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Time 5h 55m

#9 in High Fantasy
Jaessa had long dreamed of making it in the capital. Sometimes the best dreams become the worst nightmares.

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Follow the story of Jaessa, royal twins, thieves, a mysterious Prince and a young soldier on a crusade in a sprawling fantasy world full of magic, wonder and suspicion. 
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  #2 in MultiPOV
  #24 in SwordsandSorcery
  #50 in Epic Fantasy
  
  2nd in The Pantheon Awards (Best Fight Scene)
  86% in The Butterfly Awards
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  For fans of Game of Thrones (ASOIAF) and  Lord Of The Rings.
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  Language/Content used is the same as in a PG-13/R rated movie.
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  Stats for Nerds...
  Word Count so far (40 chapters): 74,781.
  Initial Projected Word Count (41 chapters): 60,000.
  Finished Word Count (40 chapters): 74,781.All Rights Reserved

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Crescent | ✓ by TheConfusedTurtle

For the fae, magic is everything: status, power, wealth, honor. For Vera Reite, a fae born with no magic, it is a shameful reminder that she will never amount to anything. Whispers of a fae-killing monster begin to circulate the Moon Court. It lurks in the woods, feeding off the mana of its victims. Those that go missing and find themselves at the mercy of the beast are never seen or heard from again. Fear quickly takes hold of the fae court; it's only a matter of time before their whole world is destroyed by this creature. However, it offers Vera a glimmer of hope. When she learns of it, she ventures into the wood to kill the beast, believing that she will be able to absorb the magic it has stolen. But the woods are as dangerous as the beast, and Vera soon finds herself lost. In a stroke of luck, she comes across an old manor deep in the forest where a strange boy is sealed away. If Vera wishes to slay the beast, she will first have to uncover the secret of the manor and its prisoner before it's too late. 𝐀 𝐟𝐚𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐜. 𝐀 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭. 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝. ||Completed: 8/15/24 Word count: 90,000 - 100,000||

Beyond the Veil of Yonder (Book 1) by XannaLurel

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A Forest of Secrets by LRamirezN

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Never Green | ONC 2023 by elmaloney

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