I have a story idea, but I wanted to test the waters first.
The title is Firebrats.
A firebrat is an insect much like a silverfish. They eek out a living on crumbs, warmth, and even the binding of books. Often found near hearths, or in bakeries.
The firebrats in my story are not insects, but children orphaned in the wake of a war. All of them, one by one have found themselves on the steps of the Apple Oak Bakery, and our protagonist is no different.
Melany is no orphan but she might as well be. Abandoned by her father, and rejected by her mother for being "too much like him", she runsaway from home and vows never to have anything to do with people again.
"Love isn't real." She tells herself, and decides it is better to live alone in the mountains than to risk allowing another person in her life.
The only problem is, mountains are tricky things.
A journey she expected to only take a week, turns into a month and before she knows it winter catches her.
Driven by a blizzard into the city she is forced to take refuge in the bakery.
And there our story takes place.
The setting is Arthe, or as it is known in the old tales, New Earth.
The time period is pre- industrial revolution.
The characters come in many shapes and forms: humans, luggers, dragons, and fexes just to name a few.
I plan to continue the series, each book named after a particular insect.
Silverfish
Dragonfly
Bookwyrm
Swallowtail
And so on.
So, what do you think?
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