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Sunflower: A Borderworlds Story by Serina Truscott-Duvall Completed
The Borderworlds are a lawless hive of scum and villainy, a section of space abandoned by the Earth Government long ago and left to fend for themselves. This is the story of a young girl trapped in that hellish place, longing for a better life. She dreams of exploring the stars, but she knows she never will. At least until a chance encounter on a desert planet sets her on a path that might just lead her to finally seeing that dream realized and to a life and a home she can call her own. (Okay, so a bit of background here. This is a short story born from a sci-fi series I've been working on for the last couple of years. Typically one would actually bother with finishing at least part of the main series before posting side stories, but well here we are. In essence, this is an origin story for the female lead and provides a bit of background on that particular character.)

Updated: October 3, 2018 | Published: September 22, 2018 | Reviews: 0


Copies of Copies - Archived by Danny Power Hallihan (Dormant) In Progress
*This novel is archived, and will no longer be edited. Plot holes and unedited chapters remain* Imagine being trapped, being told that the outside world was so hostile and uninhabitable that the only place for you was the layer of glass resting above your head. Now imagine that inside this home, you were the subject of stares and whispers because of who you were, day in and day out. Now, imagine that you escaped, only to find something far worse...

Updated: June 23, 2018 | Published: April 11, 2016 | Reviews: 1


Professor Cuthbert Q. Berkley's Fantastic Contraption by Elizabeth "Lyz" McKeown In Progress
When Faith White moves to the Blue Mountains, she instantly despises her god-awful, immature and illiterate classmates and her new High School. However, though she's no daydreamer, once she comes across a beautiful old house on her way home from school, her imagination begins to make her curious of it. Unable to stop herself from daydreaming about it, Faith decides to put the matter to rest by going into the seemingly empty house, but is scared off when she is chased by a man with a rifle. A week later, the man shows up at her house. His name is Professor Cuthbert Q. Berkley; Archaeologist, Inventor, and Adventurer extraordinaire, and apparently, he's her uncle! Faith is suspicious of Berkley, but visits his house anyway upon invitation, where Berkley tells her that he is apart of the Order of Æther, an organisation committed to monitoring and encouraging the advancement of technology and magic throughout time. However, the Order was betrayed by one of their own, and it seems that the same traitor is back to finish the job!

Updated: April 24, 2018 | Published: October 6, 2014 | Reviews: 0


The Rebels of Dacroleia by M!ka May In Progress
Blood covers the darkened room, causing the smell of rotten flesh. If one was to look closer, they might notice the charring, from the flames that had once licked the walls of the room. The experiments have failed, and blood stains the earth of Dacroleia under the rein of the Empress. The rebels gather the help of four outlaws, all with a little trick up their sleeves.

Updated: January 14, 2018 | Published: January 14, 2018 | Reviews: 0


Year 3000 by MissKatrina Lynne In Progress
In the year 3000, the surface of the Earth has become inhabitable. As a result, the human race have migrated down under, living in domed cities in the depths of the ocean where they are protected from the harsh environment on the surface.

Updated: November 3, 2017 | Published: November 3, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Proxima by Thomas Boyle In Progress
In the year 2525, the first Legion Project was set, known as Legion-I. The very first Legion was known as Thomas-00000. He went through training that you wouldn’t believe. He went to a school with the rest of them known as UNSC Lavarius. He is one of 7200 survivors of the project. He trained to become a soldier to protect the universe and was different from the rest. Thomas-00000 used to be able to talk, but after the project was done, he lost the ability to speak to others. But there is one more difference between him and the rest, he has to recharge his abilities after every battle he enters. What’ll happen after 20 years of training? And his first mission?

Updated: October 29, 2017 | Published: January 15, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Endless Space by Thomas Boyle In Progress
In the year 2068, Humans found an artifact on Mars. It helped humanity out by many centuries. It helped them create an colony on Mars known as Valeria. In the year 2189, humanity has expanded throughout the entire galaxy. Now, Humans have access to new galaxies to make new allies and dimensions. On March 20, 2362, the Alliance created a ship known as SSV Rasputin SR-1, the fastest ship in the Alliance. What’ll happen when they are sent on their first mission by the Council in the Milky Way?

Updated: October 22, 2017 | Published: June 12, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Morning Alarm by Tori Smith Completed
A typical morning for a young woman living in 2027.

Updated: October 16, 2017 | Published: October 15, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Truthless - Series 1 by Gracie Rose In Progress
A thousand years into the future, humanity has spread across the galaxy, making a home on the distant worlds of the Nexus System. Earth is but a distant memory now, or so most would have you believe. But all is not well in the new planets, trouble stirs in the seats of power and, soon, harsh secrets will be revealed, secrets that could destroy everything humanity has worked so hard to achieve. It is up to four people, with buried pasts more dangerous than they ever could have known, to stop the destruction of everything they know and love... FIRST DRAFT! PLEASE DON'T FLAME!

Updated: August 2, 2017 | Published: August 1, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Machine Elf Ashtar by Zahhakatar Khourkandha Completed
What happens when a god stops believing in man? Find out in this tokusatsu-inspired story of metaphysics, misanthropy, and new age nihilism. Content warning: Explicit language and violence. To make sure I finish this story, I plan for it to only have 10 chapters.

Updated: June 20, 2017 | Published: June 11, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Heart of Cogs by Wali I. In Progress
In the future, as the Earth is left reeling in the wake of the Third World War, one gifted young girl sets out on her journey trying to find away to live a life on a wounded world. This is her story.

Updated: May 14, 2017 | Published: May 5, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Project: Aphelion by Kai Ho In Progress
Aphelion, the city of shattered dreams; a once mighty technocracy brought to its feet by war, this brilliant gem is now a barren wasteland of snow and ice. Twelve years later the survivors in the city struggle to stay alive; follow the story of three of these individuals as they look for a way to escape, uncovering the secrets of the past in the process.

Updated: March 29, 2017 | Published: November 17, 2013 | Reviews: 1


Traveler by Thomas Boyle In Progress
In the year 2100, an organization known as UNSC (United Nations Space Command) was created. Magic came to Earth in the year 2030 after a girl from a completely different world appeared and brought magic to Earth. What’ll happen in the year 2555 when Admiral Chris Crowley takes command of the UNSC Traveler?

Updated: March 20, 2017 | Published: March 18, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Swords of Nemonia by Thomas Boyle In Progress
In the universe where Technomons exist, they were in a war that has been in effect for tens of thousands of years. Over a thousand species of Technomons, the Nemons are known as the first. The Nemons are from Nemonia, a planet that the Nemons were named after. The Nemons have created the Swords of Nemonia as its strongest unit. What’ll happen when they go out for a mission to retrieve an artifact from the Cerulimon?

Updated: March 17, 2017 | Published: February 10, 2017 | Reviews: 0


MORE BLAKE AFTER 7 by mark abbott-jones In Progress

Updated: February 11, 2017 | Published: April 3, 2016 | Reviews: 0


Nimbus by Thomas Boyle In Progress
In the year 2017, an organization known as the WLUO (Wide Link Universal Order), also known as the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) was created. In the year 2750, a doctor known as Dr. Wendy Marsden was the head researcher in the GUARDIAN-II Project. And the ORIOCHIN-I Project which failed. In the year 2744, the Guardians were born. They overwent a lot of obstacles and training. Especially for Thomas-195. He was the strongest among them all. At the age 16, the Guardians went through augmentations and only 100 of 300 survived the alterations. Thomas-195 was one of the survivors and was given Gungnir armor. They trained at Reach where Dr. Marsden said that they were ready for their first mission. In the current day, March 6, 2772, Thomas-195 was assigned to the WLUO Scorpio to do missions for them. What’ll happen after his first mission on the WLUO Scorpio?

Updated: February 10, 2017 | Published: January 23, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Cosmos by Thomas Boyle In Progress
In a universe where humans protect the people of other worlds, the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) was created in the year 2150. In the year 2500, the OITERAIN-I Project was created, but failed to accomplish anything. Only one of thirty survived and killed everyone that got in his way. Known as Hiromi-00. As of the year 3000, when the CHAMPION-II Project was created, it was more of a success. Thirty-five of sixty survived and actually were in control of themselves. Unlike Hiromi-00. One of the Champions, Thomas-014, was the last one to wake up. He is also the fastest learning soldier out of the thirty-five of them. He woke up 2 months after everyone which worried the doctors. Their first mission was a week away and Thomas-014 survived. After becoming a Master Chief Petty Officer, Thomas-014 was put to sleep on the UNSC Pillar of Spring. What’ll happen when the ship is shot in half?

Updated: February 2, 2017 | Published: January 30, 2017 | Reviews: 0


Subject 42 by Martha Drake In Progress
Eve Hilliard was never "born". Grown in a lab as a part of the Weapon X Program, she has been experimented on her entire life. She's strong, intelligent, and she doesn't age like normal humans. When she manages to escape , she makes it her goal in life to hunt down the people who made her what she is. She is an outcast in society, different, uncontrollable, and dangerous.

Updated: February 1, 2017 | Published: December 6, 2014 | Reviews: 0


V: THE EARLY YEARS by mark abbott-jones In Progress
The Visitors have started to gain control. The fledgling underground fighters need to find away to stay alive...and one step ahead, as others relish in the power the Visitors bring. Carries on from the Original mini series and takes the second generation path.

Updated: November 6, 2016 | Published: October 10, 2016 | Reviews: 0


Under the Milky Way: Repulse Prelude by Serina Truscott-Duvall In Progress
People find each other often in the most unsuspecting places and at the very darkest of times. It is most certainly a dark time for the galaxy. The United Earth Federation faces a powerful and unyielding enemy that has waged war upon them for nearly five hundred years. Billions have perished and countless worlds have been obliterated in the process and yet there seems to be no end in sight. Humanity seems doomed to lose the war. Maybe they will, but for three very different people whose lives have been destroyed by the conflict; they'll find each other and in doing so, they'll find the one thing none of them ever thought they would have again. Family.

Updated: August 16, 2016 | Published: May 1, 2014 | Reviews: 0


A Sacrament Defiled by Ean Arnold Completed
Harold Winters is a man at the end of his rope. He contemplates the choices he made and paths he took that led him to the end of the world, but more importantly, of his beloved Marsha.

Updated: August 13, 2016 | Published: August 13, 2016 | Reviews: 0


V: THE WASHINGTON CRISIS by mark abbott-jones In Progress
Planet Earth has been visited by aliens. But are the Visitors all they appear to be.Based on the same time-line that was the setting of the original TV mini-series in 1983, this time in the US capital. All rights to V and any characters that appear from the TV series belong to Kenneth Johnson.

Updated: July 25, 2016 | Published: May 28, 2016 | Reviews: 0


Ops 9 - Memory by Kai Ho In Progress

Operative Gillian Summers is Ops 9's greatest mistake; what should she do when she flees Inersia when it means leaving her friend behind? A prequel to Ops 9: Inersia.

Updated: June 6, 2016 | Published: August 25, 2013 | Reviews: 0


BLAKE AFTER 7 by mark abbott-jones Completed
When Roj Blake abandoned the Liberator - whatever became of him? If you remember TVs Blake's 7, you'll know where this is heading.

Updated: April 4, 2016 | Published: March 24, 2016 | Reviews: 0


Strangers and Ruins by Ali Jaye In Progress
Alex lives a sheltered life on a reclusive island a century and a half after the cataclysmic, world-ending event known as ‘The Collapse’. Her peaceful life soon begins to unravel before her as she discovers the true reason behind the collapse, and the ramifications it has had on the human race. What dangers still lurk beyond the water on the mysterious ‘mainland’, and where is there to run when nowhere is safe?

Updated: March 21, 2016 | Published: March 6, 2016 | Reviews: 0