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Download or read book The Dragon World written by Richard Hayes and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beyond the mortal world of man, amongst the vast tainted nothingness of the void, exists the Dragon World. A tiny beacon of light amid the nightmares of mankind. A beacon of light that stands at the brink of destruction. Time is running out; the balance of magic is changing; the land of the Dragons is being destroyed. The only way to stop it and restore order is to retrieve a staff of power kept deep within the snowbound lands of the Ice Dragon, a land in which even the bravest of Dragons fear to tread. In Bennett's world there's no such thing as Dragons, but if that's so, why are there two huge blue eyes staring at him out of the darkness? Bennett sets off on the adventure of his life. Can he do it? All in one night?

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