If you were the bane of existence cursed with catastrophic power, would you choose to save the lives of those who abused you, or witness and bring upon their demise? The Dark Crystal, and the Light Crystal, contain magnificent power, but together create an unparalleled path of absolute annihilation. But each carrier is destined to defeat the other. So, . . .
Adam thought he was going to die before he saw the girl striding through the flames towards him. She brought him hope, but the journey he is about to take will take him through peril after peril on a quest to fulfill their goal at any cost. Derrick was a bored graduate student at Merlon University, before his Professor . . .
Eelsvale: Population 1,355. Magic: Some. Sally Carter writes the fiction column in The Eelsvale Pages, but is a little low on weekly originality. Then she meets Detective Hood, recently turned freelance (reasons unknown). He has bit of a reputation, and a knack, for trouble, and doesn’t seem to mind her company (or else he probably wouldn’t keep turning . . .
A western themed fantasy, following the story of a low-level political discontent beginning with his imprisonment in a decidedly high security prison. . . .
Follows the adventures of a small group dedicated to exploring supernatural mysteries. During the course of the adventure new characters are introduced and pasts revealed. The POV of the posts are stated in the title and switch between several of the characters. It starts out as a journal but changes into a normal story as it progresses. The author uses . . .
Marianne Rivers is the only mage she knows—that is, until another mage named Aeryn stumbles into her tranquil life. She soon learns that, outside the safety of her secluded village, the king of Altrud is invading other kingdoms and turning his own into an empire. On top of that, he is convincing everyone that mages’ powers are not natural, but . . .
Young lady Lunessa and warrior-in-training Rosalynn flee their home, and find themselves in the Grand City of Midway, the place where all of the realms intersect. In that sprawling mish-mash of a million cultures they will find adventure, love, and betrayal as they forge new lives for themselves in the place where everything is possible. . . .
The God Eaters is a story of redemption, friendship, and young love, set in a world of guns, magic, and religious oppression. It is an action thriller, an epic fantasy, and a carefully-paced romance, all in one—and, much to the author’s credit, these disparate elements work wonderfully together to produce a beautiful, involving, and utterly indelible reading experience.
I had seen this one floating around WFG for a while, but I never went to read it until I realized the author was also the co-author of the very awesome Metanoia webcomic (on frequent hiatus, alas), and I got pretty excited.
God Eaters has some definite thematic parallels to Metanoia [more . . .]