The Kraken Collective

Heart of the Covenant
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 36,670. Language: English. Published: December 7, 2023 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - single author, Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » LGBTQ+ » General
In Heart of the Covenant, five stories explore ties of friendship, family and culture, embracing our differences and our similarities. Having applied to be an ambassador for her people within the Galactic Covenant, Hedriar has relocated to Cerulean Station, one of the Covenant's largest residential stations. There, she'll spend the next years sharing her own culture and learning about the...
The Shimmering Prayer of Sûkiurâq
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 21,620. Language: English. Originally Published: June 1, 2019 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
A deliciously queer magical person story in a secondary world with floating cities and airships, perfect for fans of She-Ra and Steven Universe All thaes life, Oibe Ekêmai has wanted to become a lêqnaemi, a travelling dancer skilled at nudging the world's magic into making everyone's lives a little easier. Thae has trained years for their chance at the Festival of Paths, where new apprentices...
A Harmony of Water and Weald: a Sea Foam and Silence collection
Series: Fairytale Verses. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 11,200. Language: English. Originally Published: September 1, 2017 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Paranormal
She warned of the pain. She did. But no warning can prepare you. Nothing can. Maris has always been intrigued by humans, whether new among them or having lived with them for a year, her curiosity remains. A Harmony of Water and Weald is a collection exploring some of Maris's darker moments as she learns what it means to be human and a glimpse at what her life and family is like after the Sea...
A Promise Broken
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 81,640. Language: English. Originally Published: February 6, 2015 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » General
It's a rainy day when four-year-old Eiryn has to say goodbye to her mother. Scared, confused and unwilling to do so, Eiryn tries to summon water to stop the funeral from happening and her life falls apart. Her uncle is always sad and busy; she keeps hearing her mother's voice asking her to follow; her best friend keeps getting into fights; and some of her classmates hate her for existing. Arèn...
Sea Foam and Silence
Series: Fairytale Verses, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 29,780. Language: English. Originally Published: June 16, 2016 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Paranormal, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » LGBTQ+
She warned of the pain. She did. But no warning can prepare you. Nothing can. Long, long ago, a little mermaid became intrigued by the way tall-crabs don't act at all like the prey she's more comfortable chasing. Her quest to understand will take her places she had never dreamed possible - onto land and beyond the endless cold. But quests always come with a price and hers is no exception. If...
Sea Foam and Silence: The Complete Collection
Series: Fairytale Verses. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 38,340. Language: English. Originally Published: September 26, 2018 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Paranormal, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Romance » LGBTQ+
She warned of the pain. She did. But no warning can prepare you. Nothing can. Fantastical worldbuilding meets verse novels in this queerplatonic retelling of The Little Mermaid, the first story in a series of queer fairytale retellings. The complete collection contains both the verse novel Sea Foam and Silence and the accompanying poetry collection A Harmony of Water and Weald. Sea Foam and...
The Ice Princess's Fair Illusion
Series: Fairytale Verses, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 38,460. Language: English. Originally Published: November 6, 2018 by The Kraken Collective. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Social Issues, Fiction » Young adult or teen » LGBTQ+, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fairy Tales
All Marian wants is for society to accept that she's just not interested in... whatever society thinks she ought to be interested in. A princess with a reputation for insults and snide remarks, she's afraid to show anyone who she would be if people would let her. In a fit of temper at her refusal to marry, her father creates her worst nightmare: she is to be wed to the first beggar who arrives...