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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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 21, 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 1, 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 26, 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 10, 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 29, 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 11, 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 27, 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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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 25, 2021
- 2 min
Expanded Creation: The Tenebrae
Dark and foreboding, tangible yet wispy, The Tenebrae is a realm of the Void that overlaps all of Creation. It is not merely a place of...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Katrina Vatterly
She walks in shadow. Literally. Wherever light and darkness merge--where neither has predominance--she melds with the shade and...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 19, 2021
- 18 min
Chapter 1: Revelations
The wonders of The Deepening were both legendary and fearsome, captured in the name many sailors gave it: “The Cradle of Storms.” Sheer...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 16, 2021
- 1 min
Cora O'Banion: Book Two
She killed a dragon. She has the heirloom sword. And she's still stuck in Westmeade. There's nothing to do but continue seeking clues...
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Andrew M. Trauger
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
Prologue to Book Two
Darkness pressed in—all-encompassing, enshrouding, occluding darkness—palpable and oppressive, filling every space, pushing down with the...
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