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Subtrope of [[Web Original]] and the prose equivalent of [[Web Comics]] such as ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' or ''[[Girl Genius]]'' (among many others) which happen to have distinct [[Story Arc|Story Arcs]]. An author, usually an amateur, publishes a [[Novel]] in many short installments (often daily or weekly) on a website.

 

[[Spiritual Successor|Spiritual Ancestors]] of this trope are the serialized novels which [[Charles Dickens]]' (and ''many'' other authors of that time) originally published in serial form in newspapers and in [[Dime Novel]] form.

 

 

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* ''[[Above Ground]]'' is a [[After the End|post-apocalyptic]] [[Dark Fantasy]] where humans live underground and the infected live above ground. The story follows the adventures of the human girl Lilith, who is trapped upon the surface alongside werewolves, witches, and the like.

* ''[http://fartago.blogspot.com/ Fartago]'', a serialized blog novel by author Tony Caroselli about the adventures of a tribe of cavemen who have found a monolith similar to the one from the opening chapters/scenes of the book/movie ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. ''Not [[Fan Fic Recommendations|fanfic]]'' as [[Word of God|Caroselli has said]] the cavemen are not the same ones seen in the book and movie (the lead one of whom is named "Moon-Watcher" in the book, a name not seen in the blog novel). Indeed, ''Fartago'' takes place at least 1 million years ''after'' the opening chapters of the book ''2001'', the tribe in ''Fartago'' is apparently much larger and better organized than the one in ''2001'', and Caroselli has said the monolith has not been created by the same race and not for the same purpose. Caroselli insists the premise is [[Shout-Out|an homage]], ''not'' fanfic.

* ''[[The Finite Life of a Dating Sim Heroine]]'', is an [[Gender Bender]] story about a boy who gets sent into a [[Dating Sim]] and forced into the body of the game's heroine.

* ''[[The Flying Cloud]]'', an alternate universe where World War 1 ended early and airships rule the skies.

* ''[http://galaxiescollide.wordpress.com/ The Galactic Series]'' is a [[Space Opera]] short-story series set in a pair of colliding galaxies. Whilst [[Human Aliens|very human]] issues of war, politics and culture arise, humans themselves are oddly absent, barring the occasional mysterious occurrences of time travel and their parting gift of "the human database".

* ''[[Legion of Nothing]]'' is a web novel about the descendants of [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] superheroes who inherit their grandparents' powers and take on their costumed identities.

* ''[[Lovers and Beloveds]]'' is a story following the young Prince Temmin as he leaves his childhood home for the courtly intrigues of the capital city. It started as the web serial ''[[An Intimate History of the Greater Kingdom]]''. The serial drew significant crowdfunding from the readership, and has been edited and published in paperback. It is [[Meilin Miranda]]'s first novel.

* ''[[Magical Security Taskforce]]'' follows a group of high schoolers drafted into the titular peacekeeping organization. Written by Adam Pulver, also known for his anime/reality show spoofs and various Digimon fics, including the already-recced-on-this-site '' [http://www.firstagent.net/fanfic/connhome.htm The Connection]''.

* ''[http://many-words.com Many Words]'', extremely irregularly-updated, featuring an unfinished fantasy tale and a nearly-finished hard science fiction story of naval war in space.

* ''[http://www.metamorcity.com Metamor City]'' takes place in the same world, and features short stories (and so far one novel, "Making the Cut") in its podcast tales.

* ''[[Mirrorfall]]'' - a geeky urban fantasy series whose [[Playful Hacker]] main character who is more likely to sneak off and look at Tropes than do her [[The Men in Black|Men in Black]] paperwork.

* ''[[My Little Pony Chronicles]]'' is this. It updates somewhat sporadically. Is essentially an [[Adaptation Expansion]] of the 80s [[My Little Pony]] cartoons.

* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20180806204951/http://playingforkeepsnovel.com/ Playing For Keeps]'' was also a podcast novel/comic book before getting published.

* ''[[The Private Diary of Elizabeth Quatermain]]'' was essentially this, when taken in its entirety; the five-part series rang in at a grand total of close to 200,000 words written over a span of four years.

* ''[[Registry of Time]]'' is a series of sci-fi stories set in [[The Future]], exploring the various cultures and technology the universe has to offer.

* ''[[Sacreya's Legacy|Sacreyas Legacy]]'' is a completed web serial about a [[Our Zombies Are Different|zombie private detective]] whose case forces him to return to the doomed city he came from.

* ''[[3:1 Ratio|Three to One Ratio]]'' by [[Half Demon Cali]], a supernatural genre written-out graphic novel about a ghost who is given six months to survive on Earth while wearing a human skin and living with a [[Tsundere]] martial arts girl.

* ''[[Three Worlds Collide]]'' by Eliezer Yudkowsky, a science-fiction [[First Contact]] story concerning the ethics of deals with aliens of very different morality.

* ''[[Unlikely Eden]]'' is a weekly updated Web serial told from the alternating points of view of two 10-year-old girls. The story begins with the destruction of the girls' home which forces them to escape into the surrounding area. They immediately run afoul of the residents of a small outpost and through fortunate coincidence, they encounter a crotchety old trucker and his teenage ward, who become their only friends besides each other. Throughout the course of the story, they gradually begin to learn the complicated sequence of events that led to the destruction of their home. From prophecies to roller skates to robot teddy bears, there's never a dull moment.

* ''[[Wingspan]]'': based on the [[Chaotic Good]] angels [[Fallen Angel|fall]] theme with a twist; did you know the Christian idea of redemption had [[Power Perversion Potential]]?

* Based on [[The Fear Mythos]] is ''[[The Rapture Logs|OH GOD THE RAPTURE IS BURNING]]'', a four-act epic that blends prose with a stream-of-consciousness journal style making it seem more like Twitter. It's an [[Alternate History]] tale of Rapture actually coming on October 21st, 2011.

* [http://gaius0artemis.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4lwgxe Night Hunters]. Uploaded on [[Deviant ART]] and updated regularly(shly). It is quite new, but has some potential. Admittedly it does touch on a lot of cliches, but to be honest: What doesn't? Has some potential and hopefully the author will see it through to the end.

 

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