0.1: Before the Freeze

1: Of Ice and Snow

0.2: Before the Burn

2: Of Fire and Smoke

This is a series of composite speculative fiction novels where each chapter is a prompt-based short story. Multiple secondary genres and subgenres arise, the most prominent of which is fantasy. I have plans to rewrite each book in standard novel format.

Content/Trigger Warnings

None of my stories contain profanity or explicit sexual content, but this series contains mature themes and content. I’ve compiled what I hope is a comprehensive list and am happy to answer questions about it. Heavy and potentially triggering content within this book includes depictions and/or mentions of:

- Abuse and Relationships: divorce, psychological abuse

- Animal Death & Cruelty: animal death, animal illness, animal injury, euthanasia

- Blood, Injury & Medical: blood, physical injuries, physical illness, terminal illness, weight gain

- Death and Loss: death, death of a loved one, grief depiction, loss of a pet

- Mental Health and Suicide: anxiety, depression, dissociation, intrusive thoughts, nightmares, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal ideation, trauma

- Natural Disasters: blizzard

- Sex and Sexual Violence (non-explicit): sexual references

- Violence and Crime: attempted murder, hostage situation, imprisonment, kidnapping, physical assault, plane crash, strangulation, threatening child

Credits

AprilJester, for talking me into joining the original contest. BookLover3062, for stealing my title and making me come up with a new one. All graphics created by me using Canva Pro unless cited otherwise.