A Court of Seven Crowns

Can you navigate a web of intrigue and assassination to make peace among warring fae? The fate of their realms and yours is in your hands! A Court of Seven Crowns is an interactive fantasy novel by Cas Bright, where your choices control the story. It’s entirely text-based with hundreds of choices, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. For millennia, the human realm of Heliodor has been locked in a brutal war with the six fae realms - which you, as commander of the palace guard, have witnessed firsthand. In a desperate bid to finally end the fighting, the king of Heliodor now seeks a peace treaty - and so you are now charged with protecting the delegates from the fae courts that were once your kingdom’s greatest enemies. But the fae have secrets and rivalries of their own. The fiery heir to Summer seeks battle over every little slight, the enigmatic fae of the Dream Court invade minds with sinister ease, the fae of the Seas and Skies seek constant vengeance against each other, the stone-hearted monarch of Winter could send the entire continent back into an ice age, and who knows the true goals of the trickster shapeshifters in the Court of Faces? Worse still, some within the king’s own court oppose his plan for peace, and would prefer the fae gone for good. Amid assassination attempts, feuding royals, court conspiracies, and smuggled magical artifacts, anything might tip the scales back to eternal war. Then again, perhaps that is what you wish for… Will you rely on your keen swordsmanship to fend off assassins, or subterfuge to halt attacks before they happen? Should you use charm and diplomacy to keep the delegates from tearing at each other’s throats, or strengthen Heliodor’s position by letting the fae divide themselves? Will your steadfast loyalty be swayed by the promise of magical favors - or might you even find friendship (or more) with your realm’s ancient enemies? You have the ear of the king and queen: one word from you can sway their decision towards war or peace. - Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, or bi - Protect fae diplomats and forge a peace for the ages; or orchestrate their downfall and plunge the realm back into war. - Romance the icy monarch of Winter, a shapeshifting trickster, the wild-hearted heir to the Summer crown, or the mysterious exiled heir of Dreams. - Wield sword or spell to battle mercenaries, fae warriors, and assassins. - Study the arcane arts with the royal sorceress and learn deeper fae magic known to no other mortal. - Uncover assassination plots, spy on adversaries, and unravel intrigue at the highest levels of mortal and fae politics. Seven realms vie for power, but it is in your hands that the true power lies.