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

Artus Calloway

Artus Calloway is an elected nobleman on the city council of Westmeade, ruling over The Crossroads District, home of most commerce and...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 30, 20202 min read

Ch. 7: Azure Falls

Even with the strengthening storm, Ordin had no difficulty leading them along to the road; he merely had to follow the creek upstream,...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 28, 202022 min read

The Calendar

Though you may not encounter much about the calendar at use in the land of Arelatha, it is nonetheless at play behind the scenes, helping...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 25, 20205 min read

The Dareni

From the small nation of Daren, landlocked in the high plateau of the northernmost Dragoncrests, lives a diminutive human race--the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 23, 20202 min read

CUT!!

Despite the fact that I have pared down my first novel--Scarlet Trails--from 800 pages to 600, and despite that I have extended the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 21, 20201 min read

The Deepening

In the midst of Arelatha lies a lake called The Deepening. But that's a bit misleading. In the midst of Arelatha is the heart of the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 18, 20202 min read

Cora O'Banion, the Elder

Gramma Cora, as she is known by family, was born in the tiny nation of Carolan to a sharecropping potato farmer. Her childhood was spent...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 16, 20203 min read

Ch. 6: The Grottoes

As the setting sun brought a close to the fifth day of an uphill and rocky climb, Cora sighed in relief, glad to be off her horse after...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 14, 202026 min read

The 13 Sects of Maker Worship

During the earliest millennia, following that horrific period known as "The Annihilation," the sons of Vaeroloth began perverting the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 11, 202010 min read

Ordin Austmil-Clay

Ordin is the only child of Stanford Clay, a Lothanian, and Leillyn Austmil, a Vashanti of the Cerion Forest. Their love was genuine, but...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 9, 20202 min read

Ch. 5: Unlikely Allies

In the morning, Cora awoke with a start from a banging on the door. She wrapped a robe around her—courtesy of the inn—stumbled to the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 7, 202018 min read

The Sword of the Coast

Surrounded by towering mountains to the west, an ocean to the east, frozen tundra to the north, and the swift and frigid Rae Lotus to the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 4, 20203 min read

Celindria Matherthorne

Most of Celindria's life before she was ten is a vague memory, and she prefers not to recall those blessed days. She had a family...

Andrew M. Trauger

Sep 2, 20202 min read

Ch. 4: A Pathway Cleared

When Cuauhtérroc awoke that morning, the Queen Ahlinda was docked at the Cer Halcyon harbor, its decks bustling with activity. He roamed...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 31, 202032 min read

Arelatha

Because these stories take place in an imaginary world, it is important to provide a map, which every good fantasy series does. It's...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 28, 20202 min read

Devin Rhynn

The incomparable, the famous, the world-renown Devin Rhynn--Cora O'Banion's mentor, trainer, and inspiration...and some would say her...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 26, 20202 min read

Ch. 3: Cer Halcyon

The six-seated stagecoach made one final turn along the Halcyon-Vedrys Highway before descending eastward into the valley of the...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 24, 202019 min read

Lorenvale

The quiet fishing village of Lorenvale is where our stories begin. The original hamlet was named Hampton's Shire, then Hamptonshire, and...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 21, 20202 min read

Cuauhtérroc

Born Térroc and granted his cuauh upon single-handedly killing a black panther, according to the customs of his people, the panther...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 20, 20202 min read

Ch. 2: Leaving Home

Before the sun had risen, Katy O’Banion grabbed the edge of Cora’s blankets, and with a grunt peeled them violently off the bed and onto...

Andrew M. Trauger

Aug 17, 202030 min read