The Dragon's Scale [COMPLETE]
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  • Reads 140,527
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  • Parts 73
  • Time 12h 12m
Complete, First published Sep 16, 2015
Book 1 of The Soul-Bound Chronicles

Classic J-RPG and anime elements collide with the Young Adult fiction writing style in this modern fantasy book following Josh Davidson, a teenage boy whose life flips upside down when he becomes soul-bound to a dragon

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     Magic, heroes, dragons.  Josh Davidson has seen it all-in video games and movies, of course, because they would never be anything but fiction.  

     Yet his dreams are slipping into reality, he is experiencing sudden energy surges, and a persistent voice is taking residency in his head.

     All of the insanity explodes when his bully goes on a murderous rampage, and the only one who can stop him is a beautiful girl wielding a bow and shooting magical ice arrows.

     The experience leads Josh to the truth: he's a Paladin, someone soul-bound to a dragon. Not only does he now have a dragon reaching into his thoughts, but the new status comes with magical powers meant to help him in his fight against the forces of darkness.

     Josh is more than eager to hone his new skills and help the Paladins in their fight, but the darkness they face is rising from its slumber, intent on destroying the Paladins and everything they stand for. Josh will have to learn fast, because the most important decisions are those he cannot escape.

     Decisions that risk not only the war which the Paladins fight, but the very people he holds dear.

➒ Word Count: 130,000 - 135,000 
➒ Amazing cover made by Dayisdemigod 
➒ Featured in Fantasy account's Young Adult Fantasy Reading List
➒ Featured in YASciFantasy account's Quests & Queens - Fantasy Adventure Reading List
➒ The Fiction Awards 2019 Best Fantasy Winner
➒ Editor's Pick Featured January 2021
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|π”Ήπ• π• π•œ 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕙𝕖 π•Šπ• π•¦π•-π”Ήπ• π•¦π•Ÿπ•• β„‚π•™π•£π• π•Ÿπ•šπ•”π•π•–π•€| |Updates once per week on the weekends| The veil separating the realms has weakened. With the first four seals stolen, the strength of the temples fades, and more outbreaks from the Energy Realm puts a strain on the Paladins. For Josh, it's nothing he can't handle. With his team by his side, sending magical creatures back where they belong is the best sort of training. At least until Cale and Mara leave for a mission of their own meant to build up their strengths and ditch him with a new teammate he barely knows. As the tensions grow high in the Sanctuary, both because of the ongoing war with the Shadow Knights and shady Sage politics, Josh tries to find comfort in his former life and the people he thought he'd left behind. But his peace is not meant to last. Mara and Cale have disappeared, and all clues point to them being in the Energy Realm. Home to monsters and remnants of Phoenix Dragons, the other realm holds many threats, but Josh will do whatever it takes to find his friends. While there, he discovers a way to give the Paladins an edge in the war, but this solution forces him to make a decision he isn't sure he can make. He must put his fate, as well as those he loves, in the hands of a Sage who hates him. -- Cover by eryxnaps