Dragon Road: THE DRIFTING LANDS BOOK II

(Paperback, New edition)

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"Final Fantasy meets Star Wars" as a skyship crew races to avert a murderous plot before a crazed cult sends millions to their deaths (Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth) When portal-mage Harkon Bright and his apprentice are asked to help select a new captain for the immense skyship Iseult, they quickly find themselves embroiled in its Machiavellian officer's court. Meanwhile, their new recruit, Elias, struggles to adapt to his unexpected gift of life while suffering dark dreams of an ancient terror. As the skies darken and storm clouds gather on the Dragon Road, the crew of the Elysium come face to face with deadly intrigues, plots from beyond death, and a terrible darkness that lurks in the heart of a thousand-year storm.

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"One of those remarkable books that consists entirely of 'the good parts.' Nonstop fun with unexpected moments of real pathos." - Neal Stephenson; "To say that Skyfarer was Firefly meets the Battle at Helm's Deep would be to dismiss the amazing world-building that Brassey wraps us up in, or to gloss over the intricate and intense battles we are thrust into, both on high and up close. Brassey raises the bar for everyone else. More, please." - Mark Teppo, author of Earth Thirst and Silence of Angels; "This book has one of the best covers I've seen all year, and it's incredibly accurate in its depiction of the characters and mood of the story. Do judge the book by its cover!" - Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth; "Brassey's writing is an adrenaline dump in page form." - Stant Litore, author of The Zombie Bible series; "A richly imagined story full of soaring adventure, dark intrigue, and characters you'll fall in love with." - Megan E O'Keefe, author of Inherit the Flame; "Brassey has created an action-packed roller coaster ride with rich characters, incredible combat scenes, and a fresh heroine audiences will love." - John G Hartness, author of the Black Knight Chronicles series; "I finished this book in one night, and smiled when it was over. For a weekend of fun fantasy reading, you can't do much better." - B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog; "Skyfarer ended up being just about everything I was hoping it would be." - Writings of a Reader; "A delightful experience." - Bloggers Bookshelf; "No one who reads Skyfarer will ever accuse Joseph Brassey of being hip; this novel is so unabashedly dorky, it reads like something dreamed by a Mountain Dew guzzling twelve-year-old hooked on Star Wars and Final Fantasy. This sword and sorcery space adventure stands apart from everything else currently out there in the SFF market." - The 1000 Year Plan; "Fun and engaging throughout." - Skiffy & Fanty; "This is a fun read - the pacing, the tone, everything makes this feel like the adventure films and books that I grew up on. You want to read it - not just to find out what's going to happen next, but because it's written in such a way that you just want to be reading the book, like a having a glass of iced tea on a summer's day." - The Irresponsible Reader; "It's hard to write a good review of this book because the entire time I was reading it, I was just having so much fun and couldn't put it down... I already know several people who I'm going to make read this when it comes out, and I can't wait on the next book. This is a book that I would very highly recommend and is one that I will happily re-read multiple times. If you enjoy Fantasy or Sci-Fi, I would definitely suggest giving this a chance. It's a fast and fun read and I just had so much fun reading it." - Brenhine's Books; "A delightful experience." - Bloglovin'; "Skyfarer is a novel packed with equal parts entertainment, emotion, energy, homage, and originality." - SFF World; "His prose, in the field Skyfarer was written in, is purely original and uncontested - at least in all my years of reading books. It is, without a doubt in my mind, a dazzling claim to place Brassey right there among the greats: Isaac Asimov, Alastair Reynolds, Brandon Sanderson, William C. Dietz, Steven Erikson, Ray Bradbury...I can honestly do this all day but you get the point: the guy wrote a story that blew my mind." - Splattergeist

Author Bio

JOSEPH BRASSEY has lived on both sides of the continental US, and has worked as a craft-store employee, paper-boy, factory worker, hospital kitchen gopher, martial arts instructor, singer, and stay-at-home Dad (the last is his favorite job, by far). Joseph was enlisted as a robotic word-machine in 47North's Mongoliad series, and still trains in - and teaches - Liechtenauer's Kunst des Fechtens in his native Tacoma. Skyfarer is his first solo novel. https-//www.josephbrassey.com twitter.com/josephbrassey Author hometown- Tacoma, Washington USA