Sff Stories

A dumping ground of work I love, much like everything on my Wattpad. Where is my polished work? Um. Well, I'm trying to sell it. Or polish it again. Or... Look, you'll just have to trust me. Or don't. Enjoy?

As Olívia joins the Space Defenders Program, for being the best pilot there is, something seems to shield her from harm and strange things start happening around her during her. Content Warning: Death, Murder (not described in detail) *** Recently I played plot ARMOR by dungeoncommandr on itch.io and the result of my playthrough ended up being a 1700+ words short story that I thought you might enjoy. Cover not final

A mercenary in a village.

First book on here, usually I just write them down on paper so this is a change of pace for me. So, yeah this is a Silard story (Silver x Shard) I'm not sure if any other sonic fans besides me ship this or not...any pictures in this story is by their original artist I didn't draw anything.

Hana is a recently graduated diplomat, leaving on her first assignment. She must travel to a world she has never heard of and try to stop a war. The war may already have begun. It may never have happened. There is no way to know, until she arrives, because news can only travel as fast as a starship. Hana has no authority, and no ability to compel the warring parties to make peace, and she cannot leave until the war is over. And if that takes more than a week - the length of time a starship remains in orbit around any planet - then the vessel she arrived on will leave without her, and she will have to wait for the next. That wait could take her whole life. It is a backwater planet, with neither strategic importance nor much of anything to trade. Exactly the kind of planet a recent-graduated diplomat is sent to. And on a forgotten, backwater planet, in a turbulent, seething galaxy, that next ship might be a very long time coming. It could be years, or even decades. If Hana fails to make peace in a week, she may be stuck, and her career over before it has begun. She may also be dead, if her peacemaking goes very badly wrong. * * * And to save people starting if it isn’t their thing, this is meant to be gritty, realistic space opera. So no aliens, no FTL, no neutrino communications, the technology is just there and who cares how it works, planets are sovereign polities and interplanetary war is almost impossible - and also pointless - but conflicts within a planet are common and this is what Hana wants to stop. So also, she isn’t saving the galaxy or anything important!

A woman travels to Keystone hoping to finally pay off her debt to the nightmarish Mercy of the Road. All she longs for is freedom, but will she find it? visit www.quillandread.com to subscribe to a free, shared world fantasy e-zine.

Jaxx, the small French Bulldog Chester had bought Grace as a surprise, sees the ups and downs of his owners relationships even annoying them every so often along the way.

Magic disappeared. Magic returned. And then, the world ended. This is our world, but not our world. It is a world of islands, floating in the sky. Once there was magic. Then for a time, there was none. And then there was magic again. Once, long ago, magic disappeared from the world so completely that the people who lived then came to believe magic had never been. They were wrong, and magic returned, and those people pridefully fought the very gods in a terrible war, a destructive war, which only ended when the surface of the world had been cracked asunder and cast up into the sky. Now the world is broken into pieces, into separate islands, floating slowly in the sky. Now the people of this age live as best they can, scavenging and fighting and loving, doing all the things people have always done, but now doing those things in the sky. On one island, Sema, a farm girl, watches as her family are killed by pirates. On another, in a city, a thousand miles to south, Cassa is about to marry a man she does not love. Sema must survive, and in her own way Cassa must survive too. Slowly they are drawn together, and their meeting may save the world. * * * * * So because it turns out if I do normal romance everyone hates me, I’m going to try a couple of different things... So this is fantasy, just because, so... um, here! I’m not sure how it’ll go because I haven’t tried before, but if you’d like to look, then please do! Oh, the odd chapter numbering is because I'm kind of thinking longer chapters, and swapping between the two characters, so 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 are the parts of chapter one and about Sema, and then 2.1 is the start of the actual chapter 2. If that makes sense :) And also, thank you for looking!

"What is that?!" "An Erif. A killing machine. If they catch us, they'll kill us. That's all you need to know." The Erifs are ruthless, powerful and unforgiving. They feed on rage and hatred. And Prince Torin is all that stands in their way. He is young and impulsive. Determined to protect those he loves at any cost as their kingdom prepares for war with the Erifs - a fierce race of warriors - even if it means paying the ultimate price. But little does he know that those closest to him are hiding dark secrets. And in a land where battle lines are drawn in blood and carved out with fire, secrets could end them all. The Fire Song Chronicles Books 1 - 3 OUT NOW!

Franklin is alone and sick in the frozen Icelandic wilderness. The lights came from above. They came from the aurora. They bring with them either destruction or a new beginning. --- The Lights was inspired by two events this summer: my trip to the beautiful country of Iceland, and Gord Downie's (frontman of The Tragically Hip) very public battle with brain cancer. I dedicate this story to all cancer survivors, and to all those battling the disease.

"The past is not a home you can go back to..." Yan BarCarran is lost in the world. Her time as a student at the top theological school in the galaxy is quickly coming to an end, and she's apprehensive about getting the research job she's always wanted. But on the cusp of her graduation, her plans change. Instead of a quiet scientific position, Yan is offered an apprenticeship with the most powerful man in the Empire. She can't say no to the chance to secure a future for her family, even if that comes with the possibility of someday becoming the leader of the Empire herself. With that decision, Yan is thrust into the political spotlight. Danger lurks around every corner. Can she learn enough from her powerful master to avoid making a fatal mistake? Are her fellow apprentices friends, or are they political rivals ready to stab her in the back? And can she really trust the reformed criminal who teaches her how to fight? Sometimes, the right choice is the hardest thing to see. ------ Additional Information In the Shadow of Heaven is a story that's partially about the banality of evil, partially about broken people finding each other (for better or for worse), and partially about the nature of belief. It's science fiction with mild fantasy elements. Since it's best described as a character focused drama, it's fairly slow in the beginning, but it picks up speed (and adventure) as it goes. It's an ensemble style story, and though Yan is the main character, there are many chapters that follow other characters and story arcs (specifically in the second act). Religion is a central element to the story, but this story is not an endorsement of any particular religion (or religion in general) and definitely not an attempt to proselytize to the reader. It's more of an exploration of what belief makes people do, rather than being a story that presupposes a religious truth. The primary romance is F/F, but it is not the only romance or the focus of the story.

A young girl awakes to find her brother stolen away in the night by a travelling circus. To save him from the dark and mysterious magic, she must brave the circus and the creatures who call it home.

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Labrys Town, home to a million humans cut off from the rest of the universe, has been invaded. Those who protected it have been deposed. The Relic Guild are scattered across the worlds of the Aelfir. Many of them are dead or dying. The Genii control everything. The war is almost over. Clara, a young woman barely able to control her werewolf side, has seen her friends and mentors killed in front of her. She is the last hope for Labrys Town. But someone else is watching...

Princess Aegertha Sideria Belquis has just turned eighteen. Which means she is to be wed to Prince Brannon Calderwith, heir to the throne of Calswath. As a gift, he brings her a Drachta Fianna. The offspring of a Fae's relations with a deer. An accident causes the creature to murder Brannon's young ward, but also awaken a hidden ability with Aegertha. The ability to compel without resistance, man, Fae or beast. With her newfound power, Aegertha begins a quest that will take her on the adventure of a lifetime. At least...That's what was supposed to happen. Instead, Brannon's gift is a young man by the name of Milton Carter. Peculiar to the lands of Aegertha and the rest of the Belquisian court, Milton seems to know more than he let's on, and shows nothing but contempt to the entire court. Because to him, Aegertha is not a princess. To him Aegertha is a character, known as AERIS BELLE.