My newest novel, Steven George and the Terror, will release on Saturday February 25, 2023. I'm happy to announce that pre-sales have begun on Bookapy and other sites. There will be a paperback version of this story available wherever paperbacks are sold. (online)
This is the long-awaited sequel to my 2011 novel, Steven George & The Dragon. I realized this week that the original had never been released on Bookapy, so it is also now available.
Steven George was raised to be the dragonslayer. He always knew he would be called upon to go out and fight the dragon. But on the day he was sent by his village to slay the fearsome beast, he realized he didn't know what a dragon looked like, where it lived, or how to kill it. So, he made his way along the endless road exchanging "Once Upon a Times" with the unique characters he met. Each story led him a step closer, until Steven finally realized that all roads lead to your dragon.
Now, seven years later, the King has summoned Steven to ask him to find and subdue the Terror of Rich Reach. No one knows what is terrorizing the wealthy principality, but people are fleeing and the city is overcrowded. Steven reluctantly takes on the challenge, even though--you guessed it--he doesn't know what the Terror is, how to find it, or how to subdue it.
Once again, he sets out on the road, exchanging "Once Upon a Times" with the people he meets, each story bringing him closer to his terror until it ultimately falls in his lap. He exchanges tales with Madame Selah Wellinska (revealed to be the dragon from the previous story), the King, a Weaver, a Fisherman, a Sorceress, a Gravedigger, a Monk, and a Prince.
This is a tale told in fairy tales, but before you dismiss it, think Grimm's and not Disney's. As C.S. Lewis said in his dedication of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, "One day you will be old enough to enjoy fairy tales again."
The first five chapters of Steven George and the Terror will post on SOL on February 25, the same day the book will be released.
Enjoy!