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Swords and Sigils by Sharon T. Rose

What would you do to create your place in the world?

Melkeen is a prodigy, a young Wizard with incredible magikal abilities. Sarta is a barbarian blade-for-hire of unbelievable skill. Together, they are a formidable team.  And the world is against them. Required by his elder (and rival) Wizards to search out rare and dangerous artifacts, a young man hires a woman to guard him on his travels. Their contract is . . .

A serialized novel, with no recent updates.
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Knightfall by Ben Essex

Rapture is coming.

All over the world, Knights are appearing.  They have swords.  They ride horses.  They wear shining armour.  They’re causing trouble. Nobody knows where they came from or why they’re here—even the Knights themselves are pretty vague on the matter.  However, they’re not about to let that get in the way of their crusading.  They have a Law to uphold. . . .

An ongoing scripted series, with new episodes monthly.
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Tasakeru by BHS

A Story of Another Earth

This is the story of an Earth devoid of humankind.  Man and his ancestors have simply never been, but in his absence, new civilizations have grown and prospered. On a small island called Sankami, somewhere in what would be Earth’s Pacific ocean, eight sentient species have evolved.  Each have their own laws, customs, and beliefs.  The one thing that . . .

An ongoing series, with new episodes sporadically.
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Layla—One World Warrior by Layla Parkin

Who is writing our future? Just when we thought God had finished intervening in our affairs and talking to us through His prophets, Layla appeared.  Showing miraculous signs of God-like grandeur, she upsets the equilibrium of the centres of authority and moves humanity, forcibly at times, into a political unity, a federated World Government.  Then she disappears. Three . . .

A serialized novel, updating fortnightly.
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In Medias Res by Jack Finch

The adventures of Father Dylan Shute, a fairly heretical Catholic exorcist and vampire hunter, along with an eclectic cast of coworkers in his Secret Vatican Order and outside of it, battle the forces of evil, paisley, and the end of the world. . . .

A complete series.
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SWORDS AND SIGILS

The Plot Thickens

Editor: Fiona Gregory
July 29, 2010

Melkeen: he’s an upstart young wizard like Harry Potter, but you might say his personality was more like Draco! Not really, though. Privilege has not been on his side, but he’s a genius and knows it, and can’t be bothered with social niceties. Aspergers, maybe? The author said no, but anyway, I like that he’s extremely obnoxious, but his character [more . . .]

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SWORDS AND SIGILS

Magick & Muscles

Member: Miladysa
January 9, 2010

Take a young wizard named Melkeen, add a sword named Sarta and sprinkle with magick.  Add a dash of rivalry and religion, balance it with masculine and feminine, divide with youth and experience and you have a good old fashioned piece of pure escapism!  Sword and Sigils is an enchanting story and I thoroughly chilled out as I whizzed through [more . . .]

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