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DRAGONSGATE: Preludes & Omens
The Bitterwood saga continues!
DRAGONSGATE: PRELUDES & OMENS contains three novellas that continue the stories of characters introduced in the original BITTERWOOD TRILOGY. These stories function both as an epilogue to the BITTERWOOD novels and as a prologue to the upcoming DRAGONSGATE trilogy.
The three novellas are:
HUNTED - Graxen and Nadala are sky-dragons banished to the Cursed Mountains. With Nadala pregnant and no longer able to fly, Graxen must hunt if they hope to survive. But as he stalks a stag on the edge of a forest, something much bigger and hungrier is stalking him.
HAUNTED - "There's a dragon in the henhouse." With these words, Bitterwood's quiet days as a farmer come to an end. The steps he takes to defend his farm lead to a violent confrontation that will destroy his last hope of peace.
HURT - Anza and Stonewall undertake a desperate mission into the heart of a dragon stronghold to recover a stolen weapon. But when Anza is gravely injured, she faces a terrible choice that may give the dragons the power to crush the rebels at Dragon Forge.
The first novel of the DRAGONSGATE trilogy will be released in 2019!
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"James Maxey writes the some of the best action scenes in the business." -- Scott M. Roberts, editor of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
DRAGONSGATE: PRELUDES & OMENS contains three novellas that continue the stories of characters introduced in the original BITTERWOOD TRILOGY. These stories function both as an epilogue to the BITTERWOOD novels and as a prologue to the upcoming DRAGONSGATE trilogy.
The three novellas are:
HUNTED - Graxen and Nadala are sky-dragons banished to the Cursed Mountains. With Nadala pregnant and no longer able to fly, Graxen must hunt if they hope to survive. But as he stalks a stag on the edge of a forest, something much bigger and hungrier is stalking him.
HAUNTED - "There's a dragon in the henhouse." With these words, Bitterwood's quiet days as a farmer come to an end. The steps he takes to defend his farm lead to a violent confrontation that will destroy his last hope of peace.
HURT - Anza and Stonewall undertake a desperate mission into the heart of a dragon stronghold to recover a stolen weapon. But when Anza is gravely injured, she faces a terrible choice that may give the dragons the power to crush the rebels at Dragon Forge.
The first novel of the DRAGONSGATE trilogy will be released in 2019!
For updates, sign up for James Maxey's newsletter by cutting and pasting the following link:
goo.gl/forms/tnXWSwqLTOaHS8Pk1
"James Maxey writes the some of the best action scenes in the business." -- Scott M. Roberts, editor of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show
128 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 21, 2018
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About the author
James Maxey
96 books188 followersI've been an avid reader since I first picked up a book. Luckily, I was within biking distance of three different libraries growing up. I was a skinny kid. If only I had maintained that link between biking and reading, I might be a skinny adult.
I'm also a writer. I wrote my first book as a kid, an adventure about pirates and ghosts. When I was a teenager, I used to write superhero adventures. Then I went to college and was steered toward writing "literature." It took me several years to shake that off, and today I write the sort of books I devoured by the shelf when I was sixteen, fast-paced fantasy, SF, and superhero adventures, which I use to explore deeper questions about life. My goal is to always be thought-provoking and always be fun.
I've had short stories in about a dozen anthologies and magazines. My novels to date are:
Nobody Gets the Girl
The Dragon Age trilogy
Bitterwood
Dragonforge
Dragonseed
Burn Baby Burn
The Dragon Apocalypse
Greatshadow (January 2012) -- A team of superpowered adventurers are recruited by the Church of the Book to extinguish the primal dragon of fire, Greatshadow.
Hush (July 2012) -- An effort to complete a quest for a fallen friend, the warrior woman Infidel stumbles onto a plot to kill Glorious, the primal dragon of the sun, and plunge the world into permanent cold and darkness, the elemental domain of the dragon Hush.
Witchbreaker (January 2013) -- A young witch named Sorrow has lost control of her magic after tapping into the spirit of Rott, the primal dragon of decay. Her desperate quest to save what remains of her humanity leads to an uneasy alliance with an amnesiatic warrior who might be the legendary champion of the church known as the Witchbreaker. But can there combined powers prevail when they trigger the wrath of Tempest, the primal dragon of storms?
I'm also a writer. I wrote my first book as a kid, an adventure about pirates and ghosts. When I was a teenager, I used to write superhero adventures. Then I went to college and was steered toward writing "literature." It took me several years to shake that off, and today I write the sort of books I devoured by the shelf when I was sixteen, fast-paced fantasy, SF, and superhero adventures, which I use to explore deeper questions about life. My goal is to always be thought-provoking and always be fun.
I've had short stories in about a dozen anthologies and magazines. My novels to date are:
Nobody Gets the Girl
The Dragon Age trilogy
Bitterwood
Dragonforge
Dragonseed
Burn Baby Burn
The Dragon Apocalypse
Greatshadow (January 2012) -- A team of superpowered adventurers are recruited by the Church of the Book to extinguish the primal dragon of fire, Greatshadow.
Hush (July 2012) -- An effort to complete a quest for a fallen friend, the warrior woman Infidel stumbles onto a plot to kill Glorious, the primal dragon of the sun, and plunge the world into permanent cold and darkness, the elemental domain of the dragon Hush.
Witchbreaker (January 2013) -- A young witch named Sorrow has lost control of her magic after tapping into the spirit of Rott, the primal dragon of decay. Her desperate quest to save what remains of her humanity leads to an uneasy alliance with an amnesiatic warrior who might be the legendary champion of the church known as the Witchbreaker. But can there combined powers prevail when they trigger the wrath of Tempest, the primal dragon of storms?
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December 18, 2018
Disclaimer: I was provided a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
James Maxey is returning to the world of Bitterwood!
This trio of novellas pick up shortly after the events of Dragonseed and each one showcases a character from the previous novels: Graxan / Nadala , Bitterwood / Zeeky and Anza / Burke.
Hunted: Graxan and Nadala are trying to make a new life for themselves having been exiled from the only worlds they know. They confront threats they could never have imagined.
Haunted: Bitterwood has hung up his bow for the life of a simple farmer, raising two children. However danger looms near and the desire to take matters into his own hands threatens the peace that he has worked so hard to create.
Hurt: Revelations from Haunted threaten to endanger the human race. Anza goes on a perilous mission and faces an impossible choice.
Each story has the Maxey trademark wit, internal philosophical battles and thrilling actions sequences you have come to expect. After reading each tale, I was excited and scared to find out what comes next.
Can we have Dragonsgate now please?
James Maxey is returning to the world of Bitterwood!
This trio of novellas pick up shortly after the events of Dragonseed and each one showcases a character from the previous novels: Graxan / Nadala , Bitterwood / Zeeky and Anza / Burke.
Hunted: Graxan and Nadala are trying to make a new life for themselves having been exiled from the only worlds they know. They confront threats they could never have imagined.
Haunted: Bitterwood has hung up his bow for the life of a simple farmer, raising two children. However danger looms near and the desire to take matters into his own hands threatens the peace that he has worked so hard to create.
Hurt: Revelations from Haunted threaten to endanger the human race. Anza goes on a perilous mission and faces an impossible choice.
Each story has the Maxey trademark wit, internal philosophical battles and thrilling actions sequences you have come to expect. After reading each tale, I was excited and scared to find out what comes next.
Can we have Dragonsgate now please?
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