by Niall Stephens

The Supernormal

Name: The Supernormal
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: Niall Stephens

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208 days 21 hours 18 min

Comedy Supernatural Fantasy

Slice of life Action

In a world where fantasy has become everyday, one man stands against absurdity.
The local Tower stomps through the streets. Any hedge could contain a witch. Walls regularly crumble, though none more often than the fourth. In the magical city of Blackpool, all ridiculousness is possible, and it takes everything for Jack Of All Trades to survive.
Badly, at that.
Perpetually late with his rent, he'll take up arms for any paying customer in order to fulfill his quest. His obstacles include polka-loving ghosts, card-game playing vampires, and the most vicious monsters of all: copyright lawyers. When he's joined by an arrogant magus and an insecure vampire, his life gets even more complicated, but no matter what kind of infuriating choose-your-own-adventure he finds himself on, one constant remains—his rent is due at the end of the month.
On second thoughts, maybe he should stay in bed.
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The Supernormal isn't your average web-novel. It's an urban fantasy parody that saunters through a world full of the absurd, delighting in poking fun at popular media, widely-accepted ideas, and often itself. Story arcs only loosely connect through the characters, who are themselves slowly fleshed out as the story continues. Think of Discworld meets The Dresden Files meets Gintama.
This novel won't be for everyone, but if it is for you, you're in for a hell of a ride.

Volume 1: New Blood

#1

A Jack-of-all-trades, But Master of None, Is Better Than a Master of One

#2

Family is Like a Fungus. Even if You Get Rid of It, It's Not Really Gone

#3

You Should Choose Your Vehicle the Same Way You Choose Your Friends

#4

Worried Parents Make an Apache Helicopter Look Like a Chihuahua

#5

You Can't Call Yourself Civilised Until You've Put on Your Pants

#6

Everybody's a Slave to Something, When You Think About It

#7

Just Because You Think You're Special Doesn't Mean You're Exempt From Parking Laws, Dammit!

#8

Comedy and Tragedy Are the Same Thing, Just From Different Perspectives

#9

Always Bring Your Turtle to a Magic Fight

#10

The Only Thing More Fragile Than a Snowflake is a Winner's Pride

#11

Turn-Based Games Are Fun Because They're Unrealistic

#12

Just Because It's Made For Kids Doesn't Mean Adults Can't Enjoy It

#13

A Game Is Only as Serious as Its Stakes

#14

You Can't Just Leeroy Jenkins Your Way Out of Everything (1)

#15

You Can't Just Leeroy Jenkins Your Way Out of Everything (2)

#16

Diplomacy is All Well and Good Until You Get Punched in the Mouth

#17

Blood is Thicker Than Water

#18

A Person's Importance Can't Be Measured

#19

It's a Fine Line Between Man and Beast

#20

The Blood of the Covenant is Thicker Than the Covenant's Custard (Or Something Like That)

Volume 2: Oil, Water & Vodka

#21

A New Job Takes Some Getting Used To

#22

If You Don't Knock Before Entering, You're Best Off Bringing a Shield

#23

If You Read Someone Else's Diary, Be Prepared For the Consequences

#24

If You're a Repeat Customer and They Remember You, It Means You're Annoying

#25

Most of the Time, the Problem's Right In Front of You

#26

People Too Shy to Ask Directions Normally Have the Best Adventures

#27

Those Who Can't Talk With Words Use Their Fists Instead

#28

Going in Circles is Frustrating Until You Realise That Life is a Circle

#29

Some Things Can't Be Taught

#30

You Can Choose Your Family But You Can't Choose Your Friends

#31

Confession Doesn't Make the Sins Go Away

#32

Even Cat People Know That Cats Are Assholes

#33

A Needle in a Haystack is Easier to Find Than One in a Needle-Stack

#34

Always Keep a Spare Bag of Catnip - Just in Case

#35

Friendship Has No Barriers

#36

Angels and Demons Make Great Partners

#37

Only Lie in Interviews if You Can Keep it up Forever

#38

There's No Such Thing as a Fair Fight

#39

What Takes Forever to Gain May Be Lost in a Moment

#40

Never Let Go of Their Hand

#41

Winter is the Best Season for Armageddon—You'll Save so Much on Heating!

#42

The Best Way to Make Your Point is with a German Suplex

#43

Admitting When You're Wrong isn't a Weakness

Volume 3: Comedy & Tragedy

#44

Masks are Made of Both Lies and Ideals

#45

What is Sentience if Not a Curse, Anyway?

#46

You Can't Protect Yourself from Everything

#47

The Worst Things are All in Your Head

#48

Rich People Make Their Own Rules

#49

The Past Comes Back to Bite You When You Least Expect it

#50

Don't Try to Cultivate What You Don't Understand (1)

#51

Don't Try to Cultivate What You Don't Understand (2)

#52

Bookshops are Basically Just Bars for Nerds

#53

It's Always the Nicest People Who Have the Most to Hide

#54

A Realistic Detective Show Would be Like a Brick Giving a Lecture on Drying Paint

#55

You Never See the Background Until it's Too Late

#56

Do Vampires Dream of Sparkling Sheep?

#57

Nothing's Ever as Simple as People Would Like

#58

When You Die, Do it Facing Forward

#59

Every Ending is Another New Beginning

#60

A Peaceful Period is Just the Universe Deciding Which Stick to Beat You With

#61

Your Time Machine Should Not be Made of Wood and Glass

#62

Even Experts Don't Know Everything

#63

Time Travel is Unpredictable

#64

Jack be Nimble, Jack be Quick (1)

#65

Jack be Nimble, Jack be Quick (2)

#66

Jack O' Lantern (1)

#67

Jack O'Lantern (2)

#68

Jack and Jill

#69

Jack and the Beanstalk (1)

#70

Jack and the Beanstalk (2)

#71

The Only Size That Matters is the Size of Your Heart

#72

Some Meanings Aren't in the Dictionary

#73

Fighting Isn't Just Done With Fists

#74

Rebuilding Junk is Easier Than Creating a Marvel

#75

Some People Just Want to Kill You

#76

Running is Sometimes Harder Than Fighting

#77

People, Like Infections, Grow On You if Left Unchecked

#78

Home is Where the Coffee Stains Are

#79

You Can't Understand Until You Know

#80

Every Romance Needs an Ex or Ten

#81

Distrust Runs in Both Directions (1)

#82

Distrust Runs in Both Directions (2)

#83

Love May be Blind, But Hatred is Deaf

#84

Stop the Clocks

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This doesn't have nearly the love and appreciation it deserves. I've been on the internet long enough to know that everybody on the internet enjoys a good parody, and all of them are missing out if they aren't reading this. Wit bleeds through the pages- er, screen scrolls of this webnovel while also still delivering on a plot rich with varied characters and a premise free of the usual constrains of fantasy stories.