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Community:Scholars of Novia/Recommended Reading List
A Tale of Braemar[edit]
| Author: | royalsexy |
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| Publication: | The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre |
| Publish Date: | September 22, 2014 |
by royalsexy
“Whiiiiiiizzzzz” is the best word to describe the sound the boy’s sling made as he spun it over his head. He loosed the stone and startled a lizard basking on the side of the mountain, part of the range known as the Bone Spires.
“I’m so bored! Nothing ever happens here!” the boy complained to his friend.
“Well, let’s go explore the beach down South, Damon,” the older boy replied. “If we catch some clams and crabs the inn will pay well for them... (read more)
The Journal of Dereck Warden[edit]
| Author: | Net |
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| Publication: | The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre |
| Publish Date: | September 22, 2014 |
translated and with an introduction by "The Bard from Shadow Valley"
Translator's Introduction: I was able to acquire this journal at flea market in Ardoris. It is obvious that the seller did not know its value, because it was written in an ancient Obsidian cipher. Fortunately, I know a bit about cryptanalysis and was able to break the cipher and I am able to share this diary with immense historic value with you — the reader... (read more)
The Smokehouse[edit]
| Author: | Gnarrow |
| Original Publication | |
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| Publication: | The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre |
| Publish Date: | September 22, 2014 |
Anonymous
A man returning from a day’s hunt stepped from the forest into the clearing surrounding his woodland homestead. Long shadows from a westering sun reached from the tree line and wrapped around the small cottage. Light spilled through the open door and spread across the empty yard.
“I’m back!” he called out.
He had expected his boy to be waiting, eager to see what game he had caught. Or at least the dog to come bounding out. But all was quiet.
A disappointing homecoming... (read more)
Mirror, Mirror...of the Lost[edit]
| Author: | Gaelis Trajan |
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| Publication: | The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre |
| Publish Date: | September 22, 2014 |
by Gaelis Trajan
translated by Tolon
Gordon, ropemaker by trade, was travelling from Owl’s Head to Kingsport to offer this month’s production. It would be the last of the busy marketdays for Kingsport before winter dragged its frozen claws across the land. He had been dallying, reluctant to leave hearth and home as the days were already growing short and chilly and thus, with dusk already falling fast, he decided to turn in at an old, run-down inn he had never noticed on previous journeys.... (read more)
Moonlit Vigil[edit]
| Author: | Spoon |
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| Publication: | The Grim Sisters' Anthology of the Mysterious & the Macabre |
| Publish Date: | September 22, 2014 |
by Spoon
a selection from the Tales of Lux
from the Lux Sanctuary Library Collection
The first time I saw her I thought it was a dream.
I was on my way home, with happy thoughts in my head and cradling an almost empty jug in my arms. Needing to relieve myself and given the courage only found at the bottom of a pitcher, I stepped up to the cliff’s edge to look fate in the eye and show how I felt about the cards I had been dealt so far.... (read more)