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Darkside

Active: 1998-04-14 → 2004-02-09 • 🏆 #974 in Career Reads • 💬 #920 in Reviews • ✍️ #45 in Total Words (of 5,693 authors) • FictionMania Author Page (#1078)
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Total Career Reads
101,165
Avg 6,323 reads / story (16/16 tracked)
Reads Velocity (3w / 2m)
+225 / 3w
Est. +647 reads in last 2 months
Reader Reviews
76
1 review per 1,331 reads • Last: 03/20/25
Stories & Series
16
1 multi-part series
Total Word Count
1,252,334
≈ 15.7 full-length novels
🏆 Top 10 Most-Read Stories by Darkside
Signature Themes — Categories & Keywords (Click any tag to filter stories)
SciFi 10Chemical or Drug Induced Change 9Bizarre Body Modifications 7Physically Forced or Blackmailed 6Magical Transformations 5Pop Culture 5Stuck 5Age Regression 4Body Swap 4Mind Altered, Hypnosis, Brainwashed 4Misc / Non-TG Stories 4Sexual Punishment 4
Bondage 4Wedding Dress or Married 3Castration 2Extreme Body Piercing 2
Multi-Part Series & Reader Retention (1 series)
The Fury Saga 9 parts 291% P1→P9 retention
46,363 reads 29 reviews 948,158 words
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Complete Story Catalog (16)

Added ↕ Story Title & Summary ↕ Old → New Name Rating / Age Words ↕ Total Reads ↕ Reads (3w) ↕ Reads (2m) ↕ Reviews ↕ Last Review ↕
2004-02-09
And All My Dreams Torn Asunder
Friday Carrell is a woman with a past. The world thinks she committed suicide, unable to cope with the consequences and guilt her actions caused. If the world knew she was in fact still alive, it could well start a war, because locked within her body is a weapon of unimaginable lethality. Unfortunately, the past that still haunts her dreams and infects her soul is rapidly catching up with her!Note: Contains minimal TG
Misc → Misc
+Friday
R Yes
Adult 26-55
198,994
14,628
1.76/day • ~37 / 3w
37 106 13 2012-06-29
2003-01-14
The Fury Saga - Revised Version The Fury Saga #9
Dr Elizabeth Bexley being jilted at her wedding was only the beginning of consquences that would last a hundred years and shape the entire future. Heavily revised and updated by the author and eight years in the planning and writing, the Fury Saga is combined into one flowing novel for the first time. The other versions have been left in their orginal form to preserve the reviews, dates and thoughts of others.
Matthew, John,James → Elizabeth,Kat, Cathline
+Too many to list
XXX Yes
Adult 26-55
477,111
12,236
1.41/day • ~30 / 3w
30 84 17 2024-01-02
2002-11-16
The Fury Saga Book 1 - Hell Hath No Fury The Fury Saga #1
Book 1 of an 8 part story, substancially rewritten and updated. Originally posted 04/14/1998.Matthew changes his mind at the last minute and leaves Elizabeth waiting at the alter on their wedding day. The revenge this evil woman plots out to get even will send chills up your spine.
Matthew → Elizabeth
+Dr ELizabeth Bexley, Kat
R Yes
Missing Data
25,195
4,208
0.48/day • ~10 / 3w
10 29 0 —
2002-06-15
The Cursed
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned;the best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.This is Darkside's fictionmania bakesale story.
N/A → N/A
G Yes
Adult 26-55
77,695
8,414
0.94/day • ~20 / 3w
20 57 13 2017-06-18
2001-03-19
A Suicide Blonde
A police officer comes upon an unusual situation
Man → Desperate Blonde
G Yes
College Age 19-26
110
3,307
0.35/day • ~7 / 3w
7 21 3 2025-03-20
2001-01-31
The Phantom Transgenderer Of Old London Town
An accident during an experiment leads to unforeseen circumstances, when a Doctor's wife and assistant seeks to uncover his infidelity. But what has she let loose?
Samuel → Polly
+Margery, Charles
XXX WIP
Adult 26-55
12,945
7,780
0.83/day • ~17 / 3w
17 50 12 2014-06-26
2000-11-04
The Fury Saga Book 8 - Soul Mates The Fury Saga #8
Finally, the conclusion to the Fury Saga! Twenty five years after the events in Fury , young Elizabeth Stephens struggles to prevent what she has feared most of her life, becoming like her mother, Dr Elizabeth Bexley
John → Janet
+Matthew, Kat, Cathline, Alex, John, El…
X Yes
Adult 26-55
131,339
3,229
0.34/day • ~7 / 3w
7 20 3 2005-07-14
2000-03-14
Chatting with Darkside
A log of the chat with Darkside.
None → None
G Yes
Not Applicable
3,576
1,533
0.16/day • ~3 / 3w
3 9 0 —
1999-06-13
The Fury Saga Book 6 - The Fury Directive Part 2 The Fury Saga #6
This is the continuation of Fury Directive Part 1Though we are not now that strength which in old days moved Earth and Heaven, that which we are, we are. One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will; to strive, to seek, to find. And not to yield.(the rating is for the violence, not the sex)
Matthew → Liz
+Liz, Cathline, Tina, Scott, Jill, Pres…
X Yes
Adult 26-55
62,960
1,764
0.18/day • ~4 / 3w
4 11 0 —
1999-06-13
The Fury Saga Book 7 - The Fury Directive Part 3 The Fury Saga #7
This is the continuation of Fury Directive from Part 2Such are the fortunes of this house. Rash indeed, is he who reckons on the morrow, or haply on days beyond it; for tomorrow is not, until today is safely past.(the rating is for the violence, not the sex)(this story contains NO IMAGES, even if included in the SWI classification. it CONTAINS SOUND files instead.)
Matthew → Liz
+Liz, Rob, Scott, Kate, Cathline, Jack,…
X Yes
Adult 26-55
42,130
5,760
0.58/day • ~12 / 3w
12 35 3 2007-07-15
1999-06-13
The Fury Saga Book 5 - The Fury Directive Part 1 The Fury Saga #5
It's far better if you read the other stories first, but not essential. As for a decription of the plot. Five years ago Dr Elizabeth Bexley wrecked the lives of Matthew and Jane Stephens. In a titanic struggle that cost them more than they could comprehend they defeated Dr Bexley's schemes. It remained that way for three years..."(the rating is for the violence, not the sex)(this story contains NO IMAGES, even if included in the SWI classification. it CONTAINS SOUND files instead.)
Matthew, Many other characters → Liz
+Liz/Matthew, Kate, Rachel/Cathline, Ha…
X Yes
Adult 26-55
65,098
10,170
1.02/day • ~21 / 3w
21 61 4 2000-08-09
1999-04-11
SRU: The Good Wife's Guide
Glenda feels trapped and unappreciated by her overbearing husband Alex, so during a trip to the mall she discovers Spells-R-Us. The wizard gives her a book and some beef stock and some cake mix to help Alex understand how she feels.
Alex → none
+Glenda
G Yes
Adult 26-55
2,719
14,960
1.49/day • ~31 / 3w
31 89 6 2020-09-20
1998-07-04
The Fury Saga Book 4 - Incubus The Fury Saga #4
Out of nowhere David, a Psychic, gets a flash about a girl in trouble that the police are trying to find. With the police providing an object of hers for him to concentrate on...?(to totally understand this story you need to read Hell Hath no Fury first, to also contains vivid crime scene discriptions)
David → Carolyn
+Scott Harris, Andrew, Tina Cox, Carloy…
R Yes
Adult 26-55
33,060
3,332
0.32/day • ~7 / 3w
7 19 2 1998-09-22
1998-05-07
Letters
A feuding brother and sister find some letters from their mother on her death. In them they found out do to a solar flare and gamma radiation exposure their parents went thru a body swap before the kids were born. What is the real purpose behind the letters?
David → None
+Jennifer, Rose/Robert, Victor/Vickie
R Yes
Missing Data
8,137
4,180
0.4/day • ~8 / 3w
8 24 0 —
1998-04-14
The Fury Saga Book 2 - Birth Of Nemesis The Fury Saga #2
Part 2 of the Hell Hath No Fury. The Evil doctor plots out her bizarre revenge, leaving many people changed in her wake. This great story has more bizarre twists and turns then you cane count
Matthew, James → Elizabeth, Jane
+Dr. Elizabeth Bexley, Cathline, John/J…
R Yes
Missing Data
18,407
2,110
0.2/day • ~4 / 3w
4 12 0 —
1998-04-14
The Fury Saga Book 3 - Kat O Nine Tales The Fury Saga #3
Part 3 of Hell Hath No Fury. The Evil Doctor plans more revenge, and the people who have been changed band together to try to stop her. This great story has more characters and changes then I can list above.
Mathew, James → Elizabeth Jane
+Dr. Elizabeth, Bexley, Kat, Stephanie,…
R Yes
Missing Data
92,858
3,554
0.34/day • ~7 / 3w
7 20 0 —