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Max
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secondary world speculative fiction | data and maps | photography and drawing
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A murder in the wilderness upends a survey expedition. The lead surveyor enlists the only investigators around to help, a tired mercenary and a memory-bending illusionist. But they are not all they claim, and the crime just one part of a conspiracy growing at the edge of an empire. #F #A #2025Pit
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Audrey Harker and 99 other unsuspecting humans are transformed into merfolk. Between trying to turn back and discovering ancient secrets, she must decide if the love she’s found beneath the waves is worth giving up everything to keep. THE MERMAID RESURGENCE #A #F #RM #R #2025pit
January 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Odd’s a messy inventor w/ #ADHD quirks—hyper focused yet scatter-brained—who can turn junk into wondrous thunkamajigs. When others dismiss his offbeat creations, he must find the courage to embrace his uniqueness, and prove that being a little “odd” is a beautiful thing.
#PB #2025pit
January 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Mohan's company sends him to India to test a robo-kitchen on the gated community he's been running from all his life. Now, he must confront caste, class, & gender for the first time, getting everyone to "never cook again!" to save his job, visa and the life he's built for himself #A #SF #2025pit
January 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Many trans folks pray for their body to change, but Ben unwittingly calls forth a pantheon of forgotten gods, all eager to grant him the perfect dick. To feel whole in his body, Ben must survive an endless nightmare of cosmic bargains.
#F #H #HA #A #2025pit #LGBTQIA #Transauthor
January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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And orphan discovers memory-powered magic. His pendant holds more than memories; it links him to an organization of eldritch beings manipulating humanity. To stop their rise and uncover the truth about his family, Gaethin must confront his past to harness the magic to save his future. #F #A #2025pit
January 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Ancient magic stirs in the Atlantic Ocean, transforming one hundred humans into mermaids. This includes Audrey Harker, who questions if this miraculous change is really predestined fate, or if it’s an orchestration of something much more sinister. THE MERMAID RESURGENCE #A #F #RM #R #2025pit
January 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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When a powerful ghost and a weary ghost hunter find themselves inexplicably bound to one another, the two would-be adversaries must work together to uncover the mystery of their new connection before the curse completely destroys their souls. THE GHOST-BIND #A #F #P #2025pit
January 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
A murder in the wilderness upends a survey expedition. The lead surveyor enlists the only investigators around to help, a tired mercenary and a memory-bending illusionist. But they are not all they claim, and the crime just one part of a conspiracy growing at the edge of an empire. #F #A #2025Pit
January 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM