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Plight of an Empire

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Time 11h 29m

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Tragedy strikes at the heart of the Rundilean Empire.  A king has been murdered and the long sustained peace is threatened for the first time since the founding of the empire, generations ago.  All the while, to the far north, in a desolate land known only as the Tundra, an old enemy is stirring for the first time in thousands of years.

Amongst the political discord and supernatural strife, sits Audriel Pellinor, heir to the throne of the empire, who refuses to follow tradition and find a husband.  This epic tale follows a myriad of people across the empire who have everything at stake in this plight.  At the center of it all, Audriel struggles with the uncertainty of who she can trust as plots abound to kill her and usurp her throne.



First draft completed. Will be editing hard copy now.

Note, I'm in the process of adding character lists at the back of the book for any who might be confused as to who is who.All Rights Reserved

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Harmonized Freedoms

Eliora May, a lifetime citizen of Maplemaw, is something many women are not. Literate. An activist. But these become hard to complete as all is stripped away from her with the coming of unexpected news. Marriage and war between the faeires and elves of Ilkaphene. A land of magic, where flowers and fungi grow as tall as their castles. Where forest creatures live in harmony. A land of peace. A land where a fairy married an elf. A fairy princess marrying an elf princess at that. Eliora begins to hear rumors of the war. How it was destroying an ethereal land. And, worst of all, how women were being silenced to prevent more "corruption". As the war and its standards begin to seep into Elvangmort, changing Eliora's home into one of constrictions, hushed whispers, and worst of all, a hatred toward women, she knows that she must do something to save her freedom and the freedoms of those around her. *** This is my submission for ONC 2025! Main prompt: 33. In a time when same-sex marriage was still a stigma, two kings defy convention and marry each other-igniting a conflict that threatens to spark a world war Secondary prompts: 43. During a wartime book ban, a young woman discovers love letters hidden in the margins of a historical book. As she reads, she unravels a mystery about her family and finds love of her own. 96. The road you've traveled almost every day of your life begins to change-transforming it into a dark, terrifying place right before your eyes. 109. In secret, a group of women forms a book club during the ban on reading. As they sneak around town exchanging books, they form unexpected friendships, navigate their love lives, and uncover hidden strengths and passions. TW: Abuse, homophobia