Showing stories with the tag: Fantasy
Mother of Learning
by nobody103
Zorian is a teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy. He is a driven and irritable young man, consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, whom he resents for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, he has no time for pointless distractions or paying...
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Time Travel
Average Rating: 5.0 (1 review)
The Wandering Inn
by pirateaba
An inn is a place to rest, a place to talk and share stories, or a place to find adventures, a starting ground for quests and legends. In this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive in a world full of monsters and magic. She’d be more excited about all of this if everything wasn’t trying...
Tags: Fantasy, Female Lead, litRPG
Average Rating: 5.0 (1 review)
A Practical Guide to Evil
by ERRATICERRATA
The Empire stands triumphant. For twenty years the Dread Empress has ruled over the lands that were once the Kingdom of Callow, but behind the scenes of this dawning golden age threats to the crown are rising. The nobles of the Wasteland, denied the power they crave, weave their plots behind pleasant smiles. In the north the Forever King eyes the ever-expanding borders of the Empire and ponders...
Tags: Adventure, Anti-hero, Fantasy, Female Lead
Average Rating: 4.0 (1 review)
Ain't A Hero
by Bryan W. Schuder
Bach is a down and out adventuring college dropout trying to get by. He watches the latest news report about his "chosen one" brother getting defeated by the Dark Lord Noxian. He can't believe how ridiculous it is, and his brother agrees. The ghostly visage of his brother, sitting right next to him, on the couch... agrees. Soon, Bach is figuratively AND literally dragged back into the...
Tags: Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Slice of Life
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Battle is an Art
by Thomas Loud
Herah War Hej was many things: master artist, zealot teen, and unfortunate participant. One thing she was not, was human. Born in a universe where humanity never appeared, the artist is a Cendreux; a species of dragon-like, humanoid conquerors who’ve turned their backs on their god. She hopes to reverse this course so as to forge weapons for her race’s planet conquering needs in...
Tags: Action, Anti-hero, Fantasy, Female Lead
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Memoirs of Your Local Small-time Villainess
by Flameruner
An editor at the prime of her life—and with maybe just a little too much free time—finds herself waking up in one of her favorite RPGs with no clue as to what's going on or how to get back home. This might be the part where others rejoice over getting whisked away to a world of wizards and magic, but she certainly doesn't think it's anything to celebrate about. After all, she woke up in the...
Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Female Lead
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The Good Student
by V. Moody
Nic Tutt is a good student. He excels at all subjects. But his education serves only one purpose—to gain entry into the Ransom School. The most prestigious school in the country, its alumni are destined to become the future leaders of Ranvar. Politicians, statesmen and, in some exceptional cases, mages. But Nic doesn't care about any of that. He has another reason to want to enter Ranvar's...
Tags: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
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Unsong
by Scott Alexander
Aaron Smith-Teller works in a kabbalistic sweatshop in Silicon Valley, where he and hundreds of other minimum-wage workers try to brute-force the Holy Names of God. All around him, vast forces have been moving their pieces into place for the final confrontation. An overworked archangel tries to debug the laws of physics. Henry Kissinger transforms the ancient conflict...
Tags: Alternate Universe, Comedy, Fantasy
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Worth the Candle
by Alexander Wales
A teenager struggling after the death of his best friend finds himself in a fantasy world - one which seems to be an amalgamation of every Dungeons and Dragons campaign they ever played together. Now he's stuck trying to find the answers to why he's there and what this world is trying to say. The most terrifying answer might be that this world is an expression of the person he was back on...
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, litRPG
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