Friday, November 1, 2013

First Dragon TODAY

I'm very proud to announce the release of the first book in my newest epic fantasy series, First Dragon, book #1 of The Morbunda Saga. You can purchase in most online retailers in print or digital edition.

As you can see, the cover my publisher, Crescent Moon Press, designed it perfect. If you read the book, you will love it even more. I've hinted at the story line of this book in some earlier posts, and I intend to continue that today with a little more of the dragon lore I've invented for Morbunda, my fantasy land.

In the ancient history of Morbunda, dragons were common and fed mostly on wildlife though they wouldn't pass up a fat domesticated animal either. Men were multiplying quickly and as their population grew so did their competitiveness. As with many human societies, civil war between rich landowners broke out as their greed overtook their humanity toward their neighbors. The war escalated until the first power hungry man took a dragon into his service. His enemies had no choice but to make similar fool-hardy alliances with the fire breathing creatures. But dragons are clever and soon they learned all they needed to know of men and their weaknesses. That, of course, didn't turn out well for humans. Enough history.

First Dragon takes place many generations of men after that first deadly war ended. Though the book is titled, First Dragon, Kerik actually is the last, true dragon. But he's so much more than that. A dragon at war with his nature and trying to be at peace with men. But again, men have coerced a dragon into their conflicts. Is history repeating itself? I hope you'll check out First Dragon and find out.

All the different buy links are found at Crescent Moon Press.

On another note for today, David Powers King and four other authors are releasing an anthology, The Spirit of Christmas, in honor or NaNo and will help writers reach that amazing goal this month and in years to come. Check it out and help them out.

Did you start NaNo today? How are your word counts adding up on this first day? Need a dragon book to warm up the coming winter months?

11 comments:

Robin said...

I like the premise of your book the more I read. And the cover is amazing!!!

My computer is still sick and my novel is trapped in there. Day 1 of NaNo is not looking so good:(

Susan Gourley/Kelley said...

Oh, no, Robin. I hope your computer feels better soon.

M.J. Fifield said...

Congratulations, Susan! The cover looks fantastic, and the story sounds amazing.

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Susan, congratulations! That is a wicked looking dragon on the cover.

Julie Flanders said...

Congratulations on your release!! Love the cover, what a fantastic dragon. Sounds like an excellent read.

L. Diane Wolfe said...

It's available now? Congrats! The dragon on the cover is perfect.

Cate Masters said...

Love that cover! Congrats on your release, Susan. :)

Madeline Mora-Summonte said...

That cover is gorgeous! Congratulations on the release!

And so far, so good with NaNo. :)

Jay Noel said...

Whoa. I am in love with your cover. It's gorgeous and fierce. Looks like a great start to a new series.

Joylene Nowell Butler said...

The cover is stunning. Made me dream for Christmas.

Ava Quinn said...

Congratulations, Sue!! Can't wait to get my hands on this one! Sounds terrific! Let me know if you're doing a signing, and I'll wait to get it there!