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Here is Zaide's box of worlds. They write science fiction and they don't really know what their average word length is. Enjoy reading their work!

DRAGON'S SKY
fantasy, wip, goal is about ~95,000 words

summary
A lost warrior of a forgotten culture, an ancient being with no true form, a master thief no more than ten years old, an escaped convict turned devious assassin, and an elf with far fewer skills than he’d like anyone to know. Perhaps not the best team to steal the fabled Cy diamond from the most secure castle in Dartmery, but they’ll just have to make do. But late into their mission, they discover that it’s no diamond. It’s a dragon’s egg.
Their employer needs that egg for a terrifying plan to take over the kingdom, and after that, the rest of the world. He’ll stop at nothing to get it. After things go very, very wrong, these five are tasked with protecting the egg until they can reach the last dragon - if they can find her.

PERSEPHONE'S GARDEN
fantasy/myth retelling, wip, goal is about ~80,000 words

summary
We all know the story of Persephone and Hades. The god of the dead falls in love with the beautiful goddess of spring, taking her down to the Underworld to be his queen. But what if Persephone kidnapped Hades instead?