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What does the dragon know? The kingdom of Everran is dying, razed by a dragon that came out of nowhere to burn its oil groves and devastate its vineyards and kill its folk. Everran was safe, prosperous, and contented, with peaceful lords, a strong king, and beautiful queen. What has it ever done to earn a curse? But legend says a dragon's coming always has a cause. If no enemy has bespelled the country, is there something wrong in Everran itself? Despite its prosperity and its peace and its royal couple who have not yet had a child? Soldiers cannot stop the dragon. There is no help in Everran's neighbors, and none in legend or history. Why has the dragon come? What does the dragon know? Answering its riddle will explain the ruin of a kingdom-and turn its ruler into something less than human but very much more than a man.
Sylvia Kelso lives in North Queensland, Australia.
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"The exciting debut of a major new voice in fantasy. Read Sylvia Kelso: she''s great!"
-- Rosemary Edghill, author of Paying the Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Other Stories
"The arrival of a dragon spells doom for the land of Everran. As the creature destroys olive groves and vineyards and slaughters the people, only Harran the Harper possesses the riddle - give to him by the dragon itself - that might contain the key to ridding the realm of the monster. As Harran and King Beryx struggle to save their land, they realize that profound changes are inevitable, even should they succeed. Kelso's first novel brings new life to the ever-popular subject of dragons. Strong characters and a fully realized world combine with action and adventure to create a tale that will appeal to most fantasy fans."
--Library Journal, June 2005 (Library Journal 20050601)
"...Epic battles, magic, betrayal, courage, and love abound in EVERRAN'S BANE, as boys become men and a man learns how to be a true king. The weapon to kill the dragon has not yet been forged is the message learned after the first losses in battle. The search for an answer to the riddle takes Beryx and Harran from one end of Everran to the other, as they each must find the internal strength to manage, in Beryx's case, a frightened people, and to uplift their spirits with song in Harran's...a bit of humor to balance out the horror of the dragon's killing sprees...there are so many themes -- friendship, the nature of courage, what it means to be a leader -- intertwined within the core of this tale, that it would be a shame to miss it by not picking up this book. First time author Sylvia Kelso comes out of the chute with a fantastic tale of might and magic that's all heart in EVERRAN'S BANE."
--Romance Reviews Today, June 2005 (Romance Reviews Today 20050601)
-- Rosemary Edghill, author of Paying the Piper at the Gates of Dawn and Other Stories
"The arrival of a dragon spells doom for the land of Everran. As the creature destroys olive groves and vineyards and slaughters the people, only Harran the Harper possesses the riddle - give to him by the dragon itself - that might contain the key to ridding the realm of the monster. As Harran and King Beryx struggle to save their land, they realize that profound changes are inevitable, even should they succeed. Kelso's first novel brings new life to the ever-popular subject of dragons. Strong characters and a fully realized world combine with action and adventure to create a tale that will appeal to most fantasy fans."
--Library Journal, June 2005 (Library Journal 20050601)
"...Epic battles, magic, betrayal, courage, and love abound in EVERRAN'S BANE, as boys become men and a man learns how to be a true king. The weapon to kill the dragon has not yet been forged is the message learned after the first losses in battle. The search for an answer to the riddle takes Beryx and Harran from one end of Everran to the other, as they each must find the internal strength to manage, in Beryx's case, a frightened people, and to uplift their spirits with song in Harran's...a bit of humor to balance out the horror of the dragon's killing sprees...there are so many themes -- friendship, the nature of courage, what it means to be a leader -- intertwined within the core of this tale, that it would be a shame to miss it by not picking up this book. First time author Sylvia Kelso comes out of the chute with a fantastic tale of might and magic that's all heart in EVERRAN'S BANE."
--Romance Reviews Today, June 2005 (Romance Reviews Today 20050601)
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- PublisherFive Star
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1594143536
- ISBN 13 9781594143533
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages239
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