Gold Dragon Codex (24 page)
Authors: R.D. Henham
“So, you know, kid … you can be Baron of Hartfall and still become a knight.”
“Really?” Sandon’s eyes widened. “But …” His face fell. “I can’t travel to meet the Council of Knights. I can’t become a squire or serve at the keep. And I don’t have a knight to sponsor me. With my father sick, especially, I’m going to have to stay here. Without Vilfrand, he’s going to need me.”
“Yes, he is.” Smiling, Kine squeezed Sandon’s shoulder. “But you won’t have to go anywhere to train. Huma, the first knight of Solamnia, instructed us in the ways of war as well as his knights, and I know their methods. I’ll train you myself, kiddo. When you’re ready, and your father is well again, you and I will go to the knights together. I don’t think they’ll mind the unusual nature of the situation, given your history.” He winked. “You’ve certainly proved yourself brave enough—braver than some full-grown knights I’ve seen.”
Kine ruffled the boy’s hair with a gentle hand. It was almost too good to be true. Sandon nodded, the lump in his throat blocking any words he might have offered in thanks. It felt like he was riding in the construct once more, rising high above the clouds on wings of gold.
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR
R.D. H
ENHAM
is a scribe in the great library of Palanthas. In the course of transcribing stories of legendary dragons, the author felt a gap existed in the story of the everydragon: ordinary dragons who end up doing extraordinary things. With the help of fellow scribes, R.D. has filled that gap with this series of books based on Sindri Suncatcher’s remarkable
A Practical Guide to Dragons
.
BOUT THE
A
UTHOR’S
A
SSISTANT
R
EE
S
OESBEE
has assisted R.D. Henham with several books in the Dragon Codex series, including
Black Dragon Codex
and
Silver Dragon Codex
. She is the author of seven books in the Dragonlance: The New Adventures series, as well as several other books for children and young adults. She lives in Seattle with the Grand Adventuress of Cats and a healthy perspective of her place in the world. She studies aikido and Socrates, which leads to interesting internal conversations. You can find her website at
www.learsfool.com
.
Gold Dragon Codex
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All characters in this book are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
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Text by R.D. Henham with assistance from Ree Soesbee
Interior art by Todd Lockwood
Cartography by Dennis Kauth
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Henham, R. D.
Gold dragon codex / R.D. Henham ; [interior art by Todd Lockwood].
p. cm.
“Mirrorstone.”
Summary: Determined to find a way to stop the evil blue dragon Lazuli from terrorizing and impoverishing their valley, Sandon, the son of the ruling family, searches for the ancient gold dragon that used to protect them and, in the process, discovers some important secrets.
eISBN: 978-0-7869-5653-1
[1. Dragons—Fiction. 2. Magic—Fiction. 3. Knights and knighthood—Fiction. 4. Fantasy.]
I. Lockwood, Todd, ill. II. Title.
PZ7.H3884Gol 2010
[Fic]—dc22
2009023105
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