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Ice Planet Barbarians #16.25
A Gift for Drenol
Drenol hates the holidays. Lukti doesn’t understand why and decides that Drenol needs a friend.
A free holiday short story for fans of Ruby Dixon.
Probably meant to be read post Barbarian’s Beloved.
A free holiday short story for fans of Ruby Dixon.
Probably meant to be read post Barbarian’s Beloved.
20 pages, ebook
First published December 23, 2018
About the author
Ruby Dixon
165 books20.9k followersRuby Dixon is an author of Science Fiction Romance. She likes fated mates, baby-filled epilogues, and cinnamon roll heroes. She also likes to write biographies of herself in the third person, because it feels more important that way.
Ruby also loves coffee and dirty books and will probably be a cat lady at some point. :)
Ruby also loves coffee and dirty books and will probably be a cat lady at some point. :)
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February 13, 2019
How grumpy Drenol and young Lukti become friends. Drenol obviously will also become Lukti's mentor in wood carving.
Very beautiful story that shows clearly the loneliness of elder people during Christmas holidays, when they have no family left.
Very beautiful story that shows clearly the loneliness of elder people during Christmas holidays, when they have no family left.
April 20, 2021
A super sweet story between one of the kits and a lonely elder. If you are really invested in the barbarian world, don't miss out on this heartwarming story!
5 stars!
5 stars!
April 17, 2022
This was a lovey short story and it was interesting to see the point of view of and Elder!
If you want to read this for yourself, just search ‘A Gift For Drenol by Ruby Dixon’ and you can download a free pdf⭐️
If you want to read this for yourself, just search ‘A Gift For Drenol by Ruby Dixon’ and you can download a free pdf⭐️
May 26, 2019
Un relato muy corto y dulce, definitivamente todos los niños de esta saga son adorables, ademas me gusta saber un poco mas de esos personajes que no tienen tanto protagonismo pero a los que aun asi les tomas cariño por sus pequeñas apariciones.
2.5 Estrellas!
October 29, 2022
A cute story about a little boy, Lukti, making an unlikely friendship with a grouchy old man Drenol. Drenol has had a hard time at life and with all the adjustments in the tribe but he's happy to have the company.
January 3, 2023
Cute short story about a child befriending a lonely old man.
July 31, 2025
A touch heart-achy & very heart warming 💙🩵💙🩵💙
Don’t actually remember reading much of Drenol… good thing Lukti has befriended him!!
Super short, wish there was a few more paragraphs after Drenol agreed to show Lukti to carve.
❓Question: how exactly did Drenol get the basket(s), carvings, and tools out of/from the cave??
Don’t actually remember reading much of Drenol… good thing Lukti has befriended him!!
Super short, wish there was a few more paragraphs after Drenol agreed to show Lukti to carve.
❓Question: how exactly did Drenol get the basket(s), carvings, and tools out of/from the cave??
July 20, 2026
such a sweet story
Drenol hates the holidays. He’s an under male and he lost his mate a long time ago ☹️. Their kit only lived a few years ☹️, so now that all the couples and kids are celebrating the holidays, he’s feeling extra lonely and grumpy.
Enter Lukti, Tiffany’s son.
Lukti doesn’t understand why Drenol doesn’t like the holidays and decides that Drenol needs a friend 🫶.
This is suuuuch a cute short story. I felt so bad for Drenol 😭. He led such a lonely life 😭, but Lukti’s I’m gonna make sure he’s not alone anymore ❤️.
Drenol hates the holidays. He’s an under male and he lost his mate a long time ago ☹️. Their kit only lived a few years ☹️, so now that all the couples and kids are celebrating the holidays, he’s feeling extra lonely and grumpy.
Enter Lukti, Tiffany’s son.
Lukti doesn’t understand why Drenol doesn’t like the holidays and decides that Drenol needs a friend 🫶.
This is suuuuch a cute short story. I felt so bad for Drenol 😭. He led such a lonely life 😭, but Lukti’s I’m gonna make sure he’s not alone anymore ❤️.
July 3, 2021
this was so sweet!! one of my favorite novellas in the series for sure!
August 24, 2019
Grumpy-at-the-world elder Drenol might be set in his ways, but he’s no match for the sweet, caring and emotionally intelligent Lukti.
Being a bonafide series-junkie, I freakin’ heart-eyes adore it any time the next generation feature in any way, so these super-short slices in the IPB series that feature them turn me into a loved-up, goofy grin on my moosh, lump of happy.
Being a bonafide series-junkie, I freakin’ heart-eyes adore it any time the next generation feature in any way, so these super-short slices in the IPB series that feature them turn me into a loved-up, goofy grin on my moosh, lump of happy.
September 15, 2022
This was a really sweet short story.
December 24, 2018
No-Poison haul-day to everyone!
This short story was sweet and beautiful. Lukti and Drenol are going to be my favorite couple... of carvers.
This short story was sweet and beautiful. Lukti and Drenol are going to be my favorite couple... of carvers.
December 8, 2021
This one will warm your heart. I like how Lukti was curious about Drenol and kept asking questions about him. It led to him making a great connection to a lonely old man.
January 26, 2023
i’m crying again, not surprising
August 30, 2024
Drenol un anciano de la tribu es solitario ya que perdió a su pareja y kit hace años, es muy amargado hasta que el pequeño Lukti quiere ser su amigo.💖
January 2, 2019
This is such a sweet short read. I can't lie part of it sad but it's also such wonder thoughtful little read. And honesty any Barbarians books makes me happy.
January 2, 2019
Thank you Mrs Dixon for this sweet story! It was really a Xmas Gift!
February 7, 2023
Qué lindo leer algo desde la perspectiva de un Kit 😭💙💙
March 21, 2025
3.5 Lukti x Drenol stars
Loved this cute little grumpy short story!
Loved this cute little grumpy short story!
December 7, 2024
Drenol, un anciano Sa-khui es el protagonista de este breve texto. Comparte su perspectiva y sentir ante la Navidad o “el día de no veneno” como lo bautizaron en Not-Hoth. Lukti un pequeño mitad Sa-khui mitad humano es el encargado de ablandar su corazón.
No considere esto algo relevante para la serie pero igual fue entretenido.
🛸 Personajes: Drenol, Koloi, Lukti (hijo de Tiffany y Salukh).
No considere esto algo relevante para la serie pero igual fue entretenido.
🛸 Personajes: Drenol, Koloi, Lukti (hijo de Tiffany y Salukh).
June 22, 2021
Not a standalone - this won't make sense unless you've read the other books (maybe not all of them, but quite a few - it's supposed to come after the 17th book in the series).
This one wasn't a story about a couple; it was a short story about one of the elders of the tribe, Drenol. Drenol is grumpy - he's old, there's hordes of kids running around, and he misses his mate. But during the holidays (No Poison Day!), Lukti (Tiffany and Sulukh's son) decides he'll be Drenol feel less lonely.
This was a sweet story and gave us a different perspective of the tribe, from the point of view of an elder and a kit.
The story is available on Ruby Dixon's website.
This one wasn't a story about a couple; it was a short story about one of the elders of the tribe, Drenol. Drenol is grumpy - he's old, there's hordes of kids running around, and he misses his mate. But during the holidays (No Poison Day!), Lukti (Tiffany and Sulukh's son) decides he'll be Drenol feel less lonely.
This was a sweet story and gave us a different perspective of the tribe, from the point of view of an elder and a kit.
The story is available on Ruby Dixon's website.
October 19, 2019
a whole of 10 minutes to read but a nice little look at one of the tribes elders.
July 19, 2021
Cute and a lovely different-angle glimpse of sa-khui life.
April 4, 2022
Siempre es bonito ver cómo alguien con un corazón triste y solitario conoce a la persona que hace que se vaya ablandando, en este caso es una relación del tipo abuelo - nieto.
March 26, 2024
My favorite “Slice of Life” yet. Ugh, I wish it was longer. I’d love to hear the intricacies of carving
July 19, 2026
Short and sweet - so very sweet!
July 17, 2022
Way, way too short.
It felt rushed as choppy, especially the end. It just stopped.
It felt rushed as choppy, especially the end. It just stopped.
January 17, 2023
Such a sweet story that literally made me cry lol
July 27, 2023
This little slice of life made me cry.
January 26, 2020
"A Gift for Drenol" received FOUR stars.
Gave me all the feels. 🥰
The novel gained *stars* for these items:
* gained for: "The book caught my interest in first five pages."
*gained for: "I thought about the book when I was forced to set it down and re-enter society."
* gained for: "There were no info dumps, poor writing, or copy edit mistakes that jerked me out of the story."
* gained for: "I was sad when the book ended. I wanted more!"
The novel failed to gain stars for this item:
NO STAR gained for: "That's it. I'm hooked on this author. I will automatically buy anything s/he writes."
Gave me all the feels. 🥰
The novel gained *stars* for these items:
* gained for: "The book caught my interest in first five pages."
*gained for: "I thought about the book when I was forced to set it down and re-enter society."
* gained for: "There were no info dumps, poor writing, or copy edit mistakes that jerked me out of the story."
* gained for: "I was sad when the book ended. I wanted more!"
The novel failed to gain stars for this item:
NO STAR gained for: "That's it. I'm hooked on this author. I will automatically buy anything s/he writes."
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