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  1. The Reluctant Consort

    By lilansui, in Fiction. 11/22/2019 (Updated: 01/22/2023)

    Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, General Fantasy, General Romance
    • gay
    • alternate earth
    • war
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    • ancient times
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    Duke Silver takes on Jihan who is determined to protect his sister from an arranged marriage. Jihan Kamran is the Master of Kamran Estate. After a gruesome war with West Nation, Jihan’s powerful network gains the Emperor's attention. The Emperor orders a member of the Kamran Family must wed into his Imperial Family. Kastan Miran (Duke Silver) is the second prince in the Akasha Imperial Family. The Empress is afraid of his growing power. When she tries to murder him, The Emperor asks Kastan to marry a member of the Kamran Family. Kastan is to keep Kamran in check and in turn their vast wealth protects Kastan from the Empress's jealousy.

    • 36 Chapters
    • 334,637 Words
    • 203,013 Views
    • 463 Comments
    • Mature
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  2. Crown Prince Yoshi

    By lilansui, in Fiction. 11/26/2012 (Updated: 10/11/2018)

    Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, General Fiction, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, Drama, General Fantasy, General Romance
    • magic
    • gay
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    • ancient times
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    An attempt on his life, sends Yoshi Taimeng into a wild adventure across the Amana Empire as he fights to restore peace among his people and gather an army strong enough to save his mother, the Empress, from his treasonous uncle. He meets Midori Sanori, an heir to the Fier Clan. Midori teaches him the importance of love and how to use it to win a war.

    • 20 Chapters
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    • 94,513 Views
    • 113 Comments
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  3. Adlai

    By grahamsealby, in Fiction. 07/16/2017 (Updated: 07/25/2017)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance, Historical
    Sub-genres: Drama, Non-Contemporary, General Romance
    • mature adult
    • europe
    • suspense
    • serious
    • religion
    • ancient times

    Adlai Ben Yusuf the son of a humble carpenter, grew up in the village of Nazareth in the troubled land called Palestine. With with his brother Tavi and cousin Cephas he enjoyed the usual escapades and misadventures of a normal teenage boy. Whereas Adlai was scholarly and introspective his brother Tavi was an extrovert. He was a warrior, an adventurer and a womaniser; trouble followed him relentlessly. Being popular and well-loved, he was his father Yusuf''s favourite. Then suddenly a simple mistake occurred which was to have tragic and far-reaching consequences; consequences that have endured to the present day.

    • 19 Chapters
    • 97,470 Words
    • 25,558 Views
    • 27 Comments
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  4. Prometheus Wakens

    By David McLeod, in Fiction. 11/30/2013 (Updated: 03/24/2014)

    Genres: Fantasy
    Sub-genres: General Fantasy
    • child
    • magic
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    • alternate earth
    • first time
    • ancient times

    If you’ve read “Protector of Children” you may remember Lucas. That particular Lucas lives (or lived or will live) in Earth Analogue IV, one not unlike the one in which you are reading this except that its inhabitants include the Greek gods and at least one titan. The narrative which follows occurs (or occurred or will occur) in Earth Analogues V and VII.

    • 19 Chapters
    • 70,015 Words
    • 30,043 Views
    • 8 Comments
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  5. The Academy 2. The Centurion Cycle

    By JMH, in Fiction. 02/18/2012 (Updated: 05/31/2012)

    Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
    Sub-genres: General Fantasy, Soft Sci-Fi
    • young adult
    • angels
    • demons
    • psionics
    • off-planet
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    The Academy, the school of higher learning for all Centurion and Legatio born. Here Jason Argot of the Legatio will learn what it means to be strong of mind and body? Will he be able to fit in with his own kind? Will he ever fulfill his dream of becoming a warrior? Will the love he has so longed for become his? These questions and more await to be answered in this, the second book in the Centurion Cycle.

    • 9 Chapters
    • 58,363 Words
    • 24,496 Views
    • 8 Comments
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  6. City Under the Waves

    By Nephylim, in Fiction. 07/30/2012 (Updated: 12/06/2012)

    Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Mystery, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, General Fantasy, General Romance, Light Mystery
    • young adult
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    • rural
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    Twins Marc and Mererid go looking for adventure in a lonely Welsh moor and find a haunted lake. To Meri, the lake was full of enchantment, to Marc it was full of danger.

    • 12 Chapters
    • 49,076 Words
    • 17,596 Views
    • 16 Comments
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  7. The Ardor

    By Hasimir Fenrig, in Fiction. 01/30/2012 (Updated: 06/09/2012)

    Genres: Fantasy, Romance
    Sub-genres: General Fantasy, General Romance
    • young adult
    • sorcery
    • gay
    • alternate earth
    • fighting
    • ancient times

    A thief who learns that stealing the wrong thing can change everything.
    A warrior on a journey to leave his past behind.
    A fallen god yearning to return to the mortal world.

    A story about ancient magic, decisions and love.

    • 18 Chapters
    • 48,909 Words
    • 36,705 Views
    • 112 Comments
    • Mature
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  8. Aglanthol 3 - The Castle of Saelethiel (The Law Cannot Be Shaken)

    By Dolores Esteban, in Fiction. 01/31/2012 (Updated: 03/05/2012)

    Genres: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Romance
    Sub-genres: Adventure, General Fantasy, General Romance
    • magic
    • sorcery
    • wizards
    • alternate earth
    • psychology
    • ancient times

    Ogol, the mighty Khalindash wizard is driven by thirst for revenge. He wants to seize a magical tool that is hidden in the Western Mountains. Ogol lived in secrecy for twenty years. Now he feels close to his ultimate goal. The wizard Neldor, the royal soldier Qildor and his friend Magath set out and chase him and the guardians of the Castle of Saelethiel are called to enforce the law.

    • 22 Chapters
    • 45,091 Words
    • 24,768 Views
    • 2 Comments
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  9. Pompeii Passions

    By ColumbusGuy, in Fiction. 07/29/2014 (Updated: 10/30/2017)

    Genres: General Fiction, Romance, Historical
    Sub-genres: Drama, Non-Contemporary, General Romance
    • gay
    • europe
    • casual
    • coming of age
    • ancient times

    Sex and Scandal and a potential volcano--what more could you ask for?

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    • 16 Chapters
    • 44,185 Words
    • 38,585 Views
    • 28 Comments
    • Mature
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  10. Rome

    By CLJobe, in Fiction. 01/28/2021 (Updated: 02/15/2021)

    Genres: Historical
    Sub-genres: Non-Contemporary
    • young adult
    • no sex
    • ancient times

    Rome during the time of Caesars

    • 37 Chapters
    • 43,497 Words
    • 73,283 Views
    • 631 Comments
    • Mature
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