In this sixth, and final, episode of the Locus Poll nominated, international bestselling, Dragoneer Saga, King Richard, his Nightshade, and the legions of mudged dragons it controls, are coming to take the Mainland throne. Hold on to your dragon! A g
Swamp Alley is a portal between this side and the other side. The Wizard is destined to save the land from the Ugly Babies in the Land of Lack Luster on the other side. With the help of Madame Plume and her magic wand, can they save the magical doll
Irene Smith has been a programmer who writes and a writer who programs for most of her adult life. She has written many articles about computer programming, and wrote API documentation for both Microsoft Corporation and Google, Inc.
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I have wanted to be a writer almost as long as I have been able to read. My major influences include authors such as Hugh Lofting, P.L. Travers, Rudyard Kipling, and Mark Twain. My own favorite genres are mixed. I love Stephen King and Terry Pratchett equally well and read almost all genres other than sports, and even then a good Dick Francis novel can cause me to make an exception.
My first desire to write stories arose from my love of reading other people's stories. I wanted to give other people some of the pleasure that I had received from reading The Lord of the Rings, The Phantom Tollbooth, Dracula, and hundreds (thousands?) more.