Welcome to Monsilys, capital of an empire racked by intrigue, facing invasion from abroad and treason from within. A young Empress recalls her two uncles to the capital, hoping their presence will help her keep her throne . . . Cassius, a seasoned military commander with an impulsive temper and a decided preference for the company of men, and Valentin: politician, . . .
The Keeper’s Promise is the story of a world on the brink of war, and the descendants of the ancient Keepers who must be gathered to defend the land once more from the incursion of the Iziiran general, Mordth. Dhel is a young Rhyjain Rider whose life is turned upside down when he is tasked to deliver an ill-fated . . .
Torn World offers a unique shared world platform with flavors of science fiction, high fantasy, slipstream, steampunk and alternate realities. Two widely disparate cultures are poised to meet – a close-knit, peaceful, unicorn-herding people, and a sprawling, expansionist, pre-industrial Empire that uses time technology in a near-magic fashion. Created by Ellen Million, multiple authors and artists have used the . . .
A mute siren. A passively rebellious bard. A half-nymph witch hunter. A cursed assassin and spy. And the occasional pegallamacorn. Outcasts of Alyvion chronicles the adventures of four individuals as they influence the fate of Alyvion, a land immersed in magic yet choked with suspicion and fear as both witches and witch hunters war for power. Farcry . . .
A story of loss and victory, magic and machines, gods and mortals and discovering what it takes to save the world. Led by the vision of the consulary and protected by the dedication of the mage-knights, the world has found peace at last. Or so people believe, but the truth is far less comforting. In this time of peace . . .
Book One begins with Tylor Sabre awakening from an unnaturally deep sleep to find that havoc has rained down on his island village. His father has gone missing and bizarre dreams begin plaguing him. What starts as a search for his father soon cascades into something far more catastrophic. When Tylor learns that something powerful has been passed down in . . .
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I speculate that Torn World started with a vision of the survivors of a terrible disaster (The Upheaval) living in an arctic wilderness with the help of huge, mischievous unicorns, and wondering what it would be like when their descendants meet—and clash with—a vast empire that uses steam and time technologies. The Empire is ruled by scientists, themselves descendants [more . . .]