Before there was "Underworld", before there was "Stargate:Atlantis", before there was "Twilight", there was Destiny's Forge, the first book in the SF/vampire series Children of The Dragon. Destiny's Forge was first conceived in 2003 and started out as an amalgam of some 30 short stories written for an earlier series called Blood Songs, written from 1988-1995. The Children of The Dragon series is a chronicle of the Xosan, living vampires from the planet Antellus who were human but were transformed by a dragon's blood. They are stories of science fiction and fantasy, myth and history, tragedy and triumph, action and adventure linked together by the common them of the vampire as hero. After Destiny's Forge, author T.M. Moore has gone on to write 6 more: To Taste The Dragon's Blood, NAGRASANTI, Red Dragon, The Queen's Marksman, The Black Witch, and VIRUS. They are all available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Powell's Books. Moore is currently working on the 8th book in the series, Written In BLOOD, a swashbuckling vampiric romp through the world of the 17th and 18th centuries, culminating in the aftermath of the French Revolution, where it is dangerous for a vampire to be mistaken for aristo. These books are rated for mature readers for their violence, some sexual content and blood. They are written for people who love to read about SF/Fantasy, history, mythology and vampires. See our videos, posted on this site, for a taste of their scope and subjects, and check out our web site: http://www.ikthalionpress.com.
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Presenting the Children of The Dragon series by author T. M. Moore; a chronicle of the Xosan, living vampires from the planet Antellus who were once human but were transformed by a dragon's blood. They are stories of science fiction, fact and fantasy, myth and history, tragedy and triumph; intermixed with real events and linked together by the common theme of the vampire as hero.The first seven books are available now in paperback format:
DESTINY'S FORGE Book 1
ISBN 978-0-6151-6545-5 6" x 9" TP 336 pgs $22.95; Ebook $5.00
"Antonia, what have you done?" Honor and duty, fellowship and betrayal, enmity and revenge. The year is 2256. Follow the adventures of Antonia Bellero, a half human hybrid from Antellus on a manhunt for a war criminal from her world. Through a quirky twist of fortune she rescues an officer of the Interstellar Federation Defense Command, and finds herself serving aboard the IFDC dreadnought "Destiny's Forge" as her intelligence officer. She becomes the catalyst for change in the lives of everyone she meets, and finds danger and romance in her quest. But when she encounters her quarry her past is revealed and her fate shaped by destiny. Can she prevail against the most famous vampire in history?
TO TASTE THE DRAGON'S BLOOD Book 2
ISBN 978-0-6151-6495-3 6" x 9" TP 220 pgs $17.95; Ebook $5.00
"Is it evil to survive, Jonathan?" What if everything you thought you knew about human evolution is turned upside down by just a few days spent on the surface of Mars? In 2069 Jonathan Kraine is an explorer and archaeologist who discovers a ruin buried beneath the surface, and an alien being trapped in cryosleep. A series of strange events forces the survey team to return to Earth. But when Jonathan wakes up on the Moon three months later, he finds that he and the alien are the only survivors of a terrible accident in space, and held in a secret facility as virtual prisoners. They manage to escape to Earth, where they try to find the answers to the mystery together. There they encounter a man called Alain Sebastian, who heads a group opposed to the Mars missions. Was it negligence or sabotage that killed the other astronauts? Jonathan learns the answers to this and the greatest mystery of all time through his friendship with the alien, a Xosan called "Andru."
NAGRASANTI Book 3; an illustrated anthology
ISBN 978-0-6151-5918-8 8.25" x 11" 344 pgs $29.95 Print Only
A compendium of stories which helped to inspire and create the series, plus the illustrated versions of the next four books featuring characters introduced in the first two, concluding with a gallery of images from the original series, Blood Songs. Stories include "The Hunt", "Tap Root", "A Little Night Music", and two more chapters from Blood Songs. Grayscale images and a full color cover.
RED DRAGON Book 4
ISBN 978-0-6152-0544-1 6" x 9" TP 142 pgs $14.95; Ebook $5.00
"Change is the only constant in the universe." The year is 1984. Michael Burton is a young reporter who becomes part of the story when he covers the war between the dragon tongs in Chinatown San Francisco. He falls for a beautiful Chinese cop who tries her best to protect him from the evil forces at work behind the scenes. But when Michael's grandmother is murdered, he forms an uneasy alliance with the Red Dragons to find out why, and goes to an ancient for some of the answers. What he learns only serves to deepen the mystery. Michael is captured by the leader of the Black Dragons, and soon finds that he is more than just a man when he is forced to fight for the life of the woman he loves.
THE QUEEN'S MARKSMAN Book 5
ISBN 978-0-6152-0543-4 6" x 9" TP 140 pgs $14.95; Ebook $5.00
"Be careful what you wish for. You may get it." In 1878 Robert St. John signs on for more than he expects when he enlists in the British army to fight in Afghanistan. On the way there, he meets two gentlemen who change his life forever. Two years later, Robert rescues a group of hostages from Ghazi raiders but loses his love Edwina, and nearly loses his mind. He returns home to a hero's welcome, and is recruited by Benjamin Disraeli to found Her Majesty's Secret Service. Count Vladimir Drakulya takes a sudden interest in the young knight for the secrets he guards. While on vacation at the Reichenbach Falls Robert's wife Emmaline is kidnapped by the count, and Robert rescues her too late. He contends with the count willing to die to avenge her, but fails. Now an avowed widower, he returns to England alone to continue his service to England. Nine years later, an old friend rekindles his love of adventure with the pursuit of a killer of women haunting the East End of London, Jack the Ripper.
THE BLACK WITCH Book 6
ISBN 978-0-6152-0542-7 6" x 9" TP 120 pgs $13.95; Ebook $4.00
"Never underestimate the power of love." The year is 1718, on the cusp of the Golden Age of piracy. Charity Rakham is the daughter of a merchant seaman, the captain of the Mary Catherine. She learns about womanhood on the high seas the hard way when her father and fiance' are killed by the infamous pirate Blackbeard. Sold into slavery to a man named Rosenthorne, Charity becomes the chambermaid to his wife Illyana. But a dark secret haunts the house, and when she and her mistress try to run away Rosenthorne murders Illyana, and his vampire footman Duncan helps Charity escape the fiend. Now a fugitive, she marries the captain of the Braveheart to save him from execution for a crime he did not commit. In return he offers her his undying love and the dragon's blood. With his help she sets her revenge against Blackbeard by becoming the captain of the most fearsome black ship on the Caribbean Sea, triggering the events which eventually lead to his death.
VIRUS Book 7
ISBN 978-0-6152-0667-7 6" x 9" TP 104 pgs $11.95; Ebook $4.00
"Gandalf, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore." In 2361, mankind stands on the threshhold which leads from the inner mind to the outer limits. Megan Thereau is a journalist who is invited to an isolated utopia called Nagrasanti in order to cover an important debate between those who want to rejoin the outer world and those who do not. But something is wrong. Megan discovers that the community is under siege from within as well as without. The dragon's blood is rebelling, while the adept of an ancient vampire cult tries to invade the peace and destroy it. Armed only with her wits and the companionship of her big orange cat, Gandalf, Megan soon finds that she possesses a power of her own. But her greatest ability lies in her compassion for others, and she finds true love not with a human but with a Xosan.
Coming soon in this series:
Book 8: WRITTEN IN BLOOD
A Road Picture like no other and a vampiric romp through the French Revolution. Alexander Corviina travels to Tibet to persuade his father, Lucien Arkanon, to rejoin the world of men. After making an arduous journey through half the world they settle in France, where Lucien becomes the stablemaster to King Louis XV; and the family grows and thrives when Lucien meets the Countess Elsa van Der Hoek, a beautiful Hollander serving as lady in waiting to Queen Anne. But by the end of the ancien regime in 1789 it is dangerous for even vampires to be mistaken for aristo. Worse, Lucien soon attracts the attention of a certain Monsieur de Chavelin, a spy for the Citizen's Brigade. Alexander must help his family escape to the friendly shores of England, but how? The answer lies with a group of Englishmen devoted to helping French refugees called the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel. Slated for publication in October.
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Other books by T. M. Moore:
A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS: A Practical Guide to Strategy by Miyamoto Musashi;
A Modern Translation for the 21st Century Compiled and Illustrated by T. M. Moore
ISBN 978-0-6151-7236-1 6" x 9" TP 100 pgs $11.95; Ebook $5.00 (color)
A re-interpretation of the original five books on strategy and warfare by the most famous samurai and kensei (sword saint) of them all, Miyamoto Musashi; with a biography and essays on the history and traditions which formed the background and environment of his life, a traditional history of kendo and a gallery of his art, as well as prints by artists of the 18th and 19th centuries celebrating his legend. This book is an essential guide to strategy for swordplay and gaming scenarios, and for those interested in Japanese culture and the common motifs in anime. Black and white images with a full color cover.
THE MYSTERY OF CRANEWOOD MANOR
Part of the "Saxon & Hampstead Investigations, Ltd." series of mystery-paranormal novels by T. M. Moore
When wealthy heiress Elizabeth Cadogan disappears, her father hires the world famous detective Val Saxon and his partner Laura Hampstead to find her. An investigation reveals that Elizabeth became engaged to Darius Crane, the leader of a cult called The Dark Initiative. Val and Laura travel to an estate on the Maine coast, where they find that mystery took a left turn into the realm of the bizarre, made even more peculiar when Crane's insane quest for immortality involves murder or worse.
Each video I am presenting is a musical slideshow about my books in the Children of The Dragon series. I wish to credit this new and creative advertising medium idea to the efforts of Mike Jittlov, a pioneer in stop-motion animation who began his career in 1973 with a little short film called Animato. This 16mm film was received with enormous appreciation by those in the science fiction and fantasy community, and Jittlov shopped it around to several major SF conventions before embarking on the project he called The Wizard of Speed and Time, which was presented on Walt Disney's "Major Effects" show in 1979. (A film which struck me especially since he starts out dusting the floor in a museum and actually seats himself in the famous Time Machine which everyone has seen)*. Later, Jittlov obtained the funding for the motion picture of the same title, which debuted in Los Angeles in 1980, partly from donations from banks and friends and partly from holding a garage sale.
*The Time Machine was on loan from Bob Burns, who restored it to its wonderful condition after it languished in various other people's garages and storage facilities. Sometimes people have no respect for history.
I remember attending both the showing at Westercon and later at the Laemmle Theater in Westwood (near UCLA). My position in the long ticket line was "42" (another honored SF term). The audience packed the room to standing-room-only. Later, I understood from others that Jittlov's film had a short shelf life in Hollywood due to union problems and other difficulties which prevented it from seeing a full run. This in its way had a profound effect on my desire to see my projects succeed without the intervention of so-called "experts". Just think that if George Lucas or Steven Spielberg were old enough or successful enough at the time to help Mike out things would have been quite different. George Lucas is another independent filmmaker who has seen the same treatment, so he would have empathized. As it is, Mike has moved on to new digs in Sweden and I hope he can come back to try again. He may become the next Ingmar Bergman over there.
But I digress. My efforts are much cruder than his but I continue to find projects to work on in this new medium because sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words to a writer. I am also thinking of making short animated films based on my books or a related subject. My next one may be about the history and legend of dragons. Who knows? - T.M. Moore
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