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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 16, 202123 min read
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, 202129 min read
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, 202122 min read
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, 202121 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 202125 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 202119 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 202118 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 202118 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 11, 20212 min read
Book Two: Scarlet Trails
"Scarlet Trails" jumps right into the action, picking up where Book One left off. After recovering from their namesake dragon-slaying,...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Sep 9, 20211 min read
Missing Deadlines
For starters, I'm sorry. I had not only every intention but also every reason to believe that I would self-publish the first novel in...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Feb 28, 20213 min read
The Expanded Creation: The Sliver of Silver
After Vaeroloth was cast into the Abyss, sealed into everlasting torment, the Maker further locked her away from his Creation by...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Working out the Kinks
Just to keep you updated... I belong to a critique group that is meticulously combing through Book One: The Company of the Dragon Slayers...
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Andrew M. Trauger
Feb 20, 20212 min read
Epidemiology 101
And so, I have been homebound for several months, avoiding all humanity because--well, all the cool kids are anti-social these days. ...
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