by N.G. Foster
6 chapters20,116 words
Twice a day, the tide recedes to reveal the drowned ruins of a lost empire. Below the waterline sit glass bottles filled with captive storms, fog banks, and sheer heat, waiting to be claimed. Scavenging them is a race against the incoming sea…
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6 chapters16,421 words
When a blood-debt goes unpaid, the creditors do not want silver. They want collateral. For the thief known as Qadir, whose strict code of stealing only to restore what was taken has left him penniless but alive, being traded to settle another man's ledger is…
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6 chapters18,129 words
In the metaphysical border town of Suna, things slip across the veil every day—sometimes memories, sometimes people, sometimes cursed relics. Tani is a thief with a strict code: she only steals to return what was wrongfully taken across the crossing. When a…
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by N.B. Vance
6 chapters19,613 words4 views
In the kingdom of Yan, power is measured in scars. The ruling families hoard inherited agony, weaponizing it into magic that bends reality to their will. But the kingdom is dying. A lethal season known as the Withering is accelerating, systematically claiming…
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6 chapters16,915 words
Zadeya Feraoui is a street-smart scavenger living on the frozen edges of the Qas Bani Court, making a meager living by surviving the ice. She possesses a rare gift: whenever she touches a shattered object, she sees exactly what it was and how it was used…
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