Tag: Fantasy

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The Sunderland, Volume 2: Solitude

When worlds collide, ignore everyone who doesn’t agree
Years before the Schism shattered society into ideological seclusion, the Solitude tore apart the bonds of trust, leaving the culture shocked and dazed by the viciousness perpetrated in their name. Now, the scattered subcultures of the Sunderland find themselves grappling with a legacy of isolation.
With the ever-present Conduits serving only to validate each group’s self-righteous mission, society is driven into conflict once again. The vast underclass can do nothing but watch as the motivated few each bring about their own understanding of the end…

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The Sunderland, Volume 1: Schism

What makes an entire society break up, and what draws them back together?
Society is fractured. Life for most is a desperate struggle. Natural resources are scarce, and the discovery of a miracle source of new, clean energy only serves to deepen the cracks. As the planet reaches breaking point, the sudden appearance of two mysterious pillars…

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Hyperbia

Epic fantasy gets turned on its head and slapped with a wet fish.
Elves are snobby brunch enthusiasts, ogres are pacifistic yoga buffs, and the “hero” is a mild-mannered misfit who prefers strudels to swords. Welcome to Hyperbia.
Tubbart Schepps is a generally nice guy. Thus concludes his positive traits. The tragically named, socially inept, morbidly rotund dreamer gets through life on the comfort of food and imagination. One day, after a mortally embarrassing workplace mishap, Tubbart stumbles as far away as he can get. Which is the nearest bus stop. There, he is unwittingly spirited to the fantastical realm of Hyperbia, where magic larks and absurdity stumbles after. A noble elf prince takes Tubbart under his quiver, and the days are equal parts joyous and bizarre. But not all is sunshine and elfwine. An evil fairy bent on revenge is freshly risen, and seeks nothing less than utter annihilation of the realm.

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The Olympus Trinity

Zeus, the King of the Gods, fears no man, being, or anything of nature in the universe except one thing . . . the loss of family. Opposed to the cruel ways of his vicious father, Kronos, Zeus has strived endlessly in instilling the traditions his mother Rhea taught to him—Family is Everything. In spite of all his protection over his children, destiny ignores no one.
When a mysterious figure comes to his home, Zeus discreetly turns to his reticent brother Hades, God of the Underworld, for answers. Unfortunately, the rebellious and uncontrollable Ocean God, Poseidon, seeks for the answers his way that collides the troubled lives of the forefathers.
Needing to cast aside their differences, the Olympus Trinity must work together if they are to unravel the threads of a perilous mystery of their past.