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Genre FictionMagic Portals Most people will never see one. Most will never even hear of one. Those few who do usually only get one chance to go through. Dare you step through? We've all dreamed of going someplace far, far away... See More
Science Fiction
A Kepler's Dozen presents thirteen action-packed, mysterious, and humorous stories all based on real planets discovered by the NASA Kepler mission. Edited by and contributing stories are David Lee Summers, editor of Tales of... See More
Action & AdventureAfter escaping from Thynitic's control, Kyrianna and her friends find themselves back on Shokar. All but one -- Brular, the priest of Hellavar, who sacrificed his freedom to protect them, is now a prisoner of the Lady of... See More
Fantasy
Myrith had never know any life but that of a bar wench. One day she is taken forcefully from the bar by the troop commander of Lord Lavial, the elf tyrant who rules her land. While being interrogated by her captor, he... See More
Genre FictionWolf Shadow is a daughter of the People. One who is given a mission to avenge the wrongs done to those who roam the Comancheria--but as a girl she is not raised to be a warrior. How can she serve the spirits who have called... See More
FantasySera joins the crew of a privateer who it is rumored has made a pack with the Goddess Kalkiolucue. The Black Witch has a reputation for always being able to make her way safely through the worst weather, but will an early... See More
Genre Fiction
During General Woll's invasion of Texas the phrase 'Remember the Alamo' is a powerful bond for some of those who face him and his army at the Battle of Salado Creek. See More
FantasyAndrinor is a young warrior from the Dragon Flame Mountains. He has asked to marry Prelari, the granddaughter of the village matriarch.Before the current Matriarch will give her blessings, she tells him he has been called by... See More
Science FictionGenetic Engineering and cloning leads to the development of a popular exotic pet business. However, some exotics are very limited and tightly controlled due to their dangerous nature. This just leads those who want one to... See More
HorrorEternal Escapes Cemetery - a place of eternal rest for some and escape for others. After once you're dead what can come after you? See More
FantasyA former mental health worker returns to the abandoned asylum she once worked at to lay to rest the ghosts of her past and finds an unexpected welcome from one of those ghosts. See More
Science FictionAs part of a group meeting to help end the attacks by various rebel groups, Selaynia and her partners are caught in the cross-fire when fighting breaks out. Emotionally and mentally damaged when her wolf companion is killed... See More
Fantasy
Science FictionStill trying to convince members of the former Centauri Alliance she can be trusted, Selaynia finds herself kidnapped - apparently by the organization she once worked for - and taken to a new world where members of the group... See More
FantasyIt is said that Alexander the Great took time to honor the customs and culture of the peoples he sought to rule. But did he truly show respect and honor or was it just a political game to the great conqueror? When he comes... See More
Short StoriesLooking forward to a little time alone before the full moon, a female warrior is called on to confront a dragon that has been terrorizing a Duke Jucasya's people for several years. According to a wandering sage, the dragon... See More
Science FictionWhen a group of aliens land in the backwoods of Louisiana -- a trio of "country boys" take them on a snipe hunt. See More
FantasyA Roman soldier steals the Cup of Life from a small church in Britannia - seeking to carry the Cup to Rome as a prize, but he fins himself tempted by the legend that those who drink from the cup will have eternal life. What... See More
Religious & Inspirational Fiction
Fantasy
A retelling of the Pandora legend from the POV of Pandora. A woman who may have only been a pawn in the games played by the gods -- the true cause of what happened to mankind. See More
FantasyTorliana is an elf who seeks the ways of order. She enters the temple of Hellavar - Lord of Order and Fire to train as a monk in his service. Despite four years of training, she still finds herself desperate for acceptance... See More
Science FictionTwo archaeologists have a chilling encounter with the past when they visit a former tourist attraction in Colorado. See More
FantasyThe Garden of Eden, the Cradle of Life - the place where life is believed to have started on Earth. But, what if life started somewhere else and what if there was a way to return to the beginning? See More
FantasyDesana finds the fabric of reality changing around her, but she is the only one who notices. Is it all a result of an overactive imagination or is something more sinister trying to control her existence? See More
Science FictionEvery ten years the government of Eleutheria opens a small portion of their world to outsiders to celebrate the Palingenesi Agon. Lesdema has studied everything he can locate on this mysterious matriarchal society and is... See More
Science Fiction
FantasyFOR A FRIEND Those were Hendandra's words when the group was asked to go to the Abyss to rescue Brular from Thynitic. Now they find themselves facing the horrors of that cursed place, along with nightmares from their own... See More
Short StoriesAdaria is promised to Leathan, but Harailt is determined to steal her away. His desire for her as well as for power will bind all of them to this world in life, unto death and life again. See More
Science FictionSelaynia is a black ops agent for the Centauri Alliance - however she has had enough of the way Omega skirts around and even violates the law in dealing with threats to the Alliance and wants out. But she is branded a... See More
Originally published as part of The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction, this article looks at the joys and pitfalls of writing fan fiction. See More