Isem    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 7590 words. Published on December 3, 2010. Fiction.
Isem, a simple farmboy, finds himself thrown into trouble when he defends himself from an assault - by burning the man to ashes with magic.

Stories from Osterin    by Richard Young
Price: $0.99 USD. 75470 words. Published on October 17, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
In a world where magic means Madness, where the most powerful people may become mindless beings of destruction in the blink of an eye, thirteen Madmen discover just how far they can go without losing their minds. They come from all over the world of Osterin, but they all have one thing in common - the Quis want them in the Asylum. For their own protection, of course. Right.

Loral    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 7580 words. Published on October 13, 2010. Fiction.
Loral spends most of her days hiding in textbooks in the hopes of rescuing her family from poverty. When she finds a temple with all the books she can read, it seems too good to be true. But there must be some reason the townspeople hate the temple so much...

Jordel    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 8080 words. Published on September 1, 2010. Fiction.
Jordel is regularly bullied as a child, until he stands up for himself and fights back, becoming the protector of the weak at his school in the process. But when school ends and he has to find work, the lack of available jobs makes fighting to the death in the Pit sound enticing... Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Armel    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 3670 words. Published on March 21, 2010. Fiction.
Armel fancies himself a scientist, performing his research. Having hit a roadblock with his animal subjects, he goes in search of a human volunteer... When a brutal murder shows signs of magical foul play, detective Gerrit finds himself on the case alongside a Qui - the only person who can subdue the killer when they find him. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Tomat    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 5900 words. Published on February 21, 2010. Fiction.
Tomat is a gambler who would be a degenerate if he didn't have a figurative ace up his sleeve - he can read minds. He finds himself talked into joining a tournament where he has to hide his ability or suffer the consequences. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Tarvin    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 7140 words. Published on February 21, 2010. Fiction.
Tarvin is shy, intelligent, and awkward, all of which he gets to prove when his crush from school pays him a visit for help with her homework. It all goes further downhill when she convinces him to break into a private garden. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Millian and Angeli    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 3150 words. Published on February 21, 2010. Fiction.
Millian and Angeli have been best friends since they were kids, thanks in part to their unusual ability to talk to each other over long distances. In school, they were at the top of the pack. Now they get to find out what the real world is like. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Ellise    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 7860 words. Published on January 26, 2010. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Ellise is a shy young girl who doesn't like to be around people. But when she kills a merchant's guard who pushes her too far and is made to take his place, she doesn't have much of a choice. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Nik    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 5250 words. Published on December 27, 2009. Fiction.
Nik's eternal optimism is challenged when he rescues a strange talking lizard from an alley and the men chasing her come after him. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Tori    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 4300 words. Published on December 2, 2009. Fiction.
(4.50 from 2 reviews)
Tori is royalty, the daughter of the King's brother, and third in line for the throne. In a palace where magic is outlawed, she has to find a way to save her father's life. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Edwin    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 3530 words. Published on November 11, 2009. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
"Edwin" is a fantasy short story about a Storyteller who suffers from blank spots in his memory. The problem is when he wakes up one time covered in blood. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Sasha    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 7250 words. Published on October 1, 2009. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Sasha wasn't the boy her father wanted, but he tried to teach her how to hunt anyway. After he was killed, she turned her skill with a bow to different targets. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com

Bayett    by Richard Young
Price: Free! 2780 words. Published on September 29, 2009. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Necromancers can visit the world of spirits. Bayett would live there permanently, if only it didn't require him to die first. But when the Quis come after him, he might just get that chance. Read it for free at http://stories.osterin.com