Fantasy/Sword and Sorcery

Medieval tales

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November 1, 2009





Dragon Prince
by Terri Pray
Men, women and horses scattered in the landing path of the Dragon. Screams of terror mixed with cries to remain calm from those wearing the blue and silver tabards of Lord Valer. Rhodan didn’t have to see the Dragon’s grin when she swooped low over the already scattering humans. In the eight years the two had flown together he had never known her to miss a chance to scare human kind.
“Enjoying your duty, pet?” Her claws grasped the dirt as they landed outside the castle walls.
“Pet…did you just call me Pet?” Her snarl brought flames to her lips as Rhodan swung himself easily down from her back, bring the large pack with him. One thing he could never bring himself to do was fly in ‘court dress’. “Pet indeed.” Claws opened up to dig further into the ground. “I am not and never will be your pet, Rhodan, but you keep this up and you will be my next snack. Human’s taste better than cows, even if you do tend to be on the boney side.”
“You love me really.” He took a chance, patting the side of her angular jaw, snatching his hand back just before her teeth could close on it. “Though it looks like you have grass caught between your teeth.”
“Are you accusing me of being a vegetarian?” Her eyes whirled in fury.


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Fae Born
by Terri Pray
In a world ruled by magic, the power of swords, dragons and warriors Riana had always known she would eventually have to marry. Perhaps even leave her home by the sea to go with her new found husband.
However, she never thought that her own sister would try and dispose of her, nor that the eyes of the Prince would fall in her direction. Kidnapped and tossed into the care of The Cluiun, a pirate feared along the coast, Riana faces the call of the magic in her blood. The love of a prince and the betrayal of her own sister.
Dark magic, jealousy and love combine in the Dragon Prince to battle the dark Lord of Vengeance himself.

The Dragon Prince is an adventure, romance and delightful fantasy. The Lady Orent adds humorous relief with her witty inner dialogue with the prince and an elegant element of fantasy to this tale of magic and romance.

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Frost Giants
by Nancy Jackson

Nathan Daniels and his wife Margaret move into a home they've inherited in the beautiful yet desolate mountains of Iceland. Used to a fast-paced, risk-taking lifestyle, Nathan finds the mountains quiet and unnerving. As each day passes the mountains seem to loom closer to his home, almost suffocating him in their massive peaks.

Frustrated he goes out and curses the mountains, to show them whose boss. Margaret warns him about the legend of the frost giants, and asks him to refrain from showing the mountains his anger. But Nathan doesn't believe in legends, and continues to voice his hatred for the mountains.



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Home for the Holidays
by Sierra Dafoe
How come Conan never had to deal with stuff like this?

When Salnath of the Sword returns home for winter solstice, he finds himself faced with a resentful younger brother, a mother intent on marrying him to his cross-eyed cousin, and a big sister who expects him to somehow make everything all right.

But even in the remote mountain valley where he grew up, there is a need for a well-swung sword, and Salnath's skills become all that stand between his family and certain death. Of course, it'd be a lot easier to fight without a horny cousin draping herself around you...

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Two from Korossos
by Sierra Dafoe
In the city of Korossos, the grudge pit is judge, jury, and executioner all at once. Trapped under the thumb of Khren, lord of Korossos, Salnath of the Sword has spent the past year fighting the lord's grudge matches for him, unable to find a way to extricate himself -- until his elder sister, Myrra, arrives in the city to bring him home.

But Myrra's appearance only makes things worse. Soon Salnath is no longer Khren's champion, but his slave. Myrra, desperate to free her brother, vows that either both of them will leave Korossos, or none at all. And the only way to best Khren is by trapping the lord of Korossos into a grudge match of her own!

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Korossos
by Sierra Dafoe
The combined print book for Home for the Holidays and Two from Korossos

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The Spider Gem
by Taff Lovesey

Portalia south, north, east and west
To ease the travel on any quest,
The knot, the peaks and the old oak tree,
Servant chains amount to three.
A ring to trigger a call to home,
Returns all three to their Runestone
A stone-made key makes up the set,
Unlocking the paths of the portal net.

Accidentally invoking the power of a magical portal network, three teenagers, Ashley from Oregon, USA and two Welsh boys, Rhys and Michael, are pulled into Portalia, a fantastical world of sword and sorcery.

Befriended by centaurs, the trio find themselves at the forefront of a perilous quest to thwart the efforts of an evil warlock intent on world domination.

In possession of The Spider Gem, the warlock commands an enormous army of spiders as well as a throng of fearsome and unfeeling lava rock creatures, the Graav.

As the teenagers become attuned to their new world they develop unique skills of their own and soon join forces with the citizens of the world to form an alliance of good.

A mighty battle is inevitable as the alliance of elves, humans, dwarves, centaurs and magical fire eagles, rush headlong towards confrontation.


The Spider Gem is the first book of the Portal Chronicles.

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Shifting Borders
by D.E. Helbling

Jakovy of Tinnipuli, loyal and noble solider of King Absomeel the Dismal, set out from the land of Kadar on an excursion into the neighboring kingdom of Goorg. It should have been an easy trip. His goal: engage the services of his old friend Master Norton, the renowned bladesmith of Brenardia, to fix a rather embarrassing problem he was having with his heirloom sword, Bobbo. Little did he suspect he would be bumping up against unreasonable locals with age old hostilities or, worse yet, another angry tribe of mountain trolls. Are his wit, charm, and skills with a borrowed blade enough to get him back home safely? It all depends upon the cooperation of an unruly bunch of Kadar expatriates, the reasoning of a stubborn troll leader, and luck.




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