Echoes of the Stars is a cosmic fantasy saga about Ilan, a young keeper who carries the last shard of the ancient Song — a force that once gave meaning to stars. From the edges of dying galaxies to the heart of the Void, he must awaken forgotten melodies, confront beings born of silence, and forge a new harmony that the universe cannot erase.Through sacrifice, memory, and will, Ilan becomes more than a bearer of Light — he becomes its voice. But when even truth itself begins to fad...

In a world where memories linger longer than voices, the last survivors cling to fragile echoes of what once was.After the fall of the Choir and the collapse of the Flame, the land lies in silence—until one thread dares to sing again.Kell, a weary wanderer, and his unlikely companions venture beyond the ruins, chasing whispers of a melody that could reshape reality itself. But in a world rewritten by loss, every note carries a price… and the past is never truly gone....

"The next time someone knocks at the front door, would you just do the doggy thing and bite them? Please?"Stefan de Marco and Lucifer Fireborn are back for this third installment of The Magic Users of Greenford trilogy. You'd have thought things would've quietened down by now. But no. Along with Creed – Stefan's canine familiar – they embark on a final case that threatens to undermine everything to do with the Anchor Division, and even what it means to be a Fireborn."My name ...

When Sora's swallowship is taken out by a swarm during the war she is rescued by Merlin, a legendary man who has allegedly discovered a super-weapon built by the Way creators; a gun so powerful it I said to have stopped the previous war. Sora is sceptical, though, for Merlin has been missing for ten thousand years, yet he has not aged a day. As the current war between aliens and humans intensifies, the need to find this weapon becomes unquestionably urgent. They must find the gun before th...

A citizen in The Galacterian Alignment of Space Peoples and Planets, Thyron is an ExtraTerrestrial Titan with a highly evolved soul, but born with a duality disorder. In this parable of the souls journey towards perfection and rebirth, Thyron must merge his Light and Dark to evolve into a Being spiritually strong enough to lead others towards the Light. Archangel Michael, the Universal Sovereign, orders him into The Shadow Chamber, to force him to look deep into the Darkness within himself...

Before he was known as Mehmet... he was called Lucifer. Here's the story of how he fell.When angels appear in Celestia's groves as malformed and without wings, they're cast out of paradise and into the darkness below. Lucifer has been charged to roam the Birthing Forests and find a child of his own, only to watch the wingless angel be discarded. There's only one way he can save them...Lucifer's Fall is a short story written in the same world as the Celestial Downfall trilog...

LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.This month, we have original science fiction by Ashok K. Banker ("The Goddess Has Many Faces") and Bogi Takács ("Four-Point Affective Calibration"), ...

It's supposed to be a relaxing change from the constant rotations in Nevarah. A disaster site is perfect for using my element and getting a chance to make some new friends, bleed off some excess magic and maybe clear my head a little bit. I'm not too picky on that. It's just weird that no one seems to be looking too closely to confirm that I'm not a Kalzik.And it's really strange that no one seems to care about the lack of magical safety protocols. I don't want to get in the way, b...

Romantic fantasy fans will be swept away by this tale of fated mates, court intrigue, and a love that defies the gods who grasp for crumbling control over the realms between and below.The ties that bind often break us.So few understand how the weight of a crown breaks your neck and straightens your spine the way Lunar demi-goddess Astra does.She dreams of a world where title and rank mean nothing-a dangerous thought for someone a heartbeat ...

Fantasy fractured fairy tale, Snow White and the dwarves are con artists

Sometimes the greatest romance can be found among dear friends in their darkest time of need...For three years, Jeth and Kodie and their soldiers have guarded a hostile mountain pass against the invading Dathians in a war that has waged for decades. Jeth has the blood of giants running through his veins, and it has caused bigotry and death to dog his steps his entire life. After a childhood tragedy shatters his world, it takes the courage and loyalty of his best friend, Ko...

Sienna Sinclair thinks she is just another typical teenage girl who is trying hard to fit in with the high school crowds, which she feels alienated by. But when she is contacted by Sabian— a handsome and mysterious member of an ancient secret society, she is led to an unexpected journey where she encounters vile hybrid creatures and mythical beings and is admitted to Astarte Mystery School where she learns to awaken her inner-powers that will prepare her to realize she has a secret and pow...