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Complete English fiction, from mysteries and thrillers to fantasy, romance and unsettling tales. Choose by genre, themes or reading time. Every story stands on its own, with a beginning and an ending on one page.
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Latest stories
The Harvest of Bitter Water
Cassia Coleman must secure water for her dying town from a powerful patriarch who demands their ancestral land in exchange.
The Glass Canopy Heat
Student Caleb Ishikawa discovers that the city's prestigious survival games are actually a harvest to fuel the elite's cooling domes.
The Drift of Broken Vows
Representative Hana must choose between surrendering her people's last sanctuary or risking their destruction in an impending storm.
The Salt-Wind Sonata
Beatrice must navigate a callous partnership with Julian Vane to save a starving troupe in a land consumed by salt.
The Weight of the Winter Larder
To secure life-saving rations for her fragile parents, Ari accepts a grueling night-watch in a frozen, blockaded valley.
The Dust of the Podium
Anika must confront a rigid camp director who views the physical breaking of children as a necessary price for prestige.
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Compare the central dilemmas and reading notes before choosing a complete story. The endings stay behind a spoiler label.
The Humidity of Lies
What the greenhouse lets Amara see about the garden party
The Bloom of the High-Orbit Halo
A competition where belonging is the prize
The Weight of the Water-Right
A mediator asked to be useful before she can belong