The Artificer and the Genie: A Harem Fantasy Adventure


 
 
 
 The Artificer and the Genie
 
 
 
 
 CYRUS JANIAK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 I.
 
 The Runner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1.
 
 Space
 
 
 
 
 
 2.
 
 Welcome to the Crystania, Asshole
 
 
 
 
 
 3.
 
 Passing the Buck
 
 
 
 
 
 4.
 
 Mutiny is Magic
 
 
 
 
 
 5.
 
 Random Acts of Kindness and Murder
 
 
 
 
 
 6.
 
 An Unexpected Meeting
 
 
 
 
 
 7.
 
 Please
 
 
 
 
 
 8.
 
 The Runner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 II.
 
 Chernobog The Vile
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9.
 
 Dead Men Walking
 
 
 
 
 
 10.
 
 Pirate Performance Evaluations
 
 
 
 
 
 11.
 
 In the Belly of the Beast
 
 
 
 
 
 12.
 
 Mean People Suck
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 III.
 
 Stranded
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13.
 
 The Artificer and the Genie
 
 
 
 
 
 14.
 
 Tropical Camping
 
 
 
 
 
 15.
 
 Your Baby Ain’t Sweet Like Mine
 
 
 
 
 
 16.
 
 If You Love Somebody
 
 
 
 
 
 17.
 
 The Magical Bamboo Boat
 
 
 
 
 
 18.
 
 Sea Voyage
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 IV.
 
 The Raiders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19.
 
 Land Ho!
 
 
 
 
 
 20.
 
 Scourge Attack
 
 
 
 
 
 21.
 
 The Professionals
 
 
 
 
 
 22.
 
 Amazon Cultural Exchange
 
 
 
 
 
 23.
 
 Team Rescue Mina
 
 
 
 
 
 24.
 
 The Ascent
 
 
 
 
 
 25.
 
 The Favor
 
 
 
 
 
 26.
 
 The Raiders
 
 
 
 
 
 27.
 
 It's a Trap!
 
 
 
 
 
 28.
 
 Cosmic Horror
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 V.
 
 The Victors
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29.
 
 The Ship is Ours
 
 
 
 
 
 30.
 
 …And Then They All Fucked
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Also by Cyrus Janiak
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The following is a work of fiction.
 Any resemblance to any real places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
 
 
 
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 Illustration by dinhhamy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 This novel contains a few scenes that may be disturbing to some people. Reader discretion is advised.
 If that’s all you need, feel free to skip the following section and continue on to the start of the novel.
 
 
 
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 For the rest of you,
 let me explain what this book is about.
 There are two main reasons people write stories. The first is to provide an escape for the reader from their everyday lives, to venture into an appealing fantasy, where the hero serves as a proxy for the reader to indulge in adventures, where they get to feel smart, powerful, brave, sexy, or all of the above.
 The second reason is to use a fictional scenario to hold up a mirror to real life, to explain moral or philosophical truths in a way that gets past an audience’s normal defenses against being lectured.
 Most stories are a combination of the above, containing both morals and escapism. In fact, we’re so used to it that a lot of people assume that all stories function like this. But that’s not always true.
 Throughout Amazon and various fan-fiction sites, there are numerous erotic stories, frequently written by women, that feature all manner of extreme scenarios, including non-consent and dubious consent. That doesn’t mean the authors of those tales approve of these actions or want to experience them in real life. What it means is that sometimes, an immoral sexual fantasy can be a lot more compelling and exciting than a moral one. These fantasies are pure escapism, and enjoying these types of daydreams is normal and healthy, provided that it’s done with the understanding that they need to remain in the realm of fantasy. It’s a way to explore one’s desires in a safe environment, and to allow readers to do the same.
 This book is, first and foremost, an escapist, indulgent, erotic novel. It’s the literary equivalent of a hot fudge sundae. I can’t claim that it’s completely free of morality, because my heroes are mostly moral people, and they will comment on ethical issues as they come up.
 My villains, on the other hand, don’t give a fuck, and they will engage in all sorts of nasty, immoral sex. And these acts