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The Shadow's Creed Saga, Short Stories

By noellenichols

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A collection of short stories from the series [i]The Shadow's Creed Saga[/i] by Noelle Nichols.

Shadows of Valandor

By MustBTV

20156 0 0 312500

In the mystical land of Valandor, where magic flows through the Aetheric Currents and reality is shaped by dreams, a fragile balance teeters on the brink of chaos. Rhiannon Archer, a formidable barbarian paladin, leads a band of valiant heroes across a world...

Evenacht: Greenglimmer

By Kwyn Marie

33456 48 1 110899

What price, Redemption? Greenglimmer, a dark and secretive part of the Elfiniti Rainforest, initially opens its arms to Vantra, Laken, and the mini-Joyful. However, the port city, Selaserat, hides more than local corruption. Vantra, completing a favor for...

The Lost Treasure of the Forsaken

By w.c.markarian

15366 0 0 13688

Rashid al Zaki al Amine Fouladh, the valiant and steadfast leader of the King’s Guard, is devoted to his duty—protecting the great King of Tafilat. So, when King Anwar commands Rashid to lead an expedition into the Ta’Gengan, a mysterious wasteland few people...

Life's Heart

By Yerran

5695 0 0 13088

Light and dark. Life and death. Good and evil. All things in balance, or so the laws of the universe say. But laws are made to be broken. Darkness is growing once more, its tendrils spreading throughout the cosmos, and with the closing of the great...

Dragon Storm

By ClarissaGosling

22185 13 1 10243

Frustrated by his mother's insistence they stay hidden in the mountains, Nikulas escapes determined to search himself for their missing sister. But the world beyond their valley is wider than he'd expected. And his presence isn't as unnoticed as he assumed.

The were-dragon of Hercynia

By Malagiso

13547 0 0 78841

Volusius has had only one wish since he lost himself as a child in the forest of Hercynia. His wish is granted when one day the mysterious Varuclezia offers to help him slay the dragon of Hercynia, which has ravaged his home town three times. They both set...

Howling Shadows

By WantedHero

59939 0 0 159501

Bloody Screams. Enchanted Wolves. Shadows Trying to Kill You. Now mix in a terrified teen. Finally home and safe from psychotic Noah, one’d think Wendell deserves a moment’s rest from the Iskari High Council, not making up a year’s worth of meetings. Add...

Her Right Mind

By Navior

121195 67 0 349881

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...

Emynea In Action

By LeeStepp

6934 0 0 8356

A few extra tales or even non-canon content within the world of Emynea, off-shoots of [i]In Their Shadows[/i]! Most of this is going to be older, adapted work, while others are short stories written by EBelt ( Jacqueline Yang). Any one-shots I write will also...

The Knight of Tanner Square - Book Two of the Two Orphans Series

By malaki12

3220 0 0 0

The Two Orphans return to Breeston after tragedy befalls them. As they continue their exile from their native home of Hayston, the Guild is still seeking to eliminate the threat of the Ravens. The two orphans begin differant paths as the city suffers, once...

Across Shattered Seas

By Cameron_Vec

4714 0 0 556

Out of the mist came great beasts of men, men who tore apart the land. Met by the resolve of those who called it home what started as a small conflict would rapidly expand to much of the world.

Second Wind: Book 1: Wake at Dawn

By Asdradan

18878 0 0 33661

Tzera awakens to a living world after spending her life in a dying city. Her whole species, the Lendari, set adrift on their planet’s starless corpse; cast into the void away from their home galaxy. Buying thousands of years through carefully managed stasis...

Kyril: The Land Above

By Team Kyril

33751 0 0 66539

Thirteen years after the Burning of Delphinus, two wayward sisters lead vastly different lives far across the floating, ancient continent of Kyril. However, the world never sleeps, and peace is ever fragile against the machinations of ambition and greed....

The curse of Dragontina

By Malagiso

55638 1 0 112369

When tricked by the green-haired witch, the beautiful Marfisa is forced to embark on a dangerous adventure to find the misterious Madalgarius and join his quest to discover the origin of three golden fey apples. Along with Medulfa and Aesara, she needs to...

Corrigenda Chronicles: HOPE

By SiobhantheWriter

264958 3 0 144349

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...

Dominion of Darkness

By deleyna

106729 2 0 88512

In a land where Light and Shadow are bastions of power, the Draska are healers and magicians of the Light. Elainya and her beloved Drenil serve in the court of King Cydril. But Cydril covets Elainya for his own. When the king threatens Drenil’s life, a mysterious...

Quest of the Seal Bearers - Book 1: The Warriors Return

By awgcoleman

315901 0 0 259169

On the distant world of Mendala, a rash of mysterious attacks have left many towns destroyed, and there are rumors of an army of monsters. Fantasma, leader of the global government, and his colleagues are determined to find the cause of these attacks. However,...

Rebirth

By cedorsett

23920 1 1 4572

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...

Raid

By cedorsett

77848 0 0 25453

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:...

The Allure of Darkness

By Cordeeceps

13356 0 0 7338

The dragons were the first to fall when the Prince attacked. Their empire was leveled in an instant, the capital burned to ashes, and without the most powerful race in the world ruling Abrioxus the continent devolved into chaos. Bitter nations previously kept...

The Ends of the World

By High Fantasy Studios

19032 2 0 1698

Long before the events of Dragon Lore, a traveling cartographer named William Walden set out on a journey that would take him to the very ends of the world. In his many adventures he explored fantastic lands filled with monsters and magic and met many mysterious...

The Gods of Dragons: Book 3, Trust and Betrayal

By dragonshadow58

58043 1 1 65808

[Note: Feedback wanted. This is a first draft  awaiting edits, so the perfect time to clarify and fix issues.] Millennia have passed since the death of the dragons, their loss reshaping the world. From the destruction, the kingdom of man has risen into a...

To Know Your Enemy

By SableAradia

241691 20 0 145814

[h3][center]Toy Soldier: A derogatory term for an elven marine.[/center][/h3] [i]Battles great and terrible, small and bitter, raged across Known Space as the wars of Elves and Orcs played out their legacy of hatred across the stars themselves. Epics would...

The Hidden Blade

By MarieMullany

32960 0 0 8660

The bluron’s wings delivers a stark command of death as the Empire teeters on the edge of a most uncivil war. For the first time in Her long history, a ducal line has failed. The last duke of Etendulat is dead and none of his heirs have undertaken the Trials...

Gambler's Throne (First Draft)

By TNTAuthorMan

91196 0 0 32229

Karik Zhala, of the House Zhala, is a nobleman in the Land of Salktum. When the king of the continent-wide empire is killed by his daughter, a storm of events leads to a crisis. How does Karik fit into this? How will the crisis affect the continent? And who...

Watcher's Rising

By TrixQuinzel

35396 0 0 27037

The night Mylea Rathiain's family are slaughtered in their beds, she is sent on a path that she would never have expected to find herself on. Thrown into a journey that is far more deadly then it first appears, Mylea must now not only stop a Corrupting Force...

Dawn of Chaos

By Andarian

13084 0 1 5721

[i]The royal family of Carlissa struggles to guide their land into a new age of enlightenment. But when a radical professor of magic is targeted for heresy by the Inquisition, they end up caught in the crossfire. That violent confrontation spawns political...

The Storm Winds of Glazglubin

By IsaNite

38335 2 0 26658

"My father once told me: 'There is a monster in every man, boy. Within me, there is a host, and one day it'll be yours to command.' The thing is, he still believes it. When Maya and I fled the Old Country and joined the Keepers of the Middle Lands, we left...

A Knight's Legacy

By moonflower-writing

14407 2 0 416

Calanthe "Cala" Megalos is the captain of the Royal Guard in the Skayton Empire. She's the first commoner to take that rank, and all judgemental eyes are on her, waiting for her to mess up in some way. Their chance to prove her unfit for the job comes when...

The Gods of Dragons: Book 2, Law and Chaos

By dragonshadow58

303978 8 0 227979

[Note: Feedback wanted. This is a first draft  awaiting edits, so the perfect time to clarify and fix issues.] Millennia have passed since the death of the dragons, their loss reshaping the world. From the destruction, the kingdom of man has risen into a...

Chronicles of Osera: Child of Mesendra

By Jennaskel

48433 1 0 27685

"The things I've created have consequence, therefore balance remains. What you have made has rules, which could always be bent. However, what Mesendra has done," Kallemor takes a slow inhale and releases it in a low hum. "It is sacrilege." ✴ When the spirit...

Thread Skein

By lartra

155087 0 0 161386

When war rages on, the only hope for peace is the ultimate sacrifice… 20,000 years into our future, female mercenary Ticca is becoming the leader she was born to be. The powerful wizard Lebuin has overcome many of his fears along the way. Both of their paths...

Thread Strands

By lartra

124540 0 0 130446

A 5,000-year conflict. Reality is under attack. A mercenary and a wizard are the world’s only chance for survival… 20,000 years into our future, Ticca, a young female mercenary, and Lebuin, a new wizard, are in way over their heads. While they’ve escaped...

Thread Slivers

By lartra

63256 0 0 123571

"An epic, as detailed as Asimov's Foundation Trilogy." Ticca, a young female mercenary out to prove her worth in the big city, is hired to spy on assassins and worse by her first big client, the noble Lady Sula. But, that ends unexpectedly when she is forced...

The Gods of Dragons: Book 1, Fire and Ice

By dragonshadow58

255228 13 11 181557

[Note: Feedback wanted. This is a first draft  awaiting edits, so the perfect time to clarify and fix issues.] Millennia have passed since the death of the dragons, their loss reshaping the world. From the destruction, the kingdom of man has risen into a...

The Child of the Volgs

By Navior

115549 42 0 286803

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...

The Price of Fame

By WantedHero

176092 0 0 66433

Honest Politicians. Humane Terrorists. Religious Devils. Then it gets confusing… Wendell’s learned that gnomes are just as irritating and dangerous as humans…they just come in smaller packaging. Citizens are rebelling, the government’s collapsing, the Church...

The Truth About Lies

By WantedHero

55605 0 0 78799

Caught. Tortured. Scheduled for execution. Any Questions? Wendell and Dax are exposed and the gnomes of Clockwork City are freaking out. Are they spies? Is this an invasion? Was this all just a terror tactic to get gnomes to pay their taxes? Now with Wendell...

Second Chances

By WantedHero

186686 3 0 70106

Fame. Fortune. Thrown into the City incinerator. Wendell’s chance at the title was always a long shot. Since then he’s been on TV, Radio and even has the attention of The Church. Fact is, he’s more popular than ever. So why are people trying to kill him? (It’s...

Trench Wars

By WantedHero

166630 2 0 73174

Wizards. Elves. Giant Robots with Automatic Weapons. Wendell is dying for a change of scenery, but Clockworks City has a ban on all outsiders. It’s a law punishable by death. So how does a 5’ 10” human hide among 1.5 BILLION gnomes? By competing in the...

Into The Fire

By WantedHero

204777 2 0 80636

Stranded, alone…with a tree sticking out of his bellybutton. Wendell’s task is simple: get to Til-Thorin Keep. No problem. Add to that no map, no help and no flippin’ idea where he is and you have a day in the life of our hero. Oh wait—we forgot to add the...

An Unsolvable Problem

By WantedHero

18447 0 0 6088

Where did Dax...the 3' 10", half-naked, cigar-smoking, green-skinned, heavy-drinking, foul-tempered creature come from? You wouldn't believe me if I told you. But I'll tell you anyway...

Race to Til-Thorin

By WantedHero

193197 18 0 84537

Dream girls. Fried snails. A 30” bodyguard with pink ponytails. Being a hero comes with learning curves. The curve of a hip. The curve of a sword. The curve of a sucker punch as it connects with your face. It wouldn’t be so bad if Wendell had professionals...

Wheel Within the Wheel

By Pinion Missile

174461 4 12 72809

Excellence Upon Exagora Series Exagora (meaning Redemption)- a power laden world. People gravitate towards dominance over the helm of the Dual Wheel: that which encompasses all material. But what they find might break them. For in the struggle for self-fulfillment,...

Tales From The Roadkill Tavern: Mind's Eye

By WantedHero

92906 18 0 2441

What do the greatest bards of the world do when they get together? They challenge one another's sanity, of course. Mind's Eye is a challenge of storytelling wit. Can you solve the mystery behind each tale? Find out.

Remember Dragons Lie Volume I: The Stag [TEASER]

By J. L. Gryphon

29551 1 1 2166

When an outcast elf is captured by assassins sent by her tyrannical sister, she must escape their calculating leader, confess a world-ending lie, and uncover the secret plot brewing behind it all before everything she loves burns in dragon fire again. For...

The Last Light

By VeyTakon

59166 3 0 3817

“So what did you do with the bone dragon?” Cali was on the edge of her seat, literally. The question confounded Professor Smith for a moment, giving Cali a chance to continue. “You’ve never told me how you saved Jorinn and escaped the dragon. You didn’t use…...

Chronicle Extras: Kyliene

By WantedHero

29571 6 1 3364

Life may not turn out the way we think it will. But that doesn't mean our lives are any less critical to the world around us. ...just ask Moira.

The Gods of Dragons: Beginning

By dragonshadow58

384813 1 2 222476

Millennium have passed since the death of the dragons, their loss reshaping the world. From the destruction, the kingdom of man has risen into a civilization of law and order. But there are stirrings in the kingdom of Daanlin. Magical storms ravage the provinces...

Destiny or Chance?

By KajetanWrites

6876 0 0 994

When having fun in the taverns of Hertal, Caspar Weinberg is approached by a strange man who tells him about the impending forces of darkness. He tells Caspar to go to the Tower of Light and get the Sword of Erendriel, a magical weapon that belonged to an...

Bound Magic

By V.K. Kelly

3427 0 0 54793

Duncan Strand had always known he was different. He knew it before his blue eyes turned gray and lights danced in his field of vision. He knew it from the way others looked at him, even if they didn’t understand why they pulled away when he sat next to them,...

Keyhole of Heaven

By [email protected]

6930 0 0 0

After the world's creation, something stirred in the great battle for the cosmos, human life. Both born from entities of good and evil, they hold the key to open the door to heaven and unlock a millennia of untold secrets.

The Rose Cathedral

By LHardister

1359 0 0 3522

When Luthán, a rebel outlaw, and Oliver, an artist priest, cross paths in a secluded mountain valley, they discovered an unexpected connection, but wars, ancient curses and eerie dreams of a ruined cathedral covered in roses disrupt their blooming romance...