The Dragons Call

Merlin arrives in bustling Camelot eager to make his way in the world and with a sense that some greater destiny is calling to him. But he soon finds that amidst the excitement there is a darker side to Camelot. Magic is outlawed here, so Merlin must keep his unique magical talents a closely guarded secret.

In a war-torn world, a careless act of destruction wakes a creature thought to be myth and legend - a dragon. Mankind unites to battle for survival, but when dragons enter the fray in human form... humans lose. Five decades later, Cecily lives in an enclave with her father and brother. Knowing nothing of life before the war, she placidly obeys the restrictions imposed by dragonkind. Stifled with the tedium of court life, Derek, heir of the Dragon Queen, commits a petty crime. To avoid punishment and chronic boredom, he escapes to the enclave. His arrival sparks increased tension when he meets Cecily. Realizing the extent of limitations on her freedom, Cecily begins to chafe at her lack of liberty, and Derek rebels when he discovers his life is built on a lie. Derek and Cecily's tumultuous friendship threatens to splinter the lines of segregation between their people, but something more dangerous occurs. A mysterious killer stalks the community - and Cecily's mother has disappeared. Cecily and Derek must break the rules and boundaries between their societies to find and stop the murderer before Cecily becomes the next victim.

The war between the Guardians and the Shadow Riders ended in total devastation. The final battle killed all the dragons and left nothing but fields of ash. A small clutch of dragon eggs was all that remained to provide hope for the future. Five hundred years later, the ability to use magic is a death sentence and dragons are remembered as a curse. But the unhatched dragons sing for their riders...and six lives will be changed forever. The elements of magic are drawn together as the dragons' call leads them on a journey where they learn everything they've been taught to believe about magic and dragons is wrong. When an evil from the past rises again, and Shadow Dragons ride the dawn once more, they will risk everything to save a future none of them thought possible.

Some bonds are forged in the heat of adversity. Mina has been granted an audience with the Enclave, and she’s determined to keep war from happening between dragons and humans. But some things are easier said than done. To gain the Enclave’s trust, she must prove herself a warrior worthy of being a dragon rider. And if she fails ... then the world will burn. Call of the Dragon is the third episode in the series Marked by the Dragon. Scale of the Dragon Egg of the Dragon Call of the Dragon Wrath of the Dragon (Fall 2021)

Spring is coming, the snow is melting and the young dragons are growing up. There are quarrels and new alliances, a family problem to solve, a desperate hunt and help from unexpected friends.Soon Emily and her family must leave the Castle and head home to Ben McIlwhinnie and their Scottish Glen, where Tom gets a shock, Lily finds playmates and Emily faces the biggest challenge of her life. There is excitement but also sadness in this, the sixth and last volume of the Dragon Tales Chronicles.

Presented with impossible odds, the riders struggle to overcome the grief left behind by the last battle knowing they will soon have more to face. While enemies from within are discovered and unexpected alliances are formed, a journey into Maiadar reveals a desperate choice to be made. As the war escalates, one dragon rider may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save all.

The magical, young adult fantasy series continues as Cimorene discovers being queen is tougher than it looks as she fights to save her kingdom. Those wicked wizards are back—and they've become very smart. Sort of. They intend to take over the Enchanted Forest once and for all…unless Queen Cimorene finds a way to stop them. And she just might be able to with some help from a dragon king, a witch, a magician, two cats, and a blue, flying donkey-rabbit named Killer. “Zany…humorous…madcap. Combining suspense, playfulness, and witty repartee, the story is just good fun.”—Booklist “A treat from start to finish.”—VOYA “A captivating and convincing fantasy that sets the stage (and whets the appetite) for future adventures.”—School Library Journal “Laugh-aloud funny.”—Kirkus Reviews

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