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Natli VanDerWerken

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Denver, The United States

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http://www.natlivanderwerken.com/

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Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult

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International multiple award-winning author Natli VanDerWerken loves dragons. She's got 30 of them that she collected from around the world while she served in the Navy as a meteorologist and anti-submarine warfare specialist.

Natli's series, The Dragon's Children, grew out of a tale she told to her children and grandchildren one Christmas Eve. The first book, Red Dragon's Keep, has won four awards, most recently as a finalist in the Best Book Awards. Her second book in the series, WindRunner, is waiting on contest results later this year.

Natli is a website designer, author, quilter, and Navy veteran. She raises and shows Shetland Sheepdogs. Her series is available wherever books are sold.

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	Red Dragon's Keep (The Dragon's Children #1) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WindRunner: Demons want to kill them. Dragons need to save them. (The Dragon's Children Book 2) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	WindRunner it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Threshing Day (The Empyrean, #3.5)

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