Exaltation, by Alicorn (fantasy prose, 2018)

[lb_lee]

"It says you need five people," said Sam.
"We're five people," said Emmy, and the comb came off the page into our hand and turned ivory and gold and all the flowers were made of sparkling gems.

This one was submitted by Anonymous!

Blurb: A young system goes on a magical quest.

Why is it worth your time?: The main characters have a satisfying narrative arc where they each get to be in their own element while also working together. Plurality and otherkin are treated with empathy. Generally fun fantasy adventure story.

Plural Tags: children, nonhumans [alien, mermaid, griffin, angel], abuse low focus.

Content Warnings: Contain spoilers; see comments.

Accessibility Notes: Text is in minimally formatted html

Misc. Notes (if any): The author has another plural-focused story (Hubward) that I will recommend after reading over again for metadata.

Read it free online here! (Back up link in case of breakage here.)

Comments

[acorn_squash]

Oh, wow, that's such a sweet story! I love the straightforward, somewhat childish style of narration. Zix's experience meeting other aliens and not really fitting in was really neat. Sam and her mom are awesome!

Thanks for the content warnings, by the way. It was nice to know that the dolphins would be rescued.

[lb_lee]

Oops, I forgot to add attribution! This was a submission from an anonymous; I haven't had the chance to read it myself, but look forward to giving it a go!

[acorn_squash]

I definitely recommend it! The way they handled the goblin stuff was surprisingly good, too - I was all braced for bigoted stereotypes, but it turned out just fine.