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Aiden Marquis Shackled Destiny (Epic Fantasy) After surviving a coup and discovering emerging magical powers, young Prince Aelfric travels with a small band of companions to find ancient artifacts that greatly enhance magical power before they fall into the wrong hands.

Kevin Hayman The Errant Apprentice (Urban Fantasy Adventure) Terry is a modern day knight on a quest to prove himself, but discovers that the magical version of Earth in which he lives may be more sinister than he realizes with the help of Delores the mage and Elton the bard.

Caryn Cordova Songborne of Kaldora (Cozy Fantasy) A lyrical fantasy about a half-elven bard, an ancient wound unraveling the bridge between two realms, and a healing magic born of song.

Hai Dang Mark of a Herald (Dark Fantasy) Magic exists to rule over men and Ianc has been the subject for too long before he gets what he wanted.

Kaze Nguyen Ashes of an Empire (Epic Fantasy) This is a story of an Empire’s final days — ancient horrors will awaken, unholy magic will wreak havoc, and loyalties will fracture.

R.L. Butler Living Blood (Romantic Urban Fantasy) Drew Nelson thought her biggest problem was training a chatty new coworker - until she caught him drinking blood from his date. Instead of running, she makes a deal. What begins as damage control doesn’t stay a small secret for long.

E. Sawtelle True Colors (New Adult Fantasy) A young woman trusts a fae and faces the consequences.

C.C. Liclican Maeva (Contemporary Fantasy) A young woman grew up in a place where character was discouraged, and now she's uncomfortable showing hers. Now she begins to overcome her difficult past.

Edge Valmond Azure Night (High Fantasy/Tragedy/GL) A former member of the church Isa gives up her humanity to become a demon, and through her anguish, her desperation to save Elina. Witness a tale of devotion, of one who chose to become the true enemy to give a single life the future at the expense of her eternal damnation.

The Letarus Raal Terran (Epic Low Fantasy) Following the first contact with refugees from an alien human race, a young man accepts their offer to relocate to Earth, and in return, they introduce him to magic. This single decision sets off a chain of events that will change the course of humanity and Earth's future.

Camillethespellpire Sawbones of the Circus (Dark Fantasy) A woman who lives in her memories haunted by an unforgivable choice long ago. She has found herself surrounded by those who refuse to be pushed away as she must face her past once more to save her home.

Margo Margan Torn Asunder (Fantasy/Political Thriller) Two priests. One starting a rebellion. One tradition’s last defender. Set in a cosmic theocracy, Torn Asunder is a story about a test of faith… And the costs of passing or failing.

Carl Price Desert Moon (Urban Fantasy/Neo Noir) A 200 year old half-vampire private investigator navgates the supernatural Southwest to find a missing werewolf girl. Inspired by classic fairy-tales, Pulp Noir, and contemporary Urban Fantasy.

Alexander Aviles Chapter 1 Again (Fantasy) A collection of story starters. In the form of one chapter or a few, and even short stories, each post resembles the start of something new, something bigger than itself, and something that I hope inspires others to pick up their pens and keyboards and start writing.

Bega Boag Heart of Napaldi (Fantasy) A king bans magic; starts a quiet war. It's 24 interwoven stories which can be entered at any point (although they're in recommended reading order).

David Backett, PhD Escape to Star Valley (Fantasy) A story of survival and reclaiming humanity in a world gone mad.

Heather Lam A Wicked Hunger (Dark Romantic Fantasy) When a soul-eating dark faerie’s attack unlocks a monstrous power inside her, Gemma Hartley is forced into a desperate fight to keep the ravenous hunger growing within her from consuming the last of her humanity.

Bokhi The Stormcrow Cycle (Tragic Romantic Fantasy) A hermit witch saves a stranger on a desert road. The good deed does not remain unpunished.

Josef H.S. Creations Sagas of the Last Traveler (Progression Fantasy/Isekai) The warrior sent by the gods to tell the stories behind the warriors deemed to be forgotten by time.

Seth R. Mitchell Mystimon Saga: Grave Secrets (Dark Fantasy Mystery) Grave Secrets follows a teenage psionic girl who must uncover a political conspiracy and solve a murder to clear her sister's name before it's too late, while battling demonic spirits that threaten all that she holds dear.

The Effigy Altersaga (Urban Fantasy) When Ethan Yong, an aimless high school kid, gets an invitation to College Adamas, a school he's never heard of, he's dragged into a world of divine powers, destiny, and destruction.

Luciel Morganstern The Hunter series (Romantic Fantasy) Myth-in-the-making for the neurodivergent, queer, traumatized — and anyone else who simply likes vivid, sprawling fantasy worlds, slow burn subplots, and stories where things are rarely what they seem.

Zarator Rivers of Reverie (Psychological Fantasy) A young girl embarks on a journey with her lifelong friend to uncover the meaning of the visions haunting her sleep. However, as the journey takes her deeper into the land of Espyria, she slowly awakens to a much harsher reality than the one she witnessed in her dreams.

T.D. McIntosh The Modern Otaku Serial (Sci-Fantasy) The Modern Otaku Serial is where classic anime energy meets pulp serial storytelling. T.D. McIntosh delivers fantasy and science fiction stories built for readers who grew up on JRPGs, shonen epics, and late-night adventure arcs — and never outgrew them. New serials, real craft, for the modern-day otaku and fantasy fan.

Bryn Norel The Unexpected Vanguard (Epic Fantasy) A Hopepunk Epic Fantasy trilogy for fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Six of Crows. A found family of unremarkables uses grift and heist tactics to outwit a superior foe in a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse.

Lucia De la Cal Live (Sci-Fi Romance) Dystopian thriller through the camera lens of a reality TV show, where the audience is judge, jury, and executioner, and love is a weapon.

RandyM Those That Knew Earth (Science Fiction) A six generation hard sci-fi saga about the evolution of a rocketbound society.

J.A. Davidson Blood & Iron (Epic Science Fantasy) SF/low fantasy about freedom, faith, and the cost of power. Character-driven, consequence-heavy, written for readers who prefer depth over speed.

Kostia Dmytriiev At The End of Time (Science Fiction) Two scouts open a pyramid on a dead planet and find it was never a tomb but a cage. What they release eats time itself, and destroying it may cost the survivor any way home.

SyntheticLife The Salvage Diaries: Whispers (Sci-Fi Cyberpunk) A gritty cyberpunk space opera that explores the themes of freedom and control in the face of the great unknown.

Aaron Luke The Deteriorate (Science Fantasy) A confusing, unreal plague purges the solar systems of varying galaxies and destroys specific denizens of such planets. It is up to a mysterious group called 'The Navigators' to find a way to save them from their impending dooms.

F.P. Dawe When the Abyss Stared Back (Science Fiction) Fifty years after a devastating war with a hostile alien race, a UNE officer pieces together the brutal, contradictory, and deeply personal accounts of the conflict's survivors, revealing that the greatest threat to humanity may have been itself.

Bhavana Varma All the Secrets We Meet (Psychological Suspense) In this coming-of-age psychological suspense, four high school girls with dark secrets forge an unlikely alliance when a manipulative classmate sabotages their lives. Combining their unique strengths, they plot a ruthless revenge to destroy their common enemy.

Jeffrey Jeakins The Mandala (Thriller) When a geometric pattern found beside the body of a mathematics student triggers catastrophic events, from boiling rain to an expanding sinkhole that devours wildlife, CSIS officer Maya Talbot must decode its meaning before geopolitical tensions spiral out of control, while racing to find her brother, who vanished near the epicenter of the unfolding disaster.

Alberia Pankratz The Poetry of Alberia Pankratz (Poetry) Through the bardic tradition, Alberia Pankratz presents readers with quiet miracles, unsung heroes, and forgotten truths.

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