My new story "Inch by Inch" is live on RoyalRoad and now up to 6 chapters/ 15k words. It's a progression fantasy novel which is a different genre from Lockdown, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway.
Sometimes a single Word can ruin your life. For Jay, the damage was immeasurable.
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Jay wanted to be an adventurer. It was his dream, and he had a plan to achieve it, years in the making. He’d done the research, he’d made the connections, he’d put in the effort. It was going to work — until the three gods made a mess of it all.
Rather than filling him with power and potential, their chosen Word ruined everything. His gods-given Word entrusted him to live within the safety of a Wonder — not navigate the ever-changing, ever-dangerous wilds between them. A home Word cannot find and fight Oddities. It cannot make an adventurer.
Jay must scramble to catch up, to prove everyone wrong, to do it despite everything. His future, his sentence will not be found in his hometown but in the far-away city states. It will not be a smooth journey. It cannot be done alone. He will need help, for a life of adventure is not an easy job.
But in a world that is different each day, there must be a place for Jay as he denies the Gods’ plans. If not, he’ll make one.
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