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When Fae strike a bargain with the hope and despair of unsuspecting humans, it's more than a snap of fingers, that makes ominous wishes come true. Especially since the mists between the worlds have been torn loose, causing the Fae's spells to be wobbly and unreliable, not just because of their whims.It's up to the likes of Hazel, charm-ing problem solvers, to pave the way for the more powerful spells. Or, for a price, they might scratch a minotaur's horns, introduce a ghost to their grandchildren, or fetch a witch's cat from a tree. Just what you do as a handyman... excuse me... handyplant... of the magical world in a crazy, not-quite-normal post-apocalypse.----------A collection of short stories. Every chapter is a mission on it's own.----------My participation in the "Fantasmical 2024"…

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As a hero, guided by words of distant gods, steps through the gate of a temple full of knowledge and secrets, he quickly feels the watchful monsters breath on his neck. The creature - created to protect a library from hands and eyes that abuse written powers - wears a smile on their lips. Denturies of guarding make one long for distractions, and a brave hero, is a delicious treat....Winner of the design competition for a character board on the theme of "Mythological Monsters" in the german Shadow Prompts of August 2023.Winner of the short story competition in the german Shadow Prompts of September 2023.…

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When the two best thieves - self-proclaimed - in the entire continent decide to take on the same target at the same time, unaware of the other's involvement, it can't go as planned. Two massive egos, an even more massive mission on a flying city in the clouds and as if things weren't complicated enough, a group of cyborg cultists also enter the tense chemistry between the two rivals.A fast-paced heist adventure with some kind of romance, humor and lots of flying stuff...----------My contribution for the Open Novella Contest 2023…

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Acting rebellious is one thing, hiding a probably dangerous and not quite human demoness, is quite another. But this precisely is the beginning of an adventure that the young lady, crushed by regulations, would never have expected. An ancient, self-thinking book recognises a wish in her and decides to give it wings.So a lady becomes a man, only to get into more trouble. A pointy-eared magician throws herself into deadly risks for her self-chosen goals. A knight inadvertently woos the creature he actually wants to rid of its head. A dead man commands a group of rebellious thieves. And a menace whispers through the branches of the forest, while fates must learn to fly before the ground is ripped from under their feet.A fantasy adventure with turmoil, mystery, danger and transformations that shake up everything .…

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Usually, those who died actually stayed dead. That was how she always saw it - the witch who threw the country into chaos when she decided to rebel. She died lonely and freezing, full of remorse. Or at least that's what she assumed, because all of a sudden she awoke again. All alive and walking a century later through the repercussions of her actions distorted by false stories.In the legends of the victors, the monsters become heroes.❈ ═══════════════════ ❈My german entry for the Open Novella Contest 2023.…