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Dragon Eye
A Winkle in Time
It’s another short story starring your favorite dragon. When Vern is called in for questioning about a missing person, he has to fess up fast or get accused of eating the suspect. What follows is a poignant tale of time travel and the fight to put off death.
18 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 15, 2021
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Karina Lumbert Fabian
97 books107 followersKarina Fabian is a science fiction and fantasy writers, author of 16 novels, three anthologies, a devotional and many stories and articles. Her latest science fiction novel, Discovery, features religious sisters in space, and she’s working on rebooting her DragonEye series, which stars a snarky dragon working under the direction of the Church. She teaches writing and is an active member of the Catholic Writers Guild. http://fabianspace.com
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August 19, 2021
Short story about Vern on the job. Spoilery: not sure I like him revealing what he did (I feel like Vern is made of sterner stuff) but overall it's a good story and shows one of Vern's blind spots pretty well.
July 19, 2021
This is the twentieth book or story I have read by Karina Fabian. Most of them in the last year. I love her style, her sense of humour, and the variety of stories she writes. This is a second standalone piece set in the DragonEye PI series, a short story, and Fabian has announced she will release a few of these this year, then compile them into an anthology for print. I could not wait for that to happen and will pick them each up and read them as they release. I picked this up and consumed it twice the day I found out about it. I read it over a mug of coffee, and then I listened to it, using adaptive technology. I have encountered Vern previously in anthologies and in other novels to date and am working to read all the stories with Vern. This new story was Very differnt.
For those who are not familiar with the DragonEye PI series, Vern is a Faerie dragon currently stuck on our side of the barrier. He is a Private Investigator he fights crimes both human and Fairy. And he is working off a dept and works for the Faerie Catholic Church. He is nowhere near the dragon he was, in size or power because of a run in with Saint George. The description of this volume is:
“It’s another short story starring your favorite dragon. When Vern is called in for questioning about a missing person, he has to fess up fast or get accused of eating the suspect. What follows is a poignant tale of time travel and the fight to put off death.”
The story begins thus:
“A cliché of an FBI agent glared at me from across a metal table. Nondescript dark gray suit with an equally unimpressive tie that he hadn’t loosened yet, despite three hours of interrogating a Faerie dragon. I, the aforementioned dragon, knew he was feeling the strain. In addition to the increased heart rate and the professional scowl, his sweat was starting to show even through the cheap suit. Once again, the air conditioning in the Los Lagos City Police station had gone on the fritz. I’ve offered to remove the gremlins (at a discount, even), but Chief Santry refused. He said he saw enough of me as it was already.”
The story about a Dragon being interrogated by the FBI, and a local Chief of Police playing mediator is humorous to begin with. But the story take a very interesting twist. A twist that can only happen when the Faerie and mundane world cross over.
This is a quick read. But very intriguing. It offers a different twist on Vern and his clients. Vern has only done what he was hired for. But never though about the further consequences.
It is another great story in the Vern Verse and excellent offering from the Fabian Space. A moving little read. Excellent for fans of the series, or someone wanting a sampling. A great short story.
Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2021 Catholic Reading Plan!
For those who are not familiar with the DragonEye PI series, Vern is a Faerie dragon currently stuck on our side of the barrier. He is a Private Investigator he fights crimes both human and Fairy. And he is working off a dept and works for the Faerie Catholic Church. He is nowhere near the dragon he was, in size or power because of a run in with Saint George. The description of this volume is:
“It’s another short story starring your favorite dragon. When Vern is called in for questioning about a missing person, he has to fess up fast or get accused of eating the suspect. What follows is a poignant tale of time travel and the fight to put off death.”
The story begins thus:
“A cliché of an FBI agent glared at me from across a metal table. Nondescript dark gray suit with an equally unimpressive tie that he hadn’t loosened yet, despite three hours of interrogating a Faerie dragon. I, the aforementioned dragon, knew he was feeling the strain. In addition to the increased heart rate and the professional scowl, his sweat was starting to show even through the cheap suit. Once again, the air conditioning in the Los Lagos City Police station had gone on the fritz. I’ve offered to remove the gremlins (at a discount, even), but Chief Santry refused. He said he saw enough of me as it was already.”
The story about a Dragon being interrogated by the FBI, and a local Chief of Police playing mediator is humorous to begin with. But the story take a very interesting twist. A twist that can only happen when the Faerie and mundane world cross over.
This is a quick read. But very intriguing. It offers a different twist on Vern and his clients. Vern has only done what he was hired for. But never though about the further consequences.
It is another great story in the Vern Verse and excellent offering from the Fabian Space. A moving little read. Excellent for fans of the series, or someone wanting a sampling. A great short story.
Note: This book is part of a series of reviews: 2021 Catholic Reading Plan!
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