Darren's Game
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The HUNGER GAMES meets DUNGEONS & DRAGONS for a battle royale between mortals and monsters.
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There's a monster in the high mountains of Hastone, one that must be slaughtered.
Every year, the ruler of the lands, King Darren, holds a test for the best fighters to compete in. A test where these warriors must battle the monster's children, the dragon beasts. Many of them die fighting, but it's to prove who is eligible to slay the mighty monster.
Ladrel and her neighbor Eadward are just two of the "entrants" competing this year.
They're fighting to survive, not knowing their fate in the locked-up forest. The beasts are out and ready to kill in Darren's Game.
NOTE: This is a first draft. There may be errors in this. It will be more refined (along with possible changes in the story) when the book is published on Amazon KDP.
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