Crimzon & Clover

Crimzon & Clover Short Story Series #1

by M.R. Mathias

Crimzon & Clover by M. R. Mathias

It isn't wise to mess with a girl and her dragon, at least not these two.

A young dragon, named Crimzariathon, loses his mother to lair raiders and is left to fend for himself. A lucky girl, aptly named Clover, happens upon him and together they form a lasting bond. When more men come to raid the lair the two are forced to defend themselves, and each other, in a wicked battle. Magic, swordplay, and dragon riding glory await in this satisfying 25 page short story.

Another flash fiction short story called 'The Blood of Coldfrost' is included in this download as well.

Snippet:
She was lost in thought, staring aimlessly down into the now moonlit valley, when a loud Thrump…Thrump…Thrump from not so far behind and above her split the night. The sound sent her heart hammering through her chest. She spun around, reaching instinctively for her sword. It wasn’t there. She remembered that she hadn't been carrying it lately. The realization came far too late, for there before her was the dragon, raising his sizable, horned head slowly up to his full erect height. A long period of dead silence followed. Clover was awed and terrified, but no more than the dragon was. Both were tentative, each taking in the other, until Clover remembered to breathe. As she did, the dragon also sucked in a deep noisy breath of air. Clover held her breath again, half anticipating a blast of flame to shoot forth from the dragon's maw and fry her in her boots...

Genres: Fantasy, Dragons

50 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2010

About the author

M. R. Mathias is a member of the Authors Guild who cares for his wife, a Breast Cancer Warrior who has Parkinson's. After raising two boys into fine young men, they and two dogs split their time between a modest smalltown home, and an apartment built on a floating dock on Lake Ultura (aka Lake Texoma) which foots into an amazing State Park brimming with all sorts of wildlife. Like the wizards of old, he tends to the animals who share the area and inspire the creatures in his works. He likes to fish, write, play guitar, and he builds all sorts of things out of reclaimed wood. He sold over two million eBooks most of them before eBooks were cool. His work is critically acclaimed, and has earned multiple literary awards, including a coveted Locus Poll nomination.

**Featured in the March 2020, Publisher's Weekly article, "As Luck Would Have It"

"The Master of Epic Fantasy" - Kindle Nation Daily, Nov. 2017

Mathias has authored several fantasy series and compiled an admirable list of accolades along the way.

--Devious Arcana, (ongoing)

--The Wardstone Trilogy (3 Books)

-- Perpetual Fantastica Fantastica (4 Books)

--The Dragoneer Saga (6 Books)

--The Legend of Vanx Malic (10 Books)

--The Crimzon and Clover Short Story Series (8 Books)

--Master Zarvin's Adventures (3 Books)

--Dragon Racers (3 books)

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Find M. R. Mathias online: mrmathiasbooks .com

Here is what others are saying about M. R. Mathias:

"There are few writers in the genre of fantasy that can equal the creative mind of M.R. Mathias - now acknowledged as a master in this genre of dragons and dwarves, and magic, and spells, and all aspects of fantasy."-- Top 100, Hall of Fame, Vine Voice, Book Reviewer, Grady Harp

"M.R. Mathias imagines a setting that will entice readers and lead them, along with his characters, on a breathtaking adventure." -- Readers Favorite Book Awards review of M. R. Mathias's 2017 Award Winning novel "A Gossamer Lens" from The Legend of Vanx Malic series

"M.R. Mathias is a master at world building and is so good with creative descriptions that you can almost feel the wind whipping through your hair as you soar along on the back of a dragon." -- Readers Favorite Awards review of M. R. Mathias's 2015 "Gold Medal" Award Winning novel "Blood and Royalty" from The Dragoneer Saga"

"You've (Mathias) already achieved much, much more than so many people who like to think of themselves as writers." -- @Gollancz The Deputy Publishing Director of SF, Fantasy & Horror list of the Orion Publishing Group, 2013

Reviews

[Chris The Story Reading Ape · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read

A short introduction about how Crimzon & Clover meet, plus, the first 3 chapters of the novel, The Royal Dragoneers.

See my review also at:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

[Jeffrey A. Dewey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting

Continuation of the age old killing of dragons, warring with the trolls while the king ponders his actions for his kingdom.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have like to have known how the series of the books went along. I started with the Rangers books first and wish I read the Crimzon and Clover first. I like the writings of M.R. Mathias. Fun, quick, easy reads.

[Stephen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Made me want to get the next book, Having read the Dragoneers saga, I didn't expect the beginning to be like this

[Latoya Bullard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great!

I enjoyed every moment of it! I was a really sucked into the story from the start.....Just wished there was a lot more.

[Eoraptor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun short story!

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this short story. Look forward to reading the rest.

[Gene Rosso · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great tail of Crimson the dragon