An anthology created for the Other World Book Club's 'Let's Write! 2025 January Edition'.Embark on a 15 day journey through galaxies, enchanted lands, and realms beyond your wildest imagination. Enjoy short works of fiction, exploring fantastical and futuristic worlds, daring heroes, and mind-bending possibilities.Let's Write!!!…
An exiled warrior must break his curse before winter's bitter cold drains the last light of the world.Jordan Mbu is a hero with an unforgivable past who has chosen to watch the world end from a distance, at least until he meets a woman and child who remind him that thee are still some things worth saving. Armed with skills, knowledge, and a broken magical sword he sets out to do what's right in the face of a darkening world where light has nearly gone extinct. Many obstacles stand in his was, none so strong as his dark past looking to drown him in guilt and to break what resolve he has left.…
What would you do if you learned that Heaven and hell are real? Demons skulk through the shadows and angels watch from the rooftops. What would you say if I told you they've always been here?***Lyric Psalm lived a normal life with normal parents and normal teenage problems, or so she thought until a psychopath took away everything she knew. Lost and alone, she finds herself at a school for special children, children being trained to join a secret society dedicated to policing those beings from outside our world. As she trains she learns about the hidden world and her family's connection to it. She also learns of the power deep inside of her that might be key to saving her new friends.…
The world has been overrun by monsters. Governments have toppled, nations have fallen. Desperation has ushered in a new world order.Welcome to The Bright Waste where violence is cheap and salvation is in short supply. Where survivors are brutal and compassion is a rare commodity.Akiva is a scavenger for The Mothers. Her job is to scour the bones of the old world for any vestige of value, and to stay alive. That's the hardest part when the monsters have other plans. Her only hope is to stay in the light, glorious and burning bright.Editor's Pick List: June 2020…
The world has been overrun by monsters. Governments have toppled, nations have fallen. Desperation has ushered in a new world order.Welcome to The Bright Waste where violence is cheap and salvation is in short supply. Where survivors are brutal and compassion is a rare commodity.Latisha is a huntress, a ruthless leader of a reaver band. The Yellow Sun, are at constant war with the Valkyrie of Phalanx, the other reaver clans, and the infected whose tentacles spread across all of The Bright Waste. Born the daughter of chief of The Yellow Sun, Latisha has her eyes set on the throne even if it means taking her mother's head to take it. To be The Yellow Sun Lioness, one must kill The Lioness.*Updates on Mondays!*…
Learn the true history of Castle Rock, seat of power for the most renowned wizard of The Three Nations. See how a seemingly normal city girl changes both the course of his life and the course of the entire kingdom of Quinlain. Sword and sorcery clash as love and magic shift reality, even as hate and treachery poisons hearts. History will be made and The Three nations will never be the same.Leesa Talbert's life was on the trajectory of any normal third child of an average merchant, that is until she met Hans Heathson. Hans was special, slated to be the first apprentice of the world's most prolific wizard. In Hans she finds a friend and the inspiration to strive for more. Together they brave the caprice of his dangerous master and face his twisted dark past. But theirs is only one story. War lurks on the horizon and rumbles towards the two. Theirs and many other stories collide when the north erupts in a battle of life and death. At its center sits the Black Count of Castle Rock.…
Gorgon City is on the brink of civil unrest after the senseless death of an innocent young man at the hands of the authorities. The people are ready to rise up.Detective Michele is on the trail of a savage killer. The only clues left behind are the bits and pieces of the victims. With little else to go on, Michele must do whatever it takes to bring this viscous monster to justice before the city explodes.…
Miminda is a troublemaker at heart. She's a goblin. Trouble is her nature, and she's good at it. Khouri is a rebel without a cause, and down on his luck. Despite being from two different worlds their fates are intertwined in ancient and unexpected ways. When a demon's plot brings them together the pair and their friends must stand as one or fall to pieces. Win or lose neither the land of man nor The Under will be the same.Highest Rank: #2 in fantasyfiction(Dec. 5th, 2018)…
Mercenary life is rough, especially for the Eagle X team. Wanted by galactic governments and clandestine organizations, eking out a living seems harder and harder every standard year. When they are hired to protect a VIP from the shadows it seems as if they've finally caught a break. Then the proverbial shit hits the fan.Pirates, clones, cannibals, mad robots, and deep space starship battles, it will take a special breed of hero to protect the leader of the human race.Join Spider, Raven, and Renegade as they do what they do best: save the universe.1st Place Winner of The Freedom Awards(2019) Science Fiction CategoryHighest Score: #2 in Robots (12.26.18), #1 Spacecraft…
Mercenary life is rough, especially for the Eagle X team. Wanted by galactic governments and clandestine organizations, eking out a living seems harder and harder every standard year. When things don't go as planned, a member of the team is infected with a virus which claims the lives of nearly everyone it touches.Aliens, clones, robots, smugglers, mercenaries, and the EC's finest, only our heroes can save themselves.Join Spider, Raven, Renegade, and brand new friends in their hunt for a cure. The clock is ticking in this new Eagle X adventure!…
Mercenary life is rough, especially for the Eagle X team. Wanted by galactic governments and clandestine organizations, eking out a living seems harder and harder every standard year. On a solo mission, Renegade finds herself backed into a corner and must rely on new allies to survive. Meanwhile, Liam and the rest of the team travel through alien space on a difficult supply run.Machines, clones, aliens, secret agents, and warships, our heroes will need to broaden their horizons and trust new skills if they're going to succeed.Join Spider, Raven, Renegade, and the rest of the team as they stock up for their war against the Pale Garden.…
He's a writer or he was until his career took a nosedive. She's a baker surrounded by supernatural drama. They hit it off right away, but fate is baking a cake neither one is ready to eat.D'Angelo has a chance encounter with Nyssa and soon finds himself on a rollercoaster of emotions as his past comes to bite his future in the rear. Nyssa has dealt with all manner of issues in her lifetime, foremost being a relentless ex who refuses to take no for an answer. She wants a change, a regular guy devoid of the games and nonsense. She believes she's found it in D'Angelo, but sometimes fate has other ideas.…
Leto works for the most feared gangster in New York City as her personal enforcer. He is stoic, relentless, and without fear. His master's name inspires dread in her rivals for they know once she unleashes her executioner lives will be lost. Armored in his hoodie and headphones, Leto faces drug dealers, faeries, shapeshifters, and the devil himself to protect his master's interest.***When Leto confronts a low-level gang encroaching on The Asha's territory, things take an unexpected twist. Soon he must resist the devil's temptation, entreat the Weird sisters for assistance, and prepare for a war no one is ready for. Old demons and new come converge in hopes of corrupting a man with a terrible destiny as he fights to defend his master's territory and protect the women he loves.Journey through NYC with Leto as he dives down the paranormal rabbit hole head first.…
The crew of the Embrine Corporation's Deep Colony-50 are explorers sent to begin the colonization of a new world on the edge of Earth Conglomerate space. In a time where faster than light travel is common place alien worlds are the settings for epics and adventure throughout the Federation. Unfortunately the crew of Deep Colony-50 are not adventurers, and they aren't prepared for what what awaits them.Highest Rank: #2 Fantasyfiction April 2019…
Scientists have discovered a 'dark liquid; that is really at the base of the universe's continual expansion. When a team of researchers isolate some of the mysterious dark liquid, the world is forever changed... for better or worse....Dr. Nykia Baccus is on the fast track to the top of her field. her team is on the verge of making scientific history. When they manipulate the building blocks of reality the entire structure comes crashing down. Everything she knows and believes come into question as the secrets of creation are laid bare. Can her mind process revelation? Can reality withstand the shifting paradigms?Only time will tell.*******Open novella Contest (ONC) submission 2021…
The Gates of Heaven and the Pits of Hell are open, the time has come for the final battle. Angels and demons clash with the fate of the world in the balance. As the world as we know it crumbles a group of survivors struggle to find sanctuary.A man with visions, an officer touched by grace, a criminal with a dark side, and a girl with a gift flee from a city burning. Demons are everywhere. The night is dark and full of terror. Their only hope for salvation is a child, destined to save mankind. Can they avoid the flames? Can they avoid the chaos? Their fates are bound together, their futures are unsure.…
Talk about fish out of water... Last week, Marlon was just another mailroom clerk. This week, he's a diplomat on a mission of national security. He didn't train for this and he he's not equipped. Saying things are going to get interesting is an understatement.***Marlon Smalls has been chosen as one of a handful of ambassadors to pass beyond the veil and into the LM, Land of Monsters. The goal is to see if us, humans that is, and them, the monsters beyond the veil, can coexist peacefully. If he succeeds, he'll be a hero and a pioneer. If he fails, he'll likely start a war.…
The last thing Prince Jun Kkachi wants to do is marry a woman he's never met, but his parents care little, for the safety of their nation rests on an alliance. There are worse things than a marriage of convenience, but Kkachi can't think of any. Desperate and trapped in the high tower of his Lord Father's castle, he does the only thing he can think of, the last thing his Lord Father would expect.Donning the garb of a common woman and a bit of make up, Prince Jun Kkachi becomes Jieun and sets out on an unexpected adventure of self-discovery... and love? ***ONC 2024 EntryUsing Prompt:#88: Your father is forcing you to marry someone you have never met. The night before your wedding you tie your sheets together and make your escape through the window. Half way down you make eye contact with someone doing the exact same thing a few windows over.…
A collection of short stories, competition entries, and challenges. A place for stories too short for their own books, but too good to die on my computer.I welcome you to vote, comment, and leave suggestions.…
A collection of entries for the Write to Rank 2 competition.Witness the bastion of Shadow City as its heroes attempt to protect their borders from enemies, big and small.…