On a tower of metal and light, a girl faces an uncertain future. Awash with the tears of gods, a warrior stares down the universe. Together they journey across dangerous lands, to spare the world a demon’s madness. Romance and dark fantasy blend together in this interesting tale about the things we see and the things we don’t. Eikasia—Sometimes, . . .
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Boy meets elf. Elf scares boy. Elf “kidnaps” boy. Boy, are they in trouble! Take a ride through a world you never knew existed in a story chock full of talking animals, cackling witch taxi drivers, angels, demons and shadowy figures, and a weird magical bracelet that in the wrong hands might just mean the end of the world! . . .
“Strong Heart” is a sword & sorcery fantasy about Joana (Jo to anyone who hasn’t pissed her off lately). Jo is female, but her tribe made her officially a man so she could train as a warrior. Now she’s a mercenary guard, and thanks to a job with a magician, life is about to get even more interesting than figuring . . .
The story of galactic Bounty Hunter, Ghost, and his efforts to track down a rogue magic user who seems to be running as far away as he can, killing anyone that gets in his way. . . .
The New Bedlam Project follows the adventures of numerous and sundry characters found in the past, present and future of one messed up little town. Originally started as a companion piece to the Courting Morpheus anthology, the webzine has taken on a life of its own. We publish several short stories and a selection of poetry in each quarterly . . .
Fell is a farm boy who dreams of becoming a warrior, Averi is a Princess who wants to do something useful with her life, and Rai Ravin is a thief who just wants to break the rules. Luckily, at Eastridge Academy, School for Adventurers, anything is possible. Follow these students as they learn to how to fight, how to use . . .
Guts and Sass is the story of when semi-suicidal vet Hannah Roverton gets transported to a magical land, thus abandoning her cat, her sister, and her therapist. Except actually, it’s not. Welcome to a land embroiled in war and invasion with a pinch of magic, meet pirates, shapeshifters, and chicks with swords. Now throw your expectations out the window. Got . . .
In an alternate past where magic is recognize as a true science, people are starving for land. To alleviate the burden, the government of Great Britain created floating islands, gigantic city that travels the sea. On the Island of King James, two people that have nothing in common must understand what is the link between a series of grotesque . . .
Danny was a typical teenager—until the ghost of her dead grandfather crashed her thirteenth birthday party to give her one very special gift: his legacy, the ability to travel into books. Now, Danny leads a triple life. An 18-year-old high school dropout who works at the local bookstore . . . A young wood elf attending university in a living . . .
The B and C list heroes. The other guys. The ones not quite good enough for their own endorsement deal. The ones just starting out. You know them. The guy who can run pretty fast. The girl who can talk to fish, but not breathe underwater. The stretchy guy, there is always a stretchy guy. These stories are . . .
Brian grew up knowing one thing about his father: that he hated him. Abandoned before he was even born, Brian resents his mother’s nostalgic yearning for the man that disappeared from her life. But what Brian believes he knows is about to be thrown into chaos when he learns that his father’s disappearance was caused by his death—a violent . . .
Ayalah is the only female warrior in all of Miltinoth, raised since she was orphaned as a child to be tough and wary. But she has a destiny beyond her skills with the blade: she is the holder of the first piece of an ancient prophecy. Legend says this prophecy was split into six parts long ago to keep a . . .
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 . . .
When I review, I don’t like to critique the work while I’m at it. So, I’m just going to say this:
Against the Current does not allow me to suspend my disbelief.
I am faced with incredible circumstances, with deus ex machina [more . . .]
I decided to give The Soulreaper Chronicles a try as it was in keeping with much of the material I’ve been reading as of late. The promise of fae, or magical beings, also caught my eye. And as I started reading, I found there was much enjoyment to be had.
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