#1 this weekMagic Undone
Childhood friends Shai and Prince Jistan are on opposite sides now that they’re older; she’s with a gang of thieves because of her rare magic, while he leads his kingdom’s army, t…
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Constellations of Longing
Thurán Writes
This novelette is about two people who were childhood friends then life played it's brutal game parting them for years…
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Angels Sing Thee to thy Rest
Christopher Whittaker - Author
Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest: A Legionnaire’s Tale follows Thomas York, an Englishman who leaves behind a life he would…
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The Mana Engineer
David Pope
Eric Elwyn thought he was just another overworked husband and father, driving home after a long day. Then the sky tore…
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Abomey
Christopher Whittaker - Author
In 1892 The French invaded Dahomey, a small but powerful Kingdom in West Africa. An experienced battle hardened French…
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Mia Is Mine
A. Sterling
Mia ran from one monster. Leaving behind the glittering world of the Hamptons, she escapes the man who taught her that…
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The Collection Of The Untold Stories
Ummi
Short collection of stories depicting everyday life, unrequited love, grief, healing and loss. Stories, poetry, and let…
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The Great Mage Above the World
FLASHY
I failed to save the world. And ever since then, I’ve been living in a forgotten corner of it. It’s been a long time…
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Wicked WIthin
Cozy Fox
The story follows Killian a 17-year-old living on his own navigating a sci-fi fantasy dystopian world where tragedy mis…
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Pearl Call
Eres
An unlikely encounter and subsequent romantic whirlwind between a knight-for-hire and artisan sea nymph. LGBTQ+
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Eric Elwyn thought he was just another overworked husband and father, driving home after a long day. Then the sky tore open and dragged him into another world. Rebuilt from the soul-thread itself, Eric wakes as an Outworlder — a rare race with higher than average stats, a lightning affinity almost no one has, and a profession tailored to his nature: Artificer. In a world where affinities define power and trust is rarer than gold, Eric finds himself bound to Welyvyne, a sharp-witted lowlander elf with her own scars and ambitions. Together, they’re outsiders in the Arcanum — the most prestigious magical academy in the realm — where every whispered rumor can ruin reputations, and every misstep can mean death. Eric quickly learns that his power makes him a target, his inventions make him dangerous, and his bond with Welyvyne makes them both infamous. But Eric isn’t here to play the prodigy. He’s here to build — to bend magic into tools, weapons, and wonders the world has never seen. If he can survive politics, professors, and the ever-growing shadow of those who want his power, he just might craft more than artifacts. He might craft a way to bring his family there.
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An unlikely encounter and subsequent romantic whirlwind between a knight-for-hire and artisan sea nymph. LGBTQ+
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The Elevation of Copper BlackcoatDiscover fiction
The Elevation of Copper Blackcoat
Copper can feel immorality. Literally. In a city arranged by altitude—where Crystal City floats, the Hill manages, and the Ring endures—morality is not debated. It is administered. Copper is born in the Ring and raised just high enough to be useful. His peculiar gift makes him valuable: when he touches corruption, he feels it—every lie, cruelty, and compromise rendered physical. The guilty feel it too. Reflected twice over. As Copper rises through courts, schools, and patronage, he becomes indispensable to a system that prides itself on order while quietly feeding on pain. His talent secures his ascent. His conscience makes him a liability. The Elevation of Copper Blackcoat is a Dickensian-inflected literary fantasy about law as theatre, justice as infrastructure, and the comforting lie that suffering acquires meaning if it is efficiently distributed. Wry, unsentimental, and uncomfortably funny, it asks a question no system can tolerate: What if the sin is not corruption—but design?
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Wicked WIthin
The story follows Killian a 17-year-old living on his own navigating a sci-fi fantasy dystopian world where tragedy misfortune and buried memories of his past resurface leading him down a dark road he meets friends old and new to help him navigate the world around him
Updated Oct 2The Gryphon RidersDiscover fiction
The Gryphon Riders
In the futuristic country called "The Unification", Individual freedom is absolute, responsibility is optional, and common sense is dangerously outdated. Governed by the idealistic Rowan Sinclair and guided by an artificial intelligence called Your Conscience, society has descended into chaos. Criminals enjoy protection, essential services collapse, and every government solution creates another disaster. Education is about learning the 650 genders, working is voluntary, police and army have been disbanded and the courts have closed down As law and order disintegrate, former police officers form The Gryphon Riders, an underground resistance determined to restore justice and accountability. But challenging the government means confronting the powerful intelligence controlling it. As revolution approaches, one question remains: Can humanity save itself from a system it created to save humanity? The Gryphon Riders "We Shall Not Be Governed by Conscience Without Reason."
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