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The Two Dragons – A Novel

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The Two Dragons is the final novel in the Steel Dragon Trilogy. It takes place five years after the events in The Sorceress’s Apprentice, and eight years after the events in The Steel Dragon. Here is a blurb for this book.

WAR IN A WORLD OF MAGIC!

Since its founding almost nine years ago, Port Dechantagne and the Brech Birmisia Colony have become a thriving dominion and a vital resource for the United Kingdom of Greater Brechalon. Seventeen year old sorceress Senta Bly, despite being surrounded by an aura of fear because of her awesome magical powers, is one of the prominent members of the colonial society. Now the colony and the rest of the world are threatened by war between Brechalon and Freedonia.

Senta and others must journey to distant Tsahloose, the city of the lizard king and home of the Dragon God Hissussisthis to find out if peace is still possible.

Meanwhile back in the colony, Governor Iolanthe Dechantagne, Mayor Zeah Korlann, and Police Inspector Saba Colbshallow struggle with the changing society brought on by massive waves of immigrants from Brechalon and refugees from Freedonia.

In this, the final volume in the story of a world not quite like our own Victorian era, Bessemer the Steel Dragon must decide whether his own destiny lies with the sorceress and the girl who raised him or as a god to the fierce lizardmen who dominate the continent of Mallon.

The Sorceress’s Apprentice – A Novel

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The Sorceress’s Apprentice is the second novel in the Steel Dragon trilogy. It takes place three years after the events in The Steel Dragon. Here is a blurb…

A COLONY IN A DISTANT AND STRANGE LAND

Three years have passed and Port Dechantagne is now a thriving colony. Senta Bly, now twelve years old, is the apprentice of the mysterious sorceress Zurfina and is known throughout Birmisia as the Drache Girl. Can she uncover the mysteries of magic and protect the
colony without Zurfina’s help?

Join Senta and the others.

Saba Colbshallow: The child of a servant in the Dechantagne household and now a police constable, unraveling the mystery of the lizardmen’s strange behavior.

Yuah Korlann: Now a wife and mother, caught between two worlds– her ethnic minority status and her new position as a member of the most elite colonial family.

Radley Staff: Returning in triumph to Birmisia to search for new wealth and to see the woman he left so long ago.

Graham Dokkins: The jammiest boy in town knows he’s quite special, and not just because his girlfriend is the world’s most powerful preteen magic user.

And Bessemer, the steel dragon.

The Sorceress’s Apprentice is book two in The Steel Dragon trilogy. It is a novel of adventure and excitement, of prejudice and pain, of growing up, and of friendship in a world not quite like our own Victorian era.

The Steel Dragon – A Novel

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The Steel Dragon is my new novel. I’ve already given a bit of information about the setting and the fact that it is the first part of a trilogy. Here is the relevant information about the plot.

IT IS A WORLD OF STEAM AND MAGIC!

Senta Bly is a nine year old orphan girl in the great city of Brech. Adopted by the mysterious sorceress Zurfina, she joins an expedition to colonize the distant and mysterious land of Birmisia. As she grows up in a strange country of dinosaurs and lizardmen, will she grow to understand her own power?

Join Senta and her companions.

Iolanthe Dechantagne: the scion of a once wealthy and prestigious family who hopes to restore their lost honor.

Terrence Dechantagne: Iolanthe’s older brother, troubled by a secret in his past and a dark addiction in the present.

Zeah Korlann: The Dechantagne butler who aspires to no more, but who has greatness thrust upon him, as well as the affections of a beautiful young woman.

Radley Staff: A navel officer with an appreciation for women, and one woman in particular.

And of course, the steel dragon.

The Steel Dragon is a novel of imperialism in a world much like our own Victorian era, with steam engines, rifles, long bustle dresses, and gas lights. But it is a world where magic and
dragons have not been forgotten, a world where dinosaurs roam and where wizards plot.

The Steel Dragon – The Setting

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The Steel Dragon is the story of a world not too different than our own Victorian/Edwardian age of Colonial Imperialism. This world however is different because in the past, mythic creatures like dragons were common. Magic is still present. In an age of steam power and rifles, wizards are sought after for service in the army and navy. In this world, the continent of Sumir is the place of origin and primary home of humanity. The people of Sumir have begun to colonize the rest of the world, which up until now, was dominated by non-human creatures.

I began creating this world, by imagining a world larger than our own, with more land as compared to ocean. I cut out a shape that I imagined as this world’s Pangia, then tore it to pieces and moved them around to simulate continental drift. When I was done, I set another piece of paper over them, and traced the outlines of the landmasses. Then I made several more drawings, attempting to make each of them more true to life. It helped that as a child, I liked to sit and look at the atlas.

The Steel Dragon

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When I finished self-publishing Princess of Amathar, I suddenly felt like I could write another novel. I had an idea for a fantasy setting and a plot that I outlined. It was a story in three parts, and as I began writing it, I didn’t know if it was going to be one very long three part novel, or three novels in a trilogy. I began writing and wrote almost daily for fifteen months. It seemed that the story just came out. It was great. I made copies for ten teachers and other staff members at school who wanted to read it and give me feedback for revision. The drawback to this is that they have had the book the entire summer, and I’ve only yet gotten a bit of feedback by email from one. But, I return to work next week. In the meantime, I’ve already begun sending out queries to literary agents. I decided that I am going to send it to every literary agent and book publisher who deals with this genre. I’m already getting rejection letters. More about that later.