The Fire King
The Fire King
by Kevin Hopson
Genre Young Adult Fantasy
Tags Dragons, castles, knights, volcanoes, undead, apocalypse, mages, dwarfs, dwarves, perpetual winter, desert
Release April 21, 2015
Editor Christine I. Speakman
Cover Designer Celairen
Words 21814
Pages 94
ISBN 978-1-77127-709-9
Price $3.50
Back Cover
The planet Oabrora faces a perpetual winter after a human mage, Vico, causes all of the volcanos in the dragon homeland of Jifihx to erupt. Three dragon siblings—Mianth, Tulvir, and Hirador—survive the blast and set out on a journey to bring Vico to justice. However, when they cross paths with two humans, they discover a far worse enemy than Vico.
Excerpt
Mianth and her brothers flew below the cloud base, making sure they could see clearly from all angles. An unexpected visitor from above was always a possibility, but she preferred to put distance between them and the ground. The sub-freezing temperatures at their elevation gripped Mianth with claws sharper than her own, pushing her lungs to the brink of exhaustion. Leading the group, she dove and glided for several seconds, letting the air do the work for her. Her brothers followed suit, flanking Mianth on each wing.
“Down there,” Hirador barked. The heavy head wind made it difficult to hear, so they had to speak loudly when conversing with one another.
Mianth dipped her head to examine the prairie land below. Once green and lush, only a blanket of snow could be seen. The river narrowed, trickling along the edge of the flat terrain as trees sporadically popped up on both sides. It took her a few seconds, but she noticed movement.
Two humans, a male and a female, ran with purpose. The fact that Mianth saw nothing chasing them disturbed her even more. Sometimes the worst predators were those you couldn’t see.
“Maybe they spotted us,” Hirador said.
“I don’t think so,” Mianth replied. “If anything, they’re running toward us.” She watched their behavior closely, the two humans turning their heads frequently as they ran “See that,” she pointed out. “They’re looking behind them.”
“Perhaps a shadow stalker,” Tulvir commented.
“It could be any number of things,” Mianth answered.
