Manuscripts

By FantasyByRaines

In the captivating yet tumultuous realm of Gaia, where magic permeates the very fabric of life, a sinister undercurrent of corruption lurks beneath the surface. Amidst this enchanting world, K.J. Sharpe, a commoner and courier who grapples with partial deafness,...

By Navior

Felitïa has partially broken through her block, but now finds herself flooded with powers she can’t yet control. Although she has guidance from Mikranasta, it is going to take time to learn that control—time she might not have. As prophesied in The Foretellings...

By Ranger Marcy

The succubi Angelisia and Gwenothin Lynx are known across Hell as the disgraced servants of the Demon Lubick, Third of the Seven, and the Sin of Lust. But, instead of suffering for their crimes the pair now serves as the lieutenants of Mira Sinborn's Underhorde....

By cjyeates

On the edge of a forest filled with spirits, an innkeeper runs a guesthouse for travelers wandering the otherworldly realms. Despite the innkeeper's best efforts to provide clean rooms, good company, and an endless supply of tea, visitors have dwindled. One...

By Ogliara

A collection of tales told by the priests of the Moonshadow across the world of Vaft. READ IF you like anthologies, LGBT stories and worldbuilding that invites speculation and interpretation.

By Vazdimet

[b]To lead others, he must first embrace who he was – and what he must become.[/b] After the Turncoat Armada’s surrender, Void necromancer Shane Lawrence is left with a command he never sought and a fleet without a sanctuary. At risk of retribution from both...

By pinkchaosstories

Frigga Thorneheart is set to become the Honeyshore Coven's Heir, but when she falls in love with a servant in her aunt's household, those plans are thrown into question. She'd always wanted to fall in love, but it would have been better to do so with someone...

By Dustbunnygirl

Martin Morstan's death garnered little more than a two-column mention in the Times. Few people paid much attention to the passing of an insignificant gambler and drunk. The arrest of his widow for his murder, however, drew a bit more attention. But that may...

By Aeryn H

Awakening in a tomb where she is surrounded by death, Rieta has no memory of who she was, save a burning anger that flares up whenever she looks at a necklace that was in her hand when she awoke. Slowly gathering a rag-tag team, she sets out to unlock the...

By darknano

Ciphrus, 12707 Ciphrus has become a bustling industrial ground among much of its surface. Taking place 151 years after the Zero Day event, Ciphrus has been technologically uplifted by the mysterious Third Humanity species. A few decades later, the Third Humanity...

By cjyeates

Kendra lives for exploration. Drawn to the stars, she can't turn down the opportunity to explore newly discovered ruins on a faraway planet. But the expedition stirs up old memories as four scientists work in close quarters. An undeniable romantic tension...

By Vazdimet

[b]The past isn't the only thing that won't stay dead.[/b] Hiding from his violent history as a revered Void necromancer within the Sparnell Confederation, single father Shane Lawrence has finally built a quiet life. On the freehold planet of Baden he can...

By DesdemonaRose

It's Therin's sixteen birthday. For him it's yet another birthday. For his best friend, Lucis, it's an extra special one. Therin's birthday is twenty-one days away. Yet, Lucis is already starting to drop his special brand of gifts on him. **** Story written...

By Navior

Felitïa returns to Quorge, the city where she grew up, determined to uncover the secrets of her own mind, as well as those of Corvinian's strange powers, and the staff she retrieved in Ninifin. Yet the staff is clearly malfunctioning. It calls to her incessantly...

By DesdemonaRose

The first Talitha Harbor expedition by sea. What will the Captain discover? Will he learn more about the planet or himself? This story was originally created for a Twitter #VSS challenge, you can learn more about them here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/vsscollab It...

By Twinflame

In the boutique called Maniaque awaits the mysterious Sethian Skin, a sly deal-maker who can offer you a custom dress on one hand and the keys to a monstrous darkness on the other. One night a stranger from a far-off land comes looking for magic only to run...

By TJSchongar

Thade Sloan is a Sheltered college student looking for adventure. What he finds is Cassian White, a handsome drunkard with more charisma than he knows what to do with. Cassian also has magic he cannot explain, including the ability to make anyone forget he...

By SiobhantheWriter

Struggling with identity and newly discovered magical abilities, Eldrick, a young foundling apprentice druid ventures into the outside world of Corrigenda. Travelling from his mountain home to the druid conclave. He must be there by midsummer and time is...

By DesdemonaRose

[center] What would you risk to learn a family secret? What if that secret defined your entire childhood? [/center] CW: Brief mention of fertility, death, and a genetic disorder/illness This story was originally created as a Twitter #VSS challenge. Bold...

By cedorsett

Pilgrims fill the Holy City from all over the world, seeking blessing, healing, and hope. In the light of the Holy Mountain, they pray and sing. Fire erupts on the Holy Mountain, engulfing the home of the Gods, Death rains down on the city as the pilgrims...

By Esspii

Helvia Terrasidia Aquitania is a loyal legionnaire striving to be accepted as a beneficarius, a Legion police officer, so she can protect and serve. She constantly finds herself entangled with Anaïs Lavreplesthar, a clever Aquitani pirate who expertly walks...

By cedorsett

The windjammer, Maeve Lambourne, needs to land a new patron in the worst way. Low on supplies and desperately needing the armaments to survive the Daskensian threat, she's willing to take any job. A mysterious stranger offers her a simple task for a huge payout:...

By Esspii

The venatores gemini are a unique class of legionnaire. Linked from birth with a spiritual twin, these warriors are the Imperia's best weapon against the deadly sirens. Gemini pair Titus and Gnaeus are exceptional venatores. Even so, every hunt is life-threatening....

By DomDrake

*Work in Progress* They say books can take you to other worlds, only limited by your imagination. Who doesn't like that, who doesn't want to take part in an adventure filled with monsters and fighting. Kateb loves books, they love it less when they get kidnapped...

By Esspii

In the Imperia Triplica, nonhumans know the only way to survive is to make the humans comfortable. They wear their sealskins—the tech that makes them appear human—and they keep their heads down. And they never, ever breathe any utterance of the deadly and...

By LNRDink

The first full-length novel by Michael Leonard, Elsewhere Unknown is a slow-burning, high fantasy mystery masquerading as a dystopian urban fantasy. Progressive characters face off against a regressive system built to destroy those who oppose it. This book...

By darknano

The Surrealist's Manuscript is a biography detailing the life of Doctor Madison as they navigate through a post-pandemic landscape researching strange anomalies and internalizing the nature of what the world used to be, and how it got to now. Doctor Madison,...

By Fexal

Follows some not-so-good characters as they try to navigate through crazy surreal situations while dealing with some very real problems in a crime-filled city ruled by violent gangs. The city will either swallow them whole while they try to live honestly...

By JinxWild19

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By CharlyGracious

A boy who refuses to grow up must face that fear to stop the shadows from destroying his world.

By Nchristopherson

Young Call-Center worker Nie Ruyi falls into an entirely new world, where her knowledge of monster types (gained by playing various Video Games, reading Fantasy Novels, and her weekly Dungeons and Dragons group) help her to create a whole new form of Cultivation. During...

By Navior

Felitïa just wanted to be a wizard—so much so that she was willing to run away from a life of wealth and privilege to become one. She never expected it to be a simple life, but she also never expected to develop unreliable telepathic powers, or for worshippers...

By CharlyGracious

Kelunbar Forest has been quiet for a millennia and the creatures there have learned to live without the help of the old gods. Recently, however, something is changing. A monster is terrorizing the forest, the sequoia stump speaks of evil, and the Great Mycelium...

By Kaos_Rising

By cedorsett

It isn't easy living as a non-binary goth in the mid-90s, but Ellis has good friends who have their back. All they wanted was to live as their authentic self in a world that refused to understand them. On a night out, they wondered off the forest path into...