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21 The Depths of Neptune by Lumpy

Imperium (4)
The Tide Turns. Britannia is finally free from Carthaginian rule. Now it is up to Ky, a test pilot from the far future and current Consul of the new Britannic Empire, to take the fight to the Carthaginian Empire. The continent, with its vast resources and manpower, awaits. However, it takes more than new weapons to turn an ancient army based around heavy infantry into one out of the Napoleonic era.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Politics, Violence, War, Military, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Alternate Universe, Nanotechnology, AI
Downloads: 5048 | Votes: 57 | Score: 8.51
Size: 578KB | 106,871 words | Posted: Concluded:

22 Interesting Times by Ernest Bywater

A Rivers Region Story
They say the Chinese have a curse - May you live in interesting times. A 15 year old boy has a major change of lifestyle forced on him. We follow along while he adjusts to the changes. However, he lives in interesting times and he must deal with them as well as rising to the challengers presented to him. Through all this his true nature shows and he changes the lives of many others in the city of Rivers, and elsewhere. Set in Australia.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Coming of Age, Drama, Politics, Violence, Workplace, Young Adult
Downloads: 33830 | Votes: 665 | Score: 8.48
Size: 512KB | 102,472 words | Posted: Concluded:

23 The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick

A science fiction novella that combines themes of time, technology, unpredictability, and human ingenuity.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Politics, Science Fiction, Time Travel, Vignettes
Downloads: 51 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 142KB | 25,654 words | Posted:

24 Corruption - Book 2 of Evolution by Misguided Child

Evolution (2)
Most of the Connor clan hosting Companions have moved to Texas. It has been a year since the fateful space ship crash. The ethereal alien that survived, opening a portal allowing more Companions into this universe, has been finding ways to protect the hosts. General Branch is still at large. When Branch resurfaces with terrorists, he is focused on revenge. A kidnapping causes a different portal opening, and the beings that enter this universe are not the benign Companions that Caleb knows.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Crime, Politics, Violence, Science, Military, Assassins, Detective, Science Fiction, Aliens, Nanotechnology
Downloads: 18298 | Votes: 352 | Score: 8.39
Size: 489KB | 88,175 words | Posted: Concluded:

25 Kim: Power Play by Ernest Bywater

Kim is badly injured in an incident at school, an accident that should never have happened. He's a teenage boy with a reputation of being an unstoppable force that always gets things done. Recovering from injuries that should have been fatal he lives 'in interesting times' as he sets out to prove the doctors wrong. He's determined he'll walk again; if his powerful enemies let him live that long. Set in Australia.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Young Adult
Tags: Crime, Drama, Politics, Violence, Rags to Riches, Extra Sensory Perception
Downloads: 16034 | Votes: 572 | Score: 8.36
Size: 294KB | 58,102 words | Posted: Concluded:

26 A Farmer's Life by Ernest Bywater

A Rivers Region Story
Farmers lives are ruled by the land they work and nature's cycles. James is the son of a farmer who's orphaned by a bushfire. He continues to live with his father's old boss, but knows he has to make his own way in life after school. Life has it's ups and downs, and many challenges for James. He leaves the farm for the Australian Army, but ends up back as a farm worker due to combat wounds. Join James as he meets many challenges and changes in his life. / (Reviews)
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Drama, Politics, Violence, War, Military, Workplace, Rags to Riches
Downloads: 13764 | Votes: 535 | Score: 8.35
Size: 240KB | 47,729 words | Posted: Concluded:

27 In the Shadow of Lions by Lumpy

In a kingdom torn apart by war and political intrigue, William Whitton must navigate a treacherous landscape of political machinations and conflict following the death of the King. Sent to war by his stepfather the young prince learns the harsh realities of leadership and the toll of conflict on both soldiers and civilians. Back in the capital, the new king, begins to impose oppressive laws to limit the power of the barons and consolidate consolidate power, pushing the kingdom toward Rebellion.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fantasy
Tags: Politics, Violence, War, Military, Royalty
Downloads: 3594 | Votes: 58 | Score: 8.35
Size: 345KB | 63,963 words | Posted: in progress Updated:

28 Through My Eyes. Again by Iskander

Will Johnstone's seventy-year-old consciousness finds itself back in his twelve-year-old body as it is about to suicide. His 'old brain' pulls back and resumes his younger self's troubled life. It is soon apparent that there are subtle differences between the world he lived in and the one he now finds himself in - and these difference accumulate. Through his friendship with Col, Will finds himself caught up in events at the edge of the Cold War. This story contains some physical child abuse.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Mystery
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Politics, Historical, Spies
Downloads: 6331 | Votes: 133 | Score: 8.34
Size: 619KB | 119,464 words | Posted: Concluded:

29 Dead Stick by Pars001

A story in the Mage and Magic Universe
A modern Mage deals with the scum of his world in our world, making both worlds safe for everyone. Besides Tyrome was a likeable guy wasn't he?
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Supernatural
Tags: Romance, Crime, Humor, Drama, Politics, Violence, Assassins, Bounty Hunters, Detective, Supernatural, Vampires, Werewolves, Demons, Monsters, Fantasy
Downloads: 1074 | Votes: 18 | Score: 8.33
Size: 255KB | 52,018 words | Posted: Concluded:

30 Burying the Past by Lumpy

John Taylor (4)
John Taylor had finally gotten his life put back together. He was living with his girlfriend, FBI Agent Loretta Whitaker, and was in the process of adopting the girl who'd returned with him from Russia. He had put the past behind him. or so he thought. Qasim, the man who'd held him in the desert for three years and tortured him every day, was back and in the US. Now Taylor must stop him from committing his next act of Terror. Can Taylor bury his past once and for all?(New Posts Every Sat)
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Thriller
Tags: Crime, Politics, Violence
Downloads: 11081 | Votes: 224 | Score: 8.33
Size: 411KB | 79,199 words | Posted: Concluded:
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