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Spawn of the Pickle Loaf by BenjaminBeck
Spawn of the Pickle Loaf
BenjaminBeck
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  • Parts 16
Our tragic hero lives a relatively normal life for someone surviving the apocalypse. He spends his time walled up in his safe house, eating canned food and watching television. He sleeps every once in a while. He thinks about tidying up his messy rooms. But he's recently incurred an abnormal problem. Nothing ever remains where he leaves it, not his keys, not his used plates, not even the television remote. And he suspects that his bizarre situation might stem from that moldy sandwich he left in the back of his fridge years ago...
The Fallen Crow - Book 1 in the Misfits & Magic series by CelticWhovian
The Fallen Crow - Book 1 in the Misfits & Magic series
CelticWhovian
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  • Parts 4
Currently in the process of being published! The half-dwarf daughter of a human king, Branwen struggles to find her place in a world that sees hybrids as abominations. She's smart, kind, and gifted with magic, but to her father, she's nothing more than a mistake. When an allied land unexpectedly declares war, experimenting with dark magic seems the best way to save Branwen's kingdom and gain her father's approval--but she'll have to compromise her morals to do it. As she delves deeper into the practice of dark magic, the line between right and wrong begins to blur, leaving her to wonder if the ends really do justify the means.
Celestial Origins by DahliasDesk
Celestial Origins
DahliasDesk
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  • Parts 32
Following the murder of his species' ruler, riots make blood and suffering become Vishnear's daily life. He desires nothing more than peace for his people. The priest's life takes a turn, however, when the primordial deities elect him to be the next leader. They grant him godlike powers, and his people expect him to use them. The problem is he can't summon them-not without complications. Fearing failure, he elicits help from a god, Sytrix, who promises to reveal his true potential. But he finds more questions than answers when a feisty Wikev is captured. Yet, through everything, what Vishnear fears the most is not the threat of war, the awakening of the lost deities, or the budding, forbidden attraction between him and the female Wikev. It's the secret hiding beneath his skin. ***** First draft, so not refined yet. Started as myth shorts (hence strange beginning chapters). Constructive feedback appreciated, especially in chapters beyond chapter 3.
Ouroboros by Lshark-
Ouroboros
Lshark-
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  • Parts 26
The Institute for Cetacean Advancement quietly controls Earth, harnessing the intelligence of captive whales and dolphins to solve human problems. Dr. James Morris is their leading bioengineer. His best friend is Coda-9994, the genius and potty-mouthed hybrid sperm whale destined to be sent off to the ocean planet Ouroboros. With humans having rendered Earth's ocean uninhabitable, the ICA insists it's the only way to find a new homeworld to serve mankind's needs. But Coda doesn't want to go. He grows angrier at Jim with each passing day for doing nothing. Desperate to redeem himself in Coda's eyes, Jim finds himself tangled in a conspiracy to bring the ICA to its knees. But how willing is he to get his hands dirty? How far will they go to break humanity's cycle of self-destruction? Based on the short story that took first place in National Geographic's "Planet or Plastic" contest. *Contains some foul language.* ______ Dream Awards - 1st place Sci-fi Majestic Awards - 1st place Sci-fi
The Root of Magic by NDeMeer
The Root of Magic
NDeMeer
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  • Parts 34
In a world where people with magic live hidden away in a forest, 15-year-old Destan must save his tribe from a war with the non-magical people, after accidentally having started it himself in the first place. --- The world has split in two; magicals living in packs, or tribes, doing what they can to survive. Non-magicals, or Inops, in complete ignorance of their powerful counterparts. Destan doesn't fit in with either society. Though his younger sister Julia lives with the Inops and does not have any powers, Destan can bend the atoms of any object to his will. His tribe, however, has made him an outcast for a horrible mistake he made when he was just a little boy. Lonely and desperate, Destan makes another mistake a decade later. By showing himself to Julia and her adoptive family of Inops, he makes himself a target - and by doing so, he makes his tribe a target. The costs pile up higher and higher as the quarrel between the two sides turns into a full-blown war. Can Destan make up for what he's done, before both factions turn on him? Book #1 in the Atrament series. Cover made by the amazing @infinitecovers.
Catching a Ryde by teecheesy
Catching a Ryde
teecheesy
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  • Votes 10
  • Parts 8
Sommer, Amy, and Mack are all very different people, but somehow they all fit together perfectly. This trio of best friends are on their yearly spring break camping trip, when they run into the enigmatic Dar. A handsome Zac Efron-esque stunner of a man with tempting blue eyes. While Amy and Mack vie for his attention, Sommer suspects there is something much darker about Dar and his intentions. Sometimes a pretty face doesn't have a pretty ending.
The Silver Sparrow by Siennafrost
The Silver Sparrow
Siennafrost
  • Reads 92,337
  • Votes 9,164
  • Parts 68
Some things are deadly when broken... Sold for the price of a pig, trained into the most expensive male escort in the peninsula, Hasheem, the Silver Sparrow of Azalea, finds himself running from his hard-earned life of privilege when a woman decides to die in his room. Forced to escape through hostile territories belonging to desert warriors, Hasheem runs into Djari, the immovable daughter of a tribal chieftain who offers him protection in exchange for an oath of lifetime servitude. Prophesied by her oracle brother as the one born to end the centuries-long war between her people and an empire, Djari's precarious destiny plunges them both into the blood sport of power, politics, and warfare that exacts heartbreaking sacrifices in exchange for peace. CONTAINS VIOLENCE, STRONG LANGUAGE AND SEXUAL CONTENT Amazon Bestseller #1 in Fantasy Anthologies #1 in War Fiction #1 in Asian Myth and Legend #1 in Asian Literature Wattpad contests: #Fantasy Winner - Aesthete Awards 2020 #1st in Fantasy - Chaos Awards 8 2020 #1st in Fantasy - Majestic Wings Awards 2019 #1st in Adventure- Ace Awards 2020 #2nd in Fantasy - Gothica Awards 2020 #2nd in Fantasy - The Ruby Awards 2019 #2nd in fantasy - Majestic Awards 2019 #3rd in fantasy - The Wolf Awards 2020 #3rd in fantasy - Fabulous Awards 2019 #3rd in Fantasy - Genre Awards 2019 # Honorable mention (all genre) - The Genre Contest 2019 # Top ten finalists (all genre) - The High Tide Awards 2019 FEATURED ON @fantasy profile reading list FEATURED ON @adventure profile reading list. FEATURED ON @newlywrittenbooks profile reading list. FEATURED ON @storiesundiscovered Garnet reading list 2019 FEATURED ON @ultimatewriters Wanderlust & Ventures reading list FEATURED ON @psychologicalnovel reading list FEATURED ON @badassreads reading list FEATURED ON @wattpaddarkfantasy reading list
The Celestials: Rise of the Warrior by LizzieRivers
The Celestials: Rise of the Warrior
LizzieRivers
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  • Parts 10
Demons prowl across the skies, slither in the darkness. Vampires lurk around corners, read to snatch anyone who dares to go against them. The Dark Lord ruthlessly fights against the prophecy that will seal the veil into this realm and against the chains of his imprisonment. To awaken the beast within her, Jasmine Freeman has to overcome the hurdles that were placed before her, as her world transforms. Her magical world where wolves co-exist alongside mystical creatures is in imperil from the grasp of the Master of Darkness who wants nothing more than to destroy them all. However, the beings blessed by the gods of light, come together for their ultimate mission, and Jasmine is in the middle of it all. Surprisingly, she finds that fate has brought her into an unlikely trio. Dealing with the events fortune has vowed she readies herself for the many battles to come against those threatening their extinction. Mature content 18+ Sexual Content 18+ Mature Language 18+ Violence 18+ Genre: [Dark Fantasy, Werewolf]