The Sword of Dawn
By @Adam Darwisy
In Aetheria, during The Age of The Awakening, ancient forces of light and darkness clash. Eryx Dawnblade, a young warrior bearing a mysterious connection to sunlight, is the last descendant of an order sworn to protect the mythical Sword of Dawn. This legendary blade is said to be the only weapon capable of annihilating the encroaching darkness. When the kingdom of Aurelia falls victim to creatures from the Shadow Realm, Eryx is forced to embark on a perilous quest. He must harness his unique ability, 'Dawn Ascension,' to navigate a world choked by shadows, confront his destiny, and locate the Sword of Dawn before all light is extinguished. His journey is a race against time, where every step brings him closer to a truth that could either save or doom his world.
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Legend of the Seven Dragon Artifacts
By @shannon gallego
Margaret, a gentle 16-year-old pacifist from a revered warrior lineage, is thrust through a portal into a realm where humans and dragons share an unbreakable, soul-deep bond. Unbeknownst to her, she carries the dormant bloodline of a legendary dragon rider. She soon encounters the formidable red dragon Grimm Fire and his human partner, Darian. Their journey toward the capital is violently interrupted by an ambush. In a desperate act to save Margaret, Grimm offers her half his heart, triggering an astonishing regeneration that not only restores his own heart but forges an unprecedented, profound bond between them. This strange surge awakens a nascent power within Margaret, forcing her to confront the legacy she has always shunned and the perilous destiny tied to the world's most powerful artifacts.
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Chronicles of the Aether Weavers
By @Klash
Elara, a timid apprentice cartographer, stumbles upon the 'Aetherial Compass,' an ancient artifact rumored to map not just landscapes, but ley lines of pure magic. Gifted with the ability to perceive these unseen currents, she finds herself thrust into a desperate quest across the shattered sky-islands of Aerthos. A creeping blight, the 'Umbral Rot,' is devouring the world's magical essence, turning vibrant lands into desolate husks. Elara, haunted by the memory of her village's slow decay, must learn to master the compass and her nascent powers. Can a girl who has always sought the edges of maps find the courage to stand at the heart of the world's salvation before Aerthos withers into oblivion?
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Crownland Chronicles
By @Terry Whitney
Elara Mornvel-Orison, a spirited orphan with an uncanny affinity for the Ministry of Light, yearns for a place in the shimmering Crownlands, a mythical realm pulsating with the twelve Ministries of magic. Her latent power, a unique ability to mend shattered magical conduits, makes her invaluable yet vulnerable. But when an ancient darkness stirs within the forbidden Ministry of Blood Magic, threatening to unravel the delicate balance between the Isles, Elara finds herself entangled with a charismatic, enigmatic sorcerer from the Ministry of Storms. As a forbidden romance blossoms amidst escalating chaos, Elara must master her abilities and confront a destiny far grander and more perilous than she ever imagined, or watch her world - and her heart - be consumed by shadow.
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The Heretic's Lament
By @john1208
Ivana Raskova is an abomination, a blasphemous union of light and shadow, and she has spent twenty years hiding it. But when the Luminant Creed murders her parents and brands her a heretic, hiding is no longer an option. At their funeral, with her younger brother's life in the balance, she is forced to flee with Gavril Surovic - a calculating agent from a rival state who sees her not as a person, but as a weapon to dismantle the Creed's power. Their only hope lies in finding the lost Regalia of the Sundered God, artifacts of immense power. For Ivana, they are the tools of a cold, meticulous revenge. For Gavril, they are a means to a political end. As they race the Creed's fanatical hunters across a war-torn continent, the unspoken bond between them deepens into a dangerous, bittersweet affection. But the Regalia holds a terrible secret, and the revenge Ivana seeks is intertwined with a prophecy far darker than the Creed's scriptures. Is she truly reclaiming her power, or is she just a pawn in a dead god's final, world-ending gambit?
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The Sparrow and the Storm
By @john1208
Otylia Rostova’s only inheritance is a name whispered like a curse. The last of a bloodline that once commanded the very soul of the fractured land of Szarkovina, she has spent her life in hiding, sharp-tongued and proud, content to let the world believe her extinct. But when her guardian dies, her long-dormant power erupts - a tempest of raw, untamed energy that paints a target on her back for the brutal Autarch's regime. Her only hope is Kazimir Volya, the formidable leader of the Kestrel Rebellion. He sees her not as a person but a symbol, a living weapon to unite the warring clans under his banner. Forced into a reluctant alliance, Otylia must flee across a war-torn landscape with Kazimir as her protector, his every action a reminder that her life is secondary to his cause. As they evade assassins and monstrous Drutes, the bond between them deepens, but so does the danger. Her power is a beacon, and her former best friend, Jadwiga, now a high-ranking enforcer for the Autarch, is hunting her with obsessive cruelty. But the true threat may not be the enemy she knows, but the friend she trusts. Can Otylia master her legacy in time to save her people, or will she become a martyr for a cause built on a devastating lie?
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A Prayer for the Rust-Stained Crown
By @john1208
I, Istara Veszian, am no saint. I'm a brawler from the Gutters of Keszlo with a temper as sharp as a shiv and a loyalty fiercer than any prayer. But when the dying Matron of my order reveals my true nature - that I am the Ver-Istara, a holy weapon capable of miracles - and that my destiny is to be captured by the tyrannical Lumina-Emperor, my world shatters. My only escape comes from the unlikeliest of sources: Voron, the Emperor's own Shadow-Hand, an assassin sent to kill me who instead cuts a path for my freedom. He is my protector and my jailer, a man whose duty is my death and whose gaze holds a devotion I don't understand. Hunted by the Emperor's legions, we seek refuge in the hidden sanctuary of Olenvaara. But here, amidst whispers of my past life and the uncovering of a rebellion she orchestrated from beyond the grave, I realize this is not a flight for survival. It’s a performance. And I am the lead actress in a tragedy written by myself, for a purpose I cannot fathom. Why did she set me on this path, and can I forge my own destiny when my own soul is my greatest enemy?
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Echoes in the Ashen Vale
By @john1208
In the fractured Tyrdom of Gvozda, where echoes of a cataclysmic past scar the very land, Raina lives a quiet life cataloging forgotten histories. Her kindness is a small light in a grim world, but it marks her. When the Emperor’s dreaded Umbral Guard storms her archive, she is saved by Kazimir, a grim, duty-bound protector who has watched over her from the shadows her entire life. He reveals she is the last scion of the Sundered Throne, bearing the Echo-Heart - a power capable of healing the fractured land and usurping the Emperor. Now, they are on the run, hunted by a relentless tyrant and haunted by a powerful, unspoken connection. As fragments of a past life surface in Raina’s dreams, she begins to suspect her protector's devotion and her own tragic destiny were not ordained by fate, but meticulously planned by a version of herself she can no longer remember. Can she trust the path laid out by her own ghost, or is she running toward a sacrifice she would never choose to make?
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The Patron Saint of Bad Decisions
By @john1208
Anoushka 'Nusha' Zakarova has one rule: never bring back the dead. As a clandestine 'Stitcher' in the grimy underbelly of Khavar, her talent for mending fatal wounds is a dangerous secret. When her beloved mentor dies in her arms, Nusha breaks her own rule in a moment of grief, a choice that paints a target on her back for her power-hungry family, the illustrious House Zakarov. Suddenly, she's forced into an unwilling alliance with Levan Gvaramia, the charismatic leader of the Silver Lily Rebellion. He sees her as a prophesied saint, a symbol of hope for his cause against the soul-rotting plague known as the Gray Blight. Nusha sees him as a dangerously optimistic fool with a death wish. Dragged across the country with her foul-tempered, six-legged 'corpse cat' in tow, Nusha must dodge her family's assassins and Levan's earnest idealism. But as they uncover the truth behind the Gray Blight, they find it's intrinsically linked to the Zakarov family's source of power. Can Nusha embrace the destiny she never wanted to save the people from a plague her own family created?
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A Requiem for Gilded Ash
By @john1208
In the gilded halls of Ostrova’s Imperial Lyceum, all I ever wanted was a quiet life of forgotten histories and afternoon naps. As Bogdana Rostova, a disgraced academic with a penchant for idleness, my greatest ambition was avoiding my tutors. But an ordinary morning shatters when imperial inquisitors storm my rooms. My secret is out: I am a Wskrzesa, one with the forbidden power to command life and death, and my little brother, Kazimir, is their leverage. Forced on the run, my only protector is the man sent to capture me - Damir Kovačić, the Emperor's most ruthless enforcer and the scion of a house that ruined my own. He sees me as a tool, the key to assembling the Osseous Mandate, the sacred relics of a dead god that promise ultimate power. To save Kazimir, I have no choice but to play along, using my sharp mind to outwit our pursuers at every turn. But as the lines between captor and protector blur amidst shared danger and stolen glances, I begin to suspect the truth. What if the prophecy isn't about saving the world, but about damning it? And what if the divine power I’m being forced to claim is not a reward, but the mechanism of an eternal trap?
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The Rust-Eater's Elegy
By @john1208
Zviad Khasav is a man hollowed out by grief. Once a celebrated member of the Khevsur Guard, he now lives for one purpose: to find and kill the architects of the bombing that took his partner's life. His only clue is a name whispered in the aftermath - Dadiani. So when he stumbles upon a Dadiani assassination attempt in progress, he intervenes on a bitter whim, saving the target, a disgraced and perpetually unimpressed young woman named Ketevan. By saving her, Zviad unwittingly binds himself to the last heir of a fallen dynasty, a woman whose blood holds the key to the 'Unity', a legendary power capable of commanding the very land. Hunted by her own powerful clan, Ketevan needs a protector to reach a hidden sanctuary of loyalists. Zviad needs a Dadiani puppet to get his revenge. Trapped together by circumstance, they navigate a treacherous world of courtly intrigue and hidden magic, neither trusting the other. But as they peel back the layers of the conspiracy, Zviad realizes Ketevan is not a pawn in his game - she is the game itself, and the true enemy may be the one offering them salvation. Can a man fueled by vengeance protect a legacy he doesn't believe in?
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The Patron Saint of Perpetual Panic
By @john1208
Binka Mieszek is good at two things: baking poppyseed rolls and being unfailingly kind. When her desperate prayer to save her dying grandfather results in him regaining a full head of glorious hair but still dying, she learns she is the Vessel of the Unasked - a saintess whose miracles manifest with wildly unpredictable, often comical, results. This 'blessing' paints a target on her back. The Sanctified Order of the Final Word declares her a heretical abomination, a glitch in the divine plan that must be erased. Her only hope is Ziven Broz, a pragmatic and perpetually unimpressed spymaster who whisks her away, seeing not a holy woman but a political tool to dismantle the Order's power. Forced on a cross-country run, Binka must learn to control her chaotic powers, from blessing an entire village with uncontrollably melodious singing voices to accidentally turning an assassin’s sword into a bouquet of tulips. As Ziven’s cold pragmatism clashes with her pathological kindness, a reluctant and inconvenient affection begins to bloom. But the Order is closing in, and the great 'salvation' she's prophesied to bring might be a trap designed by the gods themselves. Can a woman who accidentally blessed a river to taste of soup save the world, or will her next miracle be her last?
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The Last Vespertine Echo
By @john1208
In the crumbling empire of Ravka, Vesna Kolar is a ghost, an impossible child of two warring bloodlines: the sun-blessed Aethel and the shadow-weaving Kymor. Her existence is a secret kept by the Silent Sisterhood, a cloistered order that has raised her in isolation. But when she awakens adrift on a spectral sea, a place from forgotten nightmares, she knows her sanctuary is gone. Hunted by a Void-born entity called the Nemesys, drawn to the unique resonance of her soul, Vesna is rescued by Stellan, a jaded mercenary who sees her only as a quick payday. Bound by his rash promise, Stellan is dragged into a desperate race across a dying land to find the Lacrimae - divine tears that are the only key to silencing her volatile power and stopping the Nemesys. With every relic they find, the monster grows stronger and the line between protector and captor blurs. Can Vesna master the catastrophic echo within her soul before it devours the world, or will the greatest betrayal come not from the monster hunting her, but from the one person she is learning to trust?
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Song of the Guli Kamara
By @john1208
In the floating isles of Svaneti Ze, Liaza is a Weaver of Fate, blessed with a gentle heart and a quiet life. But on her grandmother's deathbed, she inherits a terrifying secret: her life-force is the Guli Kamara, the only key to an ancient artifact with the power to unmake the world. Her existence awakens the Mts'q'emsebi, a monstrous entity that feeds on potent life, and it is drawn to her like a moth to a flame. Thrown into the path of Davit, a fiercely ambitious and rival scion of a powerful house, Liaza becomes a political pawn. Davit sees her as the ultimate tool to secure his family's dominance, a living weapon to be controlled. Forced to flee the Mts'q'emsebi's relentless hunt together, their journey across the fractured skies becomes a crucible. As Liaza’s dormant power awakens in a terrifying, uncontrolled surge, can she learn to trust the man who only wants to use her, or will his protection be the very thing that damns them both?
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The Ember Vow
By @john1208
Zoya Radevich has lived her life in the shadow of her brilliant cousin, Laska, the woman prophesied to be the Sunken Queen and liberate the land of Varosnya from the tyrannical Regent. Zoya's role is simple: marry a powerful Duke and secure Laska's claim. But at her own betrothal feast, a devastating attack meant for Laska goes awry, and a shard of power awakens not in her cousin, but in Zoya. Suddenly, she is the one marked for death, hunted by the Regent's forces and a shadowy faction, the Silent Vigil, who believe the prophecy is a curse. Her only hope is Krsnik, a deadly Vigil assassin who, in a moment of incomprehensible mercy, chose to save her instead of kill her. Now on the run, Zoya and her reluctant protector must unravel the truth behind the prophecy and her untamed abilities. But Krsnik was once her fiercest rival in courtly games, and trusting him feels as dangerous as the enemies chasing them. Can a shy girl who never wanted a throne survive long enough to understand her power, especially when the real prophesied queen might still be out there?
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The Gilded Cage and Its Songbird
By @john1208
In the gilded city of Ilmarine, being a hybrid is a death sentence. For Mirke Lahtinen, a half-Kipinä and half-Vaski, every day is a performance. Raised in an orphanage, she survives by being forgettable, hiding the volatile resonance magic that brands her an imbalance in the world. But her quiet life shatters during the annual Concordance ceremony when her powers flare publicly, branding her as the 'Väärä-laulu,' the Dissonant Song prophesied to sunder the world. Sentenced to immediate 'purification,' her only hope appears in the form of Kasian Veder, a stoic assassin from the Order of Silence. He was sent to kill her, but instead, he offers her a chance to escape. Hunted by zealots and haunted by her own untamed power, Mirke must trust the man whose job was to be her end. They seek refuge in the hidden sanctuary of Haapalinna, but as their forbidden bond deepens, Mirke realizes the prophecy is not a straightforward death sentence. It is a choice, and her misunderstanding of the rules might be the very thing that damns them both. Can she learn to harmonize the warring halves of her soul before her protector is forced to make good on his original promise?
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