Carpe Tempus

By Daniel Adorno

Clayton loathes going to school and being bullied every day by Blaine Jansen, the star athlete at Gladeway High. Most days Clayton wishes he could either be invisible or attractive enough to win the heart of his long-time crush, Maddie. One day while sorting through his deceased grandfather’s belongings, Clayton finds an old wristwatch that might make his wishes come true…

PLEASE NOTE: Carpe Tempus is a short story aimed at young adults.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Daniel Adorno
• Release date: Feb 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781507094600

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In the elven city of Evingrad, Lucius Nostra suffers from recurring nightmares of a black dragon killed long ago. The frightening dreams signal the ominous return of Kraegyn and the dragons who wreaked havoc on the peoples of Azuleah. Confused and uncertain of his role in the gathering storm, Lucius joins his elf brother Siegfried on a perilous journey to reforge the Requiem Sword—the blade which once defeated Kraegyn.

Lucius’ quest will take him through the realms of elves, dwarves, and faeries. Though Lucius will gain allies on his mission and uncover secrets surrounding his past, can he survive long enough to stop Kraegyn’s ascension?

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CARPE TEMPUS

Daniel Adorno

Carpe Tempus

Sorting through boxes of Granddad's old junk was not the way Clayton wanted to spend his Sunday afternoon. Mom kept on pestering him to help her organize everything for an estate sale. On more than one occasion, she happily interrupted an episode of Doctor Who to lay on the guilt for his laziness and apathy towards the whole thing. So now he stood baking in the sweltering heat of their garage, picking through useless crap.

Granddad passed away three weeks ago and Clayton knew Mom hadn't taken it well at all. She was crabby all the time and worked late on the weekdays. And tomorrow she was taking off for a week-long business trip—a rare occurrence for a woman who hated being away from her only son for too long. Clayton was ecstatic she was leaving though. Now he could finally read the stack of comic books in his room without interruption. Escaping into fantasy worlds was the best way to numb the pain of being constantly bullied. He was shorter than most teenage boys his age