{"product_id":"anno-draconis-part-one-dawn-of-the-dragon-ebook","title":"Anno Draconis, Part One: Dawn of the Dragon","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘Wine saves lives,” Sigurd said with a grin, “Other men’s lives.”“Ja! It does!” Olaf boomed, “Pass that pitcher back down here! Let us save the lives of a thousand men!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Viking scholar \u0026amp; author of the best-selling non-fiction book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVikings, War and the Fall of the Carolingians\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, comes the sweeping epic saga of Sigurd, Litt Ormr (little dragon), a young man driven from his homeland on a quest for revenge and justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e               Destiny propels him. Doom awaits him. Mystery hounds him\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA saga of murder and war, revenge and redemption, fear and compassion, faithfulness and treachery. A world where magic slumbers in words and in the bones of the earth. Where dreams and reality are forged in the fires of War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnno Draconis, Part One: Dawn of the Dragon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an historical fiction novel set in 885 A.D., in medieval France amidst the crumbling remains of the Frankish Empire, where the flaccid descendants of Charlemagne squabble over table scraps, while pagan Northmen ravage the land and its people with sword, axe, and torch: pillaging a path toward the towers of Paris.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnchored in the real history, brought to life with elements of magical realism, horror, suspense and mystery, a story of intense emotions and sweeping conflict, seeking to solve the timeless mystery: Who, or What, is the Dragon?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you believe in the magic of language,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you are certain evil walks the Earth,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you seek dragons among us,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou want this book!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlus, Vikings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e            BUY IT NOW!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/read.bookfunnel.com\/read\/wljjhbeprl\"\u003eRead a Sample!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Kitty West (a very biased friend)...My plan was to read a few chapters of Anno Draconis then get to bed. But I couldn't stop reading! I finished it this morning just as the sun began to rise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYes. It's THAT good!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI'm already personally involved with the book's characters ~ I love the many personalities...like real life, a little good and bad in all of us. It engaged my entire focus from the first sentence ~ I kept thinking I'd put it down as soon as the chapter ended~ hahaha... then I was at the last page, longing for another chapter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe only thing I really hated about Anno Draconis was that I ran out of pages to read when the book ended! Steve Bivans THIS is SPECTACULAR ! I have no intention of being one of those kind of people who try to rush a brilliant artist ~ but... when do you think Part Two will be out ?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you're brave enough to begin, hang on to your shields my friends, because it's gonna be a long and exciting journey!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI have no intention of ever finishing this series: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLiber Draconis (Book of the Dragon)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. Not that I won't write more! It's just that I know I will never run out of directions to go. Characters may come in and out and the places and times shift and change, but the story never truly 'end.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI fully expect to die, some day 50 years from now, with my pen in hand working on yet another tome. Part Two- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnno Draconis: Reign of Wolves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eis also available\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, and I have already begun on Part Three- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnno Draconis: City of Light, Kingdom of Serpents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e. The concept of this tale allows me to explore without limits, so I won't get bored, and I'm sure you will not, either.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you're a stickler for accurate history, you're in the right place. But when I say accurate, I mean I won't break the bones of history, to create the flesh of fiction. But I do allow the fiction to wander where it will. I will not alter historical fact, but I do believe in magic. Not the flashy, wands and wizards stuff. Real magic, deep down in the bones of the earth, in the words we use to create the world. And my stories are full of real magic. At least I hope they are. But I reckon that's up to you to decide! --Steve Bivans\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Shireness Publishing","offers":[{"title":"E-book","offer_id":46562223522104,"sku":"AD1ebook","price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Autographed Paperback","offer_id":46562223554872,"sku":"AD1pb","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0808\/1319\/5576\/files\/AD1ebooklg.jpg?v=1693335528","url":"https:\/\/stevebivans.myshopify.com\/products\/anno-draconis-part-one-dawn-of-the-dragon-ebook","provider":"Steve Bivans, Author","version":"1.0","type":"link"}