Addergoole is a contemporary fantasy story with erotic and dark-fantasy elements. Set in a world which is, on the surface, much like our own, Addergoole follows three students as they enter a strange, new school and discover just how much they don’t know about themselves, their parents, or their world. . . .
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A collection of (mostly) serial short stories, in several genres. Mostly light-hearted, primarily humorous, with a touch of the paranormal and fantastical. . . .
As the curse of Talia is passed down through the generations, Reza becomes the most recent recipient. She is gifted with the ability to bless friends and family and to curse her enemies with a touch, but this gift comes with a heavy price. Every night she dreams of her death-a horrible fate she can not prevent. When the . . .
Three years ago, a group of adventurers set out on a journey to stop an invasion. Instead they stumbled upon a quest to save their world. Now, in the aftermath of those great events, two brothers in spirit will relive the quest that brought them together, and ultimately drove them apart. . . .
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 . . .
Anton Macquarie is having a bad day. He woke up with a pounding head. He was late for work. He was attacked by a homeless woman with an apple core. His boss’ house was burnt down, his boss is now dead, and his replacement is going to turn the newspaper he works for into a sensationalist tabloid. He can’t . . .
Detroit has a hero, someone to stand against the forces of darkness, and resist the rising tide of horror and bloodshed. This isn’t his story. Alice Frye is an Artificer living in Highland Park, and she’s perfectly happy running her curio shop full of gewgaws and magical artifacts while her zombified late husband handles the cleaning and grocery shopping. . . .
Corian stood up to the emperor, and now he’s paying for it. He must fight in an arena where the primary weapon is magic. Getting magic powers might seem like a good thing, but there’s two problems. First, the fighters’ powers aren’t proper magic. They’re designed to work only in the arena, so there’s no chance of using these powers . . .
A western themed fantasy, following the story of a low-level political discontent beginning with his imprisonment in a decidedly high security prison. . . .
Morgan Silver lives in the City of Night, but she is terrified of the dark. Sandy Banks lives in the City of Light, but her skin burns too easily in the sunshine. The two teenagers live in a city like no city in our world; a city divided, where magic is the controlling force and Sorcerers clash with Witches for . . .
Jinx barely survived his experiences in Rainmoor, and escaped to the woods with his new mate to try and build a life he could understand and appreciate. However, his obligations haunt him quite literally, and drag him scrabbling and yowling into a world of magic, sophistication, and intrigue. What can a magically created bipedal tiger do, but try . . .
Jinx, tigerish creation of a perverse rogue wizard, is summoned to the magical plane of Rainmoor to serve as a bodyguard to the rightful King of that plane—but he is way out of his depth, and under suspicion himself as the death toll mounts. Which Jinx will emerge at last—the jungle beast that walks as a man, the loyal . . .
Doelan’s people are the gislers, who stop growing up when they turn fifteen. Nothing wrong with that, but Doelan, a child even by gisler standards, finds the idea strange. He simply cannot tell how old his ‘elders’ are. When other children find out about this they start making fun of him. Things get worse when he starts seeing goblins around . . .
I couldn’t quite get into it.
That doesn’t mean it’s bad, but it might mean that I’m not the audience for the story. I don’t know.
In any case, the premise is that the main character can jump into books. It’s an [more . . .]
Ember is a very interesting and worthwhile read. Ms. Sharpe’s intimate scenes are not burdened with awkward language and clichéd phrases. The imagery in this story is rich and powerful, and she knows how to write fantastic descriptions of events. I found the first-person narrative engaging, and my sympathy for the main character was not compromised due to any of [more . . .]