Releasethebeast Stories

Alex Coldwater has faced off against The Beast for eleven times and has died each one. After the time loop resets for the 12th time, he plans to change fate by learning...

A horrific incident at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy compels Dean Fogg to investigate further. For the #BattleTheBeast short story contest, from the world o...

What happens when Martin has to get creative when he breaks into BrakeBills. Who will die? Who will stay alive?

Quentin, Alice and Penny (and the others) are battling the Beast for a shortly lived third time.

The Beast is on the hunt for Quentin Coldwater yet again. What challenges will Lucy Daughter face once she takes on the responsibility to save him? My Second submission...

Challenge: create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times Quinton and his friends battled the Beast. I introduce Luna.

Quentin and the gang went to Brakebills, dealt with hedge witches and fought The Beast 40 times. The 40th time is known and small information was leaked about the other...

A quest for a magical artifact leads Quentin and his friends into confrontation with the Beast, with horrifying results (but you knew that already). For the #BattleTheBe...

Quentin and his friends find their way to Fillory, in order to battle the Beast for the first time. My entry for the #battlethebeast contest.

Quentin and Julia discover the tragic truth about The Beast's origin...or do they? (No, they don't.) For The Magicians short story contest.

Quentin and company have stumbled upon a dimension looking for answers; but with doubles and dead-end corridors, what have they really gotten themselves into?

One of Quentin Coldwater's thirty-nine failed attempts to defeat the malevolent magician known as The Beast. Based on The Magicians, on Syfy.

In Fillory, the air you breathe will either give you the power of gods, or choke the life out of you... An entry for the #BattleTheBeast contest promoting season two o...

Challenge is to create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times that Quentin and his friends battled the Beast. Some things should NOT be born.

Quentin is left alone after his last run-in with the Beast. He knows it's only a matter of time before the Beast returns to finish him off. He needs the help of someone...

One of Quentin Coldwater's thirty-nine failed encounters with the mad magician known as The Beast. This one's particularly disastrous! For the #battlethebeast contest.

My first entry for the #BattleTheBeast competition. What if Quentin never went to Brakebills? Written in first person.

Challenge is to create a 1,500 word short story telling us about one of the other times that Quentin and his friends battled the Beast. Here's My Name is Luna from the p...