[accordion id="dbf3cef797fd9f8b3f6a739021bce2b4" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›A mission where opposing goals might just be the only way to succeed.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Dervy Kettel: the youngest dragon rider from the first flight to bond with dragons. She is determined to prove she has what it takes.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Chakston Ward: the sisters he‹³›s been protecting for years are grown enough to manage on their own. Becoming a dragon rider keeps him battling the ogres that still endanger them. Among strangers, can he stop being a big brother and learn how to be a partner?‹¨›/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="5991757081d1b64586bb14aad9d21b40" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion][text_block id="968af77979531036c4a57f0146e45ee6" text="‹¨›p‹˜›‹º›progressbar heading‹´›‹²›‹²› wip_title‹´›‹²›Bound by Wing‹²› unit_of_measure‹´›‹²›pages‹²› your_goal‹´›‹²›290‹²› current_score‹´›‹²›48‹²› progress_bar_color‹´›‹²›green‹²› progress_bar_border‹´›‹²›black‹²› candy_stripe_options‹´›‹²›none‹²› progress_bar_height‹´›‹²›10‹²› progress_bar_media‹´›‹²›‹²› font_color‹´›‹²›‹²› more_information‹´›‹²›‹²› include_hyperlink‹´›‹²›yes‹²› hyperlink_text‹´›‹²›Preorder Now!‹²› hyperlink‹´›‹²›https://books2read.com/u/3GNP2Q‹²› include_own_progress_bar‹´›‹²›‹²›‹¹›‹¨›/p‹˜›" 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›}}" _array_keys="{‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive" __fw_editor_shortcodes_id="65529d33d68d8b47ce2f79302c34a730"][/text_block]

The post Bound by Wing 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‹˜›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="dbf3cef797fd9f8b3f6a739021bce2b4" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Two leaders. Twenty years. A secret and a mission that promises to peel each painful layer of the past.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Cordella Gandomilford: ex-Queen‹³›s guard, she returned to the realm‹³›s capital just in time to be selected to bond with a dragon. She leads the fifth flight squad, the only dragon squad in the kingdom.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Boden Marks: king‹³›s messenger and first officer under Marshal Buckleran. He should be thrilled he was named Squad Commander of the five dragons and their riders. He would be, except he has a history with the squad leader and questions he‹³›s been waiting twenty years for her to answer.‹¨›/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="5991757081d1b64586bb14aad9d21b40" _array_keys="{‹²›tabs‹²›:‹²›tabs‹²›,‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›:‹²›animation_on_scroll‹²›}" _fw_coder="aggressive"][/accordion]

The post Of Wing and Wisdom first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="dbf3cef797fd9f8b3f6a739021bce2b4" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›What starts as a desire to learn the process behind the creation of imbued shards snowballs into mining the memories hidden in Tran‹³›s house shards. Some of those memories are best left alone.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Jahl Pratter: High Master Wielder of Chussan Faire.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Donya Marson: Master Wielder of Chussan Faire.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Rouen Marson: Wielder of Chussan Faire‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›There for each other to the bitter end.‹¨›/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, most often using a tile of stone large enough for a person to stand on it. 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="5991757081d1b64586bb14aad9d21b40" _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 Wielder’s Grimoire first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.

[accordion id="dbf3cef797fd9f8b3f6a739021bce2b4" tabs="‹º›{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Story‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Another adventure. Rouen and Jahl head for Loeban Faire, following the request of a cryptic note to the Chussan Fair Master Wielder. This time, Donya is not interested in going along.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›After waving goodbye to Jahl and Rouen, events and a nudge from her aunt Stenna, High Master Weilder of Naigan Faire, force Donya to chase after the two with information related to the strange request.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹²›},{‹²›tab_title‹²›:‹²›The Characters‹²›,‹²›tab_content‹²›:‹²›‹¨›p‹˜›Jahl Pratter: High Master Wielder of Chussan Faire.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Donya Marson: Master Wielder. Nothing but trouble, even when she tries not to be. Which is a good thing.‹¨›/p‹˜›‹¨›p‹˜›Rouen Marson: wielder, metalsmith. Best friend to Jahl.‹¨›/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, most often using a tile of stone large enough for a person to stand on it. 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="5991757081d1b64586bb14aad9d21b40" _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 Sand Wielders first appeared on L. Darby Gibbs ~ Author.