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Nyira and the Invisible Boy: The Graveyard Club, Book I

by K.M. Harrell

Nyira, a seven-year-old healer, watched slave hunters burn her village and murder her father. Hiding in the jungle, she befriends a young gorilla, named Gord. The slave hunters capture Gord, forcing Nyira to give up her freedom to save his life. She is transported by slave ship to Haiti. Ten-year-old Enriquillo’s tribe has lived peacefully—hidden in the Haitian mountains—for over three hundred years. French soldiers still managed to kill their chief—Enriquillo’s father, and his best friend... more

The Pious Insurrection: The Reaping

by Dexter Morgenstern

A grim, sword & sorcery tale with monsters, magic, religion, and war.

This is how the world ends:

The innocent kill. Those killers lead. That is the nature of war, which ravages the province of Evigönda.

For a breath, there is peace, but the gods' demands pull at thestrings. Amos is a mystic who guards Bo, a seer who sacrificed herphysical sight to see spirits. Together, they must use her judgment toharvest souls for the Reaping, a sacred mission and necessary evil ... more

The Peril of Thought: Sci Fi and Horror from the Mind of David Dean

by David Dean

A woman is torn from her loving husband in the afterlife and brought back from the dead, trapped in an unforgiving future that won’t let her leave...a man finds himself on a hilltop overlooking smoking ruins of a city, unaware of who he is, how he got there, or what role he played in the destruction below...jealousy overtakes a voice-activated virtual assistant customized with the personality of a widower’s wife, wreaking havoc as its artificial intelligence goes on a rampage against him and his... more

Eden Chip

by scott cramer

Thanks to nanochips implanted in human brains, the world is at peace in 2055. But not everyone likes having their emotions controlled, or their religion suppressed. Eighteen-year-old Raissa embarks upon a perilous mission to free the world, just days before the release of nanochip Version 7, which will broadcast every citizen's thoughts to the Collective. The countdown has started, and Raissa must make choices that jeopardize the lives of billions, including the only boy she has ever lov... more

New Syberia

by Francis Holden

The anti-matter bomb on the gateway Moon of Orkhutsk killed two thousand and two people. Two thousand when it detonated, plus the two agents who failed trying to hunt down its maker.

Peter Zhao was birthed with one purpose. To complete the mission the other two agents couldn't. But he was different. They tried with intimidation, threats and violence. Zhao was going to try love.

62,000 words. Manuscript only. Seeking representation. Extract b... more

The Rose Queen

by Alison McBain

The Beast doesn't always wait for Beauty. Sometimes, Beauty IS the Beast. Princess Mirabella is betrothed to a repulsive old man a year after her mother's death. She refuses the marriage, only to find out her betrothed is a sorcerer as well. He takes his revenge by transforming her into a savage and frightening beast, giving her an ultimatum: she has three years to solve the mystery of her curse—or die. Exiled to her mother's estate to hide the scandal, Mirabella learns that the sorcerer w... more

Dickensen Academy

by Christine Grabowski

Dickensen Academy isn’t a typical boarding school. The faculty is hiding an unbelievable secret within their fine arts program. When Autumn Mattison receives an invitation to attend the high school, she yearns for the chance to escape her overbearing father yet remains reluctant to leave her mother and brother. But her doubts fade away when a vivid dream convinces her she belongs there. Away from home, Autumn discovers a unique school environment that awakens her creative potential, and her n... more

Shadow Play: A Dark Fantasy Novel (The Fae Games Book 1)

by Jill Ramsower

They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger—if that's the case, I better be badass by the time this is over. After two years at a dead-end job, Rebecca Peterson finally walks away from everything she knows to follow her dreams in Ireland. Instead of dreams, the dreary streets of Belfast rekindle her terrifying nightmares, and this time they aren't confined to her imagination. Twisted and vicious, Faeries are being unleashed on Earth to prey upon humans, who are unaware of the vile crea... more

Wolf of the tesseract

by Christopher D. Schmitz

While investigating a series of strange murders in her neighborhood, college student Claire Jones is kidnapped by a handsome werewolf who claims he's rescuing her from the clutches of an evil sorcerer. But she can't run forever and if Claire and her companion can't reclaim an arcane artifact to end the warlock's reign of terror, he will unleash the dark god Sh'logath's cataclysmic power upon the universe, shattering dimensional barriers, and devouring all reality.

A Girl with a Bow

by Kimberly Moore

When a young hero is thrust into a nefarious plot, she must risk her life or have her secret exposed. Seventeen-year-old Petunia is shy, awkward, and insecure. She’s also a hero – by accident. When she unwittingly kills a baby dragon, she saves her caravan and the nearby city from the creature. Now, everyone hails her as a hero, and she feels like a fraud. When tragedy soon strikes the city, everyone turns to Petunia, their hero, to solve the problem. Petunia sets out on a journey to solve th... more

Old roleplay stories & fiction: - unpaid prose of a mediocre gamer -

by Andrè M. Pietroschek

A collection of revised short-stories inspired by fantasy roleplaying in several genres. Some contextual bonus poetry added, too.

Genesis

by J.M. Grant

Tess is dying and her family will do anything to save her. There’s one treatment left, and legal or not, she’ll take it. Tess fights despair until encountering a strange guy on the bus. He's anything but normal and lives without restraint, which makes her laugh … and hope. But it’s not that simple. Tess has more questions than answers about his plans. When an unknown enemy brings destruction and death to her home and loved ones, Tess learns her life is a lie. Doubting her friends and unsure w... more

Migon

by PC Keeler

“There’s nothing wrong with being one of the bright spots.” Gyndri was born a human boy. But now he's one of the brightest spots of all. He's a Migon - a miniature dragon created to help humanity survive. His life changed completely when a dragon's attack ripped him from his loving family and set him on a new and frightening path. Along with his human companion, Piet, Gyndri is now tasked with finding out two things. First, where he came from and who he wants to be. Second, the cause of th... more

Words And Pictures

by Jerry Sierra

Words and Pictures is a fantasy art book with monsters and robots and Xenomorphs and alternate realities with Ellen Ripley and Silent Bob and rocket ships and maybe even a Borg/human drone or two.

Medal Star

by Z. R. Mitchell

When all the intelligent beings of the universe collectively reached their mental apex, their minds were projected onto another plane of reality known as the Canvas, a world that appeared as if the very fabric of its existence was painted. For those that wished to return to their waking lives and rise from their shared coma, the only solution was to find the Medal Star.

In the Shadow of the House of God

by Jeffrey G. Roberts

Hatred has run amuck in our civilization. Blood is being shed planet-wide, as mutual animosities, suspicions and antagonisms between the 34,000 religions on Earth threatens to erupt into Armageddon. And this is where the devil devises an insidious plan to take advantage of all man’s hate, once and for all. He makes a wager with God: “I believe humanity is basically vulgar, vicious, and filled with wondrous hatreds. I’ll wager, if you pluck one representative of every religion on Earth, and place... more

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