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Twenty-year-olds Liseli Luenford and Russell Markson are living mundane, disappointing, lonely lives in a small midwestern town; working jobs better suited for high school students. Both want something more from life, though what exactly they cannot name, or even begin to achieve. Liseli finds solace in the Mill, a building on the edge of town, long abandoned and all . . .
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Thrust suddenly into a world they do not understand, two children struggle to find their place. Axe wielding ten year olds and giant mechanical teddy bears abound as they narrate from their sometimes alternating points of view. . . .
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Stories with a nice dose of the unusual: A demon who rebels against Lucifer; a girl whose family adopts a robot; childhood friends who reunite on board a space elevator. Science fiction and fantasy, with occasional dips-of-the-toe into other genres. The main blog also includes drawings and comments on writing. . . .
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Set in the Victorian era of another world, The Alarna Affair introduces a unique family of archaeologists and their friends. They must contest with tomb thieves, a winged apparition, and the problem that not every evil from the ancient world conveniently died there. . . .
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If you can touch the Madness, it will grant you great power. A power that will devour your mind until you are nothing more than a shell. Make no mistake: it will happen. And when it does, you’ll turn your power on anyone nearby. And trust me, that’s not pretty. There’s only one option – the protection of . . .
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The Party Girl killer strikes fear in the hearts of New Orleanians causing problems for the vampires who secretly control the city. Meanwhile, the Order of Mages seeks two lost sorceresses, twin souls decended from an ancient sorcerer destined to bring about hell on earth. Vampire and private detective Malcolm is hired to find the lost souls and discovers the . . .
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An exploration of moments in history through the eyes of someone who was there. Cutler Phiney visits people involved in singular events, and gives us some insight into the people and their situation. He is an extraordinary figure of history, but not in history. While he has been involved in many important events, he is not recorded in a . . .
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A collection of (mostly) serial short stories, in several genres. Mostly light-hearted, primarily humorous, with a touch of the paranormal and fantastical. . . .
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As the curse of Talia is passed down through the generations, Reza becomes the most recent recipient. She is gifted with the ability to bless friends and family and to curse her enemies with a touch, but this gift comes with a heavy price. Every night she dreams of her death-a horrible fate she can not prevent. When the . . .
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Fleeing his war-ravaged homeland, young Noah arrives in Imperial LaGatta, the city of his boyhood dreams. Vowing never again to fight, Noah earns his wage as a sex worker, but does not know what he wants. For years his life is sordid and downbeat, his aimless longings repressed by his experiences and the rigidly tiered LaGattan class system. Noah . . .
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Lyssa Stormwater has known hardships. From the highs and lows of her downtrodden upbringing, to life on the streets of Stonebridge. The friends she makes, the loves she finds, and the obstacles she overcomes. This is Lyssa’s Tale. . . .
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The Ladybird is a comedy action serial about the unlikely and unwilling Nellidae Cocci, a superheroine from a dysfunctional future who is sent to the past along with her nemesis Doctor Annamaria H. Coulter, thanks to the latter’s glitchy time machine. Now in the nation of Amera in 2012, Ladybird must contend with conservative politicians, cynical media, crazy villains and . . .
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Three years ago, a group of adventurers set out on a journey to stop an invasion. Instead they stumbled upon a quest to save their world. Now, in the aftermath of those great events, two brothers in spirit will relive the quest that brought them together, and ultimately drove them apart. . . .
With 9 parts available (into chapter 2), I want to say a selfish prayer for light is worth a look. I want to, but I just can’t quite get myself there.
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A Rosary of Stones and Thorns tells the story of Asrial, a recently ‘de-graced’ Judeo-Christian angel who was cast to earth for the crime of speaking in favor of forgiveness for Lucifer; with the help of a Jesuit priest and a handful of others, she’s slated to prevent the apocalypse.
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