Chapter One: Wings Of Fate (The Dragon Prophecy, Book 3)

[merlinscribe]

Follow the link below to see the first chapter of the next Dragon Prophecy book. As always, the spoiler-averse should be aware--it may spoil both previous books and the current one.

The chapter is first draft, unedited, and still pretty rough. merlinscribe_library is a read only journal: comments should go here.

I hope you enjoy it. I will be posting more in the coming weeks.

https://merlinscribe-library.dreamwidth.org/590.html

Comments

[sanders1800]

Love it. Thank You for the post.

I wander what Runacar and the army with him will think the first time the Endarkened attack.

Can't wait to read more.

[(Anonymous)]

I love it! I can imagine why Thurian says none of them want to talk about the trip westward.. I am sure it will be brutal. I can't wait to see what happens when the two armies finally meet and the elves have to (hopefully) face their ingrained racism.

[(Anonymous)]

I like how you've caught us up with all but one of the main factions in the very first chapter, and at least now we know what Vielle has been doing for the last 10 years. Thanks for allowing us to dispense with that cliffhanger! I also thought this period was probably when/how the high-house elves learned to live in harmony with nature, and now that's been addressed.

Makes one wonder, though, why the Endarkened haven't bothered with the Astromancer and his crew, especially since they've apparently eliminated all the other isolated holdings. I'm thinking maybe Virulion is aware of the Astromancer in the same way he was aware of Ivrulion, and for reasons of his own is letting that play out and/or providing subtle encouragement. Or maybe he thinks it would be fun to see what those three factions do to eliminate themselves, and then he can just swoop in and pick off the leavings.

Looking forward to the rest of your first 100 pages!

Terry

Omg

[(Anonymous)]

I cried. Ivaloriel of Telthorelandor died? I was hoping that he'd make it to the Flower Forest. It's just so sad to see that the Elves have lost so much!

Otherwise, the draft might still be slightly unpolished, but I really love your style of writing enough that it still seemed natural to me.

Please keep posting! I'm so glad to see you're back! It fills me with JOY

[iloverandomthings]

So many questions. I suppose I should be patient for the book to come out.

blood

[(Anonymous)]

I have an odd question, doesn't really have to do with the chapter you posted though. I am re-reading the first trilogy and during the fighting Kellen refers to the red blood of the elves frequently. However, when Vieliessar cuts her hand to put it on the altar and receives the vision of Idalia and Jermayan summoning the Starry Hunt she mentions it is odd the Idalia's blood is 'red like flowers' and like a beasts. Also, the bloody hand-prints on the altar are silvery, not red.

So, is elven blood silver or red? And was it silver in the past, pre-Endarkened wars, and then red after whatever the elves do that gives up their magic? Or is it silver in both times and I am just misreading the fight scenes?

It is one of those goofy things that just jars me out of the book because I can't stop wondering about it :)

release window

[(Anonymous)]

Hello, I have been wondering if we have a release window for Wings of Fate. The Enduring Flames series have been my favorite books of all time and when I finished them and learned of the Obsidian trilogy, I was overjoyed. Needless to say I was rather disheartened when I finished that trilogy and thought it was over. But I looked up the authors and found the dragon prophecy. Book 2 released almost on my birthday and so I had that first thing, after rereading the first one for a refresher I dove straight in. And now I am wondering when we might see the 3rd, I truly hope within the next few years as this is the one book I care to wait for.

_ferinine

Dragon Prophesy

[(Anonymous)]

I am elderly and getting more so with each passing day. I would sure like to read the final book of the trilogy, Wings of Fate, while I am still of this mortal world.