Author Archives: dave

My latest fantasy project is The Unexpected Traveler. It’s a fantasy epic action-adventure set in its own fantasy world, replete with elves, dwarves, faeries, sprites, gnomes, eagles, and dragons, all of whom are sentient creatures. See details at The Unexpected … Continue reading →

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      “Uh, huh. So what’s magic about it?”      “Pick it up.”      Standing, I reached across the table. The moment my fingers touched … Continue reading →

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      I stopped the Blazer. Unless Tom had pointed it out, I would never have thought the faint track to be a … Continue reading →

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      “Did you hear that?” he asked.      “What?”      “The insects have gone quiet. The horses are worried.”      “Something’s flapping up there. Something … Continue reading →

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      Very slowly we ascended the stairs. At the top the breeze whistled past a heavy wood door that hung on one … Continue reading →

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      I poked my flashlight through one of the identical barred windows. The first fifteen cells held nothing. The sixteenth, which had … Continue reading →

Here’s an image from The Unexpected Traveler and the text it illustrates. For more information, see the project page.      We circled a field where three other dragons waited. I was unceremoniously deposited: the great talons parted the moment I touched … Continue reading →