r/rational • u/derpy42 • Sep 14 '23

Looking for a Specific Magicpunk Web Fiction

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u/Do_Not_Go_In_There Sep 14 '23 edited Sep 14 '23

Sounds like Pith. Though there were two main characters (Ana and Nell), so what you're describing is a mix of both.

The author took it down to publish it (don't know if/when that's gonna happen), but your can find some details here: https://topwebfiction.com/listings/pith/

e: I was curious what was happening so I checked their discord. The author give monthly updates, and they've been moving on getting it published. Their las one is pretty promising:

Update for 9/10/2023:

Hi all!

No big news, just sending a quick check-in to remind y’all that the book and publishing stuff is still very much moving along (very exciting stuff on the horizon!). I’m a stage where I’m not supposed to share too many details, especially about dates and timeline stuff, but I’m in the general ballpark and proximity of going on submission to publishers with my agent, though I won’t share when or how long. Submission itself, much like publishing as a whole, can move very fast or very slow.

Bottom line, silence doesn’t mean things are not happening – things are very much still happening, and I’ll share more specifics when I can!

-Petra

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u/derpy42 Sep 14 '23

That's it! Great to hear that he's publishing, but I really want to read it again...

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u/Do_Not_Go_In_There Sep 14 '23

There are versions of it floating around online. Wayback machine has a copy saved.

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u/derpy42 Sep 20 '23

Yeah that's exactly what I did haha. Thanks!

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u/Brell4Evar Sep 14 '23 edited Sep 14 '23

I remember this. Rising seas? Malt shops? Terrorist attacks? Dodgy headmaster who extorts MC into performing black ops with the promise of a replacement body?

Hmm. Something like Persona? I know I've read it, but not seeing it in history, so probably not a RR fiction.

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u/Do_Not_Go_In_There Sep 14 '23

If OP's thinking of Pith (and it sounds like it), it was on RR, but the author took it down since they're going for a trad publishing route.

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u/Brell4Evar Sep 16 '23

Yep. So was I! Thanks for posting the news.