Dragon Fire: Tales of the Abysmal Plane

The Eldritch Files #0.5

by Phaedra Weldon

Bodies are showing up with their flesh burned to a crisp—but only the skin. Clothing, muscle, bone remain untouched. When the number of these bodies increases in the city of New Orleans, Lt. Crwys Holliard suspects the murderer isn't part of the Material Plane, but from a Plane he believed was destroyed centuries ago. He and his partner, Lt. Levi Tulose, vow to put a stop to the murders and send the creature back to the plane from whence it escaped. But will Crwys succeed when he finds himself pitted against a Dijin, a Witch, and his own infamous past?

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal, Fantasy

ebook

First published September 30, 2014

About the author

Sometimes credited as Phaedra M. Weldon.

Born in Pensacola, Florida, Phaedra is the eldest of four children. She began writing in notebooks with her best friend in middle school.
After leaving college for a job in the Graphic Arts industry, Phaedra continued her love of writing in her spare time and was lucky enough at a writer's conference to meet Dean Wesley Smith, who later became her writing mentor, along with his wife, the bestselling mystery/fantasy/romance/science fiction writer, Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

Phaedra lives in Atlanta, Georgia. When not writing, she and her daughter spend their time playing games, letterboxing, or watching anime.

Series:
* Zoe Martinique

Reviews

[Cheryl Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Frustrated!

I want the rest of the series! LMAO

I don't like being left hanging. This series and author are fantastic. If there wasn't another book in this series, I would recommend starting the Eldritch Files series. So, my recommendation is to wait and read the rest of the Grimoire Chronicles first.

Irritating, I know, but if you are anything like me, you should wait.

[Aletia · Rating 5 out of 5]

short story

I expected it to be a novel, so when I hit the end, I was surprised. I was so caught up in the story, that I forgot. I highly recommend this, if you are interested in Phaedra's writing. And I think reading, the Afterword, might be helpul. If this is your first story by her, jump right in!

[Ciara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Normally I love Weldon's Eldritch Files but I was a bit disappointed by this novella. It started off being really interesting. I was enjoying the back and forth between Sam and Crwys and seeing them meet for the first time. It was interesting to learn about a new magical creature, in this case the Dijin.

However, what really irked me is the story abruptly ends with no completion and there is an author's note that the conclusion can be found in a book from another series that includes Sam as a character. Huh? I'm totally fine with an author bringing in characters from other series to get readers interested in that series too, but finish the story! Don't direct me to find out the ending in another book. It wasn't like she was setting up a sequel, there simply wasn't a coherent ending. What's also weird, is that the incident with the Dijin is mentioned frequently by Sam in the Eldritch Files but what she alludes to isn't in this novella, so to find out what happened I have to go track down another book. This could have been an exciting addition to the Eldritch Files and expanded Weldon's overall world but it came off as an unfinished.

I still recommend reading this novella for the Sam/Crwys witty repartee, the background info on Grey, and the general awesomeness of the Eldritch Files. Just be prepared for a sudden ending.

[Joseph Kramer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good. Short story about when Sam meets Crwys to hunt down a Dijiin.