Leiana would have been more comfortable if the prophecy had been a little less clear. She had been expecting convoluted prose that would take a team of scholars a year to puzzle out, or something vague with multiple interpretations that could be tweaked afterwards to fit. In her wildest daydreams she had not imagined anything…
Daily Snippit: High/Second World Fantasy
Domnall was a minor Fire Mage, too weak to do the larger battle magics, too slow to learn the art of stealth. Son of a tavern owner, he joined Fíngin’s army as one face among thousands of untrained, untalented fighters. They expected to die, those thousands, torn apart amid the battle magics, useful only as…
Daily Snippit: Urban/Suburban Fantasy (Into Darkness)
[No refunds, no exchanges… a kidnapped (and drugged) Alex gets turned over to Kai in place of the Pack’s yearly ‘grab a random hitchhiker’ tithe.] For a moment, he simply stood and watched her. She tried to struggle through the haze and snarl, curse, find some way of venting the defiance at the situation. But…
Daily Snippit: High/Second World Fantasy
Technically it was an honor to be chosen, but all things considered Katylin would have rather died. Well, not literally of course, but really, a horse? Her best friend Lily was not help at all, bouncing and squealing over the honor of it all. ‘Isn’t it great that you got chosen!’ ‘Isn’t it wonderful!’ ‘I…
Daily Snippit: High/Second World Fantasy
Shelia wasn’t sure which was worse, trying to explain what an Oracle programmer was to someone who’d looked like they’d walked out of a Renaissance Faire, or having to admit that being a stable hand might be her best bet for future employment. She sighed and fiddled with the Shepherd medallion that hung on a…