Rails Across The Dragonlands

By Helen E Davis

When Sven Svanson, Professional Hero, takes a train across the Dragonlands, he finds the journey taking an unexpected and lethal turn -- and all weapons are locked in the baggage car.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dead Fish Books
• Release date: Jan 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9780463640128

Helen E Davis

Helen E Davis lives in Ohio with her husband, twin daughters, and two cats. She has been writing Science Fiction and Fantasy as long as she remembers, and her fiction has appeared in Adventures in Sword and Sorcery and Sword and Sorceress. She enjoys knitting and theological discussions. For more information, go to www.sff.net/people/dragonwriter.

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Rails Across The Dragonlands

by Helen E. Davis

Copyright Helen E Davis 2011-2020

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Clutching his wife's carpetbag to his chest, Svan Svenson, professional hero, ran for his train. With a whistle and a belch of ash, the engine heaved forward, pulling away from the small, dusty town—and Svan. There wouldn’t be another train for two days.

His long sword banging against his leg, Svan put his head down and ran faster, but the caboose stayed out of reach. The engine whistled again as it began to speed up. Svan jumped.

His hand caught the back ladder and he swung one leg over the railing. His long sword and double-headed ax, as familiar to him as his limbs, cleared all obstacles—but the carpetbag caught on a hook and yanked him back. For a moment he dangled, one leg over and one leg flailing, the ground rushing beneath him, before he wrenched the bag free and flung himself over the rail.

Quickly pushing himself to his feet, a habit that had saved him more than once, he leaned against the door to shiver. He was still