Author: Vivian Vande Velde
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547416946
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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In this fantasy adventure, a teenage girl accused of witchcraft and sentenced to death by dragon finds an unexpected friend—and maybe something more. Fifteen-year-old Alys is not a witch. But that doesn’t matter—the villagers think she is and have staked her out on a hillside as a sacrifice to the local dragon. It’s late, it’s cold, and it’s raining, and Alys can think of only one thing—revenge. But first she’s got to escape, and even if she does, how can one girl possibly take on an entire town alone? Then the dragon arrives—a dragon that could quite possibly be the perfect ally…. An ALA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age “Wicked wit and charm . . . as well as a gutsy heroine and a sexy dragon.” —Booklist “Alys herself is a worthy heroine, with a capricious gift for irony. A thoughtful mainstream fantasy.” —Publishers Weekly “[A] dark, bittersweet romance.” —Kirkus Reviews

Author: Sarah Ash
Publisher: eBook Partnership
ISBN: 1783014210
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 749

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Two rival clans. Two sacred pearls, the Tide Jewels, that can summon the Tide Dragons to protect the empire.Two young men, Kaito and Naoki, one a Black Crane healer, the other a Red Kite shinobi, are sucked into anancient, unresolved conflict between the gods of land and sea, when the exiled Red Kites steal the Tide Jewelsand re-ignite a bitter clan war. Kaito must find a way to restore the emperor's jewels - but how can it be donewithout betraying his own clan or angering the gods?

Author: Ines Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Diagnosed with an incurable disease, she thought her life was over. When she is sacrificed to a dragon, she learns it has only just begun... The day Chrysanthemum Jones goes to exact revenge on the man responsible for her sister's death is the day she knows will be her last. Instead, she finds herself stolen away to another dimension and sacrificed to a real live dragon. Rather than a cave full of gold, this dragon's lair is a throwback to the 1980's complete with pixelated video games, unwound VHS tapes, and animal print spandex. And the mythical creature in question is totally more sex on a stick than Smaug. Schweet! As one of the last dragon shifters beyond the Veil, Corun is desperate to control the beast inside of him. The only thing guaranteed to keep the dragon under control is the surrender of a human female. But sacrificial offerings have been in short supply since his realm was cut off from Earth -something or other about women's liberation? So when a sacrifice turns up on his doorstep, Corun should be elated. But as totally tubular as Chryssie's curves are, her health is fragile and he fears she wouldn't survive the claiming that would soothe his beast. Death has never bothered Chryssie. With an incurable, hereditary disease, she's been prepared to die her whole life. Now she has a chance to lose her V card and birth dragon babies before she goes? Talk about bad ass exits. Count her in! She just needs to get her sexy dragon shifter on board and in bed. As Corun becomes more attached to his sassy little human, his beast roars that Chryssie is his and pushes to claim her. If he doesn't claim her and soothe the beast inside of him, he will become stuck in dragon form for the rest of his life. However, if he does claim her, the birth of his offspring could be the last day of her life. If you love alpha male shifters, fated mates, and steamy romance with a touch of 80's nostalgia, then you don't want to miss The Last Dragons series!

Author: Jonathan Strahan
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062877178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 625

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R.F. Kuang, Kate Elliott, Ken Liu, Todd McCaffrey, Garth Nix, Peter S. Beagle, and other modern masters of fantasy and science fiction put their unique spin on the greatest of mythical beasts—the dragon—in never-before-seen works written exclusively for this fantasy anthology compiled by award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan and with art by Rovina Cai! Here there be dragons . . . From China to Europe, Africa to North America, dragons have long captured our imagination in myth and legend. Whether they are rampaging beasts awaiting a brave hero to slay or benevolent sages who have much to teach humanity, dragons are intrinsically connected to stories of creation, adventure, and struggle beloved for generations. Bringing together nearly thirty stories and poems from some of the greatest science fiction and fantasy writers working today— Garth Nix, Scott Lynch, R.F. Kuang, Ann Leckie & Rachel Swirsky, Daniel Abraham, Peter S. Beagle, Beth Cato, Zen Cho, C. S. E Cooney, Aliette de Bodard, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Elliott, Theodora Goss, Ellen Klages, Ken Liu, Seanan Maguire, Patricia A McKillip, K. J. Parker, Kelly Robson, Michael Swanwick, Jo Walton, Elle Katharine White, Jane Yolen, Kelly Barnhill, Brooke Bolander, Sarah Gailey, and J. Y. Yang—and illustrated by award-nominated artist Rovina Cai with black-and-white line drawings specific to each entry throughout, this extraordinary collection vividly breathes fire and life into one of our most captivating and feared magical creatures as never before and is sure to become a treasured keepsake for fans of fantasy, science fiction, and fairy tales.

Author: Rebecca Barnhouse
Publisher: Bluefire
ISBN: 0375861734
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

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Rune, an orphaned young man raised among strangers, tries to save the kingdom from a dragon that is burning the countryside and, along the way, learns that he is a kinsman of Beowulf.

Author: Lori Dillon
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615801216
Category : Dragons
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Being sent back in time to the Middle Ages wouldn't be so bad if the knight in shining armor who comes to your rescue didn't swoop down in the form of a fire-breathing dragon. Unfortunately for Jill Donahue, that's just the way things have been going in her life lately. A Maiden Wrenched back in time through the magical power of an old dragon tapestry found in a vintage clothing store, Jill Donahue lands in an ancient medieval town where the villagers decide to sacrifice her to the local dragon. As if the threat of being eaten alive by a giant flying lizard isn't bad enough, she learns there's a curse surrounding the tapestry and she has to break it in order to get back to her time. But she isn't the only one whose fate is tied to the ancient weaving... A Dragon Baelin of Gosforth is a valiant knight who has been cursed by a vindictive witch to live as a dragon for eleven months out of each year. Now he has thirty days to break the curse or he turns back into a fire-breathing beast and, as much as he hates to admit it, he needs Jill's help to do it. And A Curse Forced to face many challenges along the way-from the harsh world they travel through to the fiery passion they both try to deny-each is determined to break the curse so the other can get their happily-ever-after. And it just might work, if Jill can manage to overlook the fire-breathing, bat-winged remnants of Baelin's dragon half long enough to see the man beneath the beast and get the job done.

Author: Carey Green
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781511645683
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Dragons are rising... and behind the beasts is a sinister group, led by the will of their ancestors, waiting for centuries, until the time to rise. The four Dragon Lords lurk in shadow and mystery, guiding events to bring about their rise to power and the domination of the known world. Their power grows with each passing day. The terror of their vicious beasts fills every land with fear and darkness. But behind the scenes, carefully hidden, an unlikely group of brave souls rises as well. Their aim: to destroy the Dragon Lords and their fearsome beasts before every land is subjected to their evil. Led by a young man haunted by a childhood encounter with a great red dragon, each of them is destined to discover that danger not only rises from the Dragon Masters, but also from their own sordid pasts. They know the danger. But they also know what will happen to their families and the land they love if the evil of the Dragon Lords is not stopped. FROM THE AUTHOR: These books come from stories I told to my older three kids when they were small. Bedtime, road trips, and many other times I remember hearing kids ask, "Dad, can you tell us a Hon story?" I did... and they finally convinced me to put them into book form, although these stories are much more than they heard in our bedtime tales. I'm a retired pastor, turned author and internet entrepreneur. I love my Lord, my family, and my life. I'd love to get to know you, too. You can find out more at www.DragonSlayerBook.com - or contact me at [email protected].

Author: Richard Fierce
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
ISBN: 1958354406
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 94

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If one succeeds, the other will die. As Mina continues her training, she learns Caden has been freed from his prison. He’s intent on marching his army to the home of the Enclave to free Lireth so she can take her revenge. Mina must push aside her tumultuous feelings for him and end the threat once and for all. Sacrifice of the Dragon is the fifth episode in the series Marked by the Dragon. Scale of the Dragon Egg of the Dragon Call of the Dragon Wrath of the Dragon Sacrifice of the Dragon

Author: Emma Taylor
Publisher: Hot Alpha Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101

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** A Standalone Short Story with No Cliffhanger! ** She'd bewitched him, entirely. On the night when the Order, the cult of dragon-shifters that Mason belongs to, is holding their sacrifice, called the Culling, Mason sees Laney, and knows that he needs to save her from an awful end. Laney has gone to what she thinks is an underground rave. When Mason saves her, they must go on the run. She finds herself instantly attracted to him, and she wants nothing more than a happily-ever-after, but neither one of them knows if they will even survive. Because Mason saved her, he has interrupted the sacrifice. The Order will stop at nothing to get them.

Author: Andi Lawrencovna
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547130078
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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No one knows what came first, man or dragon, but throughout history, man feared the great fire breathing beast, terrified of its breath and its claws. Man ran long and far from the winged serpent until he came to a land rich and fertile, green where the dragon's lands were blackened with the ash of its fire. The dragon didn't follow. Until now. She was out picking fruits to see her people through the winter months, innocent in her adventuring, never expecting to come upon a beast in the woods, one so great and mighty he was more myth than reality. He frightened her, and in her fall, he saved her life. Why would a creature, reported to be the very basest of evils in the world, stop to save the life of a girl he didn't know? Couldn't care about? How could she not return the favor when his life came into question by her people? Ciandra, Daughter of the Darkness, Elf of the Forest. Trinigon FyreBreath, the Great Red Dragon. A forbidden affair that could cost them their lives, but how can they say no when the Dragon's Sacrifice has no fear of the flames?