[accordion id="3d9a7f0b660f30cb8895d7baefcac385" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The Void is breaking down.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Grand Lynkyns are uniting, but there isn‹³›t enough to support all the dragons in the Void.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The schoolmaster of Wisery Towers is on the march with weapons designed to rip power from melders and dragons.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›One warrior may be the key. Or one more Grand Lynkyn. Or fewer dragons.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Trapped by twisted Lynkyn magic, Zyla must survive long enough for the key to turn.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Zyla Powerbane, Seguin Duon, Madras Raeven, Thaddeus‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Captain Spear: a melder hiding in plain sight, he keeps his identity hidden while hiring himself out as a mercenary soldier.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Dragons ‹¯›amp; Grand Lynkyns‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The world of Rigaria contains the non-magical, magic casters, and magic melders. It is ruled by a class of casters. Rigaria has been losing magic over the years and has reached a point of destabilization. Some believe this could have been prevented; even more hold the melders responsible.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›When a melder child is identified, the child‹³›s magic is bound as it is believed melders go mad and burn anything and anyone close to them.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Are melders as lethal as the Caster Council asserts? Do Lynkyn Forests only exist in fairytale imaginings? Can melders create dragons out of thin air? Who will defy the status quo?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="24969c529abbe80254d16956318be5e1" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post Dragon-Eyed Void first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="3d9a7f0b660f30cb8895d7baefcac385" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Peace is a broom sweep away.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Madness is much closer.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›The Void‹³›s destruction looms. Dragons sacrifice themselves. And a new weapon in the hands of the casters twists love into uncertainty. Loyalty into revenge.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Zyla Powerbane, Sequin Duon, Madras Raeven, ‹¨›strong‹˜›Thaddeus‹¨›/strong‹˜›‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Dragons ‹¯›amp; Grand Lynkyns‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The world of Rigaria contains the non-magical, magic casters, and magic melders. It is ruled by a class of casters. Rigaria has been losing magic over the years and has reached a point of destabilization. Some believe this could have been prevented; even more hold the melders responsible.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›When a melder child is identified, the child‹³›s magic is bound as it is believed melders go mad and burn anything and anyone close to them.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Are melders as lethal as the Caster Council asserts? Do Lynkyn Forests only exist in fairytale imaginings? Can melders create dragons out of thin air? Who will defy the status quo?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="24969c529abbe80254d16956318be5e1" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post Dragon-Eyed Madness first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="3d9a7f0b660f30cb8895d7baefcac385" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›While Zyla follows her lists of impossible tasks, and Seguin waffles between steady companion and tortured flirt, Thaddeus sweeps. Dragons demand freedom, and Madras is feeling she‹³›s the only sane one in the group.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Zyla Powerbane, Seguin Duon, ‹¨›strong‹˜›Madras Raeven‹¨›/strong‹˜›, Thaddeus‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Dragons ‹¯›amp; Grand Lynkyns‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The world of Rigaria contains the non-magical, magic casters, and magic melders. It is ruled by a class of casters. Rigaria has been losing magic over the years and has reached a point of destabilization. Some believe this could have been prevented; even more hold the melders responsible.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›When a melder child is identified, the child‹³›s magic is bound as it is believed melders go mad and burn anything and anyone close to them.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Are melders as lethal as the Caster Council asserts? Do Lynkyn Forests only exist in fairytale imaginings? Can melders create dragons out of thin air? Who will defy the status quo?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="24969c529abbe80254d16956318be5e1" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post Dragon-Eyed Prime first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="3d9a7f0b660f30cb8895d7baefcac385" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Zyla had a mission: save the mad melder. Before or after she plants Grand Lynkyn seeds? Before or after she finds Seguin and Madras? Before or after she knows if a kiss was the first and last, or one of many to come?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Trust or don‹³›t trust her mentor?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›All while Seguin is off searching for his lost sister and running into danger Zyla isn‹³›t there to help battle.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›She may be a strong melder and an unsurpassed caster, but nothing prepared her for the challenges her heart was facing.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Zyla Powerbane ‹¯›amp; ‹¨›strong‹˜›Seguin Duon‹¨›/strong‹˜›.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Madras Raeven: foster sister to Seguin. Independent, open-hearted, and takes no guff from Seguin. Self-trained melder with surprising additional skills.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Thaddeus: once imprisoned in the basement of Wisery Towers. Suspicious and easily driven into panicked states of confusion.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Dragons ‹¯›amp; Grand Lynkyns‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The world of Rigaria contains the non-magical, magic casters, and magic melders. It is ruled by a class of casters. Rigaria has been losing magic over the years and has reached a point of destabilization. Some believe this could have been prevented; even more hold the melders responsible.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›When a melder child is identified, the child‹³›s magic is bound as it is believed melders go mad and burn anything and anyone close to them.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Are melders as lethal as the Caster Council asserts? Do Lynkyn Forests only exist in fairytale imaginings? Can melders create dragons out of thin air? Who will defy the status quo?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="24969c529abbe80254d16956318be5e1" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post Dragon-Eyed Rogue first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="a4cc8be5ef97b87a9527de369a008e35" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Buck agreed to try Rachel Stoi‹³›s suggestion for how to match riders to his stolen dragons after four flights failed to bond with the beasts.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›He‹³›ll put five well-trained female warriors in front of the dragons. If he fails a fifth time, the realm might not survive the next two years of ogre raids.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›If she‹³›s right, he‹³›ll have to forget how attracted he is to the dun-haired beauty that supplied the trick that saved his last-ditch effort.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Rachel Stoi: an ostracized warrior. With a past filled with loss, she determined to get her revenge against the ogres. What she experienced, if she will share what she knows, could save the realm.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Sauyer Buckleran: known as Buck, Marshal of the King‹³›s Guard and responsible for the five dragons he stole from Ogreland. Buck hopes to turn the war in their favor by leading dragon riders against the formidable enemy that is laying the kingdom to waste. All while resisting his desire for one of those riders.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¯›nbsp;‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The kingdom‹³›s survival grows dire when ogres use dragons to terrorize the kingdom, stealing cattle ‹¯›amp; children alike. Everything is meat to an ogre. In a land torn by war and bound by duty, can love survive?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="4293093027432a76c33ab455a6b380bd" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post On the Wing first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="2d9f9ccbfe4baa3616c452d5d57d42f3" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The Standing Stone series is set in the magic Lands of An Faire and follows the adventures of Jahl Pratter and his two friends, Donya and Rouen, as he learns how to wield essence and fulfill the role his uncle, High Master Tran Donnel, trained him for. Fantasy, magic, light romance and adventure.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Jahl Pratter: During his infancy, the Wielder Wane epidemic struck, killing much of the population of wielders in Chussan Faire. Upon his birth, the illness struck him, but his uncle, the last most powerful wielder in his family, halted the damage, and he was left with a painfully twisted leg.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Donya Marson: A local non-magical citizen of Chussan Faire. She is Rouen Marson‹³›s sister. Donya and Jahl start out as enemies in this series, but times change when help is limited.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Rouen Marson: Rouen was once Jahl‹³›s best friend. Trouble in his family business motivates him to seek Jahl‹³›s aid.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Within the cities of An Faire along the An Mountain range, wielders practice magic using a tile of stone large enough for a person to stand on. The stone provides the essence necessary to support spells, which can be used for a variety of practical needs.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›A plague occurred sixteen years ago and killed all but a few magic wielders in the town of Chussan Faire. No native wielders practice spells anymore as it is believed that will reignite the plague. The surviving half of the human population are non-magical and have adapted to the loss of practical magic. Businesses have filled the occupations left behind by the decimated wielder clans.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Wielders come of age at sixteen years old and may work as wielders, making their living from their magic. Each wielder must carry his own standing stone, either clan-owned or rented from the local mercantile.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="b645aa48f09650a40341d79ccd81853e" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post The Sharded Boy first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="3d9a7f0b660f30cb8895d7baefcac385" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Released from the wisery school where she failed at every lesson, Zyla Powerbane‹³›s melder magic is unbound, and she is shoved onto a horse behind the schoolmaster‹³›s pet enforcer.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›She has questions; he‹³›s not sharing answers.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›She thought her role as Master Canderbury‹³›s untalented ward was lonely and fraught with tribulations. At least she had been warm, fed, and had a safe place to hide.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›So far she was hungry, shivering, and far too close to a man capable of her worst nightmares. Even sleep promised destruction on a monumental scale.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›‹¨›strong‹˜›Zyla Powerbane‹¨›/strong‹˜›: orphan and outcaste under the care of the School Master of Wisery Towers, she has lived years training as a caster, but she cannot cast more than a tiny flame at her fingertips.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Seguin Duon: the mysterious caster who takes his directions from School Master Canderbury of Wisery Towers. When he walks through the corridors, people step aside, giving far more room than the sway of his dark cloak requires.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Dragons: in two sizes.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The World‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›The world of Rigaria contains the non-magical, magic casters, and magic melders. It is ruled by a class of casters. Rigaria has been losing magic over the years and has reached a point of destabilization. Some believe this could have been prevented; even more hold the melders responsible.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›When a melder child is identified, the child‹³›s magic is bound as it is believed melders go mad and burn anything and anyone close to them.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Are melders as lethal as the Caster Council asserts? Do Lynkyn Forests only exist in fairytale imaginings? Can melders create dragons out of thin air? Who will defy the status quo?‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›}‹¹›" hide_on_desktop="false" hide_on_mobile="false" animation_on_scroll="{‹²›animation_enable‹²›:‹²›no‹²›,‹²›yes‹²›:{‹²›animation_type‹²›:‹²›fadeIn‹²›,‹²›animation_delay‹²›:‹²›0‹²›}}" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="24969c529abbe80254d16956318be5e1" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post Dragon-Eyed Dream first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.