I like the detail in this watercolour painting by 10 year old Rory. The dragon's wings are outstretched as though at any moment it will leap from the page and take flight. Rory has put a lot of effort into the multicoloured scales. Well done. There are still 2 weeks to go in the Dragon's Revenge art competition and you can enter by drawing one of the described chapter pictures as specified in the conditions of entry. $550 to be won. |
Book Synopsis Dragon’s Revenge is the thrilling conclusion to the Hunters of Reloria trilogy. Magical Reloria is beset by hordes of invading enemy ships carrying giants with ocular laser beams. People and creatures from across the land band together against the invasion, while our group of heroes, the Hunters of Reloria, seek to restore the defensive shield to their borders. A savage attack on the dragons’ town decimates the population and leads the surviving dragon to pledge revenge against the invaders. Epic battles with dragons and giants ensue, leading to a thrilling climax. Cultural Cocktails Kasper Beaumont will be featured by Janice Ross at 08:00AM EST, be sure to tune in and call in too if you would like to join the conversation please do so using the number: (646) 652-2526
They followed the sounds of struggling around the corner of the inn and saw an incredible sight. A sopping wet Princess, wearing only a towel, was being held by the arms and legs by four of the scaly Vergai. Another of the creatures was trying to muffle her screams with his clawed hand, which she was biting on as hard as she could and causing him to growl in frustration. All around them was a battle. Sienna held a green-stained dagger in one hand and was struggling with three of the creatures, two of which had arrows protruding from their torsos. Green blood was drying around the arrow shafts. The huntress stabbed at the invaders and aimed at the thinnest area of their thick hide on the sides of their neck. Her bondfairy was a short distance away and was so intent in watching the fight that he did not see a Vergai’s rough hand closing around him from behind. The Vergai clapped his hands together and both fairy and halfling collapsed to the ground unconscious. Fendi had grabbed a long dagger from the inn and Old Fandri drew his broad sword. Fendi was momentarily stunned by being in such close proximity to the large and fearsome Vergai. He exchanged a wide-eyed glance with his father, who gave a short nod. Together they charged towards the Vergai with a roar. Old Fandri stepped ahead to engage a Vergai with his sword and didn’t see one of the creatures whip around and strike Fendi solidly with his long thick tail. The young halfling gave a grunt and fell to the ground.
The Vergai all stood well back from the half-crazed little men. Old Fandri entered the fight over by the Princess. One of the Vergai let go of her arms and rushed at him with a chainedmorning star, spinning around dangerously. Fandri was forced back towards the wall of the tavern and stumbled to the ground. The Vergai was just about to land a killing blow with his rotating spike, when a long sword covered in green blood, appeared through his chest. Daeron had come to Fandri’s rescue. The powerfully-built elf looked dizzy on his feet, with a bandage wrapped around his head from Lakehaven. He extricated his narrow sword from the Vergai and threw him to the ground. Then he held his hand down to help up the old halfling. “Thanks,” panted Fandri. “I’m getting too old for this.” He looked around and saw that the Vergai were taking advantage of the chaos and half-carrying, half-dragging the screaming Princess off into the night. Fandri looked at the other fighters and realised the Vergai were gaining the upper hand. Fendi, Sienna and Baja had been knocked out cold and Raja was the only one still fighting, but was totally surrounded by several big fighters. OldFandri was just thinking that all was lost when a powerful screech filled the night. A flapping of great wings and a mighty burst of flame lit up the sky. The Vergai around Raja screamed and ran after the Princess. The sky went dark again, after that brief burst of light. All that Fandri could see was a huge dark shape, blotting out the stars. It screeched again and a huge burst of flame whooshed right over the top of the fleeing Vergai. Their thick scalyhides appeared to deflect the flames, but they screamed and howled and ran in all directions. The winged beast flew to where the other Vergai were running with Shari-Rose and it picked them off her, one by one and threw them far into the distance, where they land with dull thuds. The beast tenderly picked up Shari-Rose in its great talons and very carefully carried her back to the halflings and dwarves. Her wet towel flopped to the ground by Old Fandri’s feet. She looked like a child compared to the enormous creature cradling her in one sharp claw. By the light from the half-shuttered inn windows, Fandri, Daeron and Raja could see the beast was a great, grey dragon. Its body was four times as tall as a man and had a thick, scaly hide. Its wing span must have been about 40 foot ormore and the flap of the huge wings brought large gusts of air swirling all around them. Emerald jewels gleamed from under the wings, as though they were embedded in the scales. The dragon’s head had many horns and a large mouth with sharp teeth. Its muzzle was long, with wide nostrils, issuing trails of smoke. The dragon’s large, yellow eyes looked at each of the fighters below intelligently before gently placing the Princess on the ground. Shari-Rose stared up at the great beast which had rescued her and was utterly speechless. She didn’t even have breath to scream in terror. The dragon flapped its gigantic wings and rose up into the sky. It circled the inn once, then flew off in the direction of the Vergai. About Kasper Beaumont Kasper J. Beaumont was born and raised in Australia and lives a quiet life with the family in a seaside town. Combining a love of fantasy and a penchant for travel in the Hunters of Reloria trilogy, Kasper started to write on the urging of friends and family and enjoys watching readers become immersed in the magical world of Reloria. Kasper is a pen name for a rather shy author who is happy to remain unnamed. The Hunters of Reloria trilogy is about the magical world of Reloria where halflings and fairies share a bond. Dwarves, elves, knights and dragons inhabit this country, but their world is about to be invaded by scaly lizardmen and giant Cyclops. Book 1: Elven Jewel was published as an ebook and paperback in 2013. Book 2: Hunters’ Quest ebook 2013 and paperback in 2014 Book 3: Dragon’s Revenge is the thrilling conclusion, ebook July and paperback November 2014. 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Thank you to Madison for this lovely dragon entry for the art competition.
I like her use of colour and the detail in the scales. The green dragon in the Dragon's Revenge story is named Flayme. 3 more weeks to go in the competition. Enter here: http://huntersofreloria.weebly.com/dragons-art-comp.html CURSED: A Yorkshire Ghost Story by Karen Perkins Book Description She’s back. This time no one is safe. A skeleton is dug up at the crossing of the ways on Hanging Moor, striking dread into the heart of Old Ma Ramsgill – the elderly matriarch of the village of Thruscross. And with good reason. The eighteenth-century witch, Jennet, has been woken. A spate of killings by a vicious black dog gives credence to her warnings and the community – in particular her family – realise they are in terrible danger. Drastic measures are needed to contain her, but with the imminent flooding of the valley to create a new reservoir, do they have the ability to stop her and break her curse? Book Excerpt Old Ma Ramsgill continued her chanting of, ‘I bind thee, Jennet Scot, to this valley. Thee’ll do no more harm here. I bind thee Jennet Scot—’ She screamed as something knocked her down. Screamed again as her body broke. Then resumed her chant. The storm above the valley intensified. ‘Got you now, bitch,’ Ma whispered. ‘Got you on the run – too busy celebrating your freedom, forgot what was—’ She screamed again as lightning struck nearby. ‘Missed, bitch!’ She cackled into the sudden dark as the lights went out. ‘That all you got? Terrorise my family, would you? Ha!’ Another scream as her leg was twisted and she felt – and heard – another bone break. ‘Do what you like to me – I’ve lived a long life, more than you ever did. Too late to stop me now!’ The fire flared and sparks leapt out into the room. ‘No!’ Old Ma Ramsgill screamed, louder than she had for sixty years. Sparks landed on the pile of journals and bred flames. As they took hold, Ma forced her broken body along the floor and reached out. She found her own journal, dragged it out of the inferno, beat it against the floor, then rolled on top of it to smother the flames. She passed out. It is free on Smashwords for EPUB and MOBI : https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/458533 99c on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Cursed-Yorkshire-Ghost-Short-Story-ebook/dp/B00LV0G502 About the Author: Karen Perkins lives in Yorkshire, where she spends her time writing and publishing as proprietor of LionheART Publishing House. She has been a keen sailor since childhood, competing nationally and internationally until the day she had both National and European Ladies Champion titles. Although she no longer takes to the water, she continues to enjoy sailing in her imagination and fiction – capsizing far less often! She has written the novella (Ill Wind) and the full-length novel (Dead Reckoning – long-listed in the Mslexia Novel Competition 2011) both of which are number one bestsellers in Sea Adventures on Amazon.co.uk in the Valkyrie Series. Look Sharpe!, Valkyrie 3, has just been released and will shortly be followed by the short story, Where Away and the novel Ready About!. Karen Perkins has also written the novel, Thores-Cross and the associated short story Cursed in the Yorkshire Ghost Story Series. Dark, haunting tales set in the North Yorkshire Moors about isolation, superstition and persecution, Thores-Cross follows the stories of Emma, a present day writer, and Jennet, an eighteenth century witch. Thores-Cross is a number one bestseller in British Horror on Amazon.com, and will soon be followed by the next book in the series, Knight of Betrayal. Set in both 1170 and modern day, Knight of Betrayal focuses on the four knights – Hugh de Morville, Reginaldfitz Urse, William de Tracey and Richard le Bret – who broke the sanctuary of Canterbury Cathedral to murder the Archbishop, Thomas Becket. Hiding out in Knaresborough Castle, the extreme level of their medieval sense of guilt and dishonour has horrific repercussions nearly a millennium later.
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raccoon with a penchant for tinkering and blowing things up; Drax the man-muscle - straightforward and seeking vengeance; and a walking talking, Treebeard-like creature named Groot with amazing abilities.
Sure, I could analyse this to bits, but all you need to know is that is is fun, funny and has cool spaceship battles. It's entertaining! What more could anyone want? I'll be back next week to see it again with the halflings. 5 stars from me. Showing at cinemas now.
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