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Book / Fantasy

February 10, 2025

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Shelves: 1

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This is a tale of a young prince, a descendant of Zeus's bloodline, who is banished from his kingdom after attaining forbidden powers. Read More

Tags: fantasy, fiction, thriller, action, ancient

A fun cave expedition turned into a nightmare. Read More

Tags: monster, blood, ancient, mature, cave

This is an entry for the Springfield Writers Guild Spring Writing Contest 2025. The contest rules: * Your entry must include the following words: timepiece, ancient, shadow, and family. * Must include all four words listed above * No more than 750 words total (not including the title) * You… Read More

Tags: family, shadow, ancient, timepiece, pocket-watch

A story about beings of light, called Lightborn, this book explores their emergence on a planet called Erta. From the first steps they take into the world, to crucial discoveries and conflicts, the Lightborn become lords of the world gifted to them by their Creator. A story of discovery, adventure,… Read More

Tags: dark, conflict, action, ancient, descriptive

In The Secrets of Amara, the lost city of Amara beckons with its promises of untold riches and ancient power. As the renowned explorer Lysander ventures into the heart of the desert, he follows a trail of cryptic clues and perilous traps, determined to uncover the mysteries buried beneath the… Read More

Tags: history, ancient, fan-fiction, thrill

Dr. Sophia Ellis, an archaeologist, uncovers the lost city of Eldrid, but her team soon discovers that they are not alone. A malevolent entity, The Devourer, is stirring, and team members begin to vanish one by one. Sophia finds the Eldridian Chalice, which holds the key to unlocking the secrets… Read More

Tags: the, shadow, thriller, ancient, the-shadow-of-the-ancient

Cthulhu Mythos short story. Read More

Tags: dark, ancient, text, lovecraft, manuscript

this is a poem from a published book that is now available on amazon "remembrance journey". Read More

Tags: poetry, soul, spirit, ancient

Poem / Poetry

August 11, 2023

Tags: italy, italian, ancient, rome, seagulls

This is history in a nutshell so to speak. Learn names, dates and events. The focus here is Ancient Rome. From the Republic to the emperors, this book ( Book One) focuses on the rise of the Republic to the end of the Julio- Claudian line. This book is to… Read More

Tags: war, history, ancient, romans, emperors

Short Story / Historical Fiction

February 28, 2023

Reads: 232

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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A medieval English nomad discovers a coven of disturbing sorcerers in the woods. Read More

Tags: cult, ancient, monkey, medieval

Tags: writing, history, ancient, gilgamesh, hieroglyphics

Short Story / Horror

November 06, 2022

Reads: 511

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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A horror story set in ancient Mesopotamia, in the tomb of queen Binti-Adun. Read More

Tags: horror, mythology, ancient, assyria, mesopotamia

Thousands of years ago, the once great and powerful Kingdom of Solomon fell, sinking under the dunes of a vast desert and took with it a great many secrets. One secret, however, has now been discovered: The Tree of Life, said to grant anyone who eats of it's fruit immortality.… Read More

Tags: fantasy, war, adventure, desert, ancient

A free gift is given to a town to save them, but some of them refuse to accept it. Read More

Tags: fantasy, spirituality, ocean, ancient, childrens-stories

Tags: aliens, alien, gold, ancient, conspiracy

Book / Fantasy

January 17, 2022

Reads: 579

Comments: 1

Shelves: 1

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Jakob is the son of a great explorer named Rick Riverside, who vanished in the evil peaks 6 years ago, after setting out on an attempt to make peace with the Dragon Clan. The attempt failed, and Jakob lives with his grandfather Reginald, in a small village. The city of… Read More

Tags: world, ancient, dragons, dwarfs, lord-of-the-rings

Book / Fan Fiction

April 02, 2021

Reads: 3767

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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The fabric of the cosmos is beginning to unravel ... The unified strong hierarchy of the gods begin to fail, as Hera plots revenge, and everyone from the minor gods to the legendary Titans are all starting to be pitted against each other! Mother against daughter, sister against brother, lover… Read More

Tags: fantasy, supernatural, ancient, fanfiction, aphrodite

A Princess of Egypt's Old Kingdom travels to an Island to secure peace as assassins track her every move. A Minoan bull leaper woman is requested to give a private dance, but will she survive? Excitement and danger lurk as princess and bull leaper fight for love, Minoa, and freedom… Read More

Tags: ancient, egyptian, lgbtq, queer, minoan

Book / Fantasy

October 28, 2020

Reads: 475

Comments: 1

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Ninjas from thousands upon thousands of years ago always hid in the shadows. Lurking in the dark. Never to let there present be seen again.....until now! Will the evil ninjas win or will good side be the victor. What else will happen in the stir-up? Read More

Tags: fantasy, night, ancient, ninjas, girl-power

Cover image: pixabay.com. Read More

Tags: discovery, ancient

a simple poem about how quickly Mother Earth is transforming from a 'Green Planet' to an 'Urban Planet' Read More

Tags: vacation, stories, treasure, ancient, mango-tree

Earl Moore is a magician is on the verge of retirement, when he meets some wizards who want to seek his assistance when trouble is on the way. Read More

Tags: fantasy, magic, ancient, short-story

An Oxford University researcher travels to Iraq to uncover the remains of an ancient city, but she is completely unprepared for the findings that she uncovers. How will she respond to what she finds? Or will she simply pretend she never saw it? Cover image by Reimund Bertrams from Pixabay Read More

Tags: ancient, sumeria, ancient-sumer, ancient-civilisation, ancient-civilization

An archaeologist in Greece makes a side trip to visit a re-enactment Read More

Tags: cult, ancient

Prince Thane is the last surviving royalty of the Trinovantes Tribe in Roman Britannia, having surrendered to the Romans to save his two young daughters, whose identities he sacrifices his freedom to protect. He is condemned by Nero himself to become a gladiator, to fight until he dies in the… Read More

Tags: romance, historical, ancient, rome, gladiator

The Boudicca revolt has been squelched, the tribes of the Iceni and the Trinovantes have been exterminated by the Roman Governor of Britannia, Suetonius. Marius and Delia are now King and Queen of a broken Celtic tribe, and Marius has to use all his skill and cunning to help his… Read More

Tags: romance, adventure, historical, ancient, rome

Book / Romance

May 05, 2019

Reads: 977

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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Marius has been stationed on the island of 60AD Britannia for sixteen years, since his demotion from the famous Praetorian Guard after his suspected involvement in the assassination of Caligula. When Delia enters his life, she challenges everything he believes, effortlessly strips away years of Roman conditioning, and angers him… Read More

Tags: romance, adventure, historical, ancient, rome

Short Story / Humor

September 11, 2018

Reads: 751

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

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The wisdom of the ancients son Read More

Tags: ancient, advice

An ancient threat resurfaces, And a group of agents are joined together to stop this threat- but other threats surface. loyalties are tested and the impossible becomes possible. Read More

Tags: romance, aliens, ancient, agents, thrilling

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