Gingersnap!: A Redheads Guide To Not Being Eaten By A Dragon

by Daniel Swenson

Connor is your average eleven-year-old boy with one he believes dragons are real, and that they love to eat redheaed children because they taste like gingersnap cookies. Despite everyone telling him that dragons aren’t real (including the classroom bully), Connor finds clues that there is a dragon hunting him and that it is close on his tail. Can Connor find proof that the dragon is real? Or will he end up as a dragon snack?

174 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 14, 2023

About the author

Daniel Swenson lives with his wife and children in Utah nestled between the foothills of the mountains and the shore of Utah Lake. He and his family enjoy hiking, riding bikes, playing outdoors and game nights where they play different board and card games.

Daniel has been a fan of science fiction and fantasy since he first sat down and watched Star Wars, Voltron, Masters of the Universe and the Transformers. Since witnessing the spectacle of Star Wars Daniel has been an avid movie goer and found his love of reading at a young age when he journeyed in the lands of Krynn and Toril alongside the creations of R.A. Salvatore, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.

Daniel is the creator and host of the Hugo-nominated podcast Dungeon Crawlers Radio. A successful podcast that covers all things geek including interviews with upcoming and best-selling authors. Because of the show Daniel has had the unique opportunity to learn the craft of writing from influential writers such as; David Farland, R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, Brandon Sanderson, Dan wells, Larry Correia, Michaelbrent Collings, C.J. Henderson, L.E. Modesitt Jr., Timothy Zahn, Richard Baker, D.J. Butler and many more.

For the past twenty years Daniel has been refining his craft of storytelling by creating profound and unique adventures for various gaming groups. Now he spreads his love of gaming with his kids and their friends.

Daniel’s debut novel, "The Shadow Above the Flames," released in June of 2017 and the sequel to “A Dragon’s Fate” is scheduled to be release in June of 2019 by Immortal Works. You can also find two of Daniel’s short stories, "Tremors Within the Storm," in Jason King's Valcoria Awakenings anthology and “Dark Wings from Above” in the Choose Your Own Apocalypse Anthology.

Reviews

[Cassie Dalling · Rating 5 out of 5]

My daughter is 12. It has been really hard to find a book that she will get into. She loves dragons so I figured this book would be great for her. I have never seen her read a book so fast, once she finally started it. She told me she loves this book and that she likes all the “plot twists” it has. I asked her what she liked so much about it and she said it was funny. Her favorite part has to deal with cooties. The author did a great job and I am grateful that he wrote a book that gave my daughter joy and made her excited to read again!! She said if your kid likes dragons they will love the book

[Susan]

Rating/review withheld until after Whitney Awards judging has been completed.