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The Peacock King by Erica Bercegeay

The enigmatic Peacock King, ruler of half of the known world, seeks to possess the land itself by enslaving the spirits of the wild. Gerald, a newly initiated Poet whose magic is as real as he can write it, is also one of the Armed—enforcers of the Law who wield guns with souls. His mission: infiltrate the Peacock King’s Court . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekly.
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Thalia’s Musings by Amethyst Marie

Thalia’s Musings is a series of original novels written by Amethyst Marie. It’s narrated by Thalia, the Muse of Comedy, as she observes the comedy, drama, and tragedy of the ancient Greek pantheon. But when Thalia becomes more than an observer, the Fates take notice. Are Thalia’s powers limited to helping mortal playwrights hack out a comedy sketch, or can . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekly.
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Bellica by Katje van Loon

Bellica Yarrow is faced with a tough choice: obey the laws of the nation laid down by her sister, the Empreena, keeping safe those she loves, or fight against the corruption that holds the Sceptre and risk losing it all.  Yarrow has never been one to shrink from a good fight, but the looming battle threatens all she holds dear . . . and . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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The Bentlefay Papers by Kathy Monahan

From the archives of an imaginary kingdom located on the Sarcastro Sea.

A fiction serial in epistolary form about the imaginary kingdom of Bentlefay, with particular reference to its royal family and their retainers.  At the center of it all is Crown Princess Dulcie—young, beautiful, sought-after, and hating every minute of it.  Will Bentlefay repel the attacks of neighboring Marshweather?  Will the princess ever get porridge for breakfast when she wants it?  . . .

A serialized novel, updating twice weekly.
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Torn World by multiple parties

A science fantasy shared world.

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 . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes weekdays.
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Tin Man by Samantha Lynn

Necromancer Robling Tremare has a golem — a construct spun from a suit of plate armor, enchanted to serve as Robling’s bodyguard while he wanders the world in search of whoever or whatever has slain all his kin.  After two years of fruitless inquiries Robling’s finally stumbled upon a lead; now, with the help of a mercenary archer who has . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Deucalion Chronicles by Devin Kamar

Magitech space opera in web serial form!

Deucalion Chronicles is a meta-series containing many stories all set within the same universe.  So what’s that universe look like?  To put it in TvTropes terms, it would be Fantasy Kitchen Sink Space Opera, full of Magitek.  Or, to put it another way, it’s what happens when high fantasy gets out of the dark ages, shoots past urban fantasy, and . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes almost daily.
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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 . . .

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Oysters, Pearls and Magic by Joyce Chng

A serialized novella about a girl’s journey of self-discovery, set in a future world of oysters, pearls and magic.  Mirra is a magic user, but her gift is scorned by the menfolk in her village.  Men are allowed to use magic; women are not.  So, after a tumultuous event, Mirra decides to leave and heads for the City to continue . . .

A serialized novel, updating weekly.
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Fog Island Flowers by Tonya R. Moore

Jonathan Baron’s music has left him and so has the love of his life, a woman he’s no longer certain even really exists.  Convinced that his buried childhood memories are the key to determining whether or not she was merely a figment of his imagination, he seeks out his family’s ancestral home. From the moment he sets foot unto . . .

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The Key by Lauren Delaney

Being a mage was great until it became a label for extermination...

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 . . .

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A Country Between by T.L. Stillinger

A World-Hopping Fantasy Tale

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. . . .

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OYSTERS, PEARLS AND MAGIC

an original premise

Editor: A. M. Harte
September 4, 2009

I only read the prologue (which stands at a lengthy 4,000 words!) but my initial impression is that Oysters, Pearls and Magic has an intriguing premise.

It is based in an alternate universe, a place where gender roles are strictly defined: women fish for oysters and pearls, and men "curl light" [more . . .]

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TORN WORLD

A World to Explore

Member: Wyld_Dandelyon
May 5, 2011

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 . . .]

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