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An apprentice mage and her companions set out to slay a dragon. And fail. Terribly.

The Fisher's Son

A lot of folks think the Black-Eyed Lady don’t exist, but I’ve seen her. The stories about her are all true, as far as I can tell.

While setting off on raid, a Viking crew is swept up by a mysterious entity and deposited into an unknown land where they find themselves in the fight of their lives.

Enternia's Saga Book 1: The Gathering of Pillars

Luna always wondered how Enternia came to be, yet no history books seem to date earlier than the time of the Human Race. When a gentleman suggests a daring act, Luna begins to change Enternia's fate.

What will Sarah do when a witch threatens to destroy the world.

the Grinning Skull

When a death ritual unexpectedly returns his soul to his skeletal body, the Hanged Man bears silent witness to the catastrophic events to a world that judged and horrifically executed him.

Sky’s eyes shine like a flawless summer morning, but his life is anything but perfect. The son of Ian Joshua, he faces a legacy steeped in shadow and expectation. As he grapples with his troubled l...

Magic Cat [Excerpt]

Talking cat Tymoss reluctantly warns a city of impending danger, but his words are too late. The Magelady's right-hand Rider is right behind him. Now Tymoss and friends must stop the mages or die.

The Flame and the Merchant

In the Fire Realm of Taros, legends abound with regard to the beings who roam the desert. When David encounters merchants shrouded in myths of controlling fire, he learns more than he ever imagined...

How You See The World

A young man realizes that fantasy really is reality

Oberon's Children

An orphan girl named Mol wakes in the middle of the night to music. Enchanted, she follows the sound into the forest of Arden, where she is taken captive by a man known only as Oberon.

The perfect warrior

A young woman who knows nothing but darkness spends her life as a fugitive however when she's finally arrested by a special organization known as the S.N.S the tables are turned upside down.

The Fool's Quest

In which the Fool and the Piper decide to enter the ever changing Ways to hunt for a mysterious dragon.. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Separated in the spirit realm Sahn and Darvin are pitted against each other by Darvin's father in order to extract Sahn's rage.

Lizards and Wizards

A fantasy novella for all ages, telling the spellbinding tale of how the very first dragon came to be.

Jack's Rise to Glory

A tale about Jack, a blacksmith, who witnesses the birth of a new, borderline-magic technique that will change the world forever, in both good and bad ways...

Winter Thoughts

Winter has a story to tell. The question is, are you going to listen?

Quaerendo Ignotus (Searching For the Unknown)

This is a story about twin sister and brother who on their 18th birthday discover a secret that will change their lives forever. They will start searching for their father's past and their own future.

The Chaos and The Calm

Char is everything you would assume an ordinary daughter of a moderately successful merchant would be - until she collapses in the town of Forster and sparks off a mysterious power that consumes all.

[The Future is never set, merely sensed.] In that courtroom, a choice is made. How will the Wizarding World react to Harry Potter when he starts questioning the way things are?

Mina was not like other girls, she was a light witch. she had just moved to a new town when she heard about a rumor saying that a demon lived inside an abandoned grave yard, she sets out to find out i

Tormorrow Will Never Be Kinder

Her sister’s head jerked up, the movement uncoordinated in a way that was just slightly off, and De’kagi had to resist the urge to close her eyes as though that would hide her from the monster.

The lifting of the curtain

It was to be a simple task, a simple ride, and an easy day. They had all told him that, everyone he had asked, but still he could not be sure

Grant Bradley's past has become a mystery to him. Can the strength of love overcome the limits of memory? Now that Grant’s memories have faded and he’s established himself as a rebellious but gifte...

The Sankari Legends Book One: The Scars We Hide

Sabin, Megan, Alia, and Alec are four of the greatest soldiers Sankruus has ever seen. Each defined by stories of their pasts, they're placed together on a mission that will determine their future.

Yamiko: Edge of Humanity

Hikarino Yamiko's life was turned upside down one night, as 'he' finds 'himself' walking the line between Human and Demon, Male and Female. And that's just the beginning of Yamiko's story...

The Lost Ones Weeping

Once the lonely King of Darkness, and now a regular school girl due to her fulfilled wish. But the journey to the truth is a hard one, and along the way, the past comes back to bring truths to light

For almost 200 years, Moa, an ancient Hawaiian spirit, has tried to solve the mystery surrounding her parent's senseless murder. Hillary, has no idea she holds the key to this centuries-old secret.

Of Gilglas and Glædwyn

Of the initial meeting of Gilglas and Glædwyn, which comes after Gilglas' escape from the North.

A story of darkness and war where Human's & Demons go toe to toe in a battle for complete power.

I'll Think of a Title Later

Erian Ran. A perceived support character, who upon failing another exam, is forced to transfer to a school where she meets Medusa's son and other beings. But she cannot accept the reality of fantasy.

The Thinking is a metafictional fantasy quest story. Here, you will find faeries, elves, dwarves, many-headed-winged-things, slithering Homunculi, and much more.

A young highland boy and his sister bring home a stranger, a sister of the dark spiral, who can only cross back into the world with the help of their mother.

The Killer Drawer

A Killer Drawer? With a Gun? No, with words!

As a paranormal detective Meera Sauver thinks shes seen it all. Until she takes a trip to the desperate town of Puerton Abbott where murder and mystery seems to be at every turn.

Jamaican Paradise part 2

Here it is! Part 2 of Jamaican Paradise. What will happen? Let's find out, shall we?

The Last Stand (The Eleven Years War: Book One)

For Elise, the war the world was involved in was a far off nuisance in the small, Caithian town she called home. That is, until a nearly dead Watchman stumbled into her life one night...

Imaja's Sanctuary

Her world was turned upside down when he saved her. Now, they were on the run, looking for some safe haven.

Prince Loric of Calthay

Prince Loric finds himself thrust upon the throne of Calthay, the mythical heart of the old world and finds himself lost in the new.

Explore a world lost to the calamity and filled with Dust. Only the smallest creatures survived in this waste land. Fairies are the last hope to rebuild the world, that is if they survive long enough

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