new rules. With her understanding of any and all things thrown to the wayside, she needs to take any and all opportunities to learn not just why everything is different this lifetime, but why she's even having a second lifetime to begin with! But before she can even deal with all the who's, what's, when's, and where's, much less how's, she's stuck with something a bit more important. Why! Not why did this all happen, but why, oh why, is everything so damn cliché?! Author's Note: Yo, as of the start of August 2020, I deleted a lot of chapters while I work on an entire rewrite. I intend to re-post the story after the rewrite reaches the same tipping off point that those earlier 20 chapters were, but with a lot less fillers.
Halkin Estel por odairry
Halkin Estel
odairry
  • LECTURAS 2,710
  • Votos 186
  • Partes 11
In a kingdom hidden from human and demonic eyes, the unique peacefulness of a warm summer night is disrupted by a sudden invasion. Faervel Halkin, has now been dragged out of her slumber and into the corridors and the alleys of her own homeland; with only one request from her family. To leave, live, and never forget. Leaving everything behind her, she must find her own path towards her destiny and towards the only solution that will help her save her beloved kingdom. Because Faervel Halkin will not forget, and will certainly not forgive. *First, rough draft* |COVER BY: OffensivelySavage |
Stolen Suns por windyfiend
Stolen Suns
windyfiend
  • LECTURAS 1,090
  • Votos 233
  • Partes 19
Do you remember the last time the sun shone? The sky was the color of bluebirds, and the clouds were white as lilies. You could see colors all the way to the horizon. Then it all turned red, then violet, then dark. This is a story of eternal night, the clockwork city, the petrified woods, and the precious resource of sunlight. While the empress prepares to break a centuries-old contract with the monsters of the dark, children are disappearing one by one. Rebellion explodes in the streets. The forest swarms with yellow eyes. Three lead the way toward the end of everything, though they don't know it: Alexis, the loyal warrior with misplaced trust and a poisonous secret; Briony, the miscreant who stands defiant in the belly of the devouring forest; and Runa, whose faith in the human heart may finally break the masks of the ones who were lost. Contests: #TheBookerAwards
Eban por Quasiqwerty
Eban
Quasiqwerty
  • LECTURAS 1,534
  • Votos 210
  • Partes 28
Ferann is at war. Nathan, a Manipulator in the Royal Guard, fights to end the forty-year-old feud between Ferann and its neighbour, Agaith. Elaine's greatest fear has come to Ferann. Any outbreak is difficult to contain, and the Fade... even Healers cannot heal everything. Callum has no wish to fight, but a Wild mage is everyone's enemy. All he wants is to be himself, but the battle may be too difficult to win. At 16, Eban is on the brink of adulthood. He alone wields all three gifts: those magics of the Wild, Manipulation and Healing. He may be the best chance for peace. But holding a battle on three fronts is complicated, especially when a fourth calls you from your dreams. For every choice, there is a consequence. And when your decision affects the lives of thousands, what do you choose?
Recovery And Magic por SpectrumReel
Recovery And Magic
SpectrumReel
  • LECTURAS 488
  • Votos 44
  • Partes 10
Magic can do many things. It can create something out of nothing. It can create things with a flick of a wrist. But left uncheck, magic will hurt. On the will being of the user, magic can harm the user. From the pressure of controlling it or the fear of what they are. But there is a place that teaches how to control it. How not to be afraid. And how the wounds that are left from the spells. It is open to all kinds of spellcasters. But does it have room for one person who's magic does nothing but burn things?
Walking Parallel to You por erika2325
Walking Parallel to You
erika2325
  • LECTURAS 550
  • Votos 34
  • Partes 5
Sold into slavery with no memory of her past, a young girl strives to survive her harsh new life while trying to solve the biggest mystery before her; why she was branded as a male slave. Her humanity & tenacity wins her the chance to become a knight of Aelburn. However, life within the palace walls holds dangers as she battles discrimination as a former slave and potential discovery as a female in disguise. The land of Drora, north of the kingdom of Aelburn, has been in constant chaos under Aelburnian occupation. Ten-year-old Ewan finds himself alone in hostile territory after separating from Dae, his guardian, during an enemy ambush. Ewan is plagued with the guilt of Dae's supposed death and finds himself with a choice to make. Will he fall into darkness on his quest for revenge or will he find within himself the same compassion Dae had when she rescued him long ago? Thrown into a world of elemental power users, necromancers & beasts created from human darkness, Dae & Ewan find themselves faced with choices that will defy who they are and what they will become. They unknowingly walk parallel to each other, so when they finally meet at a cross path, will they really be the same?