Releasethebeast Stories

What happens when Martin has to get creative when he breaks into BrakeBills. Who will die? Who will stay alive?

Quentin and his friends find their way to Fillory, in order to battle the Beast for the first time. My entry for the #battlethebeast contest.

This entry explores one of Alice, Margot, Eliot, Penny, and Quentin's battles against the Beast. Journey to Fillory with them and discover what went wrong on the 37th trip.

In Fillory, the air you breathe will either give you the power of gods, or choke the life out of you... An entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest promoting season two of THE MAGICIANS on the SyFy channel. This story's characters belong to the world of The Magicians. If you haven't read the books or watched the show, be aware that there are spoilers below. There have been 40 time loops created to destroy the Beast, a force of immense evil residing within Fillory. Season one of The Magicians deals with the 40th loop. This short piece was written with the following prompt in mind: create a story exploring one of the first 39 loops. Towards the end of season one, there is a scene taking place in Ember's abode in which Julia and Quentin are both present. Ember expresses surprise at seeing Julia. As it turns out, in most of the previous loops, Quentin had usually killed her by now. Our heroes shift uncomfortably at this revelation, which seems intended as a bit of dark humor. I haven't been able to stop thinking about this. I wrote another story for this contest working in an entirely different vein of thought, but still Ember's declaration stuck in my head. Why would Quentin, of all people, kill Julia? If you're a fan of the show, you know that when Dean Fogg tells Quentin and Julia they are reliving a timeline, it's also revealed that this 40th loop is the first in which Julia was not accepted to Brakebills. The hope was that the inner struggle resulting from her feelings of rejection would make her stronger. Stronger than what, I wondered. What occurred for Fogg to feel she needed greater strength? I took Dean Fogg's and Ember's words as hints of what may have happened in one of the other loops and ran with it. I hope you enjoy the resulting story!

One of Quentin Coldwater's thirty-nine failed encounters with the mad magician known as The Beast. This one's particularly disastrous! For the #battlethebeast contest.

Challenge is to create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times that Quentin and his friends battled the Beast. Some things should NOT be born.

One of Quentin Coldwater's thirty-nine failed attempts to defeat the malevolent magician known as The Beast. Based on The Magicians, on Syfy.

My first entry for the #BattleTheBeast competition. What if Quentin never went to Brakebills? Written in first person.

Challenge: create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times Quinton and his friends battled the Beast. I introduce Luna.

Quentin Coldwater, Julia Wicker, Josh Hoberman, and Kady Orloff-Diaz face off against the Beast in a somewhat different guise. Josh takes the lead this time with a plan that will cut Quentin down to size. This is my entry in Syfy's #BattleTheBeast contest. It's based on Lev Grossman's series The Magicians and its TV counterpart. Length: 1,500 words, 6 pages

Within the 39 lives Quentin Coldwater has lived, he crosses the path of a Magician sought out to protect him from the Beast by the forever cryptic Eliza. My entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest.

What happens that started the time loop. How did it all begin for the Magicians that led them to repeat history over and over to stop the beast? Battle of the Beast contest entry 1.

A horrific incident at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy compels Dean Fogg to investigate further. For the #BattleTheBeast short story contest, from the world of The Magicians, on SyFy.

Challenge is to create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times that Quentin and his friends battled the Beast. Here's My Name is Luna from the perspective of Penny

Quentin and company have stumbled upon a dimension looking for answers; but with doubles and dead-end corridors, what have they really gotten themselves into?

Quentin is left alone after his last run-in with the Beast. He knows it's only a matter of time before the Beast returns to finish him off. He needs the help of someone powerful to defeat the Beast. Someone with a unique magical gift never before seen. Someone like Diana. *My entry for the 2017 #BattleTheBeast contest. Hope you all enjoy!