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| Emerald Viper |
Author has written 17 stories for Fantasy, Humor, Sci-Fi, and Kids. You are most likely to find me sitting on the front porch of my house with a cup of tea. I enjoy writing. It does not quite pay the bills, but I have faith that it eventually will. I also enjoy travelling, riding my moped, cuddling with my German Shepherd (Juneau), fencing, primitive archery, horseback riding, Tae Kwon Do, snowboarding, and getting lost in the woods or the mountains for weeks at a time. I love computers, of which there are somewhere between four and six in my house (an untold number of hard drives). I loathe Microsoft. I am always on Facebook, reddit, IRC, or somewhere else filled with uselessness. My writing is full of cliches, but I don't try to hide them. I take them out and make them jump through hoops, because that amuses me. I also like to shoot people with Chekov's Gun. My favorite writers are Neil Gaiman, Douglas Adams, Roger Zelazny, Robert Asprin, Garth Nix, Terry Pratchett, and Jim Butcher. I do snarky banter. If I make you laugh, it's a win. In the mundane world, I am a museum curator and a historian. I write and occasionally publish American History stuff about early settlers and gunfighters and whatnot. Personally, I prefer Tokugawa/Meiji Japanese History & 13th - 18th century European History to American History. However, if you do have random questions about cowboys and pioneers - YES, YES I CAN! I adore cooking (CURRY & PANCAKES are my specialities), theoretical physics, astronomy, my GIANT boa constrictor (Leonard), photography, COSTUMES, hats (especially fedoras), sewing, drawing, comics, Manga and Anime, Highlander, Doctor Who, Firefly, Star Trek, Korean soap operas (although I don't speak much Korean), Role-Playing Games - (Shadowrun, VTM, D&D and Exalted), Steampunk, Gothic & Industrial couture, Renaissance Faires, Cons, and SCA. I can take criticism, but please make it constructive. If you comment on my stories using profanity, your comments will be removed. I appreciate all of the feedback I have received, but do please note that some stories are marked with a date such as (2001). Some of these are extremely old and were written when I was 15 - 16 years old. I think (and I hope) that I have improved as a writer somewhat since then. I don't intend to go back and correct/improve the very old stories - they are up here chiefly because my friends or siblings asked about them. | |||||||
1. Clan Havoc » reviewsThirty year old Steve Camden is a loser. He can't hold a job and he lives with his mother. but in the LARP "Realms of Arcadia" he's a heroic prince. When Steve is swept into a fantasy world that resembles Arcadia with his friends, it seems like a dream come true, but the LARPers don't have powers or real weapons. Can Clan Havoc make it home, or will everyone take lethal damage?Fiction: Humor - Rated: T - English - Humor/Fantasy - Chapters: 9 - Words: 25,703 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 5-17-13 - Published: 4-6-132. Paladin » reviewsJack Mercy is a scoundrel. Known for having a quick tongue and a quicker knife, he is the law amongst the thieves and whores of Ancaradis. Five years ago, he was the lieutenant of an infamous necromancer. When his master was slain, Mercy returned to stabbing and scullduggery. Now the Order of Light has shown up on his doorstep with a message from their God... (Ch 15, 16, 17, NEW!)Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 18 - Words: 115,531 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 4-22-13 - Published: 9-22-123. Seyadra's Tail (2010) » reviewsSeyadra Ayud, a fugitive from the Tower and one of the last dragons in the world, seeks to fulfill a promise she made to her father centuries ago. Same world as "Dreams of Endymion", "Paladin", and "Emissary". This is not another novel, just a number of chapters explaining things which are happening at the same time as "Dreams of Endymion".Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 11 - Words: 31,182 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-13-13 - Published: 3-10-134. Heretic (CR Book 6) (2008) »Raised in a religious order which condemn sorcery, a young priestess-in-training discovers she has magical powers. CR series. It is not necessary to read Immortals or Wanderers first.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 3 - Words: 19,144 - Published: 4-13-13 - Complete5. A Wizard's Guide to Magic in General (2000) »Douglas, the world's most hopeless wizard, embarks on a quest with the help of a very useful book.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 34,149 - Updated: 4-11-13 - Published: 3-1-13 - Complete6. Dragon Child (2001) »When Mona turned ten, her mother died. After two years of different boarding schools, she finds herself at Elm House. But Elm House is no ordinary school. All of its students and teachers are refugees from a world of magic.Fiction: Kids - Rated: K - English - Fantasy/Friendship - Chapters: 12 - Words: 31,929 - Updated: 3-16-13 - Published: 2-17-13 - Complete7. Sword of the Makers FAQ (in progress) »Information on places, characters, and events in my "Sword of the Makers" world. I will explain creatures, how magic works, the history of the world, etc. It is meant to help readers with Emissary, Dreams of Endymion, Paladin, the Nok Market, and Seyadra's Tail.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy - Chapters: 7 - Words: 26,612 - Updated: 3-11-13 - Published: 3-10-138. The Nok Market (2012) »Journeyman wizard Fabian Van Guise stumbles upon a faerie market and makes a dangerous bargain. A "Sword of the Makers" vignette. Same world as "Dreams of Endymion", "Paladin", and "Emissary". This is not another novel, just two chapters explaining the back story of a character from "Emissary".Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,610 - Published: 3-6-13 - Complete9. Emissary reviewsJourneyman Stephan Lucian is sent by the Order of Light to strike a deal with creatures of old magic. Of course, he may end up getting more than he bargained for. A "Sword of the Makers" story. Same world setting as "Dreams of Endymion" and "Paladin". (Characters from all of these stories come together in a future story I am planning).Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,927 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-6-1310. Children of Grace (NANO 2010) » reviewsA runaway with unusual abilities is picked up by a drug dealer with secrets of his own. Rated "M" for language, violence, adult situations. NANOWRIMO story from 2010. There are lots of grammar mistakes, but I won't be revising this (it was just for NANO).Fiction: Sci-Fi - Rated: M - English - Sci-Fi/Angst - Chapters: 12 - Words: 51,480 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 3-1-13 - Published: 9-8-12 - Complete11. Dreams of Endymion » reviewsTen years ago, Luke Witchstorm washed up on a beach with no memories of his past. When he puts on a cursed ring, he finds himself drawn into a web of intrigue and dark magic. Following the clues he left for himself, he must retrace his own steps to uncover the secret of how he died, and why he came back. (Same world as "Paladin")Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Adventure - Chapters: 24 - Words: 92,462 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 2-16-13 - Published: 12-9-1212. Wanderers (CR Book 6) (2005) »Elhil has a habit of getting himself into trouble. Of course, "trouble" for a 4,000 year old immortal often means that the fate of more than one world is hanging in the balance. When his father returns from the dead, Elhil goes on a quest to find the Gods of Order and Chaos. CR Book 1: Immortals should probably be read first.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 13 - Words: 217,776 - Published: 9-30-12 - Complete13. The Wolf Prince (NANO 2011) » reviewsA young wizard accidentally steals a magic box. Along with two thieves and a hapless "inventor/adventurer" he travels around the world and through time. Incorporates Celtic, Persian, Indian, Chinese and Norse mythology and lots of Shakespeare.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 27,719 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 8-25-1214. Nikki Lovecraft (2007)This is a story about Death, and a girl called Nikki Lovecraft. (Chaos Realm series)Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,031 - Published: 8-1-12 - Complete15. How George Met Chaucer (2006)A vacation goes awry. Dragons, cocktails, plasma rifles, and pirates - oh my! (Chaos Realm series)Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,388 - Published: 8-1-12 - Complete16. Stephanie Meyer Eat Your Heart Out (2010) reviewsA believable vampire love story. Sort of. This is not Twilight fiction, nor does it contain any Twilight characters. And if you happen to like Twilight, you may be offended. Rated "T" for bad language. No gore or sex.Fiction: Humor - Rated: T - English - Parody/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,494 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 8-1-12 - Complete17. The Immortals (CR Book 1) (2001) » reviewsA demon is summoned into a realm where magic and technology coexist and the laws of physics are subject to change without warning. A magical genius with a passion for candy-coated alchemy, a perma-stoned dragon bard, and a host of dimension-hopping gangsters fight with her to save their world.Fiction: Fantasy - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 16 - Words: 242,038 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 7-14-12 - Published: 6-23-12 - Complete
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