Welcome, Antje, to my blog today. She is here to tell us about her newly released book Darinel Dragon Hunter.
Blurb:
Prince Darinel is traveling–for what feels like forever.
Expelled from his father’s kingdom, he just wants to find a new home. When a
shadow lures him to a wealthy kingdom, he stays to discover more about the
darkness, but the citizens are tight-lipped.
Their king welcomes the foreign Prince hoping that he will
solve his two problems: the dragon and his strong-willed daughter. Coming from
a warrior kingdom, Darinel despises violence, but charmed by Princess Tuskja’s
dare, he sets out to confront the beast. Instead of finding a fierce dragon, he
finds a friend. The dragon’s malicious humor and his love of fairy tales
entangle Darinel in a summer of adventures, while danger stirs in the East, the
Dark Prince. Being refused by the Princess and humiliated by the dragon, this
proud prince seeks revenge.
In compliance with the king’s decree, Darinel is torn
between his friendship with the dragon and his love for Princess Tuskja, whom
he can only marry if he kills his friend. Before he can make a decision, the
kingdom is under attack. Now it is up to the dragon to either help his friend
or respect his wish to not interfere.
Excerpt:
The prince sighed. “Yeah, you’re right. Do you mind if I
take a break here?”
“Oh no. Be my guest,” the voice replied, cheerfully.
Darinel dismounted and reached to tie Tibor’s reins to the
trunk of a tree, when a dark shadow swished over him. The horse bolted in panic
and disappeared. Dumbfounded, he stared down the path they had just travelled.
“Oops!” The voice sounded a bit regretful.
“That was not supposed to happen.” Still shaking his head,
he turned to a little sparkling stream at his feet and knelt beside it. He took
off his helmet and splashed water onto his face and over his head.
“It is a bit inconvenient, isn’t it?” the voice said. “But
don’t worry, the way down always seems faster,” it added cheerfully.
“Yeah, right!” the prince said with a smirk as he slid back
to lean on a big boulder behind him. “Now you see I am no threat to you, won’t
you come out and sit with me?” He ruffled his hand through his wet hair.
“I’d love to, but don’t you know, there’s a fierce dragon in
these mountains?” the voice pointed out.
buy links:
Muse store:
KOBO
BARNES AND NOBLE
AMAZON US
AMAZON UK
AMAZON CA
Author Bio:
Born and raised in Germany, I came to explore the Canadian
Rockies in Canmore, Alberta in 2003. Taking part in the Writing-with-Style
Program at the Banff Centre for the Arts in 2007 encouraged me to follow my
passion: writing for children. Darinel Dragonhunter is my first novel, which
was inspired by my deep love for classic children literature and fairy tales.
My thrill for science fiction/fantasy movies and television shows had an outlet
in various genre short stories. I am a member of the Alberta Writer’s Guild and
graduated from the Justus-Liebig-University in Giessen with a degree in Modern
Languages.
Currently, I live in Germany with my snoring cat, Sally, but
I miss the magic of the Rocky Mountains. When I am not in Canmore, you can find
me in Germany.
Thank you, Antje, for telling us about Darinel Dragon Hunt. I need to put this on my list of books to read.
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