Bone Dragon

Legends of the Once & Future King #1

by Susan Faw

A vengeful sorceress with a bone to pick. A forbidden love that could cost the throne. And a magical destiny impossible to avoid. Arthur Pendragon, heir apparent to the throne of Camelot, approaches his sixteenth birthday with dread. The chains of his heritage, chafe. He wishes nothing more than to be a regular youth, free to seek and pursue the pleasures of young love. But the object of his affection is a love forbidden by the church, the true power behind the throne of Camelot. With the power to set up future kings and tear them down, Arthur knows that to pursue a love interest with a man will cost him the throne, and possibly his life. When a mysterious object of magic is stolen from a secure vault in the depths of the armoury, Arthur is tasked with hunting down the thief and stopping the horror of it being unleashed on Camelot. A fleshless dragon, constructed entirely of bone, attacks an outlying village and Arthur is sent by his father, King Uther, to investigate the occurrence. With the help of a fledgling wizard - a youth no older than himself - and a hand-picked group of knights which includes his love interest, Arthur races against time to stop the sorceress who is determined to see Camelot burn. Dive into this Camelot retelling, chock full of political intrigue, magic and wonder! Download your copy today!

290 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 15, 2021

About the author

A lover of unusual worlds, Susan is a masked crusader for the fantastical world. Championing mythical rights, she quells uprisings and battles infidels who would slay the lifeblood of her pen. It’s all in a night’s work, for this whirlwind writer. Welcome to the quest.

Dante Rossetti Grand Prize awarded for Best Young Adult Fiction of 2016, Chanticleer Reviews, for Seer of Souls.

First in Category, Dante Rossetti, Best Young Adult Mythology, 2016, Chanticleer Reviews, for Seer of Souls.

First in Category, Dante Rossetti , 2017 Chanticleer Reviews, for Soul Sanctuary

Find out how it all began! You can download the prequel novella to the series for free!

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Reviews

[Lana · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a real sucker for tales about King Arthur and his Knights, so I really enjoyed reading this book especially as it depicts such an original take on the usual story. I love that Arthur is depicted as being in love with Lancelot and the love triangle makes better sense than the tale usually told of the betrayal of Arthur by his best friend and loyal knight, and his beautiful wife. This tale is one of vengeance enacted by a sorceress of the druids, who had been wiped out so cruelly, many burnt at the stake for using magic when Christianity arrived in Avalon and the Pendragon Kings bowed their knees and heads to the church. Nimue and her daughter Simone had personally suffered at the hands of the church and now wanted to make King Uther and his only son Arthur, the heir apparent suffer too. Simone created a bone dragon of magic and was intent on wiping out villages till she got to Camelot itself. However she was not mindful of Merlin and his being in Arthur’s life. Merlin though still a fledgling was very strong in his magical powers already, so she found a battle on her hands that she was not quite prepared for. I love that Arthur accepted Merlin and his use of magic even though this could have cost them both their lives in the court of the intolerant King Uther. I really like that Arthur is doing so many things that go against the dictates of the church and the times he was living in, tackling the evil of the church head on showed great courage. I really did not wish this book to end as I got great pleasure from reading the fast paced adventure full of magic and dragons, courage and loyalty as well as betrayal and a power struggle on the part of Morgana, and look forward to book 2.

[Joanne H · Rating 5 out of 5]

This author can really write a story! A Kingdom with a Prince that thought religion was stupid but his father the King had different ideas. The King wanted Prince Authur to get a wife rather he wanted one of not but Authur had eyes for someone else. Magic was outlawed and people killed was by fire. Between the church telling his Father what to do, the church also took small boys to grow in the church. A boy the church took belonged to a Witch and things went on and he was killed. The Witch retaliated and made a Dragon out of bones and went after the people, the King, Prince and the towns. Marlin and his mom moved into town as a beer maker and became friends with Prince Authur and was trying to kill the dragon. Stay tuned for book 2!

[Cleocutie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting take on the King Arthur legend. I love seeing how different authors handle the same story and this one puts a unique spin on it.

[LooseBoots · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very enjoyable read indeed. I love any Merlin and Arthur stories and this one had an interesting slant to it . Easy to get into the story and the action and adventure flowed nicely, no dull moments.
Can’t wait for the next book .
Thoroughly recommend this.

Don’t miss it , you’ll be sorry if you do.