The Ascendants is a fantasy-based storyline set on the island of Tyradel, inhabited by united kingdoms set on protecting their land from foes who pose a threat to its citizens. The first chapter sets up the story by introducing a mysterious and powerful villain who possesses powers no man has seen before, as "the man in black" and his army attack the City of Gold and take their first victims in what will soon be a long and enduring war for life itself. (Description will be changed with the released of each chapter for the sake of avoiding spoilers) *this is a rough draft of a book that I am writing so I am looking for as much constructive criticism (good and bad)as possible! I have more chapters completed, but I want to release this one first to focus on one chapter at a time.* **every portion of this book is subject to change based around opinions and new ideas of where the story should go. If something significant changes in an already-published chapter, Ill announce if on my feed!**

Mana Artists rule the world, and the path to power is a well-kept secret, restricted to state-approved programs and universities. Akari Zeller will never be a Mana Artist. Not if society has its way. She's a Bronze with no money, no family, and no connections. But technology is advancing too. And to a skilled hacker like Akari, no secret is safe forever. The Dark Web holds the secrets to advancement and her only chance of survival. https://davidmusk.com/books/web-of-secrets

Helryn never thought there was anything special about him. He was just a normal boy living a normal life, or as much of one as an orphan could. Sure it got cramped and stuffy sharing space with the two dozen or so other kids like him, but that wasn't so bad. He had friends, a few decent meals a week, a roof over his head and clothes on his back. Nothing to complain about, right? All that changed the day he woke up to find his ears sprouted into two points. Now scared, abandoned, and hunted by the King's soldiers for reasons unknown, Helryn's fight for survival took a drastic turn for the worse. Follow along as Helryn discovers who he is, his forgotten legacy, his fate in a hostile world, and maybe, just maybe, a home. *Updates Friday biweekly!

By his blade, pointless. Yet, to sentenced the guilty... Whom Ghen, is cursed... His right arm, displaced, for the appearance of a black phantom limb, and, with his right eye, along gouged of sight; has had succumbed his daughter into a cold, and deep sleep of nonexistence... From it was along ten years bygone then it was during by an unexpected betrayal, under the orders of his own king, was it then that Ghen had then firmly believed of the legend. Of a legend known as... called the Host of the Curse. Where across out toward, for toward the Side East of the seas, midst the Lands of Outer, there hears of a being which is rumoured to exist upon in a mysterious island. Of an island, that is riddled in of ruin and of shadows... too a blight lives amongst the darkness. And too steeped in its shadows and of its desolate past, from lays the skull of an immortal yet diminished dragon named Panamex. Together, they then venture through the island's seemingly desolate world, in hopes of breaking the Curse, to awaken Ayu, that then would freed her, from within the binds of her sleep... For new bodies to have formed, the sun, lost in a shroud of the overcast world, and as the Curse, phases of an uncertainty. Discover an island, that is be plotted here of shadows and in darknesses, lost light, hidden foes, and a secret... that would plunge life within the depths of reality, and revelation... Readers: Book in progress, first two chapters now on demonstration, till the rest of the official story is to be completed. Enjoy the demo!

Annifer can put it off no longer. The time has come for her to journey north to the snow-covered land of Crosstain and marry the loathsome Larnick. Meanwhile, deep in the heart of the Great Forest, all is not well in the Wise Women's Village. A powerful magical artefact has been stolen and a dangerous prisoner escaped. Dark clouds are gathering over Sacred Mountain. Could it be that their most deadly enemy is back? Book Three of the Annifer Trilogy but you don't have to have read the first two books to understand it. #17 in Fantasy 23d January 2020 #9 in Mystery 23rd January 2020 #3 in Action 29th May 2021

(Posting to RoyalRoad) Iona of Tamaris is a half-elf caught between worlds. Born a bastard child with the curse of an ancient magic, she has always lived a life with secrets weighing her heart down like a stone. The price of discovery? Death. When two unwelcome visitors arrive in Yssa's royal court, however, her life is changed forever. The answer to all of her problems, it seems, lie in Zaeylael, the City of Splinters. But danger lurks around every corner even in a place where mages can walk freely under the sun and too many smiles are only masks hiding wicked plots. **Contains spoilers for The Lady Penitent and The Desolate Throne**