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12 Miles Below

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Web serial by Mark Arrows

Published off-site288,234 words · 89 chapters · 2021

The world is in ruins. Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface, making even simple survival an ordeal. The only escape from the deadly climate is underground — but that brings its own disasters: monstrous machines lurking in the depths, land that shifts like contraption more than rock, and only demigods powerful enough to travel deeper. When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong, Keith Winterscar and his father are trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient war of titanic scale, the two must set aside their differences while they struggle against gods, legends, and the grand secrets of the realm that lies below.

Books · 7

#1 The Frozen Realm

Goodreads4.32· 1.9K

The surface is frozen. The depths are filled with monsters. Extreme sub-zero temperatures suffocate the surface while monstrous machines lurk below. Unhinged demigods war against them, dying over and over. The depths themselves shift over time, more contraption than rock. When an expedition into the far uncharted north goes terribly wrong, Keith Winterscar and his father are trapped together in a desperate fight for survival. Stumbling upon an ancient war of titanic scale, the two must set their differences aside while they struggle against gods, legends, and the secrets of the realm that lies below.

#2 A House Reborn

Goodreads4.46· 1.2K

Tension and panic rise within the clan as whispers spread of a massive raider army of unprecedented size, rallying together for a grand crusade across the white wastes to eliminate any who stand in their way. In these dark times, the people turn to their immortal leader, who orchestrates a counter-campaign. With war looming, Keith must unravel the secrets of a power that shattered the world eons ago — it may be the clan's only salvation from the impending storm. But he will have to do so alone.

#3 Grand Design

Goodreads4.46· 904

Deep underground, To'Wrathh wages her war against the Undersider city of Capra'Nor — a single death stroke from victory — but struggles with her own wavering loyalty, haunted by the fate of predecessors who turned against the Pale Lady. Above, the surface is in chaos. The raider threat looms, and in their hour of need, the clan's great Deathless leader has been assassinated. Left without guidance, the people search for stability. Keith faces a decision: stand with his clan, or seek out his missing sister — the only family he has left.

#4 The Mite Forge

Goodreads4.33· 687

Book 4 of a Progression Fantasy Epic set around a pseudo-medieval society clinging to existence on frozen post-apocalyptic Earth. Impossible odds, weak-to-strong progression, dungeon-delving, epic battles, scavenged tech, prophecy, magic, and mystery—12 Miles Below has something for everyone. Grab your copy today!

#5 The Warlock

Goodreads4.49· 386

Keith Winterscar has accomplished the impossible — he's stolen a godsdamned Feather. With his father's soul inhabiting To'Avalis's body, the powers of To'Wrathh herself, and the occult secrets Keith has uncovered, the Winterscars are poised to change everything. But other powers have begun watching Clan Altosk's meteoric rise. The grand warlock Hexis hungers for power on the surface. And To'Avalis will not take the theft of his shell lightly, meticulously plotting ruin the moment the Winterscars step beyond their safe haven. As the clan prepares to migrate underground with their new arsenal, Keith must navigate treacherous politics, guard his family's true nature, and survive what is to come — because when gods go to war, even the cleverest thief may find nowhere left to hide.

#6 The Icon of Stars

Goodreads4.55· 300

Armed with forbidden knowledge and driven by his own revolutionary engineering, Keith Winterscar stands ready to challenge the world itself — likely among the strongest humans now walking the Earth. Kieth's true mission is to liberate To'Wrathh from Relinquished's stranglehold. Their target: the Division Stone, a relic of unimaginable power buried twelve miles beneath the earth, capable of freeing any machine from bondage. Coordinates have finally been revealed — but the world holds more secrets still, including an ancient spaceship from humanity's golden age, entombed in crushing darkness, surrounded by a civilization keeping it safe from the machines. The third and final attempt to complete the prophecy has begun.

#7 Path of the Mitespeaker

Goodreads4.61· 228

Traveling through the strange lands of the Odin, Drakonis and Keith stumbled upon bizarre discoveries in their quest to locate the long-lost Icon of Stars — and an ominous infestation, the remnants of a biological weapon unleashed by the Relinquished against humanity, held back by the Odin in a slowly losing war of attrition. To make matters worse, To'Orda, the third Feather, has arrived — sent by To'Avalis to hunt Keith down in the manner requiring the least effort. With Drakonis as his hostage, anything is possible. Their first confrontation ended in a draw, but the next encounter may not be so clear-cut.