They Have the Scent: Iron Dragon, #1

By Tim Niederriter

Leoten is an extraction agent tasked with the retrieval of endangered individuals throughout the dragon lands.

 

He's never considered the extinct creatures from which his region takes its name.

 

Tasked with the protection of a flame magus, he dives into a mission both closer to home and farther afield than he's ever done before.

 

At the heart of that mission lies the secret Iron Dragon Project and the monsters that seek to destroy it.

 

"They Have the Scent" is the first in a series of fantasy espionage stories in the world of Tenlyres.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mental Cellar Publications
• Release date: Feb 14, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223456124

Tim Niederriter

Tim Niederriter loves writing fantasy blended with science fiction. He lives in the green valley of southern Minnesota where he plays some of the nerdiest tabletop games imaginable. If you meet him, remember, his name is pronounced “Need a writer.”

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