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Speculative Fiction

When An Angel Falls

By Piggie4299

1672 0 0 3967

NOTE: This doesn't actually take place on Earth. But there isn't any other stories in this setting and I wanted to share it, so here you go! The story explores the birth of humanity, as witnessed by angels Michael and Uriel. Charged by God to be guardians...

The Guesthouse in the Woods

By cjyeates

1195 0 0 4113

On the edge of a forest filled with spirits, an innkeeper runs a guesthouse for travelers wandering the otherworldly realms. Despite the innkeeper's best efforts to provide clean rooms, good company, and an endless supply of tea, visitors have dwindled. One...

12707

By darknano

4392 0 0 1977

Ciphrus, 12707 Ciphrus has become a bustling industrial ground among much of its surface. Taking place 151 years after the Zero Day event, Ciphrus has been technologically uplifted by the mysterious Third Humanity species. A few decades later, the Third Humanity...

We Leapt Into the Sky

By cjyeates

46093 0 0 94559

Kendra lives for exploration. Drawn to the stars, she can't turn down the opportunity to explore newly discovered ruins on a faraway planet. But the expedition stirs up old memories as four scientists work in close quarters. An undeniable romantic tension...

The Craft of Exploration

By DesdemonaRose

4167 0 0 1500

The first Talitha Harbor expedition by sea. What will the Captain discover? Will he learn more about the planet or himself? This story was originally created for a Twitter #VSS challenge, you can learn more about them here: https://www.worldanvil.com/w/vsscollab It...

Lexicon Lost: Conflicts in the Capital (Serial part 3)

By Skaldiduna

5967 1 0 6428

The delegates from the human colony continue their journey to the Capital of an alien empire. Renz and Joe must immerse themselves in a dangerous political arena where every word is a measure of character.

Lexicon Lost: Embarked into Danger (Serial part 2)

By Skaldiduna

6123 1 0 3018

After the crash of the Lexicon research vessel on the world of MVX-5 in the Chordas System, named Eydan by the indigenous people, humans have been stranded. They found themselves alien visitors on a fertile world with a race and culture they cannot quite understand....

Lexicon Lost: Crashed in Paradise (Serial Part 1)

By Skaldiduna

6210 1 0 5451

The Lexicon research vessel crashed on the world of MVX-5 in the Chordas System, named Eydan by the indigenous people, and humans were stranded with no outside contact. They found themselves alien visitors on a fertile world with a race and culture they cannot...

Guilty VSS

By DesdemonaRose

13725 0 0 1056

[center] What would you risk to learn a family secret? What if that secret defined your entire childhood? [/center] CW: Brief mention of fertility, death, and a genetic disorder/illness This story was originally created as a Twitter #VSS challenge. Bold...

The Surrealist's Manuscript

By darknano

54878 0 0 9985

The Surrealist's Manuscript is a biography detailing the life of Doctor Madison as they navigate through a post-pandemic landscape researching strange anomalies and internalizing the nature of what the world used to be, and how it got to now. Doctor Madison,...

Thread Skein

By lartra

158802 0 0 161386

When war rages on, the only hope for peace is the ultimate sacrifice… 20,000 years into our future, female mercenary Ticca is becoming the leader she was born to be. The powerful wizard Lebuin has overcome many of his fears along the way. Both of their paths...

Thread Strands

By lartra

127556 0 0 130446

A 5,000-year conflict. Reality is under attack. A mercenary and a wizard are the world’s only chance for survival… 20,000 years into our future, Ticca, a young female mercenary, and Lebuin, a new wizard, are in way over their heads. While they’ve escaped...