marceline 🍉 | sff author | bi she/they | mothman’s descendant | finalizing DWSR | editing RoN | beginning tomeWIP
- Tweets1.7K
- Following340
- Followers457
- Likes5.4K
ALT A Guide To DUST WE SHALL RETURN An 88k Fantasy Heist By Marceline Greyfield
ALT Pitch A convict stolen from her country, with no memory and a shattered leg, reluctantly teams up with a martial scholar and a vampiric shapeshifter to steal a healing artifact from a Dynaster to save her best friend's life. But when they find Nara's kidnapper commisserating with the Dynaster, Nara must choose between unraveling the secrets oof her past to find where her people vanished to, or protecting her friends and her future from a religious ritual that threatens to split the barrier between man and god.
ALT Themes & Tropes Tri POV (F/M/NB) Physically disabled FMC (#OWN) MMC talks like a Jeff Buckley or Hozier song Nonbinary MC fighting to save their sister Ensemble cast Found family Unique magic system Sibling bonds E2L second-chance romance Religious machinations Twisty, slowly revealed backstories Comps Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo: A heist as the central plot with similar worldbuilding and a romance subplot. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang: Fragmented memories, last of her kind protag, morally complex characters. Memento by Christopher Nolan: Protagonist with a failing memory seeking revenge. Distrustful allies. The Priority of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon: Strong FMC with unique magic, ancient rituals, and political intrigue.
ALT A Guide To RUNES OF NECROSIS A 95k Dark Academia Adult Science Fantasy By Marceline Greyfield
ALT Eight students in various studies compete to graduate from Araphel Academy and be rewarded with a life inside the Oasis's Upper Chamber. The four lowest-scoring students are expelled to the infinite desert. But when a student on the verge of expulsion murders the top student, an alchemist performs forbidden humanoid alchemy to save their life, and she awakens an arcane parasite that threatens to slaughter the remaining six students and unravel every secret hiding within Araphel Academy.
ALT Themes & Tropes: Quad POV (F/M/NB/F) Alchemist FMC becoming something inhuman Snarky aristocrat MMC with a forbidden power Nonbinary artist whose lies unravel their past Cheery FMC scholar who uncovers a conspiracy LGBTQIA rep Rivals to lovers Fake dating Rotting body (horror) Arcane possession Exorcism gone wrong Descent into madness Comps The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake: Students of various studies working together to uncover secrets about their dying world, knowing not all will survive. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood by Hiromu Arakawa: Protag who breaks alchemic law to save her brother's life, now trying to graduate to Heal her curse and spite the gods Queen of Faces by Petra Lord: Decaying bodies, a cutthroat academy, betrayal through manipulation, and blurred morality lines. Arcane by Christian Linke and Alex Yee: Similar class system and discussions of privilege. (JayVik if rivals to lovers, and CaitVi if Vi grew up in the desert).
ALT A Guide To RUNES OF NECROSIS A 95k Dark Academia Adult Science Fantasy By Marceline Greyfield
ALT Eight students in various studies compete to graduate from Araphel Academy and be rewarded with a life inside the Oasis's Upper Chamber. The four lowest-scoring students are expelled to the infinite desert. But when a student on the verge of expulsion murders the top student, an alchemist performs forbidden humanoid alchemy to save their life, and she awakens an arcane parasite that threatens to slaughter the remaining six students and unravel every secret hiding within Araphel Academy.
ALT Themes & Tropes: Quad POV (F/M/NB/F) Alchemist FMC becoming something inhuman Snarky aristocrat MMC with a forbidden power Nonbinary artist whose lies unravel their past Cheery FMC scholar who uncovers a conspiracy LGBTQIA rep Rivals to lovers Fake dating Rotting body (horror) Arcane possession Exorcism gone wrong Descent into madness Comps The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake: Students of various studies working together to uncover secrets about their dying world, knowing not all will survive. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood by Hiromu Arakawa: Protag who breaks alchemic law to save her brother's life, now trying to graduate to Heal her curse and spite the gods Queen of Faces by Petra Lord: Decaying bodies, a cutthroat academy, betrayal through manipulation, and blurred morality lines. Arcane by Christian Linke and Alex Yee: Similar class system and discussions of privilege. (JayVik if rivals to lovers, and CaitVi if Vi grew up in the desert).
ALT A Guide To RUNES OF NECROSIS A 95k Dark Academia Adult Science Fantasy By Marceline Greyfield
ALT Eight students in various studies compete to graduate from Araphel Academy and be rewarded with a life inside the Oasis's Upper Chamber. The four lowest-scoring students are expelled to the infinite desert. But when a student on the verge of expulsion murders the top student, an alchemist performs forbidden humanoid alchemy to save their life, and she awakens an arcane parasite that threatens to slaughter the remaining six students and unravel every secret hiding within Araphel Academy.
ALT Themes & Tropes: Quad POV (F/M/NB/F) Alchemist FMC becoming something inhuman Snarky aristocrat MMC with a forbidden power Nonbinary artist whose lies unravel their past Cheery FMC scholar who uncovers a conspiracy LGBTQIA rep Rivals to lovers Fake dating Rotting body (horror) Arcane possession Exorcism gone wrong Descent into madness Comps The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake: Students of various studies working together to uncover secrets about their dying world, knowing not all will survive. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood by Hiromu Arakawa: Protag who breaks alchemic law to save her brother's life, now trying to graduate to Heal her curse and spite the gods Queen of Faces by Petra Lord: Decaying bodies, a cutthroat academy, betrayal through manipulation, and blurred morality lines. Arcane by Christian Linke and Alex Yee: Similar class system and discussions of privilege. (JayVik if rivals to lovers, and CaitVi if Vi grew up in the desert).
ALT A Guide To RUNES OF NECROSIS A 95k Dark Academia Adult Science Fantasy By Marceline Greyfield
ALT Eight students in various studies compete to graduate from Araphel Academy and be rewarded with a life inside the Oasis's Upper Chamber. The four lowest-scoring students are expelled to the infinite desert. But when a student on the verge of expulsion murders the top student, an alchemist performs forbidden humanoid alchemy to save their life, and she awakens an arcane parasite that threatens to slaughter the remaining six students and unravel every secret hiding within Araphel Academy.
ALT Themes & Tropes: Quad POV (F/M/NB/F) Alchemist FMC becoming something inhuman Snarky aristocrat MMC with a forbidden power Nonbinary artist whose lies unravel their past Cheery FMC scholar who uncovers a conspiracy LGBTQIA rep Rivals to lovers Fake dating Rotting body (horror) Arcane possession Exorcism gone wrong Descent into madness Comps The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake: Students of various studies working together to uncover secrets about their dying world, knowing not all will survive. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood by Hiromu Arakawa: Protag who breaks alchemic law to save her brother's life, now trying to graduate to Heal her curse and spite the gods Queen of Faces by Petra Lord: Decaying bodies, a cutthroat academy, betrayal through manipulation, and blurred morality lines. Arcane by Christian Linke and Alex Yee: Similar class system and discussions of privilege. (JayVik if rivals to lovers, and CaitVi if Vi grew up in the desert).
ALT WANTED ALIVE NARA FERRIN - DUSTER For pickpocketing Dynaster Kinvaara, escaping the Tarkan prison, kidnapping, theft, and attacking Diantha Caelus at her wedding.
ALT WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE DELRON PERDICIAN - CHRONICLER For masterminding the Tarkan prison break, kidnapping, theft, breaking and entering, and destroying the Kantilian Manor
ALT WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE EGAN HENRIK - SHIFTER For impersonating Doville Caelus and several Kantilian Manor Guards, kidnapping, theft, and the attempted murder of Dynaster Caelus.
ALT A Guide To DUST WE SHALL RETURN An 88k Fantasy Heist By Marceline Greyfield
ALT Pitch A convict stolen from her country, with no memory and a shattered leg, reluctantly teams up with a martial scholar and a vampiric shapeshifter to steal a healing artifact from a Dynaster to save her best friend's life. But when they find Nara's kidnapper commisserating with the Dynaster, Nara must choose between unraveling the secrets oof her past to find where her people vanished to, or protecting her friends and her future from a religious ritual that threatens to split the barrier between man and god.
ALT Themes & Tropes Tri POV (F/M/NB) Physically disabled FMC (#OWN) MMC talks like a Jeff Buckley or Hozier song Nonbinary MC fighting to save their sister Ensemble cast Found family Unique magic system Sibling bonds E2L second-chance romance Religious machinations Twisty, slowly revealed backstories Comps Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo: A heist as the central plot with similar worldbuilding and a romance subplot. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang: Fragmented memories, last of her kind protag, morally complex characters. Memento by Christopher Nolan: Protagonist with a failing memory seeking revenge. Distrustful allies. The Priority of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon: Strong FMC with unique magic, ancient rituals, and political intrigue.
ALT A photo of a dark haired woman in the jungle. Title: An Agent/Reader Guide to The Breath of SIlence - A fantasy novel by M J Reynard
ALT A rainforest photo with the following text: The Pitch In a world where magic is forbidden, an outcast shifter & a broken soldier form a fragile alliance to smuggle a relic, but as betrayal leads to murder, they must stop a vengeful sorceress or lose all magic – forever! The Breath of SIlence by M J Reynard
ALT Illustrations of a POC woman in leather armour and a Caucasian man in a Regency style shirt and coat with brown hair. The following quotes: "He's a liar!" "She's hiding something." City in the sky! Changelings & sorcerors Magical Prejudice Fish out of water Two slow burn romances! Immortals & Reincarnates Dragons vs Tigers The Breath of SIlence by M J Reynard
ALT A photo of a rainforest with the Title "Comps": A Feather so Black - magical woman in a non-magical world The Last Vigilant - A broken man with a life debt The Jasad Heir - Forbidden magic The Bone Shard War - life & death battles & creatures One Dark Window - slow burn sub plots & immersive
