Chapter 17: The Wedding
Morning dawned on Castle Cannaid bright and fair. As the sun cast golden rays upon a courtyard glistening with dew, servants scurried...
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
- Jun 5
- 24 min
Chapter 16: Up the Backside
Lady Gretchen Lenair, the duke’s youngest daughter, was something of a public embarrassment in Alikon. Like her older sisters, Gretchen...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- May 1
- 31 min
Chapter 15: The Muckraker
Cora’s eyes followed Elric’s hand to a well-dressed man, smiling broadly and marching through the crowded streets straight for them. As...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Apr 10
- 19 min
Chapter 14: Cer Cannaid
Dark clouds rolled in off the rocky coast of The Deepening, filling the air with a fine mist whipped about by winds the “Cradle of...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Mar 20
- 26 min
Chapter 13: Alignment of Souls
Late that evening, a knock at Cora’s recovery room door startled her, and she drew the bedsheets to her neck, covering the splotchy wound....
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Jan 12
- 26 min
Chapter 12: The Slayer
Cora O’Banion lay in recovery in a basement room of the Solarium, cleaned and dressed, but tossing in a fitful spate of erratic and...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 22, 2021
- 26 min
Chapter 11: Who We Truly Are
“And that’s pretty much the sum of it.” Cora exhaled sharply and shrugged at Selorian. “Start to finish. Everything we’ve encountered,...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 7, 2021
- 17 min
Chapter 10: The Council's Decision
In a large room dominated by deep blues and greens, Sir Reginald Hunt leaned against the wall near the doors, a duo of sturdy oak panels...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Dec 2, 2021
- 3 min
Just What Are Freeblades Anyway?
Ask a hundred people that question, and you're likely to get a hundred answers. Some call them mercenaries, out solely for financial...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 27, 2021
- 20 min
Chapter 9: Reentry
Instead of the warm beds Cora had wanted, they spent the night in a hay barn on the back pasture of a ranch owned by someone who had not...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 16, 2021
- 23 min
Chapter 8: The Savant
Despite rapidly falling temperatures, the Company of the Dragon Slayers slept soundly beside the stream throughout the night, perhaps the...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Nov 11, 2021
- 29 min
Chapter 7: Rescued
Captain Hunt sauntered into Marley’s Tankard for the sixth night in a row, wondering at this point whether he was wasting his time. ...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 30, 2021
- 22 min
Chapter 6: The Black Lake
Darkness enveloped Cora, the weight of gloom pressing down, squeezing her soul into a tiny, forsaken corner. Her tears had long passed,...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 18, 2021
- 21 min
Chapter 5: Last Breaths
Captain Hunt hardly heard a word spoken during the business meeting in the conference room of the Lords’ Castle. Vincent Schumann sat...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
The Nephreqin
Prior to the Wars of Attrition, very few knew of the Nephreqin. Rumors were vague and sketchy, and most were limited to historians of...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 12, 2021
- 25 min
Chapter 4: What Lies Beneath
Early the following day, Cora led the Dragonslayers up the hill once more to the base of Wilder Tower along what was becoming a...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Ogrians
A common phrase of warning from parents in Arelatha to their small children: "Eat your peas, or you'll grow up to be an Ogrian." Do...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 5, 2021
- 19 min
Chapter 3: Deeper
The Company of Dragon Slayers descended further into deepest darkness, their footsteps slow across the slimy limestone steps. Ahead,...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Mason Rutland
For many young men in and around Westmeade, life moves slowly and with great repetition--seasons of planting and harvest, storms floating...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 28, 2021
- 18 min
Chapter 2: The Weight of Shadow
Cora O’Banion arrived bleary-eyed but giddy with excitement the next morning at Crossroads Tavern. She slid into the booth beside Elric...
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