The Chronicles of Ragg: Volume One: The Sword of Gabriel (The Chronicles of Ragg, 1, Band 1) - Softcover

Flanagan, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1458210332 ISBN 13: 9781458210333

Verlag: AbbottPress, 2013

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Ragg can't get the images out of his mind. He can still picture his village burning and his grandfather caught in the clutches of a dragon. It was then that Ragg-trying to escape the small, dark cave in which his grandfather had hidden him-vowed to exact revenge. He won't stop until all the dragons of the land are dead. In his mind, the only good dragon is a dead dragon. As he ventures with his new canine companion, Verlon, Ragg seeks to destroy every dragon he finds. But in the process, he discovers the truth about his grandfather's death, the dragons, and his own destiny as he journeys farther into the valley of death's shadow. Every step brings him closer to the truth and closer to danger. The more he learns, the more complicated things become. In the midst of his fight between good and evil, he makes friends and discovers enemies. Ragg's character is tested, and he must determine if he will become the warrior his people need or if he will remain a lost young man bent on soulless revenge.

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The Chronicles of Ragg

Volume One: The Sword of Gabriel

By Bob Flanagan

Abbott Press

Copyright © 2013 Bob Flanagan
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-1-4582-1033-3

Contents

1 The Lair of the Dragon'lil...............................................
1
2 The Water Beasts.........................................................
5
3 The Grove................................................................
8
4 The Shot.................................................................
13
5 Fire and Anger...........................................................
17
6 The Promise..............................................................
23
7 The Deep Green Forest....................................................
26
8 Fire and Thunder.........................................................
31
9 Cantonuk Mountain........................................................
36
10 Dragon's Lair...........................................................
42
11 The Castle Dragon's Claw................................................
47
12 The Rod.................................................................
52
13 Iron Bars...............................................................
58
14 A History Lesson........................................................
60
15 The Great War...........................................................
67
16 The Return of the Army..................................................
82
17 Make Ready for the Feast................................................
93
18 Fight to the Death......................................................
102
19 The Tunnels.............................................................
106
20 The Trail of Darkness...................................................
117
21 Among the Scian.........................................................
125
22 The Decision............................................................
138
23 Reunited................................................................
153
24 The Souls of Eastali....................................................
160
25 Into the Castle Keep....................................................
169
26 Stone Cold..............................................................
182
27 The Next Step...........................................................
189
28 The Right Plan..........................................................
196
29 Tunnels and Darkness....................................................
205
30 The Secret Laboratory...................................................
213
31 Talon and Darkness......................................................
216
32 Parting Company.........................................................
224
33 Melok hu Agrowl.........................................................
231
34 Myst Falls..............................................................
238
35 Lake Frigusio...........................................................
248
36 The Chase...............................................................
257
37 Empyrean's Messenger....................................................
263
A Vade Mecum of the Ywa Language...........................................
269

CHAPTER 1

The Lair of the Dragon'lil

The cave was hot, but his toes were cold. Why are my toesalways cold when sweat drips from my brow? Ragg thought. Hehad stayed motionless in a dark corner of the cave for most of theday. Nevertheless, he was hot and his toes were very, very cold.His nerves pulsed throughout his body. His stomach churned andtightened. He shuddered again.

Ugh! This smell is going to kill me long before the dragon'lil getshere. I'll bet that old bag of cow dung is laughing now. He's probablydown the valley somewhere drinking ale, eating gnorl, and tellinganybody who'll listen how he convinced a lad to buy and pour goatpiss all over himself.

The old traveling trader was a man of some ill repute, buthis advice was truly sound: no fool would go hunting a dragon,especially in its cave, even if the dragon was a 'lil type, withoutcovering up his own scent. No matter how young and clumsy thedragon was, they all could smell a human. Some argued that evenbefore they hatched, dragons could smell a human's scent.

Oh, and if the goat piss wasn't bad enough, the bat dung in myhair is worse than sleeping in a bed full of fleas. He used all hispower to resist scratching his head. How I want to jump in a river.I don't care how cold it is.

The hairs on his calves stood on end. He thought he had hearda noise, but he'd been hiding so long he wasn't sure.

There it was again! Was it closer now? He couldn't tell.

Just then a voice whispered, "Don't breathe."

Out of the corner of an eye he saw a shadow move. Slowly,very slowly. Not moving with any grace but coming closer.

A raccoon in heat has more grace than this dragon'lil. It's tired,he concluded, very tired.

He slowly drew back his bow and lifted it.

The dragon'lil stretched and arched up, filling the cave.Even in the darkness, the lad could see his target: the soft, whiteunderbelly. He took aim. But then, suddenly, the dragon'lilshrieked horribly.

Ragg's eardrums stretched and pulsed at the high pitch.

Just then the underbelly lifted high in the air. Ragg let loosehis arrow. In a split second, the arrow struck with deadly accuracy.Deep into its flesh the arrow sank. Blood flowed.

The dragon'lil writhed in pain. It stumbled and crashed intothe far side of the cave.

Ragg stared at his foe and now understood the dragon's firstscream. Blood flowed from two wounds! A second arrow waslodged in the dragon'lil's neck just below its throat. What anamazing shot, he thought. He said aloud, "Who could have madesuch a shot?"

"I did," a man replied. "And now keep quiet or we will bothbe ashes before the sun rises again. The 'lil can still burn us up.It isn't dead yet!"

The dragon'lil flailed back and forth. Again it screamedhorribly. It tried to spew fire but couldn't. It spotted Ragg. Itreadied to lunge at him. Another arrow suddenly hissed throughthe air from where the voice had come. It struck the 'lil in its lowerjaw and sank deep.

With a sudden crash, it collapsed. It stopped moving. It wasdead.

A torch was lit from where Ragg had heard the voice. A tall,caped figure moved toward the dragon'lil. The man bent over thebody of the collapsed beast.

Numb at the sight of it, Ragg drew near the caped man. Stillnot sure whether it was dead, or who this man was, he blindlyasked, "Are you going to drink its blood?"

"Never! Never defame the dead. Even a...

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: AbbottPress
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2013
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1458210332
• ISBN 13: 9781458210333
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