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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.
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See [http://webfictionguide.com/ Web Fiction Guide] for an incomplete listing of serial novels, among other forms of online prose fiction.
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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.
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* ''[[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.
* ''[[Ultimate Sleepwalker|Ultimate Sleepwalker: The New Dreams]]'' and ''[[Ultimate SpiderWoman
* ''[[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]]?
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