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The Last Skull by Robert C. Rodgers

Teenagers. Super-heroes. Explosions. Time-travel.

After her mother died in a car accident, Sue Daysdale never expected to stumble upon the family secret—that the mild-mannered soccer mom who taught her how to dance, sing, and properly dress a wound was the Skull, one of the most legendary (and terrifying) super-heroes alive.  Now, saddled with an unpaid mortgage, a drug-addicted guardian, and a basement full of . . .

A serialized novel, updating thrice weekly.
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Gehenna by Helen Taft

Life after death for the lost.  The dead arrive in Gehenna as human beings, but if you stick around too long, as in don’t repent and get redeemed or simply die the second and final death, then you slowly turn into a demon—a vampire—and then you really do belong in hell.  Michael Thane was just shy of scoring a millennia . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Children of the Apocalypse by Skyla Dawn Cameron

Passion. Vengeance. Redemption. Sacrifice. Destiny.

From the author of the award winning novel “River” and internet cult hit “Catharsis” comes a serialized novel about the end of the world and the lives of those destined to stop it.  Three girls are thrust together by their shared abilities and the roles they are to play in the nearing apocalypse.  They are guided only by the mysterious . . .

A serialized novel, with no recent updates.
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The Philosopher in Arms by Karen Wehrstein

A novel of power, love, war and spirit

The Philosopher in Arms is the massively-revised version of my two traditionally-published fantasy novels, Lion’s Heart and Lion’s Soul (Baen Books, 1991) set in the “Fifth Millennium” world collaboratively created with S.M. Stirling and Shirley Meier. Almost 3,000 years after a human-made cataclysm reduced both human population and technology back to primitive levels, civilization is rising again slowly.  Here . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekdays.
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Strandline by Nancy Brauer

A reader-directed, sci-fi/action web serial about the teleporting subspecies Homo sapiens nictans. . . .

A serialized novel, with no recent updates.
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Howl by Seth Gray

From the same universe as Dead Boyfriend, Howl is the story of hunter Eric St. John, a straight guy who suddenly finds himself with an unexpected, yet undeniable attraction to a mysterious man named Adam. Eric can’t explain why it seems impossible to resist his body’s impulse to submit so completely to the other man.  But he’s beginning to . . .

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The Etheria Project by Gael Judicium

The one who makes the choices that nobody else will. The wanderer. The war veteran who can’t quit. The avenger. The one who gave up everything. The one who hides her face behind her masks. The one who lost everything. The lord who is gone forever, and the lord that won’t be stopped. . . .

A serialized novel, updating thrice weekly.
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In the Company of Shadows by Sonny & Ais

In the Company of Shadows is a series about two people who are thrown together as partners in a secret agency; their mission is to disband rebels who have propagated in a post-war future, but they have to deal with everything that comes with an unlikely partnership as well. Miscommunication, periods of distance, fleeting smiles and learning to trust . . .

A serialized novel, updating infrequently.
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Winter Rain by Chris Poirier

Violence, revenge, and other family values: a story about life at the bottom of the pack.

Faolan runs our family with an iron fist.  As a rule, he takes what he wants, and mows down anyone who gets in his way.  Or sends Cormac to do it for him.  But maybe that’s what it is to be First.  Thing is, what he wants now is Keaira, whom I love.  He’s says he needs her . . .

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CHILDREN OF THE APOCALYPSE

Shining Character Interaction

Editor: Morgan O'Friel
November 7, 2008

The biggest problem with this series is that it takes the author awhile to really get into the swing of the web series. The first few chapters of part one come across as forced, difficult to relate to, and include some pretty bad writing cliches – including the heroine who would be too stupid to live in real life. It’s [more . . .]

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THE LAST SKULL

Gritty? check. Dark? check. Worth reading? CHECK

Member: Gavin Williams
June 29, 2010

I grew up a comic book geek thanks to my Dad’s extensive collection.  I get excited about superheroes, but I also have high standards because I’ve read so much.  Superheroes in text form are interesting to me because you get to know the interior world of the characters in a different way than a visual comic—you also get to use [more . . .]

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