Fantasy fiction
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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:
Curse of the Gifted: Sanctuary of Stone and Wood, 2024
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Identifier: cw_2024spring_howard_rachel.pdf
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"Curse of the Gifted: Sanctuary of Stone and Wood is a work of Fiction in the genre of fantasy. Saren has recently learned that she has a Gift, a specific type of power that makes her a target for persecution and execution. Her family is destroyed and she must now run from the one person she thought she could depend on. She is forced into a world she knows nothing about and only has a few people she trusts. Now she must decide if she is going to stand with the resistance that is forming or...
Dates:
2024
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
Drown, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_gaffney_tom.pdf
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"One year after Eddie King vanished in the cursed reservoir at Upper Merion State, Romana Jackson and her friends attend a bonfire at the same park. When one of Romana's close friends also goes missing in the reservoir, she befriends the only witness to Eddie's disappearance, Norie Atwood. Together they work with Detective Hopkinson of Upper Merion Missing Persons to uncover the truth and history of the reservoir. With a construction project looming that could expand the reservoir and...
Dates:
2024
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
Flora & Fauna, 2024
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Identifier: pf_2024spring_morgan_lexi.pdf
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"There is no peace without power. The caesar's assassination leaves a power vacuum every senator in Vis wants to exploit save Echo Dexius Valerius whose dream of a peaceful, prosperous state, house, and family shatters with his father's murder. Propelled into the heart of the conflict, he quickly learns neutrality is more dangerous than choosing a side. Xiomara Zapocteloma has long been powerless even as daughter to her city-state's king; her father may sit on the Sunflower Throne but his...
Dates:
2024
Forever and a Day, 2021
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Identifier: pf_2021spring_axon_alexandra.pdf
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"Alex Lucent and her best friend Jade Collins never imagined they weren't human—even with Alex's history of punching out people twice her size. But on the last day of junior year, their worlds change—literally. After narrowly escaping a kidnapping, the girls are brought to L'Autre Monde, a world home to Magics: superior beings who can each perform a unique magical skill. They learn the world is at war, and they are destined to save it. Despite their disbelief, the best friends agree to train...
Dates:
2021
Forever War, A Short Film, 2024
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Identifier: vm_2024spring_figueroa_shana.pdf
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"My thesis film Forever War combines the tropes of the zombie horror and time loop speculative fiction genres as a metaphor for the existential dread of being trapped in a futile situation. The inclusion of talking zombies adds a unique element to the well-known horror trope, creating a moral dilemma for the protagonist and enhancing the audience's anxiety. The motif of video games highlights the contrast between the excitement of war games such as Call of Duty—which are themselves endless...
Dates:
2024
Golder Birch Press Presents: The Light Bearer, 2020
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Identifier: cw_2020fall_wilson_chandler.pdf
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"From the perspective of the fictious independent, science fiction and fantasy publisher, Golden Birch Press, this master's project presents the evolution of a manuscript being prepared for publication. The fantasy novel undertaken by Golden Birch Press is entitled, 'The Light Bearer' by Roman Baker. Beginning with acquiring the title to determining manufacturing and financial details, this project shows the steps the founder and editor, Chandler Wilson, took to adapt this manuscript into a...
Dates:
2020
Hexerei, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022spring_patterson_jamie.pdf
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"Felix, the main character, is a warlock coming to terms with both the deaths of his ex-husband, Oliver Dade, and his friend and romantic interest, Jude Morgan. They were killed by infamous Black Faerie Queen Audelia after Oliver insults her. Jude, ever the hero, jumped in front of the blow that would have killed Felix. It is at this moment that a piece of Jude's soul is lodged in Felix's. Felix begins dreaming Jude's memories as vividly as if he were there. Felix is torn between keeping the...
Dates:
2022
Hysteria, 2022
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Identifier: cw_2022spring_cordes_hope.pdf
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"Hysteria is a young adult novel about a teenage girl named Emma who witnessed her granmother being kidnapped by something inexplicable when she is young. Now a decade later, strange things are once again occuring and Emma is determined to solve the mystery of her grandmother's disappearance once and for all. One evening she finds an injured boy in an alley and they are transported into Emma's favorite novel, Hysteria. She discovers the not so fictional world is much richer and more...
Dates:
2022
In Her Shadow, 2020
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Identifier: pf_2020spring_porcaro_sara_jane.pdf
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"Presented in this thesis project is the first 101 pages of an original work of fiction, the first book of a tentative trilogy titled "In Her Shadow." The genre is high fantasy and decopunk, a style of fiction revolving around the aesthetics of the 1920s/30s era, and is currently 32,555 words in length, extending across a sizeable portion of the first book's overall story arc. This has been my focus project across my entire two years of study within Emerson's Popular Fiction and Publishing...
Dates:
2020
In the Blood of Angels, 2023
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Identifier: cw_2023spring_rogers_tatum.pdf
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"This high fantasy novel is set in a world where the angels have come down and enacted the Reckoning, killing off most of the human population. In this post-Reckoning world part-human part-stone creatures called the oraesti have popped up, and a church known as the Marble Basilica has taken it upon themselves to hunt these "monsters" to extinction in the name of the angels. Our story starts about 1,000 years after the Reckoning, when Elias, a man who's been trained since childhood to hunt...
Dates:
2023
In Too Deep, 2022
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Identifier: pf_2022fall_messer_kimberly.pdf
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"In Too Deep is a YA novel about Autumn and Lucas, two teenagers that discover the value of friendship and trust while navigating the ins and outs of high school drama, divorce, and grief. Autumn must learn to love herself without validation from others. Lucas is a teenage sea monster who must keep his identity secret while maneuvering through the guilt he feels over the loss of his brother." -- Abstract
Dates:
2022