A Gathering of Dragons - 5 Star Review

Thank you, David Stevens. A big wing hug from me and Snow!

A FIVE STAR REVIEW 

A GATHERING OF DRAGONS 

THERESA SNYDER 

2020 

This is the latest offering in the Farloft series of books about dragons and their kind. The tale is an adventure with far more than just adventuring to recommend it. It is an easy relaxing read, designed for all ages, though more especially for the younger reader or for that special bedtime story.

Despite this, adults of all ages who enjoy the thought of dragons as being friends, not blood thirsty killing machines as history has a tendency to described them, will also love these tales and especially this latest one.

Farloft sets out to save his family, his friends, his country, and his home. To do so he must first recruit a range of other dragons and helpers to his cause, some of whom are reluctant at best to join said cause. The machinations, twists and turns, the lightness amidst what should be darkness and the hope that flows from the tale are enlightening and make the reader feel carried along in the world of dragons.

As a final thought, I would have to say that this book has the ability to grab a tight, but friendly hold, on the reader from page one and not let go to the very last word has been read. I would give it five stars and more if they were available, so why not give it a try? You won’t regret it.

- David Stevens
  Author of The Lifestone Chronicles

A Teaser from A GATHERING OF DRAGONS

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Kingdom of Jaldraak – Outside Wallington

 

The fog was dense and cold. With Adrian on his back, Farloft spread his wings and sailed quietly in for a landing outside the township of Wallington. The big dragon sank into the muddy field up to his ankles.

“Let me get you to drier ground before you slid off,” Farloft whispered to Adrian.

He padded quietly out of the field, listening intently and watching for movement. The fog was so thick he didn’t realize he had reached the road until his paws stopped making a sucking sound each time he took a step forward.

Adrian pulled his hood down and rose up in the stirrups of the saddle. “I can’t see anything to get my bearing. Do you know where we are?”

Farloft pointed with a wing. “Wallington is about a mile that way.” The big dragon stepped off the road and headed up toward the shelter of the woods. “I will stay here while you go in. You have the Dragoncall, if you need me.”

This was the arrangement they had made over and over during the past month as they travelled. They flew by night, then found a place for Farloft to wait while Adrian went into the community with his stories and songs, but also to listen. Even though the bard had previously brought news from Jaldraak, the old dragon insisted on being thorough. He wanted to start in Jaldraak and work their way south to Wallington and the source.

“Oh, that’s not good,” Adrian said, as they walked by a tree with a posted notice on it.

Farloft stopped and bent his head to read. It was a wanted poster. He reached out and tore the paper from the tree leaving deep claw marks in its place.

“One hundred gold coins and ten parcels of land as bounty for me?” The dragon boomed. “I am worth far more than that!” The old beast was insulted by the poster rather than frightened.

“Well, perhaps it is all the Crown on this side of Westridge has to offer,” Adrian tried to soothe him. The dragon was growing so warm beneath him he could feel it through the saddle.

“Nonetheless,” Farloft snorted in indignation. “King Tallis offered ten times that for my head when he ruled Baldar!”

“And when was that?” Adrian asked.

“Hummm,” the dragon mused, “perhaps a century ago, or maybe two.”

“Well,” Adrian said with a lift of his brow, “times are hard these days.”

Farloft crushed the poster in his paw and tossed it to one side. “Not an excuse for devaluing a dragon’s worth,” he grumbled.

The dragon huffed and extended a wing so the bard could dismount.

“If I’m not back in three days, you come find me.”

Farloft nudged the bard in the back with his nose. “If you are not back in three days, I may burn the castle down after that insult,” he said nodding toward the crumpled paper.

“Please don’t,” Adrian advised. “We were sent here to find out about a possible war, not start one.”

A Gathering of Dragons

 My new Farloft Chronicle is set for pre-sale October 31, 2020. I hope you will join me and Snow, a gryphon friend, as we travel the world to gather dragons for a battle to save my kingdom.

Here is a preview of the cover by Elizabeth Bailey. She has a few finishing touches to do, but I think Snow and I are looking great heading out on our adventure.

WINNERS of my 2020 Coloring Contest

 I know you have been waiting for the results of my 2020 Coloring Contest... 

Thank you to all who entered. 

It was a hard decision for our judges:
Jenny Burke, C.L. Schneider, Dianne Astle, and Lexi Miles  

THE WINNERS ARE: 

2020 Color Contest!

Snow and I want to welcome you to our 2020 Coloring Contest!

Theresa, my scribe, and I have been having fun developing the coloring pages with the assistance of Elizabeth Bailey, a delightfully talented graphic artist Theresa knows. *grins with excitement*

We hope you will all participate and wish you all luck!

CONTEST RULES:

Trollik and Ragnadolf's Hoard

Trollik, the black dragon, asked me to have my scribe write down how we met,
and our adventure together when I was on my youngling dragon quest years ago. 

It just so happens that my scribe, Theresa, has completed the tale, and it is 

Trollik's Hatchday! 

We dragons have great timing...

Now on with the story...

Trollik and Ragnadolf’s Hoard
By Theresa Snyder

Farloft watched as the large black dragon glided around the edge of the high beach cliff. This was the third day of following the dragon. His dark body, with dark blue fur accents on his tail, made him easy to spot as he sailed along the shoreline. Farloft was fascinated by the dragon’s actions. At first, he appeared to be searching for food in the many caves hollowed out of the chalk that rose up from the beach almost four-hundred feet. However, with a bit more observation Farloft saw the dragon fishing for his meals in the ocean and along the plain which topped the cliff, yet he still searched the cliff caves tirelessly. Curiosity had gripped Farloft. He wanted to know what the dragon was doing.

Farloft's Coloring Contest!

Bluekite, my artist friend, has been hard at it trying to catch me in my many moods for posterity.

I think she has done such a fine job that I am going to put them here for you all to see and download if you like.

In fact, I have a Coloring Contest. It will make the upcoming fall months of rain and school drudgery a bit more FUN!

Congratulations to My Coloring Contest Winner of the Month!

Congratulations to Mol Resa!

*Raises wings in a salute*

He is one of my international readers from France.

Thank you for entering and winning my Coloring Contest for the month of January. *grins*

He received my first two Farloft Chronicles to read on his kindle.

*They are available for any device*

Why don't you Enter to Win?

Art by Bluekite Falls of DA
Coloring by Mol Resa

Campfire - FanArt

FanArt is such a thrill to receive. BlackDragonCZ surprised us with this yesterday.
Commissioned by BlackDragonCZ and Executed by OggytheFox.
Oggy captured us all by the campfire one night with old friends and new.
Such a lot of work, but such a delight to see.
Visit Oggy at Furaffinity

FanFiction Inspired by "A Gathering of Dragons"

I am pleased to present a piece of fanfiction by Elizabeth Babicz. It was inspired by my latest story "A Gathering of Dragons" which Theresa is posting on her Serial Story Blog.

Elizabeth not only wrote the story, she did the art as well. Here is her piece:

The Tale of Veryn

The night was filled with the deafening sound of crickets chirping and the fire cracking between the dark red dragoness and Farloft. She didn’t seem to be bothered by the silence, but it was enough to drive the talkative old dragon insane. Finally, unable to take it anymore, the words were pried from the old dragon’s snout.

“Now that I’ve helped you, I think it’s fair that you explain exactly who you are.”

James & the Dragon - FREE - Audio Book Download

Here is the audio book version of James & the Dragon, Vol. 1 of The Farloft Chronicles.
Volume 1-6 Available Everywhere in eBook and Paperback

Shiny New Stickers for Christmas

Theresa is always spoiling me.
She had Wolfool of Deviant Art do my Portraits for Christmas.

 

Check it out!

 

 

2017 Farloft Dragon Cuddle

I am pleased to introduce you to my friend Goldy of GoldenEmotions 

Her work can been seen on Deviant Art and Furaffinity. 

But, the one I am excited about is this wonderful work of art
created by Goldy for me
and my close friends.

She peeked in on all of us having a lovely spring picnic in an alpine meadow.

She captured our excitement of all being together.

A Dragon Clan Gathering.

Goldy let me in on some of the challenges and rewards of creating this lovely piece.

Here are some sketches of how it all came together over the course of February - June 2017

Goldy said, "At first I was super excited. Near the end of February, early in the year, such a big job, bigger than anything I ever did before, just pawesome!" 

However, we dragons are a bit hard-headed. Goldy did say that dealing with 24 dragons was quite a challenge.

And we often spend a lot of time contemplating the outcome before making a decision.

And at times we are often just off somewhere being silly.

 

But she managed to capture us, and eventually corral us to create this wonderful picture. 

Here we all are having a load of Dragon Fun!

Daeravardul and Xaivior playing frisbee

Darkk, GRNdragon, TMDrake and Talon on the blankets to the left

Aviathrym, Rooth'ragon and StormGryphon in the foreground

Frost with Silvia on his head - Me (Farloft) and Haristaan by his front paw

Darris, Zudic, Blue Hasia and Yogoloth in front of Frost

Draca on Frost's paw and Righin by the crock of his paw

Keensight at Frost's tail.

Zetul, Nugget, Kor'Zulega and Enalys (from Frost's tail to foreground)

Memorial Day Remembrance

Wishing you all a safe and memorable Memorial Day. 

Thank you to all who served and serve our nation
from Farloft and me.

Art by WolfoolArt of DA

To the Rescue!

Darris, a friend of mine, and I recently helped a little lost girl, Nakita. 

I thought you would like to hear her story.

To the Rescue!

Nakita sat on one side of the fence and the puppy romped around on the other side. The puppy was so cute it made the child’s heart sing. It was fluffy and white, with a patch of brown over one eye and ear. Nakita wanted to pick him up and cuddle him so very much. She had wanted a puppy of her very own, ever since the day she saw one in the window of the pet store in town. This puppy looked so much like that one.

She stuck her hand through the webbing of the chain-link fence and the little bundle of fur ran over to her and rubbed its head on her hand; just like it was her very own. This brought such a big smile to Nakita's face. When she giggled it licked her and whined with excitement. Its tale wagged so fast, it made its rump wiggle excitedly. Nakita could see it wanted to be with her as much as she wanted to be with it.

She tickled its soft ears. “Where did you come from?”

Steampunk Dragon Journal

Theresa saw this journal at Wencon and it reminded her of me, so she bought it.

It was constructed by a delightful lady named Melanie Camp who owns Gears in the Garden. 

She specializes in Steampunk Polymer, Clay and Mixed-Media Collage.

If you want to view her artistic works or contact her, 

check out her online store at gearsinthegarden.etsy.com

Farloft at the Chocolate Fest by WolfoolArt

I often help himself to the fondue fountain when I join Theresa at the Portland Chocolate Fest!
Well, Wolfool caught me at it and actually took a picture.
*grins sheepishly with chocolate dripping from muzzle*

Dragon Huggles are BEST!

Darris commissioned this piece from WolfoolArt from Deviant Art
I love huggles!

Dancing in the Rain!

This is another one of the folks who won in the raffle I posted for a story with me. 

Blue is a dragon friend of mine and wanted a story which showed tolerance for him. He has always felt like an outcast among humans. He wanted me to break the ice for him by introducing him to some children. I knew just the one he needed to meet.

(And a additional treat this time is Blue Hasia commissioned an art piece for the story. See below.)

Dancing in the Rain

“Come on,” Farloft called, as he dropped over the edge of the cliff. His wings popped open and he glided in a wide circle waiting for his friend.

Winners of the One Day Farloft Coloring Contest!

We had four winners on Friday. 

I wanted to share their work. 

I love seeing me as a different color. 

I have some really creative readers. 

They each received copies of my Farloft Chronicles.