Ikthalion Press has just published 7 books in the Children of The Dragon SF F series by author T M Moore
Released on: January 12, 2008, 6:49 pm
Press Release Author: T. M. Moore / Ikthalion Press
Industry: Entertainment
Press Release Summary: The Children of The Dragon series of science fantasy adventure books cast a new light on the vampire genre through the vision of T. M. Moore
Press Release Body: IKTHALION PRESS http://www.ikthalionpress.com News Release January 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PDFs are available for download for your review.
Presenting the CHILDREN OF THE DRAGON series by T. M. Moore, a chronicle of the Xosan, humanoid vampires from the ancient planet Antellus who were once human but transformed by a dragon\'s blood. They are adventures of action, espionage, horror, romance, science fact and fantasy set in a universe as real as the reader\'s own and intermixed with real historical events. They are tales of adversity and triumph, loss and love, myth and history. You will fall in love with each character as they experience life on a world not their own.
Book 1: DESTINY\'S FORGE - Honor and duty, betrayal and loyalty, enmity and revenge, in an interlacement of danger, espionage and romance. The epic series begins in 2256, and nothing is ever what it seems to be. Follow the adventures of Antonia Bellero, a hybrid Xosan on a manhunt for a war criminal. Through a quirky twist of fortune she winds up serving on the IFDC dreadnought \"Destiny\'s Forge\" where she finds friends and enemies alike; but when she meets her quarry her past is revealed and her fate is shaped by destiny. 336 pages, TP ISBN 978-0-6151-6545-5; $25.95
Book 2: TO TASTE THE DRAGON\'S BLOOD - \"Is it evil to survive, Jonathan?\" Imagine that everything you knew or thought you knew is turned upside down by spending a few days on the planet Mars. Jonathan Kraine is an explorer and archeologist who discovers a ruined city beneath the surface, and learns the answers to the greatest mystery of all time through his friendship with a fullblood Xosan named \"Andru\". 220 pages, TP ISBN 978-0-6151-6495-3; $17.95
Book 3: NAGRASANTI An anthology of illustrated short stories and inspired art with bite, covering the origins of some of the characters introduced in \"Destiny\'s Forge\" and \"To Taste The Dragon\'s Blood\". These are completely original and speculative pieces of fiction that continue the theme of the vampire as hero and incorporate the best of science fiction, fantasy and horror, high adventure and romance within them. Titled works contained in the anthology include: \"The Queen\'s Marksman\", \"Red Dragon\", \"The Black Witch\", and \"VIRUS\" (see below). Plus: \"Blood Songs\" - exerpts from the original fiction that inspired Destiny\'s Forge but were omitted from the book for their lack of relevence to the plot; and a portfolio of illustrations from previous works and 2 other stories that inspired the series, \"Tap Root\" and \"The Hunt\". 340 pages, 8.5\" x 11\", ISBN 978-0-6151-5918-8; $29.95
Book 4: RED DRAGON - \"Change is the only constant in the universe.\" The year is 1984. Michael Burton is a reporter who becomes part of the story when he covers the war between the dragon tongs in Chinatown San Francisco. He falls for a beautiful Chinese cop who tries her best to protect him. He meets the leader of the Red Dragons, Dan Longchi, who offers him the dragon\'s blood; and an ancient fullblood called Xue Yaoli who kills for a living but who has the purest soul of all. But against the evil Xuan Longyan, the leader of the Black Dragons, there is no defense. Michael soon finds that he is more than just a man when he must fight to save the woman he loves. Bruce Lee could never have seen this coming. 150 pages, TP ISBN Pending; $10.95
Book 5: THE QUEEN\'S MARKSMAN - \"Be careful what you wish for. You may get it.\" In 1878 Robert St. John signs on for more than he expects when he enlists in the British army to serve in Afghanistan. On the Orient express he encounters two strangers who change his life in more ways than one. He distinguishes himself as a hero but loses the love of his life. When he returns to England he is a sadder but wiser man. He is knighted by Queen Victoria and awarded the Victoria Cross for his acts of heroism in the Khyber Pass; and is recruited by Her Majesty\'s government to fill a very important but secret position. But Robert\'s life is threatened by the villainous Count Vladimir Drakulya, who has other plans for him. In his battles for survival he loses everyone dear to his heart and he is left with nothing. But he finds himself again when he reunites with an old friend to help rid London of the evil haunting Whitechapel Road. A Victorian adventure of espionage and mystery spanning ten years. 148 pages, TP ISBN Pending; $12.95
Book 6: THE BLACK WITCH - \"Never underestimate the power of love.\" Charity Rakham is a young English girl who learns about womanhood the hard way when her father and fiance\' are murdered by the infamous Blackbeard the pirate. Sold into slavery, she becomes a chambermaid to a woman of means who is murdered, and she is framed for it. Now a fugitive and alone in the world, Charity rescues a hostage of the king of thieves from certain death or a fate even worse; a hostage who offers her the dragon\'s blood. In time she becomes the captain of the most fearsome pirate ship on the Caribbean Sea. 128 pages, TP ISBN Pending; $11.95
Book 7: VIRUS - \"Gandalf, I don\'t think we\'re in Kansas anymore.\" The year is 2361. Megan Thereau is a journalist who is invited to Nagrasanti to cover an important debate, only to discover that the peaceful community is under threat from within as well as without. The dragon\'s blood is calling for its due on the eve of their emergence from isolation and exile, while an adept of an ancient evil tries to invade and destroy the peace they have built. Armed only with her wits and her big orange cat named Gandalf, Megan soon learns that her greatest gift lies with her compassion for others, and her search for true love ends not with a human but with a Xosan. 104 pages, TP ISBN Pending; $9.95
Coming in Spring/Summer 2008 - Book 8: WRITTEN IN BLOOD - A swashbuckling vampiric romp through the Reign of Terror, beginning with a brief stint in Japan, India and the Middle East. Alexander Corvina goes to Tibet to persuade his father Lucien to rejoin the world of men. They travel together to France, where Lucien wins the trust of King Louis XV and becomes his stablemaster. But the situation in France deteriorates rapidly, and by the end of the ancien regime in 1792 it is dangerous for even vampires to be mistaken for aristo. Alexander must try to help his father and his sisters emigrate to England before they all meet the blade of Madame la Guillotine, aided by that demmed elusive Scarlet Pimpernel. This book takes place before and after the events of \"The Black Witch\".
These books are rated M/R for violence, some adult or sexual content and blood. Visit: http://www.ikthalionpress.com for more information.
About the author: T. M. Moore is an avid reader and writer of science fantasy adventure and a fan of genre films. She writes in a strong visual and cinematic style that brings the reader into her fictional world but leaves room for the reader\'s own imagination, ever with the mission to educate as well as entertain.