Copyright © 2020 by Garnet Whyte All rights reserved.
Cover, map and interior illustrations by Garnet Whyte
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...Those who use fire as an aid to the attack show intelligence; those who use water as an aid to the attack gain an accession of strength.
The Art of War- Sun Tzu
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And Moses was told, "Throw down your staff."
When he saw it writhing as if it were a serpent, he turned in flight and did not return.
Allah said, "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear."
Quran - An-Naml (The Ants) - 27:10
PART ONE: THE MESSENGERS
Chapter One: The Great Dome
"The greatest powers are death, blood, and dragons. Greater than those is water. And above every thing is the Great Dome."
Madam Bardas looms in front of our class, her grey dragon draped on her back like a cloak with eyes. We are inside the vast chamber beneath the Great Dome. Madam Bardas points up to the Dome. Her dragon's wing first mirrors the movement, then he extends it with a sharp claw. Most eyes follow the direction they point and look up.
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The Unbound Dragon
FantasyTwo years after Elena failed to bond with a dragon, her younger sister Irene is selected as her family's next chance at Bonding. When an attack happens during the Bonding Day hatching, Elena is forced to choose between following tradition and saving...
