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 RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 9

The main cavern of Firebase Threshold had never been so quiet. The hammers were silent, the factories still, the constant hum of construction and industry replaced by an eerie absence of sound. The Combat engineers and soldiers were dressed in cle...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 26

Petor returned to the forge to find several men and women assisting Valter and his armors—now all of the armor had been upgraded to Othir. They stood at the same stature as Valter, glinting with an ethereal sheen.

They were starting to win...

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 8

Len exited the tunnels leading to the pillboxes, entering the main cavern, moving towards the medical bay close to the tunnel exit's cavern entrance.

Inside, Zannish and other civilians that had undergone the rough medic course on their way ...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 25

A woman's voice, desperate and faint, whispered through Valter's mind. "Protect me Valter."

The vision crystallized. A woman astride a mud-splattered horse galloped through dense forest, her face gaunt and drawn. Three riders flanked her, th...

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Your Story Idea Was Used… Now What? Help Us Decide!

We’re cooking up a fun reward for folks whose ideas are featured in Short Story Saturday — and we’d love your input!

If your idea gets used, what kind of exclusive bookmark would you be most excited to receive...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 24

Petor stretched as he stepped out of the warehouse, the early morning light spilling across the island. The air was crisp, carrying the faint scent of salt.

"Feels weird being in civvies." He shifted around in the clothes—they felt so ligh...

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 7

The firebase's tunnels echoed with battle—the sporadic gunfire from the pillboxes had turned nearly continuous, only pausing to reload, punctuated by the occasional concussive thump of shoulder cannons. 

Len's footsteps added a steady...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 23

Night was a darkening promise in the sky as Petor walked through the warehouse district nearest the docks.

"You know where Valter is?" Petor asked a passing Mardun—everyone was heading up the hill and towards the temple for the ceremony. View Post

RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 6

Len, Christina, Clyde and several other engineers reworked the engine design, sketching components and calculating power requirements. When they finished, the engine’s shape had changed drastically to make it easier for components to be pulled o...

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 5

Spitter-fire raked the tree-line as a werewolf looking beast tore out of the trees, half of its body looked like it had been struck with lighting that glowed through the furrows in its body.

The mana mutated werewolf clawed the ground, skipp...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 22

Petor walked beside Desari down the stone ramp from the tower's base. Her shoulders slumped, and dark circles rimmed her eyes. The usual sharp intensity of her gaze had dulled.

"How are you holding up?" he asked.

Desari rolled her shou...

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Short story! - The Moth's Burden

In the shadow of what was once called Chicago, now known only as the Hollow Spires, dawn was still hours away. The darkness stretched thick between piles of rubble that had once been buildings.

Nature had tried to find a foothold in t...

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RTA Book 2 Chapters Just Dropped! 📖

The very first chapters of Against Ruin’s Fate — my newest book and the second in the Restarting the Apocalypse series — are live right now! And yep, if you're subscribed to one of our tiers with sneak peeks, you’...

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Short Story Delay!

Hi Everyone! Sorry about the delay in releasing the short story, been travelling this weekend and my girlfriend got hit with food poisoning, which led to a sleepless night and a 2 am drive to the pharmacy.

She's much better now and I'm back ...

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 3

Lady Carolyn Isendia stood at the head of the long oak table, watching her commanders file into the Council Chamber. Morning light streamed through the high windows, illuminating motes of dust and the detailed maps spread across the polished surfa...

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 4

Len checked the mana gathering formation that he’d placed at the opening into the mountain.

It gathered and routed the mana into the tunnel and rails-charging and powering the train and the enchantments added to it.

It also bled off ...

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 2

The wind whipped through the firebase as Len and Rick moved through the corridors and down the stairs.

Through the nearest firing slit, Len could see the prismatic storm intensifying, rings of energy expanding outward. Where it passed the wo...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 21

Lianne watched the map in the center of the command center. 

"Captain!" A runner skidded to a halt beside her. "Eastern battery is gone. Captain Reed says that he will continue to fight from his positions with rifles."

"Very well,...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 20

Petor took out seeds from his storage device and threw them towards the walls as he fell, a few hundred meters between him and the bottom of the tower.

The seeds expanded into ever-burning brambles before they hit the walls. Thorns dug into ...

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Short Story Saturday Is Coming — Got an Idea? 📚

Every Saturday, we turn one community-suggested prompt into a short story — wild, weird, heartfelt, chaotic… anything goes.

But to make it happen, we need your ideas.

If you’ve got a prompt you want to see brought to lif...

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We Made a Game — And You Can Play It FREE Right Now 🎮

We Made a Game — And You Can Play It FREE Right Now 🎮

Yep, you read that right. Harmony Wars has officially leveled up — into a full-blown, story-driven FPS.

Set in the gritty, corporatocratic world that predates the books, this game throws you straight into the madness of the Harmon...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 19

The world around them was bleak and foreboding as they materialized atop the dark gods’ prison. The air was heavy, thick with mana, and the skies above were a roiling sea of black clouds. Thunder forked and snaked silently between the clouds, ei...

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Alric, Fantasy, Modern World to Urban Fantasy World

Flash Fiction Friday

Father Alric stretched as he walked along the country road, raising his hand in greeting as he passed the Sutherlands heading the other way.

"Back from Trivia night already?" Keith Sutherland asked, his brea...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 18

Petor was the last to arrive at the command center. Passing through his third security check before he was allowed inside.

The room was tense with Mya over the map table. 

With a practiced gesture, she swept her h...

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Flash Fiction Friday (Behind the Scenes)

Flash Fiction Friday (Behind the Scenes)

Comment below on any wild ideas you have for today's flash fiction! All comments here will have priority!

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 17

Mya turned her head within the main ritual circle, as she turned illusions allowed her to see beyond the walls of the room, out to Osola and beyond.

 Her consciousness stretched across Osola's shores, from blood-soaked beaches to the ho...

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Against Ruin's Fate Blurbs

Spoilers! DO NOT read if you haven't finished Restarting the Apocalypse Book 1!



Which of these two blurbs do you like the most?

Option A

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RTA Book 2: Against Ruin's Fate - Chapter 1

Len's boots crunched over a carpet of crystallized vegetation as he sprinted through Halem’s mana-twisted forest, Rick draped over his shoulders in a fireman's carry. The trees around them had transformed—once-normal pines bark now cracked wit...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 16

Petor watched as the landing craft ground against Osola's shores with harsh scraping sounds. 

Armored soldiers splashed down into the water, their plate armor catching the morning sun as they struggled against the waves. The heavy metal...

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Four Horsemen Book 5 - Old Histories: Chapter 15

Petor stood at the edge of the inland lake, Valter held up the last core, its faint glow catching the morning light. The core crumbling into a glittering dust that swirled like embers before dissipating into the planar gem.

"Ready?" Valter's...

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