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The Lamplighter’s Daughter
A SHORT STORY IN THE NETWORK SAGA available on the author's website.
In Alaysia, magic is power.
The gods keep that power for themselves and give it only to a direct child of theirs, a demigod.
Greedy beings, I’ve always hated them.
That leaves us mortals scraping out a life on the islands, without magic. There are mermaids that want to kill us and steal our fish, not to mention storms, starvation, and illness.
For me, though, it’s different: I’m not supposed to be here.
With my demigod mother Christa, and a lamplighter father, I can tolerate magic. Like other children of demigods that can stand the power, I should have been given to the demigods for them to watch and control. Just in case I wanted it myself.
Of course I don’t—who would? It’s a burden. A destroyer. A beast.
Years ago, the Tester, Bram, lied about me and said I held no ability at all. He let me live my life with Tama and Christa in relative peace . . . until now.
Bram is back.
He wants payment for his lie, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make me his slave so he can bring more mortals into his influence. He’d even turn me over to Ventis, my grandfather, the god of wind. The god I hate more than anything else.
Fortunately, Christa isn’t going to go down without a fight.
Neither am I.
THE LAMPLIGHTERS DAUGHTER is a standalone novella that can be read at any time but is best read after THE LOST MAGIC, the first book in THE NETWORK SAGA.
Travel away from Alkarra and across the sea, over to the land of mortals,
in this exciting short story.
In Alaysia, magic is power.
The gods keep that power for themselves and give it only to a direct child of theirs, a demigod.
Greedy beings, I’ve always hated them.
That leaves us mortals scraping out a life on the islands, without magic. There are mermaids that want to kill us and steal our fish, not to mention storms, starvation, and illness.
For me, though, it’s different: I’m not supposed to be here.
With my demigod mother Christa, and a lamplighter father, I can tolerate magic. Like other children of demigods that can stand the power, I should have been given to the demigods for them to watch and control. Just in case I wanted it myself.
Of course I don’t—who would? It’s a burden. A destroyer. A beast.
Years ago, the Tester, Bram, lied about me and said I held no ability at all. He let me live my life with Tama and Christa in relative peace . . . until now.
Bram is back.
He wants payment for his lie, and he’s willing to do whatever it takes to make me his slave so he can bring more mortals into his influence. He’d even turn me over to Ventis, my grandfather, the god of wind. The god I hate more than anything else.
Fortunately, Christa isn’t going to go down without a fight.
Neither am I.
THE LAMPLIGHTERS DAUGHTER is a standalone novella that can be read at any time but is best read after THE LOST MAGIC, the first book in THE NETWORK SAGA.
Travel away from Alkarra and across the sea, over to the land of mortals,
in this exciting short story.
- GenresFantasy
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Published September 3, 2021
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About the author
Katie Cross
120 books780 followersMy world revolves around my husband (who is a major hottie), my precious kids, my Vizsla’s who act like children, and the mountains.
I wear hiking boots instead of heels when I need to feel powerful, and on a bad day, I love a weightlifting workout. Actually, I love it on a good day.
I don’t eat bread because my thyroid doesn’t like it, although there are days I miss it. Especially ciabatta. Sweet potatoes are kind of my thing. Cookies too.
I write because I never stopped.
Author of The Network Series, The Dragonmaster Trilogy, and The Coffee Shop Series.
Email me at kcrosswriting@gmail.com
I wear hiking boots instead of heels when I need to feel powerful, and on a bad day, I love a weightlifting workout. Actually, I love it on a good day.
I don’t eat bread because my thyroid doesn’t like it, although there are days I miss it. Especially ciabatta. Sweet potatoes are kind of my thing. Cookies too.
I write because I never stopped.
Author of The Network Series, The Dragonmaster Trilogy, and The Coffee Shop Series.
Email me at kcrosswriting@gmail.com
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June 26, 2022
This is a great between story (between The Lost Magic and Rise of the Demigods), of Ava and how she got to Alkarra with an amulet. These background stories are nice to fill in the gaps to questions that come up after reading the novels. Katie never disappoints.
June 17, 2022
Loved the short story, but must be read after The Lost Magic I think, if you read it before one might not get the full on “wow” factor… Love how this little snippets of information make make a book you’ve read even cooler and a bit more excited for the next one to come…. Thank you Katie Cross for your awesome writing! Never disappoints! Keep writing please! Hehehe
January 26, 2022
Loved this short story. A great little companion piece. I listened to the audiobook, which the author reads, and except for some weird, sharp ‘s’ in the beginning, it was fantastic.
August 6, 2022
After the Network series this takes things for a new and refreshing spin, I presume setting the stage for the Network Saga. I have yet to start that and can't wait!
January 20, 2023
Always good to get a backstory about a pivotal character/storyline and this was no exception.
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