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A Dance of Two Worlds by shoebarif
A Dance of Two Worlds
shoebarif
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Selected Golden Book amongst all categories in the Seasonal Awards 2021 Winner in Fantasy Category at the Seasonal Awards 2021 *** Moses, a poor boy accused of murder and banished to Elisium, finds out that exactly a loop (441 years) ago, on the same day, Solomon, a young prince running from his father's murderers landed in Aden and transformed the whole world, and now Moses has to do the same. However, an explorer has made Moses's daunting task near impossible by unearthing the portal connecting the two worlds and discovering that everything that exists on one planet has its exact copy on the other, including humans. When the people of the two worlds created identical by nature meet, they realize they are on opposite ends of the spectrum of development . A conflict ensues where the rising Aden overpowers the stagnating Elisium to start a cycle of exploitation. Now Moses, the supposed reincarnation of Solomon the Conqueror, has to set things right by triggering the Transition - a process that puts one world in the ascendancy at the start of every loop - to bring Elisium on par with Aden. The Transitioner can control elements and show miracles by using the tremendous powers of the Amulet of Transition but these same powers can cause massive destruction as Solomon found out when he blew up Elisium's capital. To save Elisium and return to his beloved Aden Moses has to defeat Aden's despotic king who, with his huge armies and deadly weapons, is hell-bent on keeping Elisium under his foot. On a fateful afternoon, Aden's forces drive Moses into a corner to end this Dance of Two Worlds forever. Moses, and Elisium's hope, are at gunpoint but destiny has an ace - Jennifer - up its sleeve to realize an unfulfilled destiny and make the two worlds identical, again.
Witch, Wolf, Woods by KatieKeridan
Witch, Wolf, Woods
KatieKeridan
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  • Parts 41
READ BEFORE "Affinity Witch" * GOLDEN BOOK AWARD WINNER The Seasonal Contests Summer 2021 * * FIRST PLACE WINNER ACTION/ADVENTURE GENRE The Seasonal Contests Summer 2021 * Katja Verrun is a witch, but she's never felt like a real member of her Hexen coven. Between being an orphan and having unexplainable scars from childhood, she's ostracized and alone, with only her metalworking affinity to keep her company...until she discovers a necklace that introduces her to a shapeshifting wolf. As she learns difficult truths about her new friend, as well as her own past, Katja is forced to make life-changing decisions that ultimately lead her to the one place she's forbidden form entering - the Schwarzwald, a magical, yet deadly, forest. WITCH, WOLF, WOODS is a refashioned fairy tale of courage, learning to love yourself, and creating the family of your choosing. - COVER ART by Jeanne Ee Wei Yen -
The Hollow by ddunakin
The Hollow
ddunakin
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  • Parts 46
Nom is a cynical transient, living on the fringes of a dying world, until a group of young strangers offers him a chance to redeem his past and save the future. The Hollow, a realm of darkness and horror, threatens to swallow everything they all hold dear, and the key to stopping it lies in Rabidi, the fallen capital of his youth. But to get there, they must journey through a wasteland of twisted magic and merciless enemies, haunted by ghosts and hunted by zealots. As they struggle to survive and unravel the secrets of the Hollow, Nom and his companions discover a sinister force that seeks to harness its power for their own twisted purposes. Will they be able to stop them in time, or will they succumb to the darkness within? - "Wow. There isn't much to say but just... Wow. This is possibly one of the greatest books I have read on this platform in a seriously long time." ~Critics Choice Awards 🏆 Golden Book: The Seasonal Contests @seasonal_contests 🥇 1st Place, Action/Adventure: The Seasonal Contests, @seasonal_contests 🥇 1st Place, Action/Adventure: Four Seasons Awards, @FourSeasonsAwards 🥇 1st Place, Action/Adventure: Critics Choice Awards, @Awards_Fiction 🥇 1st Place, Action: Starlight Awards, @Pleasymatt02 🥇 1st Place, Action/Adventure: Coalition Awards, @CoalitionAwards 🥇 1st Place, Fantasy: Iris Awards, @TheCharmsCommunity ⭐ Best Opening Chapter: The Writers' Awards, @TheWordArtistBooks 📗 Included in numerous Wattpad Ambassadors reading lists - Prepare for an epic and darkly unique fantasy world, where action and adventure meet serious introspection and heartfelt moments. This story is intended for a mature audience of 25+ who can appreciate the complex characters and the reflection of life's imperfections that is woven throughout the narrative. While there are no explicitly mature scenes, the content is at times bleak and explores the grittier side of humanity.
The Cost of Falling by 0liviaRose436
The Cost of Falling
0liviaRose436
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  • Parts 36
Emma Cooper has spent her life playing it safe-good grades, perfect boyfriend, and just enough rebellion to be relatable. But one impulsive summer night shatters her carefully curated world when a chaotic house party ends in betrayal, a breakup, and a rescue by the last person she expected: Danny Stevens-the boy with the haunted eyes and sugar-sweet coffee order. Drawn together by a shared ache they don't yet understand, Emma and Danny tumble into an intense connection that's both comforting and dangerous. As Emma navigates the fallout of old love and the pull of something new, she's forced to confront what it really costs to fall-for someone broken, for someone real, for someone who might just be everything she's been running from.
Meliorism by -crucifiedean
Meliorism
-crucifiedean
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  • Votes 136
  • Parts 14
Casualties of war had ruined their lives, changing them into people they never wanted to become. A choice in a darkened world is rare. ** extended summary inside ** - The Story Awards: Hidden Gem - - The Seasonal Contest: First Place Fanfiction - - The Seasonal Contest: Golden Book (highest score overall) - A fan fiction set in the Harry Potter world [ written in first person minus prologue ] on a tiny break hehe i'll be back tho