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  • Fifth Avenue by Santi_bcn
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    FIFTH AVENUE is a sophisticated contemporary drama that invites readers into the gilded, silent world of 30 Fifth Avenue-a prestigious pre-war tower in Greenwich Village where every floor hides a secret and every lease has a price. The story follows Anastasia Volkova, a gifted young ballerina newly arrived from Moscow. Handpicked by the legendary, sharp-tongued retired star Yaroslavna Petrov, Anastasia is thrust into the summit of the tower-Floor 30. From her glass-walled sanctuary, she dreams of conquering the New York stage, but she soon realizes that her prestigious address is a battlefield of status, loneliness, and fading glory. Inside this novel, readers will discover: A Vertical Social Hierarchy: From the "Old Money" power players and elite families on the lower floors to the ambitious, solitary professionals and struggling dreamers in the high-altitude studios. The Weight of Legacy: Meet Alexander Van Alen, the restless millionaire heir on the second floor, a man who owns the ground Anastasia dances on but desperately wants to escape the cage of his own heritage. A Mentorship of Steel: The complex bond between Anastasia and Yaroslavna-a faded icon who knows exactly where the bodies are buried in the tower's mysterious history. The Mystery of the Grand Ballroom: A forbidden space on the ground floor, locked since 1965, holding a secret that could shatter the Van Alen empire. For fans of Succession and profound character studies, this is a story about the cost of ambition and the unexpected connections made in a building where everyone lives alone. One tower. Thirty floors. A thousand unspoken truths. Welcome to Fifth Avenue.
  • The Anon Letter Series by PoweredByNovolog
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    Before the first chapter of The Spider's Truth ever begins, whispers are already spreading through the kingdom of Celestria. Whispers of unease. Of doubt. Of people beginning to notice cracks in the foundation of faith that has ruled their lives for generations. This series gathers those whispers, letting you, the reader, decide what is fact and what is fabricated. Anonymous letters, some are confessions, others desperate pleas. Notes tucked under temple doors, nailed to market stalls, passed hand-to-hand in quiet terror. Each letter comes from an ordinary citizen living under a holy tithe they cannot escape and a crown that demands more every season. None of the writers know the whole truth, only that something is wrong, and that getting caught speaking of it means death. A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: These letters take place in the world of my upcoming fantasy novel, The Spider's Truth, but you do not need to know the story to read them. They stand on their own, small windows into a kingdom built on fear, debt, and secrets no one dares speak aloud. These letters do not spoil the events of my novel. Instead, they explore the world around it: the fear, the tension, the questioning, and the small acts of defiance that begin the bubbling of rebellion in the shadows long before a story truly begins. Thank you for reading! -Ann
  • The Clockmaker's War by Dreamwalkerworld
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    In the city of Chronosburg, time does not simply pass. it is hoarded, controlled, and weaponized by those who have too much of it. Seven tiers rise from a dead volcano's heart, a vertical kingdom where steam powers machinery and immortality powers tyranny. The higher you climb, the thinner the air, and the thicker the secrets. At the very top, above the clouds, the Eternal Council has ruled for three hundred years, their ages frozen, their grasp absolute. At the bottom, in the furnace-hot depths, the forgotten work themselves to death maintaining the machines that keep their masters comfortable. This is not a story about heroes. It is a story about Silas Vane, a clockmaker who can rewind time by a handful of seconds, enough to fix a broken gear or save a falling child, but never enough to undo the things that truly matter. He carries the weight of failures he's erased, remembers deaths that never happened, and feels the phantom pain of wounds he technically never received. His power is a gift. It is also a slowly accumulating curse. When his carefully quiet life collides with a rebellion he never sought and a conspiracy he cannot ignore, Silas must decide what he's willing to sacrifice, and what he refuses to become. The rebels need a weapon. The Council sees a threat. And somewhere between these impossible choices, Silas must figure out who he is when time itself seems determined to break him. The Clockmaker's War is a story about power and its prices. About the weight of seconds and the ghosts of choices unmade. About learning that some things cannot be fixed, only carried. And that sometimes, the most human thing you can do is stop trying to go back.
  • Labels And Lightnings by keiyn_ce
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    In a university built on polished speeches and silent struggles, two third-year students find themselves caught in the storm between truth and appearances. Aiah, a working scholar from the margins of society, has learned to survive by standing her ground fueled by a past filled with shame, injustice, and grit. Mikha, the composed leader of an elite student group, navigates systems with quiet authority and a name that opens doors. When a student campaign against inequality is quietly sabotaged, the two must choose between compromise and confrontation. They don't need to agree. They just need to be heard. "Labels and Lightning" is a grounded college narrative about power, poverty, and the courage to speak even when the world tells you to stay quiet.
  • When the Elevator Stopped by felicianozoey
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    Trapped in an elevator, Susan Evergreen meets Jose, a kind apprentice who sparks something unexpected in her heart. As their lives intertwine, secrets from the past and dreams for the future collide-a story of resilience, quiet love, and the courage to start over.
  •  Q by homywe
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    Ahmed and Moussa shared the same classroom desk, but lived in two different worlds. Ahmed: The reckless heir who believed his father's gold was a shield against any law. Moussa: The diligent fighter who saw his pen as the only weapon to save his mother from poverty, guarded by a "Green Thread of Protection" tied around his wrist. One night, the thread was severed, and the "Tyranny of Fate" took its toll. One survived to steal a life that wasn't his-the career, the dreams, and even the woman his friend loved. The other became a ghost haunting the corners of a stolen future. "The Tyranny of Fate" is a gripping short story about class, loss, and the heavy price of survival. In a world where the rich escape and the poor are crushed, can justice ever truly be served? Because life may be cruel, but it never forgets its debts.
  • A Critical Examination of Karl Marx's Communism in The Communist Manifesto by inkstainsdaydreams
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    A Critical Examination of Karl Marx's Communism in The Communist Manifesto, delves into the core tenets of Marxist theory as presented in his seminal work, _The Communist Manifesto_. This thesis meticulously deconstructs the foundations of Marx's communist ideology, highlighting inherent flaws and challenges that have emerged through historical and contemporary lenses. By scrutinizing the practicality and implications of Marx's vision, this book offers an objective analysis that questions the feasibility of a classless society, the role of the state, and the complexities of economic determinism. Through an in-depth examination, the author invites readers to reconsider the assumptions underpinning Marxist thought and encourages a balanced dialogue on the evolution and impact of communist ideologies in modern socio-political contexts.
  • The Ancient Sun by franciscovcarvalho
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    In a world where the sun is scarce and darkness is a death sentence, the nobles squander the glow of rare crystals in opulent balls, while the working class suffocates under the night. In this world, the dark brings no rest-only stasis: a solid vacuum that immobilizes the body and halts the lungs. Kona is an intelligent miner, condemned to a life of servitude, until a single glance from a noblewoman named Aurora awakens something in him more dangerous than rebellion: hope. Thrown into a damp cell to die in absolute shadows, Kona faces the terror of the air solidifying around him. But at the threshold between his last breath and eternal silence, he discovers that his grandmother's legends were true. There is a light that the elite cannot bottle, and a flame that the vacuum cannot quench. The Ancient Sun has awakened. And now, the darkness that served as Kona's prison will become his greatest weapon.
  • The girl with the pearl by forrestsfeather
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    Born in the English countryside, Aalana's fate is all mapped out: she will take over the family store of her mother and grandmother. Known in all the region for being the owner of a magnificent pearl necklace of incomparable richness, the attractive young girl is envied by many. Yet, her life is completely turned upside down her sixteenth birthday when arrives a letter stating that she is in fact countess and promised to the nobles' world. Promising herself to unravel the mystery of her birth, she embarks in an adventure which will allow her to discover who she truly is.
  • Whispers in the gutter by Toastopher
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    Words of the populace
  • Fate Stay Night: The Class Struggle (ShirouxRin). by ArturoRT12EN
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    The war of the Holy Grail in this story is closer to that of Fate/kaleid liner prism Illya: oath under snow, the movie. Shirou has a strange dream the same day in which his two friends: Sakura and Rin, arrive with the hand bandaged on having had some accident. Nevertheless, in the dream of Shirou, that bandage hid a tattoo that represented a class of warrior. The war for the seven cards class has been loosened, and Shirou is seen wrapped in her of accidental form, allied with Rin to go out alive. During the course of the war, the two of them will go through many disappointments, holding one another to avoid falling, giving themselves over to a sincere love. The War of the Holy Grail is now transformed into a class struggle: that of the 7 heroic spirits.
  • THE DOUBLE by Aceylovelace
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    The life of two identical girls from different families and social class clashes. Jackie being poor and Andrea being rich. They meet each other and things become twisted as one was missing and the other was considered dead by her step mom and started living as the missing girl due to memory loss...will Jackie find love and happiness leaving as Andrea?
  • The Miserable Marriage by Me_a_Poet
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    A world where nobody has roots and everyone is doomed to eternal sadness. Mara has received a final notice from the Marriage Council and she has no way around it. Despite the bribes that Luca has been feeding people that work in the Marriage Council, he seems to have no way around it when he receives the final notice. When two people get married in Brónach, they are wished a very miserable life, as is everyone and anyone. Despite their wretched fates, will Mara and Luca live a life in eternal gloom? Or is their a chance of happiness in their lives, or even love?
  • Waxing and Waning by siriuslymerlin
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    Jake Preston's dad has been missing for three months now, and Jake wants answers. When his father's storage unit gets auctioned off, Jake gets his hands on somethings that can finally shed some light on the mysterious disappearance. Enter Riya Sarkar, quiet loner whose name is splashed all over his father's notes. The key to figuring out where his father is lies in Riya, if only he can get her to open up. Updates on Wed. and Sat. 10/17 update will come on 10/18 First draft - open to edits and critiques CW: Violence and child abuse off-screen with discussions about it on-screen
  • Pocket Dictionary by manishplaining
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    A teen boy meets an impressionable young security guard and learns about his class struggles.