Online Fiction

Seitdem er in Sky Realms Online festsitzt, wurde Hall immer wieder auf die Probe gestellt. Die Spielumgebung hat sich unzählige Male verändert. Er hat sich Dämonen und fremden Völkern gestellt. Er hat sich verliebt und ein neues Zuhause gefunden. Er hat Freunde und Gefährten gefunden und dabei festgestellt, dass in den NPCs mehr steckt, als er bisher gedacht hatte.

Anstelle in einer virtuellen Welt irgendwelchen Monstern und Quests hinterherzujagen, wäre es ihrer Meinung nach sinnvoller, die Probleme in der realen Welt zu lösen. Logisch, dass das von Julia kommen musste, schließlich war sie Umweltaktivistin. Da kommt der Campingausflug, den Sebastian jährlich mit seinen Freunden plant, gerade recht. Perfekt, um sich abzulenken und mithilfe seiner Freunde doch noch in die virtuelle Welt eintauchen zu können. Doch worauf sich Sebastian seit Tagen gefreut hat, entwickelt sich durch den Genuss eines Kräuterabsuds für schamanistische Rituale zum Horrortrip.

Healani was born into a world where she doesn't fit in; a world full of wolves, yet she is not one. The Moon Goddess has never gifted her with a wolf form, and she wishes to do nothing but escape the feeling of inferiority. While away at college in her new, human life, mysterious deaths begin to happen, forcing her back to the home that never felt like it should. Only, Healani will find that she is so much more than any human or wolf. She was a specially made being, and she has a mate out there who has been waiting a long time for her.

Hall dachte, er wüsste alles über das Spiel, aber er findet jeden Tag heraus, wie anders die Dinge in dieser neuen, kaputten Version von Sky Realms Online sind. Es gibt neue Spielelemente, neue Feinde und sogar neue Orte. Nachdem er seinen ersten Boss-Kampf nur knapp überlebt hat, findet sich Hall an einem dieser neuen Orte wieder. Er ist zum Anführer eines verfallenen und isolierten Dorfes namens Skara Brae, tief inmitten von feindlichem Gebiet, geworden.

Nach einem kurzen Aufschub durch die Schuldeneintreiber muss sich Dahlia darauf konzentrieren, die Quelle der Macht eines Weltbosses zu finden. Sie muss sich auf Madi und Alysand verlassen, die ihr helfen, eine Welle von Feinden aus allen Richtungen zu überstehen. Und schnell genug aufleveln, um zu überleben. Einen Gott-Rang-Boss erschlagen? Erledigt. Verbündete überreden, sich der Sache anzuschließen? In Arbeit.

Können Dahlia, Madi und Alysand eine Armee rekrutieren, die mächtig genug ist, um die Pläne einer bösartigen Gottheit aufzuhalten? Nachdem sie Quinn und die Stadt Taelman's Teich gerettet hat, wird Dahlia in eine weitere Schlacht in diesem endlosen Krieg verwickelt. Sie erfährt mehr über ihre Abstammung als Halbblut im Spiel. Sie muss die Waldelfen für sich gewinnen und ihnen helfen, die Karinoth abzuwehren, die Dunkelelfen, die zu ihrem Blut rufen.

Gemini Fowler’s party unseated the Governor of Knall and freed countless farmers from a life of servitude. When they eradicated the foul Wahrsager who cast a dark cloud over the university in Warrington, mana-born children from across eastern Rubal emerged from the shadows to learn the ways of magic after a century of suppression and abuse. When they trudged into the Depths of Seran, one of the greatest threats to ever dwell in Eastern Rubal was vanquished. There should have been peace.

What the streets don’t realize is that Mace can take a punch and doesn’t mind punching back. In fact, he prefers it that way! Along with Havervill, his irascible (but charming) virtual assistant; Tinsie, his sassy deputy; and Buddy his stoic golem, Mace will investigate several murders, the theft of a relic of mass destruction, and the kidnapping of the most famous woman in the game.

Ex-military sniper, Nick White, drives a big-rig to shove time served in Afghanistan into the rearview mirror. He wants nothing to do with therapist’s good intentions, people’s well-wishes, or the national chain of truck stops his wealthy family owns. Every solitary mile he travels helps grapple with a guilt that runs deep.

Recovering from a gunshot wound is the easy part. Boston cop, Keith Cho, discovers coming to grips with his partner’s death requires a different sort of medicine. He’ll start a cross country road trip with seeing his partner’s sister, Samantha Bates. Sam can’t hide the injuries or the backpack she’s hauling as she hikes away from town. Fleeing from her abusive ex-boyfriend is key. When she and Keith reconnect on a back country road, he insists she come with him.

Getting caught in the middle of a jewelry heist was not on Charlotte Silva's plans for the day. Nor was being taken hostage with sexy lawyer, Andrew Thayer. Lucky for Charlotte, the ex-soldier helps her escape but not without consequences. Drew Thayer has one job to do. Hide out in a remote Vermont cabin protecting the pampered heiress from killer jewel thieves hot on their trail. But Charlotte isn't the spoiled princess she projects, and the desire she inspires shocks him.

Breakups can be messy. After his ex-girlfriend Hope embarrasses him in front of the entire school, Tony wants revenge. So he signs her up for online dating sites and subscriptions and even makes the location of her phone public. And it works. A few days later, Hope calls begging Tony to stop the prank. Then Hope screams, and a car door slams. The call drops. Tony tries to keep cool. It's just like Hope to get back at him with more drama.

Warren’s quest to become a World Boss is finally over, and destruction is left in its wake. The Death Game has finally come. Uncountable players are trapped in Fate and Freedom Online, and those who die are lost in the sensory deprivation hell of the death void. It’s up to Warren and his allies, both player and monster alike, to find a way out of the game as soon as possible. That’s easier said than done, though, as many players seem against Warren helping them at all.

In the hedonistic world of Vauxhall Gardens, a place where London's aristocracy pursues daring entertainment and sensual pleasures, desire overrules status, prejudice, and societal censure. When Lola York meets Theodore Coventry, Earl of Essex, their chemistry is undeniable, but she knows better than to yearn for forbidden love. That is, until their involvement becomes unavoidable and Lola realizes the most dangerous risk of all is the one that threatens her heart.

What if your phone truly helped you connect with the people more than disconnect with those around you? Author and youth-culture expert, Jonathan McKee, and his daughter Alyssa McKee, uncover 40 random realizations they've discovered over the last five years. Screens provide fun platforms to connect with faraway friends; and sometimes the people we love the most are the people we ignore all day. Jonathan and Alyssa help young adults navigate face-to-face communication in a screen-to-screen world.

When Fourth of July weekend coincides with Wenonga Days—the annual celebration of a locally famous Ojibwe leader—the town of Battle Lake double-dips on the tourist trade. This year the hullabaloo hasn’t even started and there’s already a story for reporter Mira James. The Chief Wenonga statue has disappeared, leaving behind drops of human blood and a big question for Mira: How and why would anyone steal a twenty-three-foot monument? Things go from curious to worse when a local man is kidnapped.

His wish led to the addition of a new system to Genesis Online: siege mechanics. Rival guilds can now declare war and attack each others' cities. If the attackers win, they take ownership of the defeated settlement. With few details on how the new system will work, Kevin must build up defenses to protect the town of Prosperity. He will need to train hard with his guild members and recruit allies to ensure they will have enough defenders when the attack finally comes. Will they be ready to withstand the forces of an enemy determined to get revenge?

When James' greatest accomplishment leads to the worst day of his life, he turns to the one thing that never lets him down: Glorian Online, the world's greatest completely immersive MMORPG. But a chance encounter with an old acquaintance takes things from bad to worse, and even his beloved character, Crios Truelight, the Hero of Carrandor, must struggle to survive as his world crumbles around him.

With grit, intelligence, and a stroke of luck, Gunnar passed his guild trials and has been granted the opportunity to be the champion of a goddess. He now has the opportunity to form a faction of his own, join a powerful guild, and make a name for himself in the city of Thailen. But he has also made some bitter enemies, including an old nemesis who is bent on destroying everything he has accomplished. To survive this cutthroat world of thieves and assassins, Gunnar will have to be smarter, and stronger, and more ruthless. Learning some dark magic might not hurt either.

The High Priestess swoops overhead, wreaking havoc on the elven forest below. A battalion of enemy forces stand ready to engage Gemini Fowler and the elves. The truce between the gods has been broken, and retribution must be visited on the offenders. The stakes have been raised, but Gemini has a plan.