Epic Sci-Fi - The Dragon Spawn Chronicles
The Dragon Spawn Chronicles: Bred to Predominate. Born to Lead. Trained to Kill. Destined to Save.
StarFire Dragons: Book One of the Dragon Spawn Chronicles is the first novel in an epic sci-fi space opera. What is a space opera? No, it’s not Klingons singing Bohemian Rhapsody. It is a character-driven drama set in space. An example of a space opera is Star Trek. In fact, two reviewers have likened StarFire Dragons to Star Trek:
“A thoughtful novel that owes a debt to Star Trek but works on its own terms.”
--Kirkus Reviews
“I recommend this book to fans of Star Trek and other such intergalactic space exploration stories that are more character-focused.”
Becca Saffier – Reedsy Discovery
The Series Backdrop
The sci-fi galaxy I’ve created is one full of humans. In the exodus from Earth to several other planets, humans became isolated and even more diverse. There are no sentient aliens (yet). But the biology of some of these human cultures has been influenced by lower alien life forms, creating some bizarre characteristics.
StarFire Dragons opens to a future where the various cultures have come back in contact through improved communications and faster space-travel technology. Unfortunately, there has not been much advancement in humanity itself. Our single-most human problem is one of hate. We can’t seem to help ourselves when it comes to stereotyping and judging people. StarFire Dragons and following novels in the series will largely explore this phenomenon.
The Series Characters
Captain Silas Arden is the captain of the Odyssey, an Expedition-class spaceship belonging to the Prontaean Colonial Cooperative (PCC). He is a stoic man with an aptitude for brokering peace between enemies. His most famous success was when he negotiated the end of the war between the Prontaean Cooperative and the Rabnoshk people.
Commander J.D. Hapker did well as a Pholatian Protector on his homeworld. But his career as a Prontaean Galactic Force (PG-Force) officer nearly ended with a dishonorable discharge. Now this ex-military officer is the second-in-command of the largely civilian crewed Odyssey.
One of the greatest enemies of the Cooperative is the Toradon Nohibito (People of the Dragon), or Tredons as most other cultures prefer to call them. The Tredons are a violent race led by an egotistical and dangerous emperor who likes to call himself the Dragon Emperor.
Jori and Terk are young Tredon warriors. Jori is only ten years old, but is blessed with genius intellect, superior athletic abilities, and the super-human ability to sense emotions. If one didn’t know any better, one would say he is genetically enhanced.
Jori’s brother Terk is not as talented. But at age fourteen, he promises to become as fierce and as terrible as other Tredon warriors.
The Series Conflicts
StarFire Dragons explores the ethical conundrums these enemies face when forced together. Jori and Terk are rescued by the Odyssey. They may be young, but they are still dangerous. Captain Arden and Commander Hapker must consider how their treatment of these hostile youths might trigger an intergalactic war. This task becomes more difficult as Jori and Terk’s secrets are revealed and as prejudice and hate build up amongst the crew.
The second novel in the series will explore the same ethical conundrum, but the roles are reversed. Commander Hapker is a prisoner on a Tredon warship, the same warship Jori and Terk live on. Although these brothers were treated well on the Odyssey, it is not the same for Commander Hapker. Should Jori help save the man who protected him in book one? Or should he do what Terk and his father want him to do and let Hapker suffer and eventually die?
The third novel will explore the ethics of using cybernetics to enhance one’s abilities. Terk is constantly failing in the eyes of his father. His father wants him to get cybernetically enhanced, even though this is illegal, but Terk worries that the cyborgs who want to implant him have something more sinister in mind. Terk must also decide whether being a brutal killer like his father is what he really wants.
The fourth novel is only partially planned. I want it to reveal a much greater enemy, one who is so genetically and cybernetically enhanced that he believes he and others like him should rule the galaxy. Though this enemy will not be a part of this fourth novel, one of his subjects are. This subject is a spy within the Prontaean Cooperative and his position allows him to subvert and manipulate a certain high official onboard the Odyssey.
Several other novels are partially planned. There will be cyborg gypsies, people with super-human abilities, phasing technology, ancient alien civilizations, colliding dimensions, and more. Stick around to find out more. You can also keep tabs on my progress through my blog, Twitter account, and Facebook page. Look for Dawn Ross Author.
StarFire Dragons: Book One of the Dragon Spawn Chronicles is the first novel in an epic sci-fi space opera. What is a space opera? No, it’s not Klingons singing Bohemian Rhapsody. It is a character-driven drama set in space. An example of a space opera is Star Trek. In fact, two reviewers have likened StarFire Dragons to Star Trek:
“A thoughtful novel that owes a debt to Star Trek but works on its own terms.”
--Kirkus Reviews
“I recommend this book to fans of Star Trek and other such intergalactic space exploration stories that are more character-focused.”
Becca Saffier – Reedsy Discovery
The Series Backdrop
The sci-fi galaxy I’ve created is one full of humans. In the exodus from Earth to several other planets, humans became isolated and even more diverse. There are no sentient aliens (yet). But the biology of some of these human cultures has been influenced by lower alien life forms, creating some bizarre characteristics.
StarFire Dragons opens to a future where the various cultures have come back in contact through improved communications and faster space-travel technology. Unfortunately, there has not been much advancement in humanity itself. Our single-most human problem is one of hate. We can’t seem to help ourselves when it comes to stereotyping and judging people. StarFire Dragons and following novels in the series will largely explore this phenomenon.
The Series Characters
Captain Silas Arden is the captain of the Odyssey, an Expedition-class spaceship belonging to the Prontaean Colonial Cooperative (PCC). He is a stoic man with an aptitude for brokering peace between enemies. His most famous success was when he negotiated the end of the war between the Prontaean Cooperative and the Rabnoshk people.
Commander J.D. Hapker did well as a Pholatian Protector on his homeworld. But his career as a Prontaean Galactic Force (PG-Force) officer nearly ended with a dishonorable discharge. Now this ex-military officer is the second-in-command of the largely civilian crewed Odyssey.
One of the greatest enemies of the Cooperative is the Toradon Nohibito (People of the Dragon), or Tredons as most other cultures prefer to call them. The Tredons are a violent race led by an egotistical and dangerous emperor who likes to call himself the Dragon Emperor.
Jori and Terk are young Tredon warriors. Jori is only ten years old, but is blessed with genius intellect, superior athletic abilities, and the super-human ability to sense emotions. If one didn’t know any better, one would say he is genetically enhanced.
Jori’s brother Terk is not as talented. But at age fourteen, he promises to become as fierce and as terrible as other Tredon warriors.
The Series Conflicts
StarFire Dragons explores the ethical conundrums these enemies face when forced together. Jori and Terk are rescued by the Odyssey. They may be young, but they are still dangerous. Captain Arden and Commander Hapker must consider how their treatment of these hostile youths might trigger an intergalactic war. This task becomes more difficult as Jori and Terk’s secrets are revealed and as prejudice and hate build up amongst the crew.
The second novel in the series will explore the same ethical conundrum, but the roles are reversed. Commander Hapker is a prisoner on a Tredon warship, the same warship Jori and Terk live on. Although these brothers were treated well on the Odyssey, it is not the same for Commander Hapker. Should Jori help save the man who protected him in book one? Or should he do what Terk and his father want him to do and let Hapker suffer and eventually die?
The third novel will explore the ethics of using cybernetics to enhance one’s abilities. Terk is constantly failing in the eyes of his father. His father wants him to get cybernetically enhanced, even though this is illegal, but Terk worries that the cyborgs who want to implant him have something more sinister in mind. Terk must also decide whether being a brutal killer like his father is what he really wants.
The fourth novel is only partially planned. I want it to reveal a much greater enemy, one who is so genetically and cybernetically enhanced that he believes he and others like him should rule the galaxy. Though this enemy will not be a part of this fourth novel, one of his subjects are. This subject is a spy within the Prontaean Cooperative and his position allows him to subvert and manipulate a certain high official onboard the Odyssey.
Several other novels are partially planned. There will be cyborg gypsies, people with super-human abilities, phasing technology, ancient alien civilizations, colliding dimensions, and more. Stick around to find out more. You can also keep tabs on my progress through my blog, Twitter account, and Facebook page. Look for Dawn Ross Author.
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