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Woe to those who cross the path of a god,
for the divine herald tragedy.
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Nikko, the disgraced prince of Zeus’ Holy City, has spent his life avoiding responsibility. But when he is thrust into fragile peace negotiations during a devastating holy war, he is ordered to appease Heracles’ emissary while his sister, Jada, prepares to sacrifice herself to end the bloodshed consuming Ehvara. Torn between duty, family, and survival, Nikko must decide whether peace is worth the cost demanded by the gods.
Far from the courts of kings in a remote fishing village, Eimear, a young girl, is chosen to champion the goddess Metis in Heracles’ rebellion against Zeus. Ripped from her home and sold into slavery, she endures relentless cruelty while struggling to master the divine magic awakening within her. Through her trials, Eimear fights to preserve her humanity as rage threatens to transform her into something far more monstrous than an Olympian god. Little does she know, tranquility is found best in the dark.
Spanning war-torn kingdoms and divine conspiracies, Giving Up Elysium is a gut-wrenching fantasy epic filled with morally complex characters, sharp humor, and devastating emotional stakes. At its heart, Giving Up Elysium is a story about grief, resilience, and the fragile hope that survives even after humanity has been abandoned by the gods.
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A Thousand Short Lives
CHAOS WAS MADE TO LOVE THE DARKNESS, BUT NOW SHE MUST PROVE HER DEVOTION
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A Thousand Short Lives is a colorful love story that transcends time and space. Written as a novella-in-flash, follow a soul’s journey as they explore what it means to be truly alive amongst the varying shades of humanity. This quest for love spans the tales of many individuals, all unique, yet intimately intertwined with the next.
ARE YOU READY TO READ IN COLOR?
That's right! All pages of
A Thousand Short Lives, are printed in color! Every chapter was written with a color in mind and is part of the story.
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As you may know, Earth is a demanding planet that leaves little time for reading, but this micro-art was designed to be felt and read in bite sized chunks. So, soak up all the color, and on your time and pace, be ready to laugh, to cry, and above all else, to fall in love.
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"One of the most unique, thought-provoking, imaginative stories I’ve ever read.
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It’s about life, death, spirituality, pain, the afterlife and raises all kinds of cosmic questions. It puts you in the shoes of so many different souls, and makes you think about what it is to be human (and in some cases, NOT human).
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The prose is absolutely beautiful. It’s strange for those used to storytelling in a chronological order, and some may not get it. But for those that do get it, the ones who have a creative soul, it will take you on a journey.
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This is not a book to be read in one sitting. With prose this stunning, you need to take your time, and savor every last word.
I can NOT sing the praises of this story enough. Well done W.B. Clark. It’s artistically brilliant, a canvas of words, and it was my pleasure to read it.”
-Avery Kingston,
Amazon best selling author
"Sometimes, writing appears so simple at first glance you don't realize how it's accumulating inside you, until you notice the feelings—the smiles, the excitement, the adventure, the love—that you can't stop noticing. This is the best kind of writing, it melds into your being, your heart and your body.
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A Thousand Short Lives by W.B. Clark is like that. The heart in each story and each color, infecting you, a grin on your face, as the chapter, the stories, connect to each other until it's over and it feels like you have just spent the past hours listening to your best friend or a magical stranger telling you the most fantastic stories."
-Chiwan Choi,
Author of My Name is Wolf
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All Elvis wants to be is a witch, but the Academy of Witchcraft won't let him! Elvis is about to give up on his dreams when Murielle comes along to show him how to be a witch. Written and illustrated by W.B. Clark, So You Want to Be a Witch? is a magical story about accepting yourself even when others may not.
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W.B. Clark
W.B. Clark is from small-town Oklahoma, mostly raised on a farm full of chickens and then partially on a commercial fishing boat in Alaska. She graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2015, then moved to some big cities, where life happened. At some point she finally got a job that paid her bills but then quit that job to write books, illustrate, and paint pretty pictures. She now lives in Alaska full-time writing stories that have no end. W.B. Clark swears often, plays random instruments poorly, sings, and often finds adventure in the mundane. She likes to go on long walks, camp, scuba dive, and start complex projects, she knows little to nothing about. She loves breakfast, conversations that spark joy, and hearing other people's stories.
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