An illustrated collection of Vietnamese folktales with explantory notes following each story.

AN EPIC FANTASY NOVEL RETURNS...IT WAS A TIME OF DARKNESS...Emperor Sarbat ruled over his kingdom with sadistic brutality, slaking his lust with any woman that tempted him, killing all that opposed his will. Until the day a barbarian arrived...the brawny savage named Jehan.Jehan, the 'Man-Eater, ' was forced to dine on human flesh in Sarbat's dungeon, tortured in unspeakable ways, becoming a figure of legend. He survived an ordeal that would kill an ordinary man, then rallied the oppressed into a mighty army. With Jehan in command, the peasants will paint the gates of Sarbat's golden city crimson with the sword of vengeance.CHILDREN OF THE DRAGO

Dando, a young dragon who cannot fly, is captured by dangerous humans, but a kind slave-girl, an orphaned bird, and the melancholy son of the dragon's captors help him escape his imprisonment and learn to fly.

Vietnamese folk tales retold for a modern audience. In poetry and literature the Vietnamese call themselves the "children of the dragon." Their oral tradition is a strong one and this volume includes three of the familiar teaching tales told by the elders. Readers will learn how the tiger got his stripes, why there are monsoons, and the story of the Moon Festival.

In a time when there are good and evil dragons, deadly change is in the air. Raven and Robin, the dragon and human half-breed teenagers with a tight sibling bond, have a knack for getting into trouble. However, the night that Robin is nearly eaten by a bloodthirsty dragon sick with the Craze sets forth a chain of events that will change their family forever. Their father must return to his dragon form and begin the fight to claim the throne that was taken from him by his evil dragon brother, Lithdore. Once Draden leaves, the rumors fly with the dragons that he is preparing for war. The time for Robin and Raven to get into mischief is over. The journeys they take will not follow the same path. Robin looks human and she is learning how powerful her dragon healing is. She might be the help her father needs to win the war, but while she learns how to heal dragons, the human family is in constant danger of being discovered by Lithdore. Raven, who doesn't look human at all with dragon wings and skin and the body of a human, stays hidden. Humans believe he's a demon. While Raven is learning how to control his impulse for causing trouble, he discovers he has special talents of his own and uncovers some dark family secrets. A tale of how the love bonds to family can strengthen who one becomes, and how a thirst for power from another can tear families apart. The first book of an epic fantasy series that takes place in an unsettled world where dragons rule and the children of dragons, whether wanted or cast away, wield the power of change. Nothing will ever be the same again.