The Life Fantastica

A message from Tricia and the reader survey.

Dear Readers, There is a lot going on in Meiville this week! Amos and Eli are preparing to embark on a journey to find Magruder. Magruder is using the Crow to attack Nym, Perryn, Mike, Eudora and Ben on the Envoy. Trianna is battling Kronos and has used an ancient magic to summon her family. Trixie has been discovered by Kronos. Nym has remembered her past. Marcel and Emily are aboard her…

Marcel and Emily attempt to recover and are captured by an unknown energy.

Just joining the adventure? The story starts HERE!  Marcel rolled over onto his side, still coughing and gasping for air. He could hear Emily whimpering and though the sound broke his heart, it also assured him that they were both alive. He grasp his throat and tried to recover his strength, aware that the ancient beast Kronos was thrashing in the nearby sea. Marcel was unsure if the ancient…

Magruder catches up to the Envoy as Nym feels the effects of TriAnna's spell.

Just joining the story? The adventure starts HERE!     Nym had watched as the small airship that she knew as the Crow approached them through the storm. She had anticipated Amos, at first imagining him kicking the controls and flipping levers and switches at random until she remembered that the vessel belonged to SkyCaptain Magruder. He had given the ship to Amos as a means of keeping him in…

Trixie frustrates Kronos and battle with the realities of returning home.

To read from the beginning, CLICK HERE!  A Horrified, hellish rage of writhing limbs and seething suckers with pointed teeth surrounded Trix. Kronos’ responses were always a bit predictable and over the years, and through countless assaults, Trix had become a master at reading his next step. He seemed to pride himself on magical ability, but his attempts at magic were undisciplined and impulsive.…

Tricia answers reader questions and calls for your help!

Hello! I am Tricia and welcome to the Life Fantastica. Today, I am taking a break from the story to answer some of the more frequently asked questions – and to ask for your help! Tricia Sloan – author of the Life Fantastica Is this a book? Am I going to read for a while and then get a notice that I have to buy something to finish the story?  Fantastica started in late January of 2017 when it was…

Marcel attempts to save Emily from the beast Kronos.

If you are just joining the story and would like to start from the beginning CLICK HERE!  Today’s episode is a continuation of POSSESSION. Marcel lunged and rolled, fleeing Emily’s spear and the mandalic trap she had used to keep him immobile. He worried that disturbing the carefully arranged bits of salvage and gore would call up a curse or a magic, but movement was simply a matter of survival.…

Magruder chases and plans his revenge.

Just joining us? The adventure starts here!    Politeness is a poor man’s virtue, thought Anders Magruder as he negotiated his way through the gales of the storm. His ship, renamed the Crow, moved through the wind and rain like with a grace and ease that bespoke the beauty of her creation. Magruder had spent the better part of his life studying the greatest sailing ships and the most ingenious…

Eli and Amos make a discovery and prepare to embark

Just joining us? The story begins here!     “You knew my son, Alexi.” Eli Carton said, motioning for Amos to have a seat in a large leather chair facing the aging mobster’s elaborate wooden desk. A cigar sat unlit on the desk and a woody scent filled the room. Amos felt an ache in the pit of his stomach as he thought about Nym. She must be worried sick waiting for him, but he was in the custody…

The story of Dagur and No'tt

 Just joining the story? You can find the beginning here.   Marcel lay on his berth in the Auric Rectifier staring up into the ceiling. His mind moved in and out of dreams. He had declined the offer of a room at the palace with TriAnna and No’tt reluctantly. He had felt the need to absorb all that he had learned in a space that felt familiar. Images formed on the canvas of metal over his head…

TriAnna casts a spell as the battle begins.

Just joining us? The story starts here!    The storm was getting out of hand. TriAnna had been racing from instrument to control panel and back again, preforming repairs. When she could catch her breath, she would cast wards and protections, using her skills as a medicine woman to hold Kronos between the realms. He could sense TriAnna’s attempt to reunify with her kind, and he was working very…

Nym faces an unwelcome truth in Amos' absence.

Nym stood looking out over the dark water as the airship Envoy sailed through the night sky. The harsh, cold wind lashed against her face as the rain battered her skin in icy shards. Lightning flashed violently all around, the ship careening, struggling to stay air airborne. The waves below seemed to reach for them with every angry crest, the thunder rolling like a violent and cruel laugh. Nym…

Marcel stands before the people of Lys and receives an unusual sentence.

Just joining us? The adventure begins here!    Marcel’s mind raced as he looked up at TriAnna. She had always come to him as an equal, yet she sat upon the stage of this grand palace, surrounded by people who offered their reverence and obedience. He was humbled.  In his own world he was nothing more than a simple man. He owned a store, invented clockwork toys and created objects of art. He had…

Amos reflects and walks into a trap.

Just joining? The adventure begins HERE! Amos walked in silence. The rain was becoming steadily more aggressive and he turned his collar up against the chill of the wind. The image of Nym walking away from him was haunting and he wrapped his hand around her automaton cog for comfort. He disliked the idea of her on these streets alone, but he also knew that she was fearless and brilliant. With…

The journey to the Envoy ends with surprises.

Just joining us? The adventure starts HERE!  Nym marveled at the labyrinth of tunnels fanning out in all directions beneath the unaware city of Meiville.  The corridors were constructed of  light stone with gas lamps burning every few hundred feet. The walk was damp and a bit confusing and she found it difficult to keep her sense of direction. Only Mayor Perryn seemed to remain oriented in the…

Marcel reconnects with a past friend who has run too far and for too long.

Just joining us? Click here! Marcel walked carefully over the barren and rocky crags of the volcanic island. He knew from the readings he had been monitoring (before the crash claimed his vessel and almost his life), that the source of his search would be near. The terrain was rough and inhospitable, with small streams of steaming, molten rock flowing in ashen and crimson folds toward the misted…

TriAnna battles Kronos from the Celestial Heliograph and prepares for visitors.

Just joining the adventure? Click here!  “That ought to hold you!” TriAnna finished turning the wrench with a massive effort. The Celestial Heliograph began to whir momentarily before wailing, creaking and falling silent, “Or maybe not,” she sighed tossing the wrench across the room.  She sat down on the stone floor exhausted and out of ideas. None of her education or gifts had prepared her for…