Iris didn't know what was happening. She was taking the bus home, and then the black hole. And when she woke up, she found herself still on that same bus, but carried into another world, a magical, dark world she had to escape from at all costs. Danger is everywhere, but one being saves her, a being who seems even more dangerous than all the others.
What could be a worse story opening than the line "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night"? A line spotted on a T-shirt and the nonsensical rampling it inspires!
All those who practice the magical arts must be wary of the Test
Teya, a forest nymph with the ability to communicate with animals, embarks on a transformative journey beyond her familiar forest, spreading kindness and restoring beauty wherever she goes, ultimately becoming the revered Protector of the Forest.
Sure, Scrooge got his happy ending; but what if the other Dickens characters thought that was revolting?