WATTYS 2016 WINNER Untouchable. Stone. Jewel - these are some of the names used for people who are born with a gemstone at the centre of their forehead. This unfortunate phenomenon cannot be detected before birth, it cannot be prevented, if a family has a Jewelled child, there is only one outcome: Before they're sixteen, they will have to leave human society forever and serve "the Zephyr". Among the Jewels there are those who have it worse. Those who sport clear diamonds on their foreheads, the Undefined. The downtrodden, the unlucky - the doomed. Cello Riles and Syianne Locke are both Undefined. On their sixteenth birthday, they each leave their homes and travel across the country to the Zephyr, attempting to go into service. Though aside from the place, or thing, that will take them from human society forever - what IS the Zephyr? There are only questions promised, only shadowy riddles guaranteed. Yet faced with no other choice they must venture forth and plunge into the unknown - the Zephyr. [A big thanks to @stpolishook for being a wonderful friend and helping me figure out how to write a better synopsis] COVER BY Abyss-of-Crazy

Killing Tiffany Hudson is one of two stories in the Apocalypstick collection. It is the story of two genetically altered people who must decide the fate of humanity. Here's the cover blurb: Is there any line you wouldn't cross to save the life of a loved one? Is there any price you wouldn't pay? A young man battles with the consequences of his answers to these questions, in this post-apocalyptic short story, where right masquerades as wrong, weakness as strength, and deadly monsters as... camels? Well, sometimes, yes.

In the darkest corners of lower Manhattan, a battle like no other rages. The city is home to a hidden group of survivors of the nanite plague, and a brother and sister born to defend their race. With a touch that can destroy nanites, Lanni, sister of Alex, is their last chance. Can she save her brother? Can she protect mankind's only hope? Or will she be responsible for the destruction of the last humans on earth? It's going to be another long day....... Killing Tiffany Hudson was just the beginning, but there is so much more to the story surrounding Diane and Crane's meeting in post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Children of the Plague tells the story of the survivors in the city, including Diane and some new characters you'll want to meet.

"Wherever there is light, a shadow must be cast, and wherever there is shadow, the light has to be somewhere..." -????? Zilder Dragomir is a noble born son, last in line to be heir to the clan that rules over the faction of clans that train animals for the use of his kingdom: Titania. His particular clan trains dragons, and he's trying to make the best of his time in a world that has been seemingly abandoned by the gods he worships while monsters of unknown origins continue to siege and destroy cities day after day. Though after an incident that he tries his best to hide Zilder accepts a request from his king to search for an ancient artifact that can connect the user to the gods themselves: The Angel Mirror. Even if he has to retrieve it, he doesn't have to do it alone. He will embark on an adventure where he will come into contact with an oddest assortment of adventurers in which he finds himself leading. Almost of all of them have the same reason, the reward in which the king promised Zilder: anything within the kingdom's power to grant. Meanwhile, ancient forces stir, forces that have not stirred for millennia, forces that just might cause the gods to act. (Biweekly updates. To anyone who has previously read the story it has been rebooted)

Pendragon's Kingdom has fallen to mere silence with only Legends to make up for its mysterious history. War has fallen to an unresolved stalemate that lasted to the next generation. The only reason why I am somewhat involved with the war is because my father is a soldier serving under His Highness. That was all I knew. Why I am living humbly in a small village, why I needed to be as invisible as possible. I never knew the exact reason why. It was a question that I never looked into that developed to the tiniest hint of curiosity and eventually grew to an exaggerated sense of realization that maybe these Legends aren't at all exactly what they seem to be.

There are TWO separate stories under this story group! Inject Me Sweetly: Vampires. Mythical creatures. Horrifying creatures. Creatures of the night. The creatures that make up Emily Brown's worst fear. Ever since she was little, the thought of vampires had sent her heart racing. So what happens when she somehow gets mixed up with the very creatures from her nightmares? When she's suddenly taken from her family because of something she had no control over? And there's something else... Something special about Emily's blood that has every vampire in the vicinity trying to steal it. But the problem is, Emily barely even has enough for herself. Dusk Until Dawn: When new neighbors move into the creepy house next door, Maddie begins to become curious about them. After a terrifying accident, she learns that her new neighbor, Damian, and his family are vampires. Knowing the secret, she is now put in danger. And so is her best friend, Dustin. A vampire wants him dead. But can Maddie stop this from happening? Or will Dustin end up dead?

Hey readers! Do you think that your school, college, or job is the worst place in the world? Well, think again! Here's your wake-up call. Welcome to P.H.O.B.I.A.S., a "home" for children that surpass human normalcy. Gen M1, one of the oldest "students" in the program will show you the life of a paranormal. Follow her as she faces the many challenges of being a teenager, paranormal, and a prisoner.