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A war is coming, and two sisters are stuck in the middle. What sides will they both chose and how will they each affect the outcome? Or each other? Read on for the story of Kiera and Emh, set in a modern fantasy setting. Love, fireballs and bombings. What more could you want?

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Note: Arcana Dium contains some graphic sexual content, graphic violence, and harsh language.

Author: Spotty
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Listed: Monday, June 30th, 2008
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Magic for Dummies

Editor: Drew Daniels
August 13, 2008

Arcana Dium was the first serial I read that told a first-person story from different perspectives. The perspective change was a bit confusing for me, primarily because I’m so internet jaded that I tend to skip past all headers until I’m face-to-face with whatever content I’m looking for.

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Interesting

Editor: Sonja Nitschke
August 8, 2008

Arcana Dium makes full use of the web format to experiment in writing.  There are multiple first person formats which, surprisingly, isn’t at all confusing—the author pulls it off quite well.

The prose is simple in a good way.  The story is interesting, augmented by bonus stories from a book entitled [more . . .]

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Simply Magical

Editor: Grace McDermott
August 21, 2008

Spotty’s use of multiple first-person POVs works astoundingly well for the story - each is smooth and each has a unique voice. They don’t feel forced - you learn to know the characters, and don’t have to reference the chapter title to know who is speaking.

The story builds, almost from [more . . .]

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