What do you think?
Rate this book
Dragon: Ten Tales of Fiery Beasts
Ten exciting stories - frightening, thoughtful and funny - about dragons by ten authors, edited by Rayne Hall. The stories selected for this book have different writing styles, from tongue-in-cheek humour to exciting frights, and they present ten different kinds of dragon. Some of these dragons are evil, some are kind, and others just want to be left in peace. But they all are dangerous, and they are formidable foes when their ire is roused. Leave your disbelief behind and travel with us to lands where dragons roam.
159 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 18, 2013
1 person is currently reading
28 people want to read
About the author
Rayne Hall
115 books1,437 followersRayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction, some of it quirky, most of it dark. She is the author of over sixty books in different genres and under different pen names, published by twelve publishers in six countries, translated into several languages. Her short stories have been published in magazines, e-zines and anthologies.
After living in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has settled in a small Victorian seaside town in southern England. Rayne holds a college degree in publishing management and a masters degree in creative writing. Over three decades, she has worked in the publishing industry as a trainee, investigative journalist, feature writer, magazine editor, production editor, page designer, concept editor for non-fiction book series, anthology editor, editorial consultant and more. Outside publishing, she worked as a museum guide, apple
picker, tarot reader, adult education teacher, trade fair hostess, translator and belly dancer.
Currently, Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction and tries to regain the rights to her out-of-print books so she can republish them as e-books.
Her books on the writing craft (Writing Fight Scenes, Writing Scary Scenes, The Word-Loss Diet, Writing Dark Stories, Writing About Villains, Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novel, Writing About Magic, Twitter for Writers) are bestsellers.
Rayne Hall is the editor of the Ten Tales anthologies:
"Bites: Ten Tales of Vampires"
"Scared: Ten Tales of Horror"
"Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts"
"Cutlass: Ten Tales of Pirates"
"Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft"
"Spells: Ten Tales of Magic"
"Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies"
"Seers: Ten Tales of Clairvoyance"
"Dragon: Ten Tales of Fiery Beasts"
"Cogwheels: Ten Tales of Steampunk"
with more titles coming soon.
The stories in her Six Scary Tales series and the Thirty Scary Tales collection are subtle horror: suspenseful, creepy atmospheric, unsettling. Although they contain little violence and gore, they may not be suitable for young readers. Many of these stories have been previously published in other books or magazines.
British English: All Rayne Hall's books use British words, spellings, grammar and punctuation. If you're allergic to British English, avoid them. ;-)
Mailing list:
http://eepurl.com/boqJzD
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/raynehal...
YouTube "Ten Random Facts about Rayne Hall" (2 minute video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXR4T...
Contact Rayne Hall on Twitter
@RayneHall follows back writers and readers. http://twitter.com/RayneHall
After living in Germany, China, Mongolia and Nepal, she has settled in a small Victorian seaside town in southern England. Rayne holds a college degree in publishing management and a masters degree in creative writing. Over three decades, she has worked in the publishing industry as a trainee, investigative journalist, feature writer, magazine editor, production editor, page designer, concept editor for non-fiction book series, anthology editor, editorial consultant and more. Outside publishing, she worked as a museum guide, apple
picker, tarot reader, adult education teacher, trade fair hostess, translator and belly dancer.
Currently, Rayne Hall writes fantasy and horror fiction and tries to regain the rights to her out-of-print books so she can republish them as e-books.
Her books on the writing craft (Writing Fight Scenes, Writing Scary Scenes, The Word-Loss Diet, Writing Dark Stories, Writing About Villains, Writing Short Stories to Promote Your Novel, Writing About Magic, Twitter for Writers) are bestsellers.
Rayne Hall is the editor of the Ten Tales anthologies:
"Bites: Ten Tales of Vampires"
"Scared: Ten Tales of Horror"
"Haunted: Ten Tales of Ghosts"
"Cutlass: Ten Tales of Pirates"
"Beltane: Ten Tales of Witchcraft"
"Spells: Ten Tales of Magic"
"Undead: Ten Tales of Zombies"
"Seers: Ten Tales of Clairvoyance"
"Dragon: Ten Tales of Fiery Beasts"
"Cogwheels: Ten Tales of Steampunk"
with more titles coming soon.
The stories in her Six Scary Tales series and the Thirty Scary Tales collection are subtle horror: suspenseful, creepy atmospheric, unsettling. Although they contain little violence and gore, they may not be suitable for young readers. Many of these stories have been previously published in other books or magazines.
British English: All Rayne Hall's books use British words, spellings, grammar and punctuation. If you're allergic to British English, avoid them. ;-)
Mailing list:
http://eepurl.com/boqJzD
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/raynehal...
YouTube "Ten Random Facts about Rayne Hall" (2 minute video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXR4T...
Contact Rayne Hall on Twitter
@RayneHall follows back writers and readers. http://twitter.com/RayneHall
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
April 25, 2014
Great stories about the mystical dragons. Some tales are funny (like the retired dragon who found the mountain she planned to retire to way too crowded). Or Puff the dragon who needs to go to school. Others are sad or scary, but whatever you fancy, I'm sure you'll find it in this collection.
February 25, 2014
This anthology will be enjoyed by those looking for unique stories about the wonderfully magical and mystical creature - the dragon.
The extent of my real knowledge of dragons was related to The Chinese New Year and Puff the Magic Dragon, a beloved song from my childhood. Which, I believe one of the authors paid a small tribute to, in Educating Puff. Oh, and course, the dragon from Shrek!
Full disclosure, I know some of the authors and was interested in seeing where their imagination would take these stories. I wasn't disappointed in any of the ten tales.
Some of the stories are set in modern time, some in far off lands and times but they all focus on the relationship between humans and dragons and how the two very different species deal with living with each other, in good times and bad. The stories aren't gory or horrific. Two are creepy but nothing over the top if that's not your taste. They are all well-written, interesting, some humorous but all completely different.
I would recommend this book for fans of dragons and for those like me, who weren't all that familiar with dragons, but have become a fan of them.
The extent of my real knowledge of dragons was related to The Chinese New Year and Puff the Magic Dragon, a beloved song from my childhood. Which, I believe one of the authors paid a small tribute to, in Educating Puff. Oh, and course, the dragon from Shrek!
Full disclosure, I know some of the authors and was interested in seeing where their imagination would take these stories. I wasn't disappointed in any of the ten tales.
Some of the stories are set in modern time, some in far off lands and times but they all focus on the relationship between humans and dragons and how the two very different species deal with living with each other, in good times and bad. The stories aren't gory or horrific. Two are creepy but nothing over the top if that's not your taste. They are all well-written, interesting, some humorous but all completely different.
I would recommend this book for fans of dragons and for those like me, who weren't all that familiar with dragons, but have become a fan of them.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews