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A young man with a minor magic talent discovers he can shift into a second being — a dragon. Follow his journey as he learns about living with his second self and expands his magic among strangers.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I was born in a suburb of San Diego, California, and raised in Lancaster, California. My parents moved to Eureka, California, when I was fourteen. I graduated from high school there in 1967.

I received a BA in mathematics from Occidental College in 1971 and an MA in math from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1973.

My first daughter was born while I was in Colorado, just as I decided I really didn’t want a PhD after all.

After returning to California, where I lived for most of my life, my second daughter was born. I worked in aerospace for 32 years, beginning with part-time work at JPL while a student at Occidental. During that career, I earned a secondary teaching credential in mathematics and taught math at El Camino Community College for 15 years.

I started reading science fiction when I was twelve and fantasy soon after. A friend loaned me his copy of Tolkien when I was in college. I read it that weekend. It became my favorite genre.I’ve started several stories over the past fifty years. Most involved a man who encountered a dragon years ago and searched for it without success. This is my first story in which he is the dragon.

 

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Weary from the Succession War, Jason seeks peace in Smoky Springs. Tasked with delivering an athamé and unlocking his inner magic, he is pursued by Erlender, a necromancer who covets the kalasha he carries. He meets Akela, a wolf who shifts into a human. She helps him change into a dragon. He discovers he is fulfilling a prophecy about which he knew nothing. When he, in his dragon skin, thwarts a kidnapping, he exposes the vulnerability of his community. He teaches them hand-to-hand combat and how to use quarter staffs, converting the resident women and children into warriors. He repels a brutal attack led by a necromancer. The residents successfully defend their home using techniques he taught them, but the battle leaves him seriously wounded. With the valley healer’s aid, he unlocks his inner magic, and a fae teaches him to use it. Six years of pursuit culminated in a chilling whisper on the wind: Erlender has found Smoky Springs, forcing Jason to choose between his quest and the safety of those he promised to defend.

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A weary warrior, a shape-shifting wolf, and a dangerous prophecy collide in this tale of magic, transformation and destiny. An exciting fantasy adventure await!

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ISBN 13 (SOFT): 9781663269102
ISBN 13 (HARD): 9781663269126
ISBN 13 (eBook): 9781663269119