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Praise for The Dragon Waking

"This fast-paced, imaginative fantasy adventure will appeal to Percy Jackson fans, who will likely demand a sequel. VERDICT: A strong choice for middle grade fantasy collections."
--School Library Journal

"This is a middle grade novel that might become your boy or girl's favorite, a book they read again and again because they fall in love with the characters and the story. I highly recommend this novel. Buy it, read it, and pass it on to your kids!"
--Bonnie Ramthun, author of The Torin Sinclair Mysteries and Earthquake Games

"I highly recommend The Dragon Waking, an utterly charming middle-grade fantasy. From the first line, 'That's a dragon!' readers know they're in for a fun adventure."
--Lesley L. Smith, author of The Quantum Cop Series and Kat Cubed
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Thirteen-year-old Rose Gallagher has always been an outsider. Instead of hanging out with the other kids at school, she prefers spending time searching for interesting rocks in the desert or drawing dragons in her sketchbook. The bullies in her class have taken notice and tease her for being weird. Rose could use a fierce friend.

Then Rose makes a startling find on a rock hunt--a dragon! And not just any dragon. A shape-shifting one that can take on Rose's appearance like they are long-lost cousins. Now Rose has a friend that can perform magic and fly her away from the goons that bother her. At first it feels like a dream come true. But the more Rose gets to know her new friend, Jade, the more dangerous her life becomes.

The bullies in Rose's classroom suddenly don't seem as scary when she finds herself in the middle of a dragon conflict that's been brewing for sixty-five million years. Rose and Jade must find a way to overcome their enemy. Can they stop a full-out war?

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Anthologies with Stories from Grayson
Amazing Monster Tales Vol. 4: Into the Briny Deep
Featuring: "Crotar" by Grayson Towler


The year is 1809. Napoleon has extended his ambitions to the Pacific Ocean, and Captain West of HMS Pegasus intends to stop him. But these distant seas contain something terrifying--a force leaving a swath of demolished whalers in its wake, known only to the local islanders as "Crotar." As West and his crew approach a showdown with a French man-of-war, they will soon discover what Crotar is, and what it wants...

"Crotar" is just one monster story in this superb collection. For fans of sea monsters and tales of the deep, here's an anthology your sure to enjoy.

Wings of Change: Stories About Dragons
Featuring: "The Greatest in Iceland" by Grayson Towler


Set centuries before the events of The Dragon Waking, a young warrior named Egill sets out to slay a legendary dragon and prove himself to be the greatest warrior in Iceland. But dragonslaying isn't as easy as it sounds, and Egill might need another approach if he's going to make it back home to tell his tale.

"The Greatest in Iceland" is just one of the delightful stories in this collection created specifically for fans of dragons that are more than mindless beasts.

Water Faeries: 15 Tales of Mermaids, Kelpies, and Magical Water Creatures
Featuring: "The Best Disguises" by Grayson Towler


Moira Kerr, marine biologist and secret magician, heads to Scotland to search for the Loch Ness monster, and to prove to herself that the friend--and monster--she'd met when visiting Scotland as a child had actually been real. What she finds is much more than she bargained for... because sometimes the best disguises are so good that you forget who you really are.

"The Best Disguises" shares the pages of this enchanting anthology with more fine tales of myths and monsters from beneath the waves.

Magic & Enchantments
Featuring: "Terminal Sorcery" by Grayson Towler


Kenryk the Magnificent once cast demon princes back to the darkness, and brought demigods to their knees. Now he's just an old man trapped in his own tower, shivering under a stack of grey, threadbare blankets, unable to walk more than a few steps on his own without the help of his final, talentless apprentice. No matter what Kenryk tries, the girl just is not good at magic--but perhaps he does have one final lesson for her...

"Terminal Sorcery" is one of fifteen bewitching tales of magic and sorcery to appear in this terrific collection.
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