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A Series of Fantasy Novels
Dragonslayers Saga
The
“Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed.” --G.K. Chesterton
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Andrew M. Trauger
Nov 2925 min read
BK 3: Chapter Thirteen: Gravity
As the Animithe accompanied the villagers back to Elinwyche, Cora’s thoughts drifted to Elric. Not only had he ascended Equine Hill, but...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Nov 1823 min read
BK 3: Chapter Twelve: Odhasaim
The next day began with a reheated pot of stew. Around a crackling fireplace, the Dragonslayers ate in silence. Moffe sat by the front...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 2722 min read
BK 3: Chapter Eleven: Kiyla and Elric
Nightfall enveloped Kiyla in a blanket of chilled darkness. The country lane east of Edgewood diminished to a single trail, one that...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 202 min read
Moffe Stattalonn
Moffett Cornelius Stattalonn is a master reeve, given the title Warden of the Cerion Forest. As an accomplished woodsman, tracker, and...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 3122 min read
BK 3: Chapter Ten: Equine Hill
Moffe stepped out of the stable, extended an arm, and released a low whistle into the chilly night air. A red-shouldered hawk descended...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 2020 min read
BK 3: Chapter Nine: Elinwyche
Moffe led the Dragonslayers along a narrow trail through the lightly forested low hills near the Maz Nabor. Most of the deciduous trees...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jul 1119 min read
BK 3: Chapter Eight: Focus Comes with Clarity
In the northern plains of Alikon, biting winds enveloped the land as The Deepening reinforced a bitter cold descending from Elandra on...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jul 827 min read
BK 3: Chapter Seven: The Mission Begins
Fog hovered near the ground, a light and wispy blanket of white that drifted on a cool breeze across Moffe’s feet. Surrounded by the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Mar 231 min read
What's in a Name?
The title "Scarlet Trails" was one of my wife's many invaluable suggestions. I remember stopping her one day with the open-ended and...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 16, 202322 min read
BK 3: Chapter Six: Changing Direction
Fighting a military conflict as a member of the Sentinel League had frequently filled Elric’s imagination. But if he was dead, why was...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Nov 23, 202320 min read
BK 3: Chapter Five: Parallel Worlds
Across a wide, meandering river valley flanked by rugged, snow-capped mountains, the bodies of countless fallen soldiers lay scattered...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 3, 202330 min read
BK 3: Chapter Four: The Brack
Morning dawned crisp and clear with a chill breeze blowing from the north across the narrowing shorelines of The Deepening. Cora stood...
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Andrew M. Trauger
May 21, 202315 min read
BK 3: Chapter Three: Answering the Call
The highway between the town of Westmeade and the free city of Cer Cannaid passed through the fertile soil of northern Alikon—the grain...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jan 22, 202319 min read
BK 3: Chapter Two: Things Best Left Undisturbed
Montpeleón deCorté normally enjoyed the Brewer’s Consortium. He liked to mill about, blending with the visitors as well as the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jan 3, 202319 min read
BK 3: Chapter One: Decisions
The wonders of The Deepening were both legendary and fearsome, captured in the name many sailors gave it: “The Cradle of Storms.” Rumors...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 29, 20222 min read
Kiyla Muroe
Introduced late in Book Two: Scarlet Trails as a connection to the Alliance underworld of Cer Cannaid, Kiyla became an important ally to...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 18, 20221 min read
Cora O'Banion: Book Three
Reveling in their recent glowing success, Cora tidies up her final days with the Kotting family and prepares to relocate to Cer Cannaid...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 17, 20226 min read
Prologue to Book Three
In days of yore when Kreth was young and shadow cloaked the land, Foul Vaeroloth, the terrible, conceived on blist’ring sands A five-fold...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Dec 12, 20221 min read
Book Three: Verdant Horizons
"Verdant Horizons," the third installment of the Dragonslayers Saga, follows the freeblades along several crisscrossing trips through...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Book Two Available Soon!!
Hot on the heels of Book One comes the exciting sequel: Scarlet Trails! The Company of Dragonslayers quite literally stumbled onto a plot...
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