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Grey: A Tale of Epic Fantasy
A lost little girl named Amanda stumbles into a cave. It’s the lair of Grey, an old dragon in failing health. Too young to know she should fear the creature, Amanda is quickly won over by Grey's kindness toward her. Though humans and dragons have been enemies for eons, Amanda and Grey form a fast friendship based on storytelling and sharing warm fires on cold nights. When an army of savages known as The Bane threatens her village, Amanda seeks help from her old friend. But Grey, the last of the dragons hunted to extinction by humans, refuses to help Amanda. Can Grey find it within himself to set aside centuries of hatred for humans to save her?
28 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2016
About the author
Chris Pourteau
49 books65 followersChris Pourteau is the bestselling author of the sci-fi thriller novels of the SynCorp Saga (co-authored with David Bruns), the post-apocalyptic Serenity Strain novels, and the military sci-fi collection Tales of B-Company. His first novel, Shadows Burned In, earned the 2015 eLit Book Awards Gold Medal for Literary Fiction. The Lazarus Protocol, the first novel in the SynCorp Saga, placed in the Top Ten in Read Freely's 2018 50 Best Indie Book of the Year contest; it was the highest-rated Sci-Fi novel in the contest.
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded.
His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum. Chris Pourteau is the bestselling author of the sci-fi thriller novels of the SynCorp Saga (co-authored with David Bruns), the post-apocalyptic Serenity Strain novels, and the military sci-fi collection Tales of B-Company. His first novel, Shadows Burned In, earned the 2015 eLit Book Awards Gold Medal for Literary Fiction. The Lazarus Protocol, the first novel in the SynCorp Saga, placed in the Top Ten in Read Freely's 2018 50 Best Indie Book of the Year contest; it was the highest-rated Sci-Fi novel in the contest.
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded. His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum.
When he’s not writing, editing, or working the dayjob, Chris loves exercising regularly, watching shows like Star Trek and Stranger Things, and reading his favorite authors. Those include Bernard Cornwell, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Edgar Allan Poe, and Max Collins. He lives in Texas with his wife, son, and two dogs. (He’s a HUGE dog person, by the way.)
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He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded.
His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum. Chris Pourteau is the bestselling author of the sci-fi thriller novels of the SynCorp Saga (co-authored with David Bruns), the post-apocalyptic Serenity Strain novels, and the military sci-fi collection Tales of B-Company. His first novel, Shadows Burned In, earned the 2015 eLit Book Awards Gold Medal for Literary Fiction. The Lazarus Protocol, the first novel in the SynCorp Saga, placed in the Top Ten in Read Freely's 2018 50 Best Indie Book of the Year contest; it was the highest-rated Sci-Fi novel in the contest.
He’s also edited and curated bestselling short story collections including the two animal-centric collections Tails of the Apocalypse and Tails of Dystopia (with Samuel Peralta), as well as Bridge Across the Stars, a collection of Sci-Fi stories from indie and traditionally published authors published by Sci-Fi Bridge, which Chris co-founded. His dayjob is editor-in-chief for the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which researches cutting-edge technologies across the transportation spectrum.
When he’s not writing, editing, or working the dayjob, Chris loves exercising regularly, watching shows like Star Trek and Stranger Things, and reading his favorite authors. Those include Bernard Cornwell, Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, Edgar Allan Poe, and Max Collins. He lives in Texas with his wife, son, and two dogs. (He’s a HUGE dog person, by the way.)
Find out more about Chris and his writing through his newsletter. Sign up and get free stuff at https://chrispourteau.com/newsletter.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
January 30, 2016
An insightful story.
A sweet tale of friendship between a young girl and a dragon. Well written and insightful, there are two sides to every story, though it is only the survivor's that we hear about. Warm but quite sad at the same time.
I first read this story in The Dragon Chronicles (The Future Chronicles).
A sweet tale of friendship between a young girl and a dragon. Well written and insightful, there are two sides to every story, though it is only the survivor's that we hear about. Warm but quite sad at the same time.
I first read this story in The Dragon Chronicles (The Future Chronicles).
February 15, 2016
Curses on you
I love Chris's writing. He does animal tales so well. Love, and friendship, and family.
I originally read this in the Dragon Chronicles, a hoard of stories in the Future Chronicles collection.
I love Chris's writing. He does animal tales so well. Love, and friendship, and family.
I originally read this in the Dragon Chronicles, a hoard of stories in the Future Chronicles collection.
September 18, 2021
"It's old Knowledge, but good Knowledge."
This story starts out with a girl, Amanda, going into a cave to greet the dragon named Grey. She has been coming to see him for many years. They have a friendship between them. He is an old dragon and the only one left. She tells him The Bane is still gathering along the frontier, and they will be leaving soon. She's asking for him to tell her a story about how dragons came into the world? The story causes anger in both Grey and Amanda, the dragon defending his species' actions and Amanda blaming the dragons. She asks the dragon a question, one she doesn't like the answer to.
This is a good story, but sad. Their friendship it turns out knows no bounds.
This story starts out with a girl, Amanda, going into a cave to greet the dragon named Grey. She has been coming to see him for many years. They have a friendship between them. He is an old dragon and the only one left. She tells him The Bane is still gathering along the frontier, and they will be leaving soon. She's asking for him to tell her a story about how dragons came into the world? The story causes anger in both Grey and Amanda, the dragon defending his species' actions and Amanda blaming the dragons. She asks the dragon a question, one she doesn't like the answer to.
This is a good story, but sad. Their friendship it turns out knows no bounds.
May 16, 2020
A delightful tale of friendship forged between members of revival species. Glorious but tragic ending.
Action-packed. Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Scary. Tragic. Wonderful characters.
Part of "In the Lair: A Fantasy Bridge Anthology."
I received a copy of this book as a gift. This is my honest review.
Action-packed. Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Scary. Tragic. Wonderful characters.
Part of "In the Lair: A Fantasy Bridge Anthology."
I received a copy of this book as a gift. This is my honest review.
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