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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
Dec 14, 202420 min read
BK 3: Chapter Fourteen: The Test
In the dim illumination of a tallow candle angled lazily in a brass holder, Sir Reginald Hunt slumped over his dining table with a glass...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 31, 202422 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 20, 202420 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 11, 202419 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 8, 202427 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
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 24, 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 4, 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 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
Sep 9, 20226 min read
Book Two: Epilogue
“What now?” Mason Rutland surveyed the gloaming mists of Tenebrae. Nothing had changed since the soaring melancholic note ushered shock...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 28, 202229 min read
Chapter 21: The Wedding, Again
Time heals even the most grievous of wounds. A week had elapsed, and the doleful sounds of funeral processions had finally subsided when...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Aug 14, 202225 min read
Chapter 20: In the Wake of a Storm
Peace settled over the castle courtyard, but only because the racket of pitched battle and chaotic screams of fear had quelled to an...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jul 30, 202221 min read
Chapter 19: Till the Walls Crumble
Near the entryway below, Selorian staggered past the slain butler. His lungs burned from running across the entire castle complex,...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jul 19, 202222 min read
Chapter 18: White Roses to Red
Annabelle screamed first, followed by many other women within earshot. Within seconds of the first arrow, an avalanche of mass...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jun 21, 202225 min read
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...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Jun 5, 202224 min read
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, 202231 min read
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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