One of my all time favorite writers has a story in the Dragonthology anthology.
I am going to be part of a blog tour - not sure exactly what you're going to see here, but keep your eyes open for a post on January 6, 2013.
AND - there is currently a giveaway where you can win a $25 card, then use it for your very own copy of this anthology - and who doesn't like a good dragon story, or better yet, a book full of dragon stories. Click on banner below for giveaway link
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Dragonthology
Edited
by Untold Press
Genres:
Fantasy + Mystery, Sci Fi, Humor, Dystopian,
Published:
Jan 1 2013
Untold
Press www.untoldpress.com
Authors:
G.L. Jackson, Jason Andrew, Marian Allen, Jay Wilburn, Troy Lambert,
Sandra Graves, J.A. Campbell
Word
count: 54 552
Pages
171
ASIN: BooAVLQZ6G
Price:
eBook:
3.99
eBook
Buy Links:
etc
Jan
1 –March 31- Amazon Prime members can borrow for FREE
(press packet info follows)
Blurb:
Enter the pages of the Dragonthology. No single story has ever been great enough to contain the mystical, wondrous creature known as the dragon. We assembled the greatest draconian tales and put them between the covers of a single tome to satisfy your hunger for everything dragon. Seven magnificent stories, ranging from science fiction to mystery, await you within.
The Case of the Bloodstone Dragon by G.L. Jackson
A washed up has been, Private Investigator Clark is down to his last $100. That is, until the night a mysterious femme fatale walks through his door weaving a tale of intrigue in hope of recovering an artifact steeped in mystery and danger. What follows is a raucous ride through a little known human and dragon history, played out on the streets of New York City.
Unto the Breach by Jason Andrew
Jonathan Heller uncovers an unusual secret during one of the bloodiest campaigns of World War One in the middle of horrific trench warfare. Can he convince an ancient dragon that humanity is worthy of life during their darkest hour?
The Dragon of Sullivan Hall by Marian Allen
A dormitory full of fun loving female students, an angry red dragon with a litter full of hungry whelps, and a particular student of Irish descent. This won't end well for the dragon.
Egg Hunt by Jay Wilburn
A lonely smuggler must make decisions he never dreamt possible in the darkness of space to elude capture and protect his precious cargo of dragon eggs. When one of them hatches, it threatens to damage his ship. Can a person change enough to save a ship, a dragon, and himself?
A dormitory full of fun loving female students, an angry red dragon with a litter full of hungry whelps, and a particular student of Irish descent. This won't end well for the dragon.
Egg Hunt by Jay Wilburn
A lonely smuggler must make decisions he never dreamt possible in the darkness of space to elude capture and protect his precious cargo of dragon eggs. When one of them hatches, it threatens to damage his ship. Can a person change enough to save a ship, a dragon, and himself?
The Clan by Troy Lambert
Dragons return to the earth and humanity enslaves them with the last remnants of technology of their dying race. Now the technology of old is fading. Will the dragons be able to rise again? Will the humans declare war, or will a peaceful solution be found? it all rests in the hands of an ancient dragon, and a lowly shepherd and his clan.
Dragons return to the earth and humanity enslaves them with the last remnants of technology of their dying race. Now the technology of old is fading. Will the dragons be able to rise again? Will the humans declare war, or will a peaceful solution be found? it all rests in the hands of an ancient dragon, and a lowly shepherd and his clan.
Dragon Seeks a Wife by Sandra Graves
What happens when a dragon falls ill and is told he will die in a year and a day unless he finds his one true love? The only thing a dragon can do. He sets out on a quest to win the hand of the perfect mate for a dragon-the daughter of the king. Aided by a Quetzal bird sorcerer, he begins his quest. An old fashioned fairy tale with a Meso-American twist.
What happens when a dragon falls ill and is told he will die in a year and a day unless he finds his one true love? The only thing a dragon can do. He sets out on a quest to win the hand of the perfect mate for a dragon-the daughter of the king. Aided by a Quetzal bird sorcerer, he begins his quest. An old fashioned fairy tale with a Meso-American twist.
Darkness Taken by J.A. Campbell**
In a land where children are warriors and the only adults are mythical creatures, all are called to fight the Darkness. Til and her dragon partner, Heliodor, complete the perfect Welcome Ceremony, but their joy is short lived. The Dark has slain a unicorn and taken her foal back to the Darklands. Can Til and Heliodor venture where none go and rescue the young unicorn?
**me here - J.A. Campbell is the ONE in this anthology who is one of my alltime favorite authors - you KNOW this is the story I'm reading first! :) **
In a land where children are warriors and the only adults are mythical creatures, all are called to fight the Darkness. Til and her dragon partner, Heliodor, complete the perfect Welcome Ceremony, but their joy is short lived. The Dark has slain a unicorn and taken her foal back to the Darklands. Can Til and Heliodor venture where none go and rescue the young unicorn?
**me here - J.A. Campbell is the ONE in this anthology who is one of my alltime favorite authors - you KNOW this is the story I'm reading first! :) **
Author
Bios:
Marian
Allen writes science fiction, fantasy, mystery, humor, horror,
mainstream, and anything else she can wrestle into fixed form.
Allen
has had stories in on-line and print publications, on coffee cans and
the wall of an Indian restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky.
Allen
is a member of Quills and Quibbles and the Southern
Indiana Writers Group, and
is a regular contributor to SIW's annual anthology.
Find
out more about Marian at http://MarianAllen.com
and follow her on twitter @MarianAllen
J.A.
Campbell
Julie
has been many things over the last few years, from college student,
to bookstore clerk and an over the road trucker. She’s worked as a
911 dispatcher and in computer tech support, but through it all she’s
been a writer and when she’s not out riding horses, she can usually
be found sitting in front of her computer. She lives in Colorado with
her three cats, her vampire-hunting dog in training, Kira, and her
Irish Sailor.
She
is the author of many Vampire and Ghost-Hunting Dog stories and the
young adult urban fantasy series The Clanless.
Find
out more about Julie at www.writerjacampbell.com
and follow her on twitter @Pfirewolf
G.L.
Jackson
G.L.
Jackson lives in the hills outside Portland, Oregon with her family.
She's a licensed massage therapist, but when she's not working at
that she's either writing, reading, taking photographs, or indulging
in philosophical discussion with the birds, stray cats, raccoons, and
other creatures that stop by on a daily basis. Much to the chagrin of
her parents, she cut her literary teeth at an early age by writing
and performing plays with her two sisters. From there she moved on to
stories both short and long, but poetry has remained elusive.
Born and raised on the east coast, she's fallen in love with the
Pacific Ocean. The
Case of the Bloodstone Dragon is
her first detective story.
Find
out more about Gwynne at gwynnejackson.wordpress.com
and follow her on twitter @notsuestorm
Jay
Wilburn
Jay
Wilburn lives in Conway, South Carolina with his wife and two sons.
His novel, Loose Ends: A Zombie Novel, is available now. He has a
novella, Circuit Rider, in the acclaimed anthology Realms of the
Undead. He has published a number of horror and speculative
fiction stories.
Follow
his many dark thoughts @AmongtheZombie on Twitter or
at JayWilburn.com.
Jason
Andrew
Jason
Andrew lives in Seattle, Washington with his wife Lisa. He is a
member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the
Horror Writers Association, and the International Association of
Media Tie-In Writers. His short fiction has appeared in
markets such as Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic SF, Frontier
Cthulhu: Ancient Horrors in the New World, and Dark Tales of Lost
Civilizations. In 2011, Jason received an honorable mention in
Ellen Datlow’s List for Best Horror of the Year for his story
“Moonlight in Scarlet”. Jason also writes for awesome RPG
games such as Vampire: the Masquerade and Shadowrun
Find
out more about Jason at www.jasonbandrew.com
and follow him on twitter @jasonbandrew
Sandra
Graves
Raised
in Colorado by European immigrant parents who passed on their love
for both great literature and great music, Sandra has had her nose in
a book since she first learned to read. When she isn’t
reading, she’s either writing fiction or designing her latest
artwork project. She also owns and operates her own
business.
Sandra
spent her school years in Denver and her summers attending musical
events in the mountain valley of Aspen. Throughout her
youth she was a talented cellist, achieving first chair position in
the Colorado Youth Symphony as well as a position in a
semi-professional symphony while in high school. She
earned an MA degree in Anthropology from Eastern New Mexico
University where she met her husband. They have been
married for more than thirty years.
She
currently lives in Minnesota, a state far away from her beloved
mountains but featuring thousands of lakes and rivers. She
is combating homesickness by writing a novel that takes place in the
years of the Colorado gold rush. She’s looking forward to the
necessity of doing on-site research within the next year.
Find
out more about Sandra at www.IsisRising08.com
Troy
Lambert
Troy
began his writing life at a very young age, penning the as yet
unpublished George
and the Giant Castle at
age six. He grew up in Southern Idaho, and after many adventures
including a short stint in the US Army and a diverse education, Troy
returned to Idaho, but the north end of the state this time, where he
currently resides.
Troy
works as a freelance writer and researcher by night, and the Museum
Operations Specialist and Head of Research at the Wallace District
Mining museum by day. He truly loves to write dark, psychological
thrillers and released Broken
Bones,
a collection of his short stories, last September to great acclaim
and with reasonable success. His new thriller Redemption is
available now.
Troy
lives with his wife of eleven years, two of his five children and two
very talented dogs. He is a skier, cyclist, hiker, fisherman, hunter,
and a terrible beginning golfer. The sequel to Redemption,
titled Temptation will
be released early in 2013.
Find
out more about Troy at www.troylambertwrites.com
and follow him on twitter @authortroy
Back to me now - lots of info on these authors. I haven't yet read anything by any of these authors except for J.A. Campbell, but these blurbs on the stories sound very interesting, so I'm looking forward to seeing what these writers have to offer - after all, that's one of the best things about anthologies - you get exposure to authors that you might never have otherwise heard of, or read. Keep alert for further posts - or at least for a post coming up on the 6th of January.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much Mardel! I loved this anthology, all of the stories blew me away.
Julie