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    James & the Dragon
    James & the Dragon
    James & the Dragon
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    James & the Dragon

    By Theresa Snyder

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    What would you do if you were adopted by a dragon? When ten-year-old orphan James nearly drowns in a bog, he finds himself rescued by Farloft, a centuries old dragon with a glittering collection of treasures and an even richer collection of stories. But, dragons and boys are not meant to live together – or are they? When Laval – a wizard harboring a secret hatred for Farloft finds out about James, he sees his chance for revenge.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTheresa Snyder
    Release dateApr 20, 2014
    ISBN9781310998195
    James & the Dragon
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    Theresa Snyder

    Theresa Snyder is a multi-genre writer with an internationally read blog. Theresa grew up on a diet of B&W Scifi films like Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still. She is a voracious reader and her character driven writing is influenced by the early works of Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein, Anne McCaffery and L. Ron Hubbard. She loves to travel, but makes her home in Oregon where her elder father and she share a home and the maintenance of the resident cat, wild birds, squirrels, garden and an occasional dragon house guest.

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    • 4/5
      This ebook was filled with drama, action, and detail that allowed my eyes to race across each page while still reading each word. The world of Farloft came alive, and the characters' emotions rang true.

      After a while, I began to realize that Snyder wrote an ebook that appealed to a wide age range, even though it was clearly written for children in the fifth grade (roughly). While the word choices were simple, they were also insightful and necessary.

      It never felt like she was speaking down to her audience, nor did it feel like she was speaking above them.

      Rather, She masterfully weaved her words together in a manner that would attract more than just the age group she focused on. I loved it, feeling as though I was standing within the world of the Farloft Chronicles, and I believe my five year old daughter would be able to love it just as much.

      That's a 30+ year age range, for those of you that are wondering. Wow!

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    James & the Dragon - Theresa Snyder

    JAMES & THE DRAGON

    Vol. 1 of the Farloft Chronicles

    by

    Theresa Snyder

    Smashwords Edition

    COPYRIGHT 1996 and 2013 by Theresa Snyder

    All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or part without the written permission from the author. Exceptions made to reviewers who may quote brief excerpts in connection with a review.

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    Table of Contents

    ALSO BY THERESA SNYDER

    The Dragon

    The Wizard

    The Dragon & The Wizard

    James

    Laval Faces the Plague

    James Sinks

    Farloft Hears a Cry

    Laval sees a Change

    The Dragon’s Lair

    James and the Dragon Become Friends

    James Works for His Supper

    James - The Blacksmith

    The Tale of the Zonguldak Ruby

    Wizard’s Brew

    The Way Home

    Farloft Worries

    James Arrives Home

    Farloft Flies for Help

    The Wizard & the Dragon Meet Again

    The Wizard’s Magic

    Touch & Go

    The Boy, the Dragon & the Wizard

    Yet Another Brew

    The Fate of Farloft

    Author’s Note

    ALSO BY THERESA SNYDER

    The Farloft Chronicles

    (For Middle School Readers)

    James & the Dragon - Vol. 1

    Kingdom of the Last Dragon - Vol. 2

    Dragon Deception - Vol. 3

    Too Many Dragons - Vol. 4

    Three and a Half Dragons - Vol. 5

    The Star Traveler Series

    (Young Adult Sci-fi)

    The Helavite War - Vol. 1

    The Heirs of Henu - Vol. 2

    Old Friends/New Enemies - Vol. 3

    The Malefactors - Vol. 4

    Cataclysm - Vol. 5

    A Mear Sleight of Hand - Vol. 5

    Learn more at www.TheresaSnyder.Blogspot.com

    -THE DRAGON-

    Farloft, the dragon, had been living in this region for centuries. Once a friend of man, as the years passed he had become shunned. Now he lived quietly in his mountain top retreat - an observer rather than a participant in the lives of humans.

    Now, Farloft sat on a rocky perch above the entrance to his lair, his piercing golden eyes following the approaching wizard.

    The cold morning air had no effect on him - dragons felt neither hot nor cold. His observation of Laval began early this morning. He first caught sight of the wizard through the fog on the valley floor as he emerged from the forest below out onto the plain. The human would need an hour or so to wind his way up the path to the cave.

    Farloft flexed his iridescent green wings in the morning sun as it caressed the mountain top, his wing span as large as any sail on the ships at sea. His massive claws bit at the stone of the ledge to keep him from involuntarily taking flight. He wanted to hunt this morning, but with the wizard’s pending arrival his stomach would have to wait.

    Farloft’s last experience with Laval was a most unpleasant memory. The dragon did not intend to leave his lair unguarded. He gave only a momentary thought to flying down to meet the wizard, than thought better of it.

    Best to sit and wait.

    Best he let the wizard come to him.

    Best to be on your own ground when dealing with someone that could not be trusted.

    - THE WIZARD -

    Laval rode steadily on in the bitter cold. Only an escaped lock of his long, raven black hair and his crooked nose could be seen from the depths of his crimson colored robes. He was a man on a mission.

    The King always kept a master wizard, as his father and his grandfather before him. No one could remember how Laval came to be at court or how long he had been there. It was as if the kingdom had never been without his powerful magic. The wizard was the King’s most trusted adviser. His magic struck fear in those that were his enemies, and awe in those few that were his friends.

    The road took Laval through the sparse countryside. Nothing had grown well this past year, not crops or children. The young and the elderly were the first to die of the plague. The villagers were hit the hardest. The King closed the castle to visitors at the first sign of plague and therefore kept the ruling class free of the disease. But, beyond the walls of the castle, the land and its people were barren and cold.

    As Laval approached yet another village he noticed the vacant, hungry look of the people as they peered out their doors or looked up from what duties could not be ignored that brought them out in the bitter cold. He heard the sound of the mucus filled coughs that accompanied those who were bound to die from this horrible plague. He reflexively pulled his cowl up higher around his neck to over his mouth and nose. No sense taking chances. There were thatched roof houses in this village with no signs of life - no smoke from the chimneys - no coughing - only silence.

    Laval steadily urged his mount forward. A peasant rose up from nowhere and grabbed his leg above the leather of his boot.

    Somethin’ for the children? A crust of bread? he begged, as

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