Most of the Northern Land is at peace, thanks to the efforts of Arwhon, his Shield, Servant and Arm but in a country far to the south, on the shores of the Inland Sea, there is upheaval. A white-bearded Healer, Septican Mycindun and his crippled grandson, Traginal, are forced to flee their home in the village of Bardton after an edict condemning magic and banishing those with deformities is passed by the heartless Regent of Melintana, Duke Erkhart. The pair escape north to the neighbouring country of Boronia where they stay at the keep of Septican's friend, Wiley Balfour. What follows is life changing for both of them, eventually leading to threatened capture and death at the hands of a Regent who years ago murdered Septican's son. Duke Erkhart is so determined to become King of Melintana that he has enlisted the aid of a huge male drakon, Serkahn to assist in his takeover but Serkahn has his own plan, domination of his Drakon Queen and control of the drakon hive. Meanwhile, Arwhon and Sihron'del fulfill a promise made to Cringle and accompany him to Cheshwon to help find his mother. The only clue Cringle has to his mother's identity is the razor-edged Phoenix fan which she'd left with the woman who cared for him. Cheshwon proves to be a difficult place for them to travel in and evil once more rears its head to place difficulties in their path. The world of True Fire has been expanded in this, the fourth of the series. Some of the characters from the first three books return once more and there are many new and interesting characters and lands to fire the imagination as the reader is led deeper into novel and unusual situations and conflicts. Here be Drakons.
About the Author: I do not profess to being an author, writer or literati. I am merely a Storyteller who uses words to tell stories. They unfold as movies in my imagination and I then have to transfer them to the printed word. I've now written eleven books. True Fire 4 is the latest. My first story, 'The Final Song', which was placed on Free-eBooks and other sites in 2008, has so far been downloaded free over 25,000 times. It was written out longhand and typed up on a portable typewriter in 2003. Thankfully, I found computers after that. 'Diary of a Serial Killer' attracted over 100,000 readers when it was free. Storytelling, for me, doesn't involve mapping everything out before I start, as often the story evolves in the telling. I begin with however much mental movie I have then add to the story as the next part is revealed. I cannot afford to spend money having my stories edited, corrected, modified or formatted. I do most of it myself and also make up my own book covers. As to me, the years tick by, life is interesting and constantly throws up challenges. I finished building the house I live in, from the ground up, in 2011 (cheaper than buying one) but I'm not a proper builder (don't have the magic 'ticket'). Since then I 'ran away' from home. I went to Uni in my thirties as an adult student and a few years ago tried my hand at driving boats as a Tour Guide. However, I've had over forty different occupations so far in my life, from farm laboring to professional positions. My two children are grown up and have their own partners now. As the little cat on Word says, "Don't run with scissors in hand."