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In Zugzwang (Labyrinth August 2015)
"In zugzwang" refers to the moment in a game of chess where all possible moves are bad ones. Sigurd the Saintly has been roped into negotiating the annual truce between the Summer and Winter Courts of Faerie.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Humor, words: 3k+, favs: 3, follows: 1, 8/19/2015
9 Mother, Must I? (Labyrinth June 2015) »
Prompt: Horror for Children. The dead must be fed. My attempt at writing a fairytale in the style of the Brothers Grimm.Fiction: Horror, T, English, Fantasy & Horror, chapters: 2, words: 3k+, favs: 2, updated: 6/28/2015 published: 5/30/2015
8 D: Lovely (Failed Labyrinth June 2015)
Robots x Romance Forum Prompt. In the near future, "companion" robots are a common fixture in the homes of lonely, busy executives like Pierre Durant. Ordered to cook, clean, "pick up things on the floor" and "search the internet", Pierre's "Lovely" takes great pride in caring for her "Sir". Unfortunately, he does not seem to notice her existence.Fiction: Sci-Fi, T, English, Sci-Fi & Romance, words: 7k+, favs: 6, follows: 2, 5/18/2015
2 CR: Damnation Canyon (Failed Labyrinth June 2015)
A religious order which condemns the practice of magic hires a wizard to solve a hostage situation in a notoriously dangerous canyon infested with demons and full of arcane traps. Read also CR: Heretic.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Adventure & Fantasy, words: 4k+, 5/6/2015
1 CR: Nikki Lovecraft (2009)
Death gets run over on the George Washington bridge by a dangerous blonde who's in the demon-summoning business.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, words: 5k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, 4/1/2015
CR: How George Met Chaucer (2009)
Two rival pirate clans, the Cavendashes and the Le Rois have been fighting over the island of Katunwe for a hundred years. George picked the wrong beach for his summer vacation.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, words: 6k+, 4/1/2015
9Toward the Light (Labyrinth April 2015)
Prompt: "What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love." ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky Two fallen angels attempt to escape from Hell.Fiction: Mythology, T, English, Spiritual & Angst, words: 3k+, favs: 1, 3/31/2015
3Watchtowers: Nivarra's Tail (1998?) »
A young centaur goes on an adventure with an immortal wizard, a wisecracking cowardly dragon, and the spoiled brat who is supposed to become the king of their world.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 6, words: 9k+, favs: 2, follows: 1, updated: 2/7/2015 published: 1/31/2015
12Watchtowers: Hyde and Seek (Labyrinth February 2015 Contest Winner)
Everyone has a dark side. What happens when it gets loose?Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy, words: 3k+, favs: 5, follows: 2, 1/31/2015
2The Devil and Robert Johnson (2015) Rough Draft
A young blues musician meets the Devil at the crossroads.Fiction: Supernatural, T, English, Supernatural, words: 2k+, favs: 1, 1/28/2015
13SOM: Emissary (2013) »
Journeyman wizard Stephan Lucian is sent by the Order of Light to strike a deal with dangerous creatures of old magic. When he accidently breaks ancient faerie laws, he finds himself working as an emissary for the enemy. But all is not as it seems, and the secrets which lurk in the depths of the Sickle Wood may alter the balance of the world. On Hiatus since 8/2014.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 19, words: 62k+, favs: 7, follows: 9, updated: 8/17/2014 published: 3/6/2013
4SOM: The Cursed Company (2014) »
The Mercenary's Guild has always provided a refuge for people trying to outrun their problems. But when a mysterious girl arrives at the Coalborn Guild House in the middle of a blizzard, the members of the Cursed Company find themselves living up to their unfortunate nickname.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 4, words: 8k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, updated: 8/2/2014 published: 7/16/2014
SOM: Kestrel's Tale (2013) »
This is the side story/back story of Kestrel Yfair, removed from the middle of "Dreams of Endymion" . Read also "Dreams of Endymion".Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 4, words: 17k+, 7/29/2014
14 Clan Havoc (NANO 2013) »
Thirty year old Steve Camden is a loser. He can't hold a job and he lives with his mother. but in the LARP "Realms of Arcadia" he's a heroic prince. When Steve is swept into a fantasy world that resembles Arcadia with his friends, it seems like a dream come true, but the LARPers don't have powers or real weapons. Can Clan Havoc make it home, or will everyone take lethal damage?Fiction: Humor, T, English, Humor & Fantasy, chapters: 25, words: 71k+, favs: 4, follows: 4, updated: 2/15/2014 published: 4/6/2013
SOM: Child of Man (2014) »
When Duke Arsenio Valsarra's lover died, he vowed to care for her child as if it were his own. But the Duke's son is not what he seems to be.
Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 2, words: 5k+, updated: 2/10/2014 published: 2/9/2014
CR: Witness (2004) »
Felix meets his father's mistress and learns that he has a younger brother. Meanwhile, Ireval's sanity unravels, and the gods prepare for war.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, chapters: 9, words: 191k+, favs: 3, follows: 1, updated: 6/30/2013 published: 6/29/2013
3 CR: Heretic (2008) »
Raised in a religious order which condemn sorcery, a young priestess-in-training discovers she has magical powers.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, chapters: 16, words: 98k+, favs: 3, follows: 1, updated: 6/10/2013 published: 4/13/2013
6SOM: Seyadra's Tail (2010) »
Seyadra Ayud, a fugitive from the Tower and one of the last dragons in the world, seeks to fulfill a promise she made to her father centuries ago.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 11, words: 31k+, follows: 1, updated: 4/13/2013 published: 3/10/2013
SOM: The Nok Market (2012) »
Journeyman wizard Fabian Van Guise stumbles upon a faerie market and makes a dangerous bargain.Fiction: Fantasy, T, English, Fantasy & Adventure, chapters: 2, words: 7k+, favs: 1, follows: 1, 3/6/2013
1 CR: Wanderers (2005) »
Elhil has a habit of getting himself into trouble. Of course, "trouble" for a 4,000 year old immortal often means that the fate of more than one world is hanging in the balance.Fiction: Fantasy, M, English, Fantasy & Sci-Fi, chapters: 13, words: 217k+, favs: 4, 9/30/2012