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Favorite books
- The Night Circus
- Animorphs
- Xmen Mutant Empire Trilogy
- The Dark Tower
- Illuminae Files
A light is moving through the stacks
Finding your place.
Lantern is setting out the next page.
LanternCloud S. Riser
Speculative tales spanning the universes.
Science fictionSpace operaYoung adultNew adultFantasyRomantasyCozy fantasy
5,325published words across 1 Lantern story
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About the author
Creator of worlds, lover of creatures, and an advocate for villains. Cloud S. Riser has tea for blood and three fur children who hover over her keyboard day and night. One genre doesn't sum up her work. The only way to see what she's about is to give her stories a click to find out.
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Stories by Cloud S. Riser
Science fiction
The Achlivan Cycle
Chevelle Donahue thought going into work would be just like any other boring day at the mall. Sure, there was her annoying co-worker Wicken Sanders, and a promotional visit from teen heartthrob Timber Hudson, to watch and keep her entertained. But who was she kidding? Working retail was lame no matter what happened.
A terrorist attack changes everything - an attack from aliens of all things. The patrons are given two options: comply or else. Complying means giving in to a new set of rules and changing her entire life. "Or else" means she has no chance of going home again.
She must figure out the truth behind why the aliens are holding everyone hostage. In doing so, she risks her chance at freedom - but by the time she learns what's really happening, she might not want it.
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