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Bazza'Jo by CharlotteAshley
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It begins with a plant. It begins with Baz. In the old days of the Empire, only talented Casters could eat the Baz grains and tap the power that lay in the seed. Bazza'Casters were powerful, legendary figures with abilities that were limited only by their talent, skill and imagination. These days, Casting is for everyone. Bazza'Jo brought the power of Baz to every corner of the Empire, using it to bring all the lands of the world together. Because of Bazza'Jo, everybody can Cast. Everybody does. Living in the furthest reaches of the Empire, Raina Ratherham doesn't care about Casting. She's more concerned about the conflict that is brewing between the people of her home town and the people who live in the woods that surround them. Raina is just as fiercely loyal to her friends in the woods as she is to her family in the town. Caught between field and forest, Casters and warriors, farmers and hunters, Raina is determined not to choose a side. She is going to fight to protect them all against the distant powers who are trying to break them apart... Bazza'Jo is a Young Adult Fantasy inspired by the wonderful books of Philip Pullman, Kenneth Oppel, Frances Hardinge, Diana Wynne Jones and others! I hope you'll enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Risen by bloodsword
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Imagine living a full life, dying months after your beloved wife passes and being buried. Only to wake up 300 years later, called out of the grave to fight a final war against an alien invasion. Join Max Niekro, formerly living and now Risen as he deals with this reality as the forces of Earth, both living and dead, are marshalled in a last ditch effort to save the world. **cover by hellvis
Wired by TheOrangutan
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Wired - WINNER OF THE WATTPAD GRAND PRIX! Kane, relic of a bygone society, forges his own way through the worlds of known space living on his wits and by his own set of iron morals. But others want his knowledge and his obedience. Sometimes all a man can do is choose his own path...
Plan B by Kirkinator
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Plan A might have been just as dangerous as the police insisted it was safe. It involved being locked away, out of sight and communication, and didn't solve the problem that Fran's stalkers seemed to have access to police files and data. Plan B the police didn't know about, and while the stalkers were at least temporarily out of the picture, it posed other problems. The police are now searching for her. Her stalkers are still looking for her. Her roommate doesn't know she's not a boy and a depressed teen movie star wants to be her friend. Being found out would blow her safety. Not to mention that the country thinks she might just be the victim -- or the cause -- of a spate of murders in the surrounding towns. Going to Darkwood private school was a risk, but not as risky as Plan A. The worry of trying to keep herself hidden from her schoolmates might become her main problem, but it still doesn't answer the most worrying question of all: just who were those stalkers, and what did they want? -- (Just so you all know, I've entered this book for the Hotkey Young Writers Prize. It would mean the world to me if you could support Plan B by voting for the first chapter (only votes on the first chapter count) before September 13th and then encouraging as many people as possible to read and vote as well. Thank you all so much!)
Cataindar by Tim
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#1 for a month on the Fantasy-Action Hotlist. Wattys2015 Winner. Fourteen-year-old Luisa is focused on staying under the radar at her rough London school, relieved that the summer holidays are soon to begin. Exploring the ruin of an abbey at night, Luisa falls into the underground land of Cataindar. The catains are a cat-like race, possessing powers and magic that most humans could only dream of. They have been expecting her. As the catain abbot guides Luisa through their world, Luisa finds out that things in Cataindar are not quite as they seem. Old secrets are discovered, new loyalties are forged and a dark truth puts Luisa's life in terrible danger. Cataindar is the first in a planned series involving talking cats, giant rats and an ancient power that will change the world as we know it forever.
RESURGENCE by HarneetBajwa
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Humanity’s desire to be immortal is finally fulfilled when Stuart and Nick, two mischievous yet brilliant young men, figure out a way to reverse age. Over the next few years, they sell life to the aging population and build Phoenix Corporation: one of the biggest companies in the world. With Life Centers across the globe, people can prolong life but death still remains unconquered. When an accident at a Life Center throws the city of Hamilton into chaos, nothing stops the spreading death and madness. Stuart and Nick struggle to find the real reason behind the mysterious phenomenon. Will humanity pay the ultimate price for evading death?
Lord of Cages - Vessel by dizzy_panda
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Nayara has lived inside a cage ever since her creation. She has always watched, full of jealousy and wonder, how the children of the World Below live with all the endless possibilities their freedom offers them. But being one of Father's favorites means she is not allowed out of her cage, unlike some of her brothers and sisters. Until she finally allows her dream to speak louder than her devotion to her Master. She escapes and she Falls, losing Father's blessing and protection and unwillingly unleashing her Sins upon the Earth she loves. Horrified by all the chaos and destruction her selfish actions brought upon Humanity, Nayara and her Ally, Lucian, take upon themselves the mission to capture all her Sins again, all the while avoiding detection by the Guardians - the Human organization bent on destroying all Sins and all the Keepers that Fall unto Earth, expert hunters of her kind. A job that proves to be even more difficult as she finds herself incapable of controlling her strange attraction to a certain green eyed Hunter, knowing she has to stay away before he finds out what she is and hunts her down, but not being able to keep her desire to be close to him at bay. For the first time ever since her creation, Nayara is faced with the freedom to make a terrible choice: capture all her Sins, save Earth from the destruction she's guilty of and be forced to Ascend back into her cage or finally live her dreams with her newfound independence, friends and, most of all, stay close to the powerful, impulsive green eyed Hunter that once saved her life.
Voice Addiction by dizzy_panda
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Of one thing she was sure: it can't be normal to get addicted to a voice, no matter how charming it is. It all started because of a small mistake. Something so trivial, it could happen to anyone. Could it be that there are no coincidences? *Awesome new cover made by the lovely @thelessthanthreegirl. Thank you so much! I love it :D*
Heart of Stone by Alice_Iceflower
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(Beauty and the Beast) Thistle's brothers left to fight a terrible beast. When they don't return, she sets out to kill the beast herself, but there is more to him than she expects. She must find a way to free her brothers, the only family she has left, but can she break the beast's stone heart when she is losing her own? Once upon a time...
The Chimera Vector (The Fifth Column #1) by NathanFarrugia
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Damien and Jay don't exist. Officially. Unofficially, they're black operatives with an impossible mission. One of their agency's best operatives has gone rogue, and they're sent to stop her. But when Damien and Jay start to experience alternate memories and missing gaps in time, they realize there's more to this mission than they were supposed to know. And their hunt for the truth will take them to some dangerous places... "Packed with intense fight scenes and dizzying twists and turns, this is an adrenaline-pumping introduction to Farrugia's explosive new series." - Thriller of the Year, Apple Books "This is a page-turner, skillfully told." - Aurealis