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Dralin #2
Ebudae
Book 2 of the Dralin Trilogy:
Dark secrets are hidden within the Pallon Estate in Dralin. The matron of the family is a pariah and she keeps her granddaughter hidden away from society. Young Ebudae Pallon studies arcane arts, surrounded by ancient tomes. Magic corrupts the body and can kill those who start young, but certain protections have kept her healthy and made her powerful beyond her youth.
Pelya Jornin is a young swordswoman raised in the Dralin City Guard. Every day has been spent honing fighting skills to the point that she is a master of swords at fifteen. She and Ebudae have secretly explored the ruins for years, fighting off the creatures that roam its streets.
On Ebudae’s sixteenth birthday, she and her best friend Pelya have been allowed into the city without escort. They visit the wonders of Carnival and make new friends. However, life in the city of Dralin is never simple . . . or safe.
The Dralin Trilogy is a dark, swords-and-sorcery fantasy series following the lives of a few unusual individuals as they desperately try to survive in the sinister city of Dralin.
Dark secrets are hidden within the Pallon Estate in Dralin. The matron of the family is a pariah and she keeps her granddaughter hidden away from society. Young Ebudae Pallon studies arcane arts, surrounded by ancient tomes. Magic corrupts the body and can kill those who start young, but certain protections have kept her healthy and made her powerful beyond her youth.
Pelya Jornin is a young swordswoman raised in the Dralin City Guard. Every day has been spent honing fighting skills to the point that she is a master of swords at fifteen. She and Ebudae have secretly explored the ruins for years, fighting off the creatures that roam its streets.
On Ebudae’s sixteenth birthday, she and her best friend Pelya have been allowed into the city without escort. They visit the wonders of Carnival and make new friends. However, life in the city of Dralin is never simple . . . or safe.
The Dralin Trilogy is a dark, swords-and-sorcery fantasy series following the lives of a few unusual individuals as they desperately try to survive in the sinister city of Dralin.
- GenresFantasy
322 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 13, 2012
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About the author
John H. Carroll
40 books76 followersJohn H. Carroll was the youngest of seven children and was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1970 where he was kept in a dresser drawer with the clean socks. Luckily, he wasn’t kept with the dirty socks or else he might have grown up to become slightly warped.
As a child, John spent most of his time wandering through the Mojave Desert in an attempt to avoid people. He would stare at the sky, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. One of his favorite memories is watching his dad build the fuselage of Evel Kneivel’s skycycle in their garage. One of his least favorite moments was watching that skycycle fall into the Snake River. (Not his dad’s fault and he has documentation to prove it, so nyah)
As a teenager, John spent most of his time driving wherever he could in an attempt to avoid people. He would stare at the road, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. He was the captain of the chess team, lettered in golf and band while in high school, and wasn’t beaten up anywhere near as much as one might imagine.
As an adult, John spends most of his time gazing at a computer screen in an attempt to avoid people. He stares at the monitor for hours, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. Occasionally, he looks around to see what’s happening on planet Earth.
Quite frankly, it frightens him. He’s just going to do his best to write as many books as he can before aliens disintegrate humanity for being so irritating.
Emo bunny minions surround John at most times. He is their imaginary friend and they look to him for guidance. At one point, they took over the world. No one noticed because they left everything exactly as it was. They gave the world back after a week because it was depressing.
The Ryallon Series is his most popular endeavor into the field of writing. His Stories for Demented Children have lightened the hearts of many strange children and adults. He writes in the evenings and weekends whenever possible.
As a child, John spent most of his time wandering through the Mojave Desert in an attempt to avoid people. He would stare at the sky, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. One of his favorite memories is watching his dad build the fuselage of Evel Kneivel’s skycycle in their garage. One of his least favorite moments was watching that skycycle fall into the Snake River. (Not his dad’s fault and he has documentation to prove it, so nyah)
As a teenager, John spent most of his time driving wherever he could in an attempt to avoid people. He would stare at the road, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. He was the captain of the chess team, lettered in golf and band while in high school, and wasn’t beaten up anywhere near as much as one might imagine.
As an adult, John spends most of his time gazing at a computer screen in an attempt to avoid people. He stares at the monitor for hours, imagining what it would be like to explore different worlds. Occasionally, he looks around to see what’s happening on planet Earth.
Quite frankly, it frightens him. He’s just going to do his best to write as many books as he can before aliens disintegrate humanity for being so irritating.
Emo bunny minions surround John at most times. He is their imaginary friend and they look to him for guidance. At one point, they took over the world. No one noticed because they left everything exactly as it was. They gave the world back after a week because it was depressing.
The Ryallon Series is his most popular endeavor into the field of writing. His Stories for Demented Children have lightened the hearts of many strange children and adults. He writes in the evenings and weekends whenever possible.
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May 14, 2020
A genuinely terrible book full of two dimensional characters and a flimsy plot. This is NOT a case of so bad it is good, it really is bad.
If it was not for the frequent mention and threat of torture and rape I would have guessed this book was aimed at a middle school audience but it is a little too dark and sometimes casually sexist.
I will probably actually read the last one though as I want to know what happens to the girls - teah,I know
If it was not for the frequent mention and threat of torture and rape I would have guessed this book was aimed at a middle school audience but it is a little too dark and sometimes casually sexist.
I will probably actually read the last one though as I want to know what happens to the girls - teah,I know
October 18, 2013
Bit gung ho in places but overall not a bad read
Interesting to find out a bit more of Tathan of the Shadows back story
Interesting to find out a bit more of Tathan of the Shadows back story
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