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The Cloud Skimmer
An adventure story in a steampunk world where machinery runs on steamcores - a kind of pressure battery, the production of which are among the best kept secrets in the world - and logic circuits - analogue circuits that allows for construction of complex automatons. We follow Holly, an engineer on the delivery airship The Cloud Skimmer. On what's supposed to be a normal job transporting parts between cities, Holly discovers a stowaway, that seems like might be dangerous and has her own agenda. ...Read More
The Europan Deception
When a Chinese administrator on Mars is killed meters away from him, Mark Clancy has had yet another mission blow up in his face. The pilot turned DIA field operative is currently on a string of bad luck and may never see the cockpit of his beloved F-77A Rapier space fighter again. When his one last chance to prove himself goes south and Clancy is blamed for the Russian ambassador to Poland's assassination, he must go on the run. Along with an experienced DIA agent, Adrianna Hall, and a beautif...Read More
Lag Delay
Los Angeles-based aerospace engineer Grace Parkowski uses virtual reality gear to remotely pilot a pair of humanoid robots, exploring the surface of Venus as part of NASA’s ILIAD expedition. On her first remote mission, she encounters an unexplained presence - a fire-breathing dragon - that abruptly pulls her out of the environment. That anomaly is solved as a simple software bug, but classified data in the error logs open up a puzzle that isn’t as easily explained. She and her boyfriend, U.S....Read More
In Fairytales
Hello to all and specifically to Royal Road staff! A slow-burn, fantasy story with sci-fi elements about a royal family and their journey through that other world. This work is split between 3 parts with the link to the next part at the end of each Doc for easier reading. Completed as of March, 2023, 147k words, looking to get some general reads and opinions of the work as a whole. Very much willing to swap manuscripts, especially longer ones!...Read More
The Martian Incident
John Cameron is a NASA engineer, working as a spacecraft accident investigator as humanity expands throughout the solar system in the late twenty-first century. When a mysterious UAV crashes in the American sector on Mars, he joins an interagency team to investigate the downed aircraft. But what starts as a simple mission turns into anything but when they make an astonishing discovery deep beneath the sands of the red planet... The Martian Incident is complete at 91,000 words. It is standalone ...Read More
Sun Slayer
In an empire torn by the wars of phoenix and dragon, Crown Prince Euan struggles to hold his realm together while thwarting the antics of his younger brother Prince Denari. Now, a talented healer has entered the imperial palace. He is not here to save lives. He is here for vengeance. In retribution for the massacre of his clan, the dragon physician seeks to destroy the powerful houses that persecute his people. To do so, he must dismantle the imperial family from within. But Euan and Denari are ...Read More
Ozahl
Blurb: Ozahl is a Forged, an artificial automaton-like being created by lost methods fusing magic and alchemy, works as an assistant to a renowned Glass Court artificer, Anamar Belforin. Ozahl became an assistant under Anamar to learn his rare craft. However, he soon found that the only thing he’d be learning to do, is how to clean. When Ozahl learns that his master is hosting the yearly Apprentice Trials, he sees this as his chance to seize the life he dreams of, as those who pass this exam are...Read More
Parasite Eden: Volume One
British university student Zac Matthews is offered a rare exciting chance to work for indie company Omega Game Studios in Shinjuku, Japan. Timid, severely anxious, socially awkward and traumatised by past events, Zac, who has little to no memory of his early childhood, and has always believed that the worst thing will happen to him, challenges himself to step out of his comfort zone, and travels to Japan hoping that he can overcome his fears and develop into a better person. Wanting to settle in...Read More
The Galactic Stage
The Galactic Stage is a complete 91,000 word space opera meant to appeal to fans of Star Trek. Summary: Rei Griffith survived the bloodiest period in human history and has taken on many roles in her prolonged life: a 22nd-century World War III colonel, a military officer aboard a sleeper colony ship, and a 24th-century starship captain. But to her, they're just roles. At her core, she sees herself as an actor, playing the part that is expected of her. The galaxy is her stage. Her current role i...Read More
That Nameless Island
Summary: after going camping on an island off the coast of their hometown, four boys are attacked by a mysterious individual. They escape, but shipwreck on a strange island. One of them has lost his memory, and the journey to get it back is treacherous, and will lead them to places they never knew they'd end up in....Read More
A Guide to Understanding the Language-Learning Process: 3 Essential Tips of Learning Spanish
If you happen to have an interest in learning Spanish or improving your Spanish, this book is for you!! This is a complete manuscript, and it's not really a story so much as an *inset topic*-for-dummies style guide. The idea is to walk the reader through the dense and technical world of grammar and language learning in a way that makes the subject both enjoyable and easy to comprehend --something I'm certain it's possible to do, yet feel that my school classes never did. I need your help to know...Read More
Silver Threads of Magic
Aria can bind time and space to her will, but her powers do not belong to her; she is bound to the High Mage and forced to be his spy. Her seemingly carefree, nomadic existence in her magically painted wagon masks many secrets: the fragility caused by her chronic illness, the panic disorder caused by past trauma, and the anxiety that she is barely holding at bay. But the deadliest secret of all is not merely hidden, but locked away behind a severe silencing spell; because if that one becom...Read More