As a career Marine officer, he has traveled to the places mentioned in this adventure novel. Writing what he knows, Cook has incorporated the inside thoughts of a martial life of adventure into this book.
Having recovered their human shape, Emeralda and Eadric try to help Aunt Grassina find the special objects needed to break the spell that turned Grassina's true love, Haywood, into an otter.
woman stood out in a crowd, but held tightly to her rebellious Irishman, as they meandered over to get tickets for the cable car. While Jeff purchased them, Rachael stared at him. She felt bad. Her guilt had gotten worse.
The author's personal adventure of biking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine.
Since The Fires of Alira one thousand five hundred years ago, dragons have lived separate from the other races in Midgar.
... riding a dragon, and after our experience with the magic carpet, I wasn't sure either of us wanted to fly anywhere, but we had only one day left and needed the dragon's breath. "I'll climb on his back if you will," I said to Eadric ...