A wave of water in the shape of a clawed hand crashes onto the deck of Wavegrazer. The wheel spins violently; the ship lurches and Cloran's men are flung into the sea. As the masts break and the sky goes black, one name flutters across Cloran's lips. "Adaire..." Cloran has spent his life at sea and is set to retire. He hopes to marry his long-suffering fiancée Adaire, but his hopes are dashed when King Bozin sends him on one final journey to the far-flung icy island city of Miotes. This time, however, the Sea is jealous of Cloran, and will never give him up to Adiare freely. Alas, Cloran has no choice, and accepts the mission begrudgingly. "One final journey," he tells himself. No matter what happens, it will be his last. Join Cloran, First Mate Lenny, Greaves, Darrell, Turner, Mallory, Richards and Jenkins as they navigate Wavegrazer through icy channels, floating castles, magical islands inhabited with faerie women and deadly reefs patrolled by the evil man-killing crab, Krackaman.

This book contains the best of Brandon M. Dennis' short fiction and poetry that he wrote in his childhood and in his early 20s. The content is mostly fantasy in genre, though there are a few sci-fi stories, modern fantasies and even some satires.This book contains: 12 original short stories--fantasy, sci-fi, adventure. 16 original poems 1 novel The novel at the end of the book is an early rendition of the author's upcoming epic fantasy novel, Ænurin. It differs significantly from the final version.Era One is the author's first published work. His young adult swashbuckling fantasy adventure novel, The Tale of Cloran Hastings, which is available here on Amazon.com, was started immediately after he finished Era One. Visit www.BrandonMDennis.com to learn more about the author.Note: This collection contains stories reflecting some opinions that the author held in his youth, that he mayor may not hold today.

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