A Young Girl’s Outer Heaven (Youjo Senki)
The war ended exactly how Tanya thought it would. Stuck with the prospect of facing a kangaroo court, she instead leads her Salamanders to find salvation by their own hands.
Their own – Outer Heaven.
The war ended exactly how Tanya thought it would. Stuck with the prospect of facing a kangaroo court, she instead leads her Salamanders to find salvation by their own hands.
Their own – Outer Heaven.
The story of Jewel, a dutiful daughter.
A kind lady to the people in her village.
An enthusiastic bather.
She loves her home in the rural barony of Rochford.
She loves her brother and parents.
Jewel would be happy to be everything a baron's child should be.
Unfortunately she is also a dragon.
Derrick Johansen had been preparing to buckle down for the afternoon with a nice enjoyable game Crusader Kings II. Never in his wildest dreams had he been expecting to end up in the place of the ruler he had chosen when he started the game.
Theoretically, this wouldn't be too bad, trading modern amenities for the life of royalty/nobility.
Of course, that's if he had picked someone with immense power like the Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire, or some random count in a stable part of Europe for a simpler life.
Of course though, he had to have gone and chosen young Queen Isabella II of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, right at the tail end of the Fifth Crusade when she was only eight years old. All because he thought it'd have been an 'interesting and fun challenge' to try and subvert her fate in history.
Now he has to do it for real and reality is far different from the games. If he doesn't want to end up as the historical footnote she ended up becoming, he'll need to weave his way through a world seemingly set to prevent the rise of someone exactly like Isabella.
How hard could it be?
“9… 8…. 7… 6…. 5…. 4…. 3…. 2… 1!”
She stepped forward. Throwing a “SEE YOU IN A FEW HOURS!” in the loudest voice she could manage towards the pilot, she ran towards the edge and jumped, unaware of what a big, fat lie those words would turn out to be.
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Samaya Dhar, codename Maya, was a Special Agent of the Third Eye Agency, an intelligence agency that operates worldwide to ensure peace and order, no matter the means. On a mission, she finds herself transported to a strange and unfamiliar world.
First order of things. Steal some appropriate clothes.
Second order of things. Find out where you are.
Third order of things. Try to find …. Wait, is that a half-dead child in the alleyway? What the heck?
The boy looks on the verge of death. She cannot bring herself to leave the child alone. It’s fine. She will still find a way back. She will still go back home. She will just take the little bun with her.
Or so she thought until the little bun caught the eyes of some very important people.
Turns out, the little bun is a Prince. And his father wants him at the Palace. But hell would freeze over before Samaya let anyone take her child from her.
This is the story of a woman who is just trying to protect her found family while looking for a way home and ends up being entangled in a big web of politics, harem intrigue, assassination plots, and one infuriating man who is at the center of it all.
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The Beast and The Swallow on Amazon
Of all the tales in all the lands, there isn't a story more famous and more heart-wrenching than the one about the Beast and the White Swallow.
Never heard of it? Then come closer, for it is about to unfold before your very own eyes.
In a far-away land of snow and mystery, the fates of two bastards entangle.
He is a warrior and a ruler. She is a physician with a tormented past.
Now both of them will have to learn not only to live together but also to fight against any and all that threatens to ruin their happiness. Amongst chaos, schemes, and war, will they manage to fulfill the most difficult task - finding the way to each other's heart and soul?
The path won’t be easy. A dark cult and even darker magic are resurfacing after years of slumber. And while they wreak havoc in the lands of Norden, the Star-gazer’s voice echoes in the night, heralding a dangerous future:
When the Beast falls, the Swallow shall triumph.
For the Sun to shine over Norden, the Swallow must be devoured.
Many thanks to @AngrySpider for composing this soundtrack for the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrzUOUCrMA4
“You wanted to know who Risha is? Risha is a Grand Mother. Risha is an Empress. Risha is a hunter.”
Born the smallest, and weakest of goblins, Risha worked hard to stay alive. A servant to the orc overseers, and an evolution away from becoming that which she hated, Risha never gave up. She hunted her own food, and overcame every challenge that blocked her path.
Until she was thrown into the pit.
Left to the mercy of the orc warbeasts, Risha should have died. But again, she came out on top, only to disappoint the overseer by staying a goblin instead of evolving into an orc.
When Risha refused evolution, the system took notice, and it watched her.
There was more to Risha than met the eye, and when her opportunity came, she took it.
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A mix of That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime and So I Am A Spider, So What?
What to expect?
Badass MC
Empire building
Monster Evolution
System
NO reincarnation or portal fantasy. Risha is a natural citizen of her world.
James had always dreamed of inheriting his father’s throne. And then that dream turned into a nightmare.
Within the span of a decade the prosperous Duchy was been betrayed, invaded and pillaged. His father, the Duke, is dead, alongside a million of the finest sailors and marines the galaxy had ever seen.
And he…is sentenced to exile.
The last loyalists of the Dynasty stand by him. A mismatched flotilla of ragged warships and weathered freighters, turned away from civilized space and thrust into the deep end as the unwilling vanguard of human expansion.
Awakening in a universe wholly different to the one he left, James sees that humanity has forgotten the Akrites name.
Time to remind them.
Release Schedule: Monday / Friday, with bonus interludes sprinkled in between
= BOOK 4 START =
[ BOOK 1 - LEGACY OF THE BROKEN ] SYNOPSIS:
In the depths of a broken galaxy, a Patriarch leads an expedition into the heart of ruined space.
A terrible war ensnares a Sentient AI in its cruel grip.
And the shadow of the Eldritch monsters looms over all.
In a dark galaxy, torn apart by the unspeakable terrors of the Starless Horrors, Patriarch Tov Garesh'Ynt, leader of the Third Expeditionary Fleet, is tasked with exploring the Dead Zone, a quarantined area encompassing two-thirds of the known Galaxy and abandoned after the evil scourge disappeared a century ago.
In their journey deeper into this dangerous space, they encounter the Eldest, a powerful and unstable sentient AI. Constantly exposed to the nightmares of war, her once-brilliant mind has been scarred and traumatized, driven forward only by her undying hatred and desire for revenge against this vile foe.
As Tov and his fleet initiate their first contact with The Eldest, they discover knowledge that could shake the foundations of the wider galaxy. They delve deeper into the mysteries of the Starless Horrors and The Eldest's role in attracting their wrath.
[ BOOK 2 - STARLESS RUIN ] SYNOPSIS:
Following a haunting revelation, a Patriarch delves into the damaged mind of a Sentient AI.
A terrifying Invasion looms on the horizon.
The Allied Defenders of Sol answer the call of war.
The Third Expeditionary Fleet stumbled upon the discovery of a century. The remnants of a dead civilization fight on long after their creators have passed. Powerful beyond imagining, they represent hope against a hated enemy.
After a shaky first contact, a skirmish against a Starless Leviathan, and uncovering the fate of humanity, the leader of the aliens, Patriarch Tov Garesh'Ynt, goes on a dangerous endeavor to aid the traumatized mind of the AI Andora, previously known as the Eldest, a gestalt consciousness of immense power that commands the entirety of the Sol Defense Network.
As the two great leaders remain indisposed, their subordinates pick up the slack, fortifying their defenses and readying themselves for an incursion unlike any they’ve seen before.
[ BOOK 3 - EXODUS ] SYNOPSIS:
Right at the cusp of victory, an eldritch being known as an Executor nearly brings disaster. Only the timely intervention of Overseer Jupiter stops it in its tracks.
The defenders prevail, with the Executor temporarily trapped in an unstable black hole and Jupiter grievously wounded. The damage leaves them with only one choice.
Now, the AI Andora and her Overseers face a terrible reality. Alone and with dwindling resources and time, they initiate the Final Contingency, compelling them to evacuate and abandon the home they've known and fought for a century.
With the help of Patriarch Tov and the Third Fleet, they are urged to bring the dire news to the Galactic Legacy Federation. The journey back is perilous as they must pass through the Dead Zone. Their chances of making it back hinge on rallying with other Expeditionary Fleets they've called for aid, hoping against hope that these allies have not succumbed to the horrors unleashed.
The clock ticks down, and the weight of the galaxy's fate rests on the shoulders of those who survived the horrors of war.
[ BOOK 4 - GARDEN OF THORNS ] SYNOPSIS:
During the aftermath of the Battle of Madraa, the Exodus Armada receives a distress call from a shocking source
The sender, Crown Princess Anaria Moradal of the Dagatar Supremacy and leader of the First Expeditionary Fleet, finds herself in the midst of the Dead Zone Tempest, beset on all sides by enemies. In a last-ditch effort to get her message through to allied forces, she overloads her Starlight Beacon, the device responsible for FTL communication, to pierce the veil.
However, her message puts Andora, now Custodian of the Exodus, Patriarch Tov, and the rest of the armada leadership at a crossroads. The heir of the the mightiest superpower in the Legacy was tasked to reclaim Dagatar Prime, her people’s ancestral home, long abandoned during the Cataclysm.
But alas, the Dagataren homeworld lay deep in the Dead Zone—within a region encompassing the galactic center.
The Old Heartlands.
There, the old superpowers dominated through its vast surplus of exotic resources that kept the wheels of supremacy turning, allowing these titans to spread their influence across the galaxy.
Now, the Heartlands was nothing but a scorched hollow collection of stars, left behind in the wake of the Starless Horrors.
Faced between answering the princess’s call or continuing their journey, the Exodus leadership is forced to make a choice that may change the trajectory of their fates and the galaxy. And while they convened, those recently rescued from Madraa-II must cope with the aftermath of their horrid torment.
ATTENTION: Book 1 is scheduled to be stubbed on December 25. Read now while you're able!
[Two-time Writathon Completions.]
Schedule: MON, WED, FRI at 3:00 PM EST
Summary:
The daughter of a dying house is summoned to the Imperial City to meet and perhaps marry a handsome prince. It sounds like a fairy tale.
Except Mydea doesn’t have the advantage of a half-forgotten childhood encounter, supreme magic to match the highest echelons of society, or even the privilege of an ally. In order to survive and make a name for herself, she must beat the Imperial Court at its own game.
At least no one's tried to kill her—yet.
Notes: Basically, if you liked the magic of Harry Potter and the politics of Game of Thrones, you'll probably like this. While the first book focuses on the female lead, and the interplay of competing regional and imperial interests, subsequent books will also cover warfare and how I imagine that differs wildly from historical norms with the introductions of a magical aristocracy.
Advance Chapters available on my Patreon