Speculative Fiction Author
CHRISTINE RAINS
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Blight of the Necromancer
When offered a choice between tedious research or fighting a dragon, the players always choose the dragon.
Even when they’re dangerously outmatched.
No one rational ever wants to play a bard, but Nora Quinn believed she could use her class’ skills of perception to her advantage as an investigator. As Essaerae the elven bard, she regrets picking the role now that the players are trapped in the dark realm of Khthonia. She desperately desires to go home, but her friends want to stay in the fantasy world, causing a rift in the party. To lift the Specter Plague curse from the land and win the game, the heroes must defeat the conniving necromancer. Yet he’s shadowing them with death the entire way.
Seeking the tools they need, Nora and her friends must survive perilous side quests and hordes of undead. The answer to how to slay the villain lies in the western ruins, but Nora is certain he is the only one who can get her home. And for that, he needs to stay alive.
Nora must choose between killing the necromancer and lifting the curse or siding with him and going home. Neither choice feels like a victory.
A fantasy LitRPG/GameLit for fans of table-top role-playing games.
News
Happy 2025! I blinked and it's a new year. We got our first big snowfall in the area in several years, and it's so beautiful. I was even feeling nostalgic about shoveling the driveway until I got out there and remembered I'm old. Good thing I have a teenager to finish the job.
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Last October, Anthologies of the Damned had a successful launch on Kickstarter. The three books are available at all retail outlets now. My short story, "The Silent Wind" is included in this boxset.
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I've been continuing to submit a short story every month as I did last year. I had a few publications last year, and I hope to push forward with at least three this year.
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The majority of my writing time has been devoted to my Omegaverse pen name, Alora James. I'm working on another sweet contemporary romance novel, and while I enjoy the light and fun relationships, I miss magic and monsters.