Moon Dragons

By AmyBeth Inverness

Uncle Dave has faithfully carried on his father’s storytelling tradition, spinning tales of the dragons that live in the crevasses and caverns around the lunar city of Arrakeen. Then an odd encounter makes him wonder if perhaps there is a grain of truth behind the stories after all.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AmyBeth Inverness
• Release date: Jul 31, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370938100

AmyBeth Inverness

A writer by birth and a redhead by choice, AmyBeth Inverness writes Speculative Fiction and Romance from her home in Colorado Springs. She is assisted (~cough~) by her husband, two kids, one cat and a very helpful Golden Retriever.

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Moon Dragons

Book Eleven in The Cities of Luna

AmyBeth Inverness

Dedicated to all the Uncle Daves out there.

Moon Dragons

Book 11 in The Cities of Luna

Written and published by AmyBeth Inverness

Copyright 2016 AmyBeth Inverness

First published in 2014

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The Cities of Luna™ is a trademark of AmyBeth Inverness

AUTHOR’S NOTE: The following is a work of fiction. All people, places, and events are purely products of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual people, places, or events is entirely coincidental.

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Cover design by Robert Fredricksen

Moon Dragons

Book 11 in The Cities of Luna

Dave recognized the look in his nephew's eye. This was a delicate situation. One wrong word and all would be lost.

I thought those gasses came from radioactive decay within the crust and mantle? Levi challenged, standing at the back of the group of siblings and cousins, arms crossed and eyebrow raised.

No, Levi! shouted Levi’s six-year old cousin, Bunny. It's moon dragons! Tell him, Uncle Dave, tell him!

Yeah, Uncle Dave, said one of the older boys, a grin on his face that was almost as bad a giveaway as Levi's logical train of thought. Tell them about the dragons.

Another time, Dave’s sister said, appearing in the doorway. Time to go home.

A chorus of disappointment sounded from all the tots, teens, and tweens. Just one more song, please? Bunny asked, using her large brown eyes and long lashes to their best advantage.

Dave’s sister put her hands on her hips, scanning the crowd. When they were all quiet and looking at her expectantly, she sighed indulgently, smiled, and winked at Dave.

All right. One more song.

Dave was already tuning up his guitar with the help of two toddlers who insisted on strumming the strings with sticky fingers. Bunny grabbed her little cousins and took them into her lap, and Dave started to sing.

Oh, I’m being followed by a moon, dragon. Moon dragon, moon dragon…

He sang the familiar verses and