Fantasy fiction
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:
A Plague of Shadows, 2020
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Identifier: cw_2020spring_sulaiman_cassidy.pdf
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"This fantasy novel follows Elzeya, a powerful but sheltered fairy mage, and Lernosa, a street-smart half-fairy performer, as they confront deadly spectres ravaging the human city of Mithron while figuring out their feelings for each other and who they want to be. Elzeya strives to live up to her master's legacy as an Archmage, and Lernosa wants to become a noble in human society, but they eventually learn the hollowness of those dreams and choose to follow their own values instead. Themes...
Dates:
2020
Alpas and Academy of Arcana, 2023
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Identifier: sf_2023spring_logsdon_kelsey.pdf
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"ALPAS: A hot-headed but determined sixteen-year-old is searching for an escape after being forcibly sent away to a wilderness rehabilitation retreat– but she quickly realizes that there is no escaping who you truly are. ACADEMY OF ARCANA: The golden daughter of the most powerful witch coven in all the realms is beginning her higher education at the most underfunded institution for magic while trying to not let anyone know that she is actually powerless." -- Logline
Dates:
2023
Arm Me To The Teeth, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_vesey_alexandra.pdf
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"Fifteen-year-old Maria Reyes killed a man to save her family.. Haunted by nightmares, she attends a boarding school for troubled young mages. At school she meets Thomas, a ghost trapped halfway to godhood who claims to hate his worshippers and the blood they spill. He says he has a plan to end the war between his people and hers. She's skeptical, but the leaders on her own side seem more interested in winning the war, at whatever cost, than ending the bloodshed. She must decide who to trust...
Dates:
2023
A.S.S. Crawler & Southern Haunt, 2021
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Identifier: sf_2021spring_fatima_aizzah.pdf
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"A.S.S. Crawler is a half hour comedy set in New York City in 2002. It follows the struggles of Nadia Malik, a queer Muslim female actor, living in post 9/11 America. When a wire transfer sent by her parents from Saudi Arabia gets flagged by the NYPD, Nadia gets picked up for questioning. During the interrogation, Officer Diaz entraps her into working for the NYPD's Arab Secret Surveillance (A.S.S.) Unit to spy on a mosque in Queens. This project is based on real events, and is a commentary...
Dates:
2021
Below the Bloody Sea, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_wallen_jocelyn.pdf
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"This thesis is Act 1 of a queer fantasy romance novel with an estimated ending word count of 90-100 thousand words. It is a dual point of view work that follows Jarryn Hadeon, the captain of a cursed, mermaid-hunting vessel, and Trig Kaicero, a trans man on a journey to deliver his late mother's ashes to their ancestral homeland. The work aims to lovingly investigate queer love, the ways in which our lineage changes and challenges us, and the depth of experience of queer identities through...
Dates:
2023
Beneath the Light of Three Moons, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_lagro_kallyn.pdf
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"After centuries beneath the rule of the tyrannic Dawa dynasty, the magic of Lunata has been sequestered to near extinction. With a child of the full moon being born just once every few generations, it seems fated when the second Dawa prince is be born with the bloodline. As the rest of the empire is subjected to religious persecution if caught worshipping the ancient lunar gods; Vestu-In, Rehsin and Sihn-Rah, the outlook for Lunata seems bleak. But when it comes to light that all three...
Dates:
2022
Black Rabbit, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_correia_jennifer.pdf
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"A tattoo, a coded journal, a Jane Doe who may or may not be a former girlfriend—these are the only things that Mari Cassidy knows about her life from before she arrived in Mission, South Carolina two years ago. And, if graduating high school with no plan wasn't bad enough, Mari's past is finally catching up with her. Her visions are growing increasingly disorienting, the pain from skin contact is becoming unbearable, and her only remedy is to wear gloves despite the summer heat. Hoping to...
Dates:
2022
Blade of Hope: A Novel of the Virago, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_babin_sheryl.pdf
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"Blade of Hope is a YA Fantasy of approximately 110,000 words that follows Harlow Stonehand, the orphaned daughter of a shunned magician and newest member of the queen select's personal guard. When a plot to assassinate the future queen select is uncovered, Harlow rescues her only to realize the corruption is not outside the kingdom of Thornewood. It's been right under her nose the entire time. To save the future queen Desminda's life, Harlow must brave great danger to smuggle her out of her...
Dates:
2022
Born of the Divine, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021fall_maudlin_kate.pdf
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"Naomi Pierce has moved place to place for years trying to find the source of her strange curse that only appears when death is near. Settling in Los Angeles, she begins to find a home when her best friend vanishes while investigating the dissappearance of four yachters. Following her gut, that her friend disappeared on the water she gets help from Captain Dylan Crest to find Annalise but the truth is, the police are looking at her as the prime suspect. As Naomi digs further she soon...
Dates:
2021
Buttercup, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023spring_novack_sarah.pdf
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"This thesis is the first third of my novel, titled Buttercup. It is a young adult high fantasy novel immersed in Jewish mythology. The story follows sixteen-year-old Opal living in a high fantasy world, called Medina. The people of Medina have supernatural powers, and there are four varieties—serafers (powers based on fire), seviaths (powers based on water), solems (powers based on earth), and spirahs (powers based on air). Non-supernatural people are called commons, but they have an...
Dates:
2023
Charlie Parker and the Mystic Mountain, 2019
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Identifier: pf_2019spring_bruno_daniel.pdf
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"'Charlie Parker and the Mystic Mountain' is a middle-grade fantasy adventure novel set in a Narnia-like world. Charlie Parker is a 12-year-old boy living in a normal town at the foot of a mystical mountain. He wishes he was anyone else, living anywhere else. His only safe haven is the dojo, where he practices karate and meditation—a road his mom started him on before she died giving birth to his little sister. Everything changes for Charlie when he finds a magic key from the hidden world on...
Dates:
2019
Curse of the Raven, Call of the Bluebird, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021fall_poisson_kristy.pdf
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"'Curse of the Raven, Call of the Bluebird' is the first novel in a New Adult Fantasy duology set in a fictious world that blends magic and technology. The two main characters are brought together by Jai's mysterious powers of destruction and Klaus's desperation to explore the world of magic. Together they uncover a secret plot to summon the creation deity known as the Bluebird, thus ushering in a new era of magic and power for the select few at the top of society. Jai's powers are the key...
Dates:
2021
Darkpaw - Book One, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_yap_jeremy.pdf
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"Darkpaw is a planned fantasy series set in the anthropomorphic world of Vulpinia and is aimed at both adult and young adult readers. The first book herein is a coming-of-age tale that focuses on the issues of racial prejudice, privilege, and nativism. These are experienced through the eyes of Argento Roughpaw, a war orphan rescued and adopted by Lady Miria Fairmane, general of the Vulpinia Empire. Despite the racism that Argento endures because of his fur color and scent, he rises to become...
Dates:
2022
Daughter Time, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021fall_rossero_mackenzie.pdf
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"Daughter Time is the first installment of a Young Adult fantasy series following seventeen-year-old Vanna Mite as she finds her place in the Elemental Union, a country governed by four forces: Time, Death, Fate, and Creation. Plagued by secret visions of the future and marked by a mysterious brand on her cheek, Vanna's role in this world is larger than she realizes. Though Vanna doesn't yet know it, she owes her existence to Time, and she is but one pawn in his looming war against Death....
Dates:
2021
Dig Two Graves, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023spring_zelvin_victoria.pdf
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"It's an old refrain: revenge jobs don't work. If you want revenge, you must first Dig Two Graves. Set in a fantasy city reminiscent of 1920s era Prohibition New York and told from alternating dual POVs, this is an adult fantasy sapphic heist novel. Washed up lightning mage Nell has a mad dream to rob a floating casino in the sky and she needs the best crew if she has a dream of getting away it, but there's just one problem: the best woman to plan the heist is her ex Sian, who currently...
Dates:
2023
Encrypted, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023summer_helmen_emily.pdf
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"This thesis explores themes of monstrosity, humanity, trust, and friendship through the life of Jynx. When Jynx kills one bad king only to unknowingly allow a pure tyrant to take his place, she fights to fix her mistake and restore the throne to its rightful ruler. But the only way to save the world is to embrace what the world hates most: her shadow monster half. Intended for New Adult readers and set in the high fantasy genre, this thesis is full of kings, monsters, good, evil, and one...
Dates:
2023
Fantasy Unchained, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_hempel_dustin.pdf
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"Fantasy Unchained is a blend of the science fiction and fantasy genres, set in a near future Seattle and a new virtual reality online game that feels completely real. The story follows Aislinn Graham in her search for the Songmasters of Sarn in the game after she receives a mysterious letter from her dead mother. As she struggles in her search, the lines between the worlds begin to blur as she realizes the characters in the game may be sentient, and they have agendas of their own. Fantasy...
Dates:
2022
Finding Bigfoot, 2022
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Identifier: cw_2022summer_schellin_courtney.pdf
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"When I first set out to write my first novel, I knew I wanted it to be about self-discovery. At the time, I was feeling lost myself and wanted to get back to my favorite passion – writing. As someone who has always been a fan of oddities, folklore, and storytelling, using Bigfoot as my outlet seemed like the perfect fit. Annie is a woman with a troubled past who is looking for something more. Annie's will is strong and so is her personality. All the better, considering she is surrounded by...
Dates:
2022
First Fae: A Journey of Magic and Chains, 2023
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Identifier: pf_2023fall_payeur_jordan.pdf
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"This thesis consists of the first 120 pages of a full-length novel in the fantasy genre. It is written in third-person limited and follows the story of three female points-of-view. Each chapter follows a different perspective, capturing the journey of the three main characters. The first point-of-view is about Edra, a former slave determined to earn her freedom. The second follows Blythe, a wealthy woman fighting to hold onto her independence. The final point-of-view is Myrna, a young...
Dates:
2023