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    Dragonfall Mountain: The Warlock's Child Book Two
    Dragonfall Mountain: The Warlock's Child Book Two
    Dragonfall Mountain: The Warlock's Child Book Two
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    Dragonfall Mountain: The Warlock's Child Book Two

    By Paul Collins and Sean Mcmullen

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    A collaboration by Paul Collins and Sean McMullen, two of Australia’s most popular fantasy authors. The Warlock’s Child weaves a new and exciting brand of magic.
    The Invincible has been attacked, and all seems lost. Dantar’s only escape from his enemies is through the foul-smelling sewers of Savaria. Velza’s plans to save him are soon thwarted by three enormous dragons threatening to set fire to the city. Can Dantar and Velza deliver the city from danger?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFord Street Publishing
    Release dateMay 18, 2016
    ISBN9781925272314
    Dragonfall Mountain: The Warlock's Child Book Two

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      Dragonfall Mountain - Paul Collins

      Dragonfall Mountain

      Paul Collins is the author of 140 books, including fantasy series The Jelindel Chronicles, The Quentaris Chronicles and The World of  Grrym (in collaboration with Danny Willis).

      Sean  McMullen  is the  author  of  over a hundred fantasy and science fiction novels and stories, including  Souls  in the Great Machine and Voyage of  the Shadowmoon. He was runner up for the Hugo Award in 2011.

       Also by Paul Collins

      The Jelindel Chronicles

      The Quentaris Chronicles

      The World of  Grrym (with Danny Willis)

      The Earthborn Wars

      The Maximus Black Files

      Also by Sean McMullen

      Before the Storm 

      Changing Yesterday 

      The Ancient Hero

      Souls in the Great Machine

      Glass Dragons

      Voyage of  the Shadowmoon

      DRAGONFALL MOUNTAIN

      Paul Collins and Sean McMullen

       First  published by Ford  Street Publishing, an imprint of

      Hybrid Publishers, PO Box 52, Ormond VIC 3204

      Melbourne Victoria Australia hybridpublishers.com.au

      This publication is copyright. Apart  from  any  use

      as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,  no part  may be reproduced by any  process without 

      prior written permission from  the publisher. Requests and  enquiries concerning reproduction 

      should be addressed to Ford  Street Publishing Pty Ltd,  162 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Vic 3067,  

      Australia. www.fordstreetpublishing.com

      First  published 2015

      National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry

      Creator:  Collins, Paul,  1954– author.

      Title:   Dragonfall mountain / Paul Collins, Sean  McMullen.

      eISBN:   978-1-925272-31-4

      Series: Warlock’s  child: bk 2.

      Target Audience: For primary school age.

      Subjects: Fantasy fiction. Other  Creators/Contributors:

      McMullen, Sean,  1948– author.

      © Paul Collins  and  Sean  McMullen

      © Cover  design: Grant Gittus

      © Cover  illustration Marc McBride

      Editor: Gemma  Dean-Furlong

       To Fran McKechnie, librarian extraordinaire

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      Contents

      DRAGONS

      DANTAR

      VELZA

      DANTAR

      VELZA

      DANTAR

      VELZA

      DRAGONS

      DANTAR

      VELZA

      DANTAR

      VELZA

      DRAGONS

      The greatest naval battle in all of history looked trivial from a height of three miles, but for a dragon the height did not matter. Everything that humans did or built was insignificant.

      Dravaud  had folded his wings back and was dropping like a stone. Far below, he sensed a dragon chick in distress, but had no clear view. The wind had dropped away to almost nothing, and the smoke from burning ships hung over the fighting. The ship holding the chick was nowhere to be seen.

      The mind of the enormous creature sensed a faint call of  distress, something like the cry of a lost kitten. The chick was  helpless, trapped, probably in a cage on a sinking human ship. Young dragons were tricksters, adopting pet humans  or  starting  fires  that  humans  would blame on each other. This youngling was not yet clever enough to avoid human traps, however.

      The day before, Dravaud had dropped from the sky and sprayed fire at a ship in the Dravinian fleet, declaring that Dravinia would win the war against Savaria.  Now the weaker Savarians  had gained  the upper hand. This was loss of  face, even humiliation, for any dragon. Best that nobody discovers my  shame,  whether dragon or human.  Best  to kill them all.

      The dragon pulled out of his dive, yet finding a target was a problem. The young dragon was on one of the ships engulfed in smoke. Unexpectedly, the chick’s cry lost all its alarm – the danger was past. Perhaps it had flamed its way  out of  its cage. Too late, thought Dravaud, still furious. The humans  need to be taught a lesson.

      Nearly half the Dravinian fleet had not yet joined in the fighting.  The dragon approached the reserve ships, skimming barely above mast height. Streamers of green flame lashed through the rigging of the warships and washed over the decks, killing everyone not under cover. Clouds of arrows, crossbow bolts and firepots smashed into his body, but he barely noticed. 

      Three low swoops over the fleet left three dozen ships blazing. For the dragon, it was all too easy. Dravaud was destroying the losing side, and the Savarians  would take all the credit. Their ships were hidden by the smoke of the battle . . . but beyond the smoke, between the shore and the mountains, was Teliz, their capital city.

      Why save the city for last? he thought. I shall destroy it next, then hunt down the Savarian ships as they attempt to flee.

      DANTAR

      Dantar  had taken the warship  Invincible  for granted until it sank. It was solid underfoot,

      it provided meals, and he had a place to sleep. In a sense, it was like a village, except that it floated and visited villages in other kingdoms. Now it was gone, except for a few bits that broke off before it sank. Dantar was clinging to one of those bits.

      The battle in which the warship had been sunk was still raging. Thick

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