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    From Embers: A Dragonswarm Short Story, #2
    From Embers: A Dragonswarm Short Story, #2
    From Embers: A Dragonswarm Short Story, #2
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    From Embers: A Dragonswarm Short Story, #2

    By Aaron Pogue

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    In the high mountain passes of the remote Drakespines, spring is always a time of awakening. But this year it wakes an ancient terror.

    Originally written as the prologue to the Dragonprince trilogy, "From Embers" provides a dramatic glimpse at the first days of the cataclysmic dragonswarm.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMasked Fox Productions
    Release dateDec 21, 2011
    ISBN9781497751101
    From Embers: A Dragonswarm Short Story, #2
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    Aaron Pogue

    Aaron Pogue is a husband and a father of two who lives in Oklahoma City, OK. He started writing at the age of ten and has written novels, short stories, scripts, and video game storylines. His first novels were high fantasy set in the rich world of the FirstKing, including the bestselling fantasy novel Taming Fire, but he's explored mainstream thrillers, urban fantasy, and several kinds of science fiction, including a long-running sci-fi cop drama series focused on the Ghost Targets task force. Aaron holds a master of professional writing degree from the University of Oklahoma. He has been a technical writer with the Federal Aviation Administration and a writing professor at the university level. He also serves as the user experience consultant for Draft2Digital.com, a digital publishing service. Aaron maintains a personal website for his friends and fans at AaronPogue.com, and he runs a writing advice blog at UnstressedSyllables.com.

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      From Embers - Aaron Pogue

      This is a work of fiction. Similarities to real people, places, or events are entirely coincidental.

      FROM EMBERS

      First edition. December 21, 2011.

      Copyright © 2011 Aaron Pogue.

      ISBN: 978-1497751101

      Written by Aaron Pogue.

      Also by Aaron Pogue

      A Consortium of Worlds

      A Consortium of Worlds No. 1

      A Consortium of Worlds No. 2

      A Dragonswarm Short Story

      Remnant

      From Embers

      Auric's Valiants

      Notes from a Thief

      Auric and the Wolf

      Ghost Targets

      Surveillance

      Expectation

      Restraint

      Camouflage

      The Dragonprince's Arrows

      A Darkness in the East

      The Dragonprince's Legacy

      Taming Fire

      The Dragonswarm

      The Dragon's War

      The Dragonprince's Heir

      Unstressed Syllables Presents

      A Quick Guide to Draft2Digital: How to Publish a Book in the Digital Age

      A Quick Guide to Books2Read: Discover the Best New Tool for Discovering the Best New Books

      Standalone

      The Arcade

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      Table of Contents

      Copyright Page

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      World Map

      From Embers

      Afterword from the Author

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      Further Reading: Taming Fire

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      About the Author

      From Embers

      A soft, yellow light streamed through Elsa's kitchen window, spilling a warm radiance into the simple room. The stone walls were still cold to the touch, and there was a chill in the air that would likely remain well into the spring, but winter was over! Elsa couldn't help grinning, and she hummed a bit while she expertly kneaded the moist dough. She always loved this time of year, when the birds began to sing again in the thick mountain forest and all the children could get out and play.

      She chuckled at that. Every mother in the dwarven

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