by
BurntRedstone
on Nov 27, 2018
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Author's Notes:
'Satyr Play 2' is a continuation of my surprisingly well-received first attempt to dabble in the realm of magic. Obviously, I learned nothing from the first as, in this story, I continue to ride roughshod over preconceived notions and the 'established guidelines' of the genre. Mea Culpa.
Minimal effort is made in this tale to explain the ba...
- 26,919 Views
- 96 Favorites
- 53 Comments
- 100,287 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
Snekguy
on Apr 23, 2019
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
CHAPTER 1: WINGED TERROR
The morning mist hung low over the valley, the obscuring haze blanketing the forests and fields below, reflecting the vibrant reds and oranges of the rising sun. The shepherd shielded his eyes for a moment as he looked out over the vista, the chill wind whipping at his long beard and tugging at his cloak. He wrapped the garment aro...
- 26,411 Views
- 114 Favorites
- 18 Comments
- 88,783 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
davebccanada
on Jun 1, 2020
Novels and Novellas
Another MIKE CLAYMORE MYSTERY:
Marcel
A novel by David Horton
Copyright 2020
Chapter 1
It's Friday, January 2nd,1998 and the Claymore household is quite still after the panic of the New Years Eve party of Wednesday last. Guests at their home included Trudy and all her kids. It was not the ideal way to settle into a new home but all in all, it had g...
- 1,691 Views
- 3 Favorites
- 5 Comments
- 114,415 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
AlwaysUnderfoot
on Jan 28, 2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Copyright 2020, All Rights Reserved
Prologue
In the forty-second year after the second Fall of Man, the first of the great contests was held. Born of necessity to a world only a fragment of its former self, it was a desperate ploy to stop the continuing unnamed conflicts by the man who would become the first new king. Despite being born after the fall, Ger...
- 6,203 Views
- 20 Favorites
- 11 Comments
- 95,226 Words
- www.literotica.com
Novels and Novellas
BOOK I: Brothers and Siblings
=====Chapter 1=====
It was the most stressful part of the academic year; the final exam period approached and semester projects were due. The timing made it easier to accept everything with equanimity.
---
The University required students to have a faculty advisor after choosing a major. Having enjoyed his class, I asked Pro...
- 184,602 Views
- 320 Favorites
- 34 Comments
- 94,284 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
Undersought
on Sep 26, 2017
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Chapter 1
Trissieal flapped her long white feathered wings, gliding over the beautiful white puffy clouds below. There was nothing but clouds for several miles. There were other Angels like her flying over the clouds of Paradise and many of them greeted her, bowing their heads to their Queen. Also, walking atop the solid clouds were the guards of Paradise,...
- 16,312 Views
- 65 Favorites
- 28 Comments
- 107,029 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
msnomer68
on Sep 13, 2017
Romance
The Wolf's Den
Chapter 1
Winter is my least favorite time of year. I'm a California girl to the very core of my existence. The relentless gray skies and blinding white of nothing but snow as far as the eye can see are certainly not as pretty in reality as they appeared in the glossy pages of the travel brochures I collected along the way.
I hate being c...
- 8,177 Views
- 14 Favorites
- 7 Comments
- 102,992 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
zeta515
on Sep 15, 2017
Novels and Novellas
Notes from the Underground
Book III of the Zax Trilogy
Translated into Archaic English by Zeta.
Translators Note
This translation was undertaken as part of a thesis on archaic languages. The archaic period selected is the 21th century, as measured using pre-modern reckoning. The particular dialect chosen is the American version of English, as spoken and...
- 26,640 Views
- 10 Favorites
- 3 Comments
- 228,910 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
sddconst
on Sep 12, 2017
Novels and Novellas
Foreword
Thanks to those of you who were kind enough to read and comment on my first submission of Realms of Eden Book 1 – Sydney comes of Age (it's in the Sci-Fi section). This is a rewrite of that book but from the story teller's perspective rather than first person.
My characters told me that they didn't think they got enough time in my first book havin...
- 23,227 Views
- 47 Favorites
- 1 Comments
- 185,824 Words
- www.literotica.com
by
Snekguy
on Apr 27, 2020
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Authors Note: It took a while, but here's something substantial to read through while you're all in quarantine. Remember to deploy chemical countermeasures against hostile organisms, and wear your rebreather if you go EVA!Special thanks to my buddy SketchyWarrior for his help with the UNN armored vehicles and their tactics.
CHAPTER 1: PREEMPTIVE STRIKE
The...
- 72,552 Views
- 208 Favorites
- 64 Comments
- 237,706 Words
- www.literotica.com