Hunger, cunning, smart-talk, blood-power, tenacity, and cocky composure power the adventures of six everyday champions as they battle sea-serpents and cryptids, dragons and way-drakes.

With the collected Dragon Fairy Tales, D.C. Harrell lures you through medieval forests and fetid swamps, African legends and Scottish highlands, but you'll burn your fingers on this treasure trove if you're seeking safe supergirls. These coming-of-age heroines defy expectations to stake their territory among dragon knights of the fantasy world.

~Can Innkeeper's Daughter trick the dragon into leaving his treasure and taking back his scales or will greed ruin her new home?

~Will Rohi hunt the Red drakonile or will she die trying to save her family from ruin?

~Can Fisherman's sons fill their bellies with monster meat or will they pay their own pound of flesh?

~Will Tungel wait for her lover to rescue their baby from the drake-take or will she save the child herself?

~Can Stutter talk his brothers back to safety or will they be consumed?

~Does Amma trust to targon-tradition or does she dare to believe her own eyes?

Drink your "desire for dragons" and discover if you, too, can filch fire from a dragon and survive.

Pinch your copy of Dragon Hoard now.

Dragon Hoard collects all six short stories of the Dragon Fairy Tales in one volume.

~A Deal is a Deal

~Drakonian Pink

~Fisherman and Old Cloot