Tales of the Opening

By Meyari McFarland

Quiet moments from a fantastic world: Tales of the Opening contains six stories from the Unification universe where humans and dragons argue about lawn maintenance while pixies fly overhead.

Meyari McFarland creates stories of the fantastic filled with queer characters that will touch your heart.

Included are:

Memories of Fire
August Highs
Checkout Line
Maintenance
Smell of Joy
Fairy Dragon Blues

• Language: English
• Publisher: MDR Publishing
• Release date: Oct 23, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310456596

Meyari McFarland

Meyari McFarland has been telling stories since she was a small child. Her stories range from SF and Fantasy adventures to Romances but they always feature strong characters who do what they think is right no matter what gets in their way. Her series range from Space Opera Romance in the Drath series to Epic Fantasy in the Mages of Tindiere world. Other series include Matriarchies of Muirin, the Clockwork Rift Steampunk mysteries, and the Tales of Unification urban fantasy stories, plus many more. You can find all of her work on MDR Publishing's website at www.MDR-Publishing.com.

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