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The technologically advanced March City is an oligarchical hell with a rigid status quo locking many in poverty. For 16-year-old high-achiever Ari, her powerful magical ability and sharp mind ensures a life of bliss and peace.When Ari's sister disappears in a series of bombings, she digs deep beneath the Darwinistic society as war ensues between powerful leaders and the dissenting impoverished rising against the city's strict laws and police brutality -- and discovers a dark secret that could shatter the entire city. But, for her sister, time is running out.Rewrite of March City: Land of the Gifted.…

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When dragons brawl after millennia of peace, Aeris loses her entire family in the ensuing war.After ten years of hiding underground from powerful families seeking her Draconian blood, Aeris's hopes for restoring balance depend on reviving her family's fallen dragon Khaus. As a vengeful voice invades her head, Aeris resolves to destroy the man who took away everything. Soon, her mind and body are not her own and she finds herself a pawn in a dragon's game since the dawn of time. Humans are not her only enemies...Content warning: This story contains some violence and death. [[Winner of the Wattys 2014]][[Winner of the "Junior Award" as Second Place in The Write Awards 2014]][[Featured fantasy book by Wattpad]]…

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Lian snuck out of the imperial palace and exposed the village healer to be a fraud and a devil-worshipper. Cursed by the spurned fire god, Huogwai, and disgraced and cast out by the royal family, Lian set out with her manservant Emiru to the kingdom of fire to rid her of the curse of uncontrollable flames for a chance to regain her claim to the throne. But being a fire disciple meant she was a practitioner of the forbidden arts. For those that hunt her kind, the game had just started.…

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FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST meets Brandon Sanderson's THE RITHMATIST. Rune Mage: Raising the dead is impossible magic. When Seiren killed her mother and sealed her sister in a stone, she swore to rectify the greatest mistake of her life, even at the cost of her own humanity. She signs up to be a state mage in order to resurrect Madeleine, but the magic-wielding country of Karma and demon-commanding country of Hanna are on the brink of war and state duty prevails over personal desires. Civil unrest and increasing pressure from the king catapults Seiren into a terrifying game of deception, politics, and betrayal. The battle may be against the demon summoners, but the war is against something far darker and more powerful. #27 in Fantasy 30/05/2018. Cover by Stefanie Saw (seventhstar). NaNoWriMo2016 winner. Camp NaNo Apr 2017 winner. Camp NaNo July 2017 winner. 2nd place in the 2017 FreedomAwards. 2nd place in the Quill Award. Winner of Blank Sheet contest. 1st Place in the Sanguine Awards. Also available on RadishFiction, Tapas, and RoyalRoadl.com. Chaos Mage: The rightful punishment for treason and attempted genocide is execution. When Kristen Harred escapes her fate, the magical council and the civilian council clashes. Who would pay for the suffering Karma went through mere months ago? Seiren and Madeleine toe the political line between war and justice in an effort to bring the traitor back, but something deadlier is pulling the strings in this game of cat and mouse -- and they are once again the chess pieces.Camp NaNo Apr 2018 winner.…

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THE WIND ON FIRE meets STUDIO GHIBLI's LAPUTA. Tia, a wind magic trainee, desires to leave her life of monotony in a cosy seaside town. When summons arrived for the wind masters, she travels with her mentor to the capital and realises the extent of the great power and responsibilities destined for her in the corrupt country where magic equates to status and power. A rebellion brews and a war is on the horizon. Times are about to change... Winner of the 1st Wattpad4 Reading Contest. Young Writer's Prize finalist. Featured fantasy book by Wattpad. Front cover by Wendythestoryteller…

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THE MATRIX meets THE HUNGER GAMES. Ari is a high-flying but lazy energy manipulator who gets by doing the minimum in the technologically advanced March City, where academic achievements and abilities determine your true worth. When her sister, Mina, is kidnapped during a series of terrorist bombings, Ari has to defy the law and delve into the dark secrets of the city in a race against time and the city itself - and Mina's life may be her price. Book 1 of Project Lunation. NaNoWriMo2014. 3rd place in the 2017 FreedomAwards. 2nd place in the Quill Award. 1st place in the Sanguine Awards. Also available on RadishFiction, Tapas, and RoyalRoadl.com.…

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THE WALKING DEAD meets THE MATRIX. Ari led the uprising and took down Central Administration, but the new-found freedom brought disease and devastation upon the students outside of the technologically advanced, simulated reality "March City". Without the protection of technology in their tiny bubble, students began to fall ill under exposure to the outside world. At Lira's suggestion, they seek help from the humans behind the creation of March City. With nobody to trust and Mina's life once again on the line, Ari has to choose: the side that may kill her, or the side she will end up killing.Book 2 of Project Lunation. NaNoWriMo2017 winner. Also available on RadishFiction, Tapas, and RoyalRoadl.com.…

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True accounts from a junior doctor. From bargaining with a child using stickers in exchange for a blood draw to complex, sickly elderly patients to dark medical humour between healthcare professionals, being a doctor is a rollercoaster of a calling that brings joy, accomplishment, tears, and burnout. Every second is worth it... even if it doesn't always seem that way.Content warning for gore and death.Formerly "The Doctor Diaries"…

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THE DEMONATA meets TEEN TITANS. There is literally nothing better than a fist full of demon guts, as far as Tora is concerned. The gory task of killing demons to keep humans safe falls to Tora, a 16-year-old supernatural gifted with telekinesis. When a mysterious entity causes increasing demon attacks, forgotten memories and a frightening power stir within Tora, and soon she isn't sure who the real enemy is any more: the demons - or herself. This story is a complete revamp of "Seeker: The Challenge". 2nd Place in the Sanguine Awards. Winner of the Corona Awards. Also available on RoyalRoadL.…

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For a small price, a Collector can make you remember things you have never done.In 1815 England, Meera Sterne defies societal expectations to play the dutiful daughter, marry into a rich family, and become the property of a man. Instead, she runs away and trains under the aloof and distant Aurelius Mackleberry, spending her days buying and selling memories.A stranger visits her trainer for a crime from years gone. Aurelius Mackleberry owes a debt with his life -- and his time has run out. Meera must unravel the violent and bloody past behind the wonders of Collecting memories and save the life of a man destroyed by his own magic.For Open Novella Contest 2020.…

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GHOST IN THE SHELL meets THE LUNAR CHRONICLES. Year 2154, Hong Kong: Bod Mods are all the rage. From forearms equipped with blast cannons to telescopes implanted to irises to jet propellers as feet, there is no limit to the modification available that money can buy.University student Chan Meiha witnesses a gruesome Bod Mod safety mechanic malfunction on campus, but that's only the beginning. It's one thing to switch off a glitching machine; it's quite another when it's literally neurally wired to your body and refusing to obey.With the safety measures of Bod Mods now defective, Meiha is tasked to help her stepfather, one of the creators of Bod Mods, fix this glitch. But there are people all too happy to misuse their Bod Mods without repercussion and restriction and Meiha has to sort this before chaos befalls her city.Written for Open Novella Contest II. Round 1 winner.…

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Suzi needs a date. Well actually, based on the bet she just made with her two best friends, she needs thirty-one dates. Thirty one blind dates to be exact. Twenty-four down, seven to go. Mom is insistent she meets the swoon-worthy but single son of her work bestie. Suzi knows to keep her expectations in check, but when he comes so highly recommended, she can't help but feel this might be the one to blow her away. And, boy, was she blown away.***This one-shot is part of the 31 Blind Dates anthology from more than two dozen Wattpad writers including members of the Stars program, published authors, Ambassadors and Wattys winners. At the end of each story, you will find the link to the next chapter in the collection.…

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A community effort to spotlight the best of Wattpad, both discovered and hidden. Check out what Wattpadders have to say and pitch in your own recommendations!Please note this collection is currently on hold in an effort to reduce spam in the aftermath of Wattpad's change in the notification feed.…

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Breathe magic into the air. Watch the shimmers condense into silvery streaks of light. Feel the spark of power on your skin. A collection of short fantasy stories. Cover by seventhstar (Stefanie Saw)…

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Blood drips from the ceiling. The smell of death is smothering. Something is horribly wrong, but I can't stop. Death chases with an insatiable hunger, needing to feed, needing to kill... A collection of short horror stories that will keep you up at night.Glow Awards 3rd Place.…

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A collection of short stories with a serious undertone. Emmy's Last Christmas: How a young child spends her last Christmas. To everyone who is well and healthy at Christmas this year, please take a minute and give your thoughts to a little girl like Emmy. Gifted: Sarah has always been a scared bystander when people around her got hurt, frightened by the repercussions if she spoke out. When her best friend is affected, she has to make a choice whether to stay silent and safe, or to speak out for the sake of others.…

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When I procrastinate from writing and work, I play with Photoshop and binge-watch Orange is the New Black. I appreciate all tips! All covers marked with [A] are open for adoption. Check out the first chapter for further details.…

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A miscellaneous collection of everything that doesn't fit somewhere neatly on my profile. Contains contest entries, short shorts, a bit of alcohol, and other fun-ness.…