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From Embers
Aaron Pogue - 2011
But this year it wakes an ancient terror."From Embers" is a short story set in the fantasy world of the bestselling novel Taming Fire. Originally written as the prologue to the Dragonprince trilogy, this story provides a dramatic glimpse at the first days of the cataclysmic dragonswarm.Approximately 5,000 words.
Box Set: The Dragon Sea Chronicles
Brian Ference - 2018
Sea Serpents. Pirates. Dragons.
Follow Darek of the Red Claw Clan through this three book box set, a young sailor crossing blades with ruthless pirates and warring clans. As his hidden powers grow, first in his natural ability to commune with sea dragons, so too does his uncanny dragon-riding skill and sudden bursts of psi power. Yet a foul wind blows across the serpent deeps, bringing with it a former apprentice, Cyrus, a forsaken sorcerer who wields terror and death. The Dragonclaw Islands are thrust into the brink of war as Darek struggles to find his path, unlock his skills, though alienated from his sister and parents. Is he destined to become the Mage Reborn? Ever more does he realize he must stop the tides of war, bring order to clan and family while the rising menace of Cyrus lurks unseen. Taken under the wing of the ailing Dragon Mage Agrippa, Darek uses his powers to unite the Dragon Riders against the growing swarm of sea serpents controlled by Cyrus’s forbidden magic. The fires of rebellion, stoked by a Pirate Queen, plunge the Islanders into an all-out war among dragons, sea serpents, and monsters of the deep. But are Darek’s powers enough to combat these foes, especially when he is linked to the pirates by blood bond and their beautiful queen? Dive into this world of adventure, imagination, and danger that fans of Dragonriders of Pern, Eragon, Dragonlance, Dragon Blood, Dragonvein, Temeraire, and Dragon School will love. Scroll up and one-click to buy this box set today while the introductory price lasts!
Planes of Chaos
Wolfgang Baur - 1994
Take the plunge into the infinite depths of the Abyss; the wild passions of Arborea; the immeasureable randomness of Limbo; the howling madness of Pandemonium; and the glorious battlefields of Ysgard.Inside this tome, you'll find the following:The Book of Chaos, a 128-page guide for the Dungeon Master to the places, creatures, and special conditions of the five Chaos Planes;The Travelogue, a 48-page player's guide to these planes, profusely illustrated with full color maps and illustrations;Chaos Adventures, a 32-page adventure book containing 3 adventure outlines for each plane—that's 15 adventures in all!Monstrous Supplement, a 32-page booklet detailing 15 new monsters, including new tanar'ri, the inhabitants of Yggdrasil, and the ever-changing creatures of Limbo; andFive fully detailed maps of the realms of Chaos.
Dragon Mates: The Complete Dragons of Charok Series Box Set
Meg Ripley - 2021
Brimming with fiery passion, sassy psychics, witches, fae, and adorable dragon babies guaranteed to tug at your heartstrings, Dragon Mates will set your heart ablaze for hours on end.Holden’s MateHumans prove to be odd creatures, but one blue-eyed psychic compels me in ways I’ve never experienced.I can barely keep my inner dragon in check when she’s near.But will my unfathomable secret keep us apart?Xander’s MateI need a mate to help me raise my charge: a baby dragon princess.And I know Summer is most definitely that woman.If we’re destined to be together, can we learn to overcome our differences?Beau’s MateI know it’s best for little Elliot, but I’m not sure I’m ready to find a mate.Especially a human one.Until I meet a sexy redhead who’s just as stubborn as I am.With this sassy witch and my hard-headed dragon, it all comes down to a battle of will.Julian’s MateAfter spending so much time with her back on Charok, I know my mate is nowhere on Earth.But when I come face to face with her again, it’s like a dream come true.Until we find out a powerful demon has slipped into the living realm on Earth along with her.Dragon’s Royal GuardA portal ripped open, thrusting me into a strange new world. And then I met her.Royal Dragon’s ProtectorI’ve been pulled from my home planet, forced to acclimate to this foreign world.But now I’m being pulled to Nora.Royal Dragon DaddyI never expected to be a single dad. Nor did I think I’d ever find a mate willing to raise another woman’s baby.Until I met Aurora.Royal Dragon’s WitchThe powerful, unyielding attraction I feel toward a certain mysterious beauty has my dragon reeling to claim what’s his.But she’s my mortal enemy.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “A super-sized paranormal romance collection! Steamy and romantic, with adventure and great characters..” ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ “You will fall for these shifters and want one for yourself.” WARNING! Steamy shifter love scenes inside! Readers 18+ only. Dragon Mates packs Meg Ripley’s bestselling Daddy Dragon Guardians and Shifters Between Worlds series into one riveting anthology..
ComeShift Box Set
Sky Winters - 2017
Swipe right if you want dates with alpha dragons, wolves, and bears! The ComeShift Series box set is a collection of shifter romance short stories: Book 1: Ghost Wolf Book 2: Under Fire Book 3: Silver Wolf Book 4: Dating Two Dragons Bonus: Two more ComeShift stories, including one never before released! **This is a collection of short story (10-30,000 word each), standalone shifter romances. 18+ Only**
Stonebriar Academy: School for Dragon Riders - Book Two
Thomas Boyhan - 2017
First he had to win admission when only one hundred applicants would be selected from over four hundred. Then Jamie had to learn how to use the power of a Dragon belt and learn to fly with a Dragon. Added to all of this, against all tradition, Jamie has been bonded to a Dragon in his first year. But Jamie overcomes all of those difficulties and even helps his bonded Dragon, Tomith, whom he has nicknamed Tommy, to learn how to fly. Now Jamie and Tommy face the second semester, and in this semester they will continue to struggle— but not only with their classes. They have now been caught up in the Stonebriar House Championship. Each year, the five Houses—Blackburn, Warwick, Aubondale, Waverly, and Pembroke—all compete for the coveted House Championship. Jamie’s and Tommy’s House, Aubondale, has finished in last place for the previous seven years. The overriding passion of every student in Aubondale is to finally get their house out of last place. To help accomplish this, Jamie and Tommy will have to compete in the school’s Dragon races, something they know nothing about. Even as Jamie and Tommy settle into the day-to-day struggles of school life at Stonebriar, they have been marked for capture or assassination by a shadowy organization known at the Sisterhood. For decades, the Sisterhood has been seeking to fulfill a prophecy that will grant the sisters total control over all the nations of Aurellius—along with immortality. But, in order to achieve their goal, they must eliminate Jamie and Tommy. Jamie’s and Tommy’s greatest challenge will not be helping get their House out of last place—their greatest challenge will be to simply survive.
Sentenced to Troll Compendium
S.L. Rowland - 2020
Who says a troll can’t be the hero?Punished for his toxic online behavior, Chad faces a thirty-day sentence of full-immersion therapy designed to improve his anger issues.For his endless trolling in real life, he's forced to play as a forest troll, the most hated race in Isle of Mythos, so that he can finally experience what it's like to be on the other side.To make matters worse, the heroes sent to rid the world of evil aren't heroes at all—they're violent felons on their own twisted paths to redemption.Playing as a monster in a world where it ain’t easy being green, what could possibly go wrong?
Demonic Indemnity
Craig McLay - 2019
SIU is where they investigate the toughest and scariest claims, like supernatural identity theft (aka demonic possession), exsanguinations (total and partial), zombification, and death or injury by cursed artefacts of all kinds. Despite the new job, Tim’s life is not easy. His new boss is a literal demon with no regard for the company’s scent-free workplace policy. His brother is a lazy, unemployed vampire who won’t move his coffin out of Tim’s apartment. His coworkers are a motley collection of werewolves and ghouls. And his mother won’t stop trying to set him up with psychics from her chain of spiritualist day spas. Tim badly wants to make a good impression by solving his first case. When he gets caught between a powerful cult trying to resurrect an ancient entity and a demon mob boss who wants him dead, Tim knows he is seriously increasing his odds of statistically expected mortality. Demonic Indemnity is another hilariously horrific tale from Craig McLay, author of award-winning international bestsellers Village Books, The Donnelly Tontine and other books you should read immediately.
Monster Manual IV
Gwendolyn F.M. KestrelKolja Raven Liquette - 2006
Sure to be popular with both Dungeonmasters and players, this supplement to the D&D(R) game provides descriptions for a vast array of new creatures. Each monster is illustrated and utilizies a new statblock format that facilitates faster gameplay. In addition, each monster gets more pages than used in previous supplements to detail sample encounters and pregenerated treasure hordes. Also included are details on how to incorporate creatures in a Forgotten Realms(R) or Eberron(R) campaign. This product is tied to 2006's Year of the Dragon theme, which will be the target of marketing from RPGs, novels, and miniatures brands.
The Dark Citadel: The Complete Series
Michael Wallace - 2018
The city is under threat from a sorcerer and his armies, and Darik plans to use the chaos to escape. When a pair of scoundrels—the elderly, seemingly buffoonish Markal, and a tall barbarian named Whelan—offer to help him flee the city, Darik has no idea that he’s about to be swept into a larger game. The two men are spies, a wizard and a paladin from the Free Kingdoms on the other side of the mountain. Whelan and Mark are in the city to observe the sorcerer;s advance, and are alarmed at his growing strength, as he brings giants, dragons, and undead warriors into his ranks to brutally sack and enslave the khalifates of the plains. And they know that if he isn’t stopped before he reaches the mountains, he will carry his war all the way to the heart of the Free Kingdoms. Now in a complete omnibus for the first time, the Dark Citadel is a five book series of dragons, wizards, and griffins by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michael Wallace.
Don't Rush Me
Jackie May - 2018
They wander through life blissfully ignorant of the supernatural world around them. Nora Jacobs is different. Nora knows exactly what kinds of hellish creatures haunt the streets of Detroit. Thanks to a unique set of psychic abilities, Nora has managed to steer clear of the underworld most of her life. But all that changes the night the most powerful vampire in the city discovers her gifts and decides to use her as a tool to find one of his missing clan members. As if that’s not bad enough, Nora believes she’s cursed. All her life, people, especially men, have been drawn to her—some to the point of obsession and violence. Underworlders, it seems, are not immune to this curse, and now she’s caught the attention of some of the most dangerous monsters in the city. Neck deep in an investigation only she can solve, Nora quickly makes as many new allies as she does enemies. Her biggest problem is staying alive long enough to decide which is which. *This is a slow burn reverse harem romance.
The Cult of Tiamat (Dragon’s Daughter Book 5)
Kevin McLaughlin - 2021
It’s been too long since anyone saw Tiamat. Her tale has faded into myth.A cult of her followers still remains, though. These dragons believe that someday, a dragon will rise who is the sum of all dragons, with the powers of every dragon. When that dragon comes, Tiamat will be close behind.Kylara knows nothing of these legends, but she’s about to take center stage in a story which began thousands of years ago.Because the Cult of Tiamat is real, their power has not waned as much as most dragons believe, and many among them feel the time of their prophecy is upon them.And that Kylara is the dragon they’ve been looking for.
Dungeon Besieged (Dark Dungeon's Revenge, #2)
D.R. Rosier - 2019
He managed to escape his captivity, but he still yearns for revenge against his previous captors.What he doesn’t know, is things in Nysten are going to take a wild and unexpected turn for the worse. His descendent Jenny isn’t the only one in for a hard time. If that wasn’t enough trouble, he’s about to learn that humans aren’t the only danger to his existence. He’ll learn a new lesson, if he manages to survive being… Besieged.Warning: This book contains adult situations and just a few explicit sex scenes. This is the second book of a trilogy.
Dungeon Builder: The Demon King's Labyrinth is a Modern City! Vol. 1
Rui Tsukiyo - 2020
Procel seeks to build a revolutionary new dungeon where humans and monsters can coexist. But first, Procel must defeat the Wind Demon Lord. Based on the light novel series in Japan, this sexy fantasy tale has built something truly special!