If you love dragons, this book is for you. It features a range of stories in different genres, each one starring a dragon. One of the contributors is
J.A. Campbell, who, as you know, is a favorite author of mine. The other contributors are
Jason Andrew,
G.L. Jackson, Jay Wilburn, Marian Allen, Sandra Graves, and Troy Lambert.
I haven't read it yet but it's sitting on my Kindle, impatiently waiting it's turn. I love dragons and I'm a Julie fan so it was a no-brainer for me. I remember Julie posting snippets from her story on facebook, teasing us. Now her story and the book are here and to celebrate its release, the publisher, Untold Press, is giving away a $25 Amazon GC -
http://untoldpress.com/contests-and-giveaways/dragonthology-release-tour-giveaway-25-amazom-gift-card
Authors:
G.L. Jackson, Jason Andrew, Marian Allen, Jay Wilburn, Troy Lambert, Sandra
Graves, J.A. Campbell
Genres:
Fantasy + Mystery, Sci Fi, Humor, Dystopian,
Release Date:
Jan 1 2013
Length: 54,552 words, 171 pages, 435 KB
Format: Kindle
ASIN:
B00AVLQZ6G
Buy Link
Jan
1 –March 31- Amazon Prime members can borrow for FREE
Book Blurb (from the publisher):
Enter the pages of the Dragonthology. No single story has
ever been great enough to contain the mystical, wondrous creature known as the
dragon. We assembled the greatest draconian tales and put them between the
covers of a single tome to satisfy your hunger for everything dragon. Seven
magnificent stories, ranging from science fiction to mystery, await you within.
The Case of the Bloodstone Dragon by G.L.
Jackson
A washed up has been, Private Investigator Clark is down to
his last $100. That is, until the night a mysterious femme fatale walks through
his door weaving a tale of intrigue in hope of recovering an artifact steeped
in mystery and danger. What follows is a raucous ride through a little known
human and dragon history, played out on the streets of New York City.
Unto the Breach by Jason Andrew
Jonathan Heller uncovers an unusual secret during one of the
bloodiest campaigns of World War One in the middle of horrific trench
warfare. Can he convince an ancient dragon that humanity is worthy of
life during their darkest hour?
The Dragon of Sullivan Hall by Marian Allen
A dormitory full of fun loving female students, an angry red
dragon with a litter full of hungry whelps, and a particular student of Irish
descent. This won’t end well for the dragon.
Egg Hunt by Jay Wilburn
A lonely smuggler must make decisions he never dreamt
possible in the darkness of space to elude capture and protect his precious
cargo of dragon eggs. When one of them hatches, it threatens to damage his
ship. Can a person change enough to save a ship, a dragon, and himself?
The Clan by Troy Lambert
Dragons return to the earth and humanity enslaves them with
the last remnants of technology of their dying race. Now the technology of old
is fading. Will the dragons be able to rise again? Will the humans declare war,
or will a peaceful solution be found? It all rests in the hands of an ancient
dragon, and a lowly shepherd and his clan.
Dragon Seeks a Wife by Sandra Graves
What happens when a
dragon falls ill and is told he will die in a year and a day unless he finds
his one true love? The only thing a dragon can do. He
sets out on a quest to win the hand of the perfect mate for a dragon–the
daughter of the king. Aided by a Quetzal bird sorcerer, he begins his quest. An
old fashioned fairy tale with a Meso-American twist.
Darkness Taken by J.A. Campbell
In a land where children are warriors and the only adults are
mythical creatures, all are called to fight the Darkness. Til and her dragon
partner, Heliodor, complete the perfect Welcome Ceremony, but their joy is
short lived. The Dark has slain a unicorn and taken her foal back to the
Darklands. Can Til and Heliodor venture where none go and rescue the young
unicorn?
Author
Bios:
Marian Allen
Marian Allen writes science
fiction, fantasy, mystery, humor, horror, mainstream, and anything else she can
wrestle into fixed form.
Allen has had stories in
on-line and print publications, on coffee cans and the wall of an Indian
restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky.
J.A. Campbell
Julie has been many things
over the last few years, from college student, to bookstore clerk and an over
the road trucker. She’s worked as a 911 dispatcher and in computer tech
support, but through it all she’s been a writer and when she’s not out riding
horses, she can usually be found sitting in front of her computer. She lives in
Colorado with her three cats, her vampire-hunting dog in training, Kira, and
her Irish Sailor.
She is the author of many
Vampire and Ghost-Hunting Dog stories and the young adult urban fantasy series
The Clanless.
G.L. Jackson
G.L. Jackson lives in the
hills outside Portland, Oregon with her family. She's a licensed massage
therapist, but when she's not working at that she's either writing, reading,
taking photographs, or indulging in philosophical discussion with the birds,
stray cats, raccoons, and other creatures that stop by on a daily basis. Much
to the chagrin of her parents, she cut her literary teeth at an early age by
writing and performing plays with her two sisters. From there she moved on to
stories both short and long, but poetry has remained elusive. Born and
raised on the east coast, she's fallen in love with the Pacific Ocean. The
Case of the Bloodstone Dragon is her first detective story.
Jay Wilburn
Jay Wilburn lives in Conway,
South Carolina with his wife and two sons. His novel, Loose Ends: A Zombie
Novel, is available now. He has a novella, Circuit Rider, in the acclaimed
anthology Realms of the Undead. He has published a number of horror and
speculative fiction stories.
Follow his many dark thoughts
@AmongtheZombie on Twitter or at JayWilburn.com.
Jason Andrew
Jason Andrew lives in Seattle,
Washington with his wife Lisa. He is a member of the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the
International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. His short
fiction has appeared in markets such as Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF,
Frontier Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World, and Dark Tales of Lost
Civilizations. In 2011, Jason received an honorable mention in Ellen
Datlow’s List for Best Horror of the Year for his story “Moonlight in
Scarlet”. Jason also writes for awesome RPG games such as Vampire: the Masquerade
and Shadowrun.
Sandra Graves
Raised in Colorado by European
immigrant parents who passed on their love for both great literature and great
music, Sandra has had her nose in a book since she first learned to
read. When she isn’t reading, she’s either writing fiction or
designing her latest artwork project. She also owns and operates her
own business.
Sandra spent her school years
in Denver and her summers attending musical events in the mountain valley of
Aspen. Throughout her youth she was a talented cellist, achieving
first chair position in the Colorado Youth Symphony as well as a position in a
semi-professional symphony while in high school. She earned an MA
degree in Anthropology from Eastern New Mexico University where she met her
husband. They have been married for more than thirty years.
She currently lives in
Minnesota, a state far away from her beloved mountains but featuring thousands
of lakes and rivers. She is combating homesickness by writing a
novel that takes place in the years of the Colorado gold rush. She’s
looking forward to the necessity of doing on-site research within the next
year.
Troy Lambert
Troy began his writing life at
a very young age, penning the as yet unpublished George and the Giant
Castle at age six. He grew up in Southern Idaho, and after many
adventures including a short stint in the US Army and a diverse education, Troy
returned to Idaho, but the north end of the state this time, where he currently
resides.
Troy works as a freelance
writer and researcher by night, and the Museum Operations Specialist and Head
of Research at the Wallace District Mining museum by day. He truly loves to
write dark, psychological thrillers and released Broken Bones, a
collection of his short stories, last September to great acclaim and with
reasonable success. His new thriller Redemption is available
now.
Troy lives with his wife of
eleven years, two of his five children and two very talented dogs. He is a
skier, cyclist, hiker, fisherman, hunter, and a terrible beginning golfer. The
sequel to Redemption, titled Temptation will be
released early in 2013.
