Hannah Steenbock

Dorelle's Journey Hannah Steenbock

Publisher Marketing: For centuries, there has been war between the Western Kingdom and the Carmine Empire. Mostly, it has been a slow, simmering war of aerial skirmishes and secret missions. The Barrier Mountains, a massive mountain range straddling the continent, has kept the factions apart. Even so, each realm is maintaining an army of dragons, as well as a close watch on the border. Dorelle has been training with her very own dragon, Mashira, to become a part of the Skyforce. Contrary to her commanding officer, she thinks of Mashira as an intelligent partner, not a beast to be controlled rigidly. When her conviction spurs her into action, her Wing Commander is not amused and threatens to have Mashira killed. Dorelle chooses her dragon's life over everything she holds dear: Her career, her family and her King. She embarks on a dangerous journey and discovers a completely new country, new people and a new life. But when she also discovers a new, terrible threat to her Kingdom, she doesn't hesitate to risk everything to take back the news. Can she deliver the warning and save her Kingdom, even as she and her dragon are facing certain death? This is the first book of The Cloud Lands Saga, which will eventually be encompass eight novellas. Contributor Bio:  Steenbock, Hannah Hannah Steenbock is a German writer of Speculative Fiction. She uses both her native German and English as languages for her tales, as she loves English and tends to think in that language when plotting Fantasy. After finishing university with a degree in English and Spanish, she lives and works in Kiel, the northernmost state capital of Germany. Her other pastimes include reading and posting on writers' forums, strolling along beaches, talking with trees, and devouring as many stories as time allows. Contributor Bio:  Creative, Blue Harvest After a career in the classroom at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, Barry Knister retired in 2008. That year, he published his second novel, Just Bill. His first novel, a gritty thriller about Vietnam Vets titled The Dating Service had been published by Berkley. Knister's third novel, The Anything Goes Girl is the first installment in the Brenda Contay Mystery series. The novel draws on the author's Peace Corps experience. Knister served as a Volunteer in Micronesia. He is a past secretary of Detroit Working Writers, and the former director of the Cranbrook Writers Conference. Knister has published travel and humor in local markets, and writes an occasional blog and column for the Naples (Florida) Daily News.