The First Golem
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Ongoing, First published May 22, 2018
2018alchemistcreationelementsfantasygolemgolemsmachinemagicmagicalmagicalcreaturesmagicianmysteryrebellionrusticspellssteampunkvictorianwar
Welcome to Belgate, a magical-turned-colorless metropolis where Magicians and Nonmagi have lived through years of discontent and begrudgery. Magic has been outlawed by the Alchemists, who have learned to suppress the Magicians power with their terrifying creations, Golems. 

Elysia is among one of the few peasant girls who struggles in the rustic city of machinery and creation. Her father suffers from an illness, leaving her and her older brother with the task of supporting their family.

She often has oddly vivid dreams about a mysterious second life. Overtime, it becomes increasingly difficult for her to separate her dreams from reality, causing her to commit a murder that parallels into the real world.

Desperate, she runs away from her home and soon finds herself tangled with Alchemists, her greatest fears materialize and soon, each day becomes a fight for her right to stay alive and a choice between freedom or enslavement.
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Of Caverns and Casters ✓ [TLRQ #1]

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| 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐲𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 • 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘆𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 | ONE RUN-AWAY PRINCE Prince Aster Jacques will one day rule the Queen's Wizard Corps. By blood and every expectation, he should be a master spellcaster. Instead, he has all the skill of some second-rate, street-corner trickster. Desperate to be the wizard his beloved country needs, he'll do whatever it takes to learn the trade--even if that means abandoning his family to chase a mysterious academy invitation. TWO DIE-HARD SCIENTISTS Half a continent away, Leavi Riveirre and Sean Rahkifellar are researchers in the underground city of Karsix. For them, spells, princes, and kingdoms are nothing but children's stories. Reality is the relentless plague unleashing death and darkness in the city. Determined to survive what they can't cure, they flee--but reaching safety will require more than braving the harsh topside winter. A LAND THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO EXIST When brutal weather and betrayal force these three together, they'll find themselves questioning everything--and each other--to survive. WELCOME TO AVADEL. ~~~ 𝟔𝐱 Grand Winner 𝟐𝟐𝐱 First Place Fantasy Winner 𝟏𝟐𝐱 First Place Action/Adventure Winner 𝟏𝟓𝐱 Featured ~~~ The Lost Roads Quartet Book 1 Published on Amazon Cover Art © 2021 Avadel Ink Animated Banners by @Lazybrew

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