Water Dragon Publishing

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Then They Fight You
Pre-release—available March 24, 2023. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,470. Language: English. Published by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
When even the King’s mandate isn’t enough to bring the warring parties to the table, how far will Revin go to pursue peace?
The Dragon Eater
Series: The Tharassas Cycle, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 94,300. Language: English. Published: March 16, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever.
A Classic Beginner's Mistake
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,020. Language: English. Published: March 10, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
On a contract to fix a software bug, Trevo is shamed into entering a fencing tournament where poor folks fight for the entertainment of the wealthy. While diagnosing the bug will earn his pay, the insight from his fencing bouts may prove to be worth even more.
Snail's Pace
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 33,610. Language: English. Published: February 22, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Orphaned and penniless in Hong Kong in 1884 — what’s a young gentlewoman to do?
Choose Your Truth
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,250. Language: English. Published: February 10, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
Low-level "news" agency staffer Bex suspects her coworker Alia is an agent of the criminal faction Choose Truth, which sows chaos with its harmful stories. But when she confronts Alia and her warrior-journalist compatriots, Bex’s own reality may be torn apart forever.
A Wreck of Dragons
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 84,650. Language: English. Published: February 7, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Teens and their giant robots search for a new home for mankind, but the planet they discover belongs to the dragons.
The World’s Shattered Shell
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 91,810. Language: English. Published: January 25, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Utopias & dystopias
It’s the end of the Age of Kali and our world is dying, its bounds shrunken to encompass a single city.
The True Son
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,960. Language: English. Published: January 6, 2023 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
As foster-son to the king, Corren’s technically a candidate for the kingship, a position filled only at the discretion of the matriarchs of Jeska. He doesn’t want the job — Corren’s goal in life is to be the best guardsman ever, become a senior commander, and serve at the word of his foster-brother Tymon.
The End of His Rope
Series: Revin's Heart, Book 5. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,100. Language: English. Published: December 23, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Romance » LGBT » Transgender
Revin and the pirate crew travel to the heart of the kingdom to carry a dire warning about the dangers posed by the device that could end air travel forever.
Business Cards
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,200. Language: English. Published: December 9, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Business, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
This story encompasses five jobs, four managers, and a shocking number of actual occurrences and people. And if you recognize yourself here, well … I'm sorry about what happened next, but I was on assignment …
Magus (The Unwoven Tapestry: Book Three)
Series: The Unwoven Tapestry, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 79,380. Language: English. Published: November 29, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Trust is a commodity in short supply. Still searching for Ruben and determined not to lose hope, Donovan and Whitman combine forces once more, revealing a pattern neither anticipated.
Way Crosser
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,950. Language: English. Published: November 11, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
After being thrown off-course by a savage storm, a crew of sailors find themselves enthralled by the mystery of a supernatural island and its graveyard of ships.
Gift of Silence
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,880. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Mara’s son is at the center of her burning city and his song out of control. She may not be able to save them both.
One Man's Trash
Series: The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 46,040. Language: English. Published: October 25, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Croft Winder grew up believing that love is blind. It wasn't until he took his fiancée on a little vacation to the Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy, however, that he learned it can also be downright insane.
Crossing the Streams
Series: Revin's Heart, Book 4. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,670. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Revin and the Professor must go undercover to investigate a mysterious device that has the power to generate storms and may threaten their very existence.
Better Angels
Series: The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,910. Language: English. Published: August 16, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
After trailing a notorious trafficker across the galaxy, a self-appointed guardian angel arrives at the Truck Stop. Hidden within the trafficker's cargo hold may be just what he needs to shut down the trafficker's illicit trade for goo
Songs of a Dead Forest
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,880. Language: English. Published: July 27, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
A beleaguered dryad in search of safe harbor in a land ravaged by an invasive fungus finds herself at odds with a young dryad who wields the blasphemous magic of men. The two of them must find a way to work together before a vicious sorcerer hunts them down and puts an end to them both.
The Smugglers
Series: The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 34,090. Language: English. Published: July 18, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Boy and Mother need one last sale to pay off their debts, but Ashoka, a fuzzy ball of feathers and knife-like claws, has other ideas.
Storm Clouds Gather
Series: Revin's Heart, Book 3. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,750. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
After the Queen of Belleriand encounters an etheric anomaly that threatens the airship, Revin is abducted. But by whom? And why? Revin must use all of his newly-acquired skills as a pirate — and more — in order to survive.
War Mage (Extended Edition)
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 49,380. Language: English. Published: June 1, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
First Magus Brent Rogers has just been transferred from Fort Leavenworth to Afghanistan. His mission: to find out how and why a seemingly indestructible dragon died on an alleged suicide mission.
Possession Is Nine-Tenths
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,690. Language: English. Published: May 27, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Possession might be 9/10th of the law. But no one mentioned 9/10th of what.
Hippolyta's Dagger
Series: The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,290. Language: English. Published: May 10, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Graduate student Laurie Miller makes an unexpected find while working at an archeological excavation site in the Orange Quadrant.
The Insane God
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,630. Language: English. Published: May 1, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
A meteorite fragment cures a teenaged trans girl’s schizophrenia, but leaves her with visions of ancient warring gods annihilating each other in space. As the Earth hurtles toward the cloud that is the shattered bodies of those eternal enemies, their eons-old conflict is rekindled on Earth to divide and destroy humanity. Can she and her brother stop the spread of global disaster?
Seven of Swords
Series: The Storyteller's Tarot. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,720. Language: English. Published: April 29, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
When Tamerlane, a finder of lost souls, is presented with the unusual task of finding a stolen pit bull, he knows that all creatures have souls that appear in the spirit world. It shouldn’t be hard to find a dog, right?
Hunter (The Unwoven Tapestry: Book Two)
Series: The Unwoven Tapestry, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 95,200. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
With Ruben still missing and no sign of their enemy’s force, Donovan races to uncover the mysteries of blood magic while training the next generation in New Seeking.
Angels Found
Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 108,900. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal, Fiction » Science fiction » High tech
An ancient evil in Anne’s head aims to ruin her tranquil life and end humanity. It must be Tuesday.
Coke Machine
Series: The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,500. Language: English. Published: April 12, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
What a way to die — coated in sticky effluent, upside-down in a disused access tube, lost forever in a drifting, abandoned, bankrupt trader ship.
For the Favor of a Lady
Series: Revin's Heart, Book 2. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,420. Language: English. Published: March 25, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Coming of age, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Even a pirate will stop at nothing to help his little sister.
The Stargazer Gift Shop
Series: The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 7,450. Language: English. Published: March 15, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
What would you buy at the Stargazer Gift Shop at the center of the galaxy?
Grey Mother Mountain
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,230. Language: English. Published: February 25, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
When her village is destroyed, an elderly woman seeks help from the last remaining dragon to get revenge.
Andrew’s Accidental Mental Dental Love Call
Price: Free! Words: 1,620. Language: English. Published: February 12, 2022 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Cupid? Is that you? When you look so hard, you can't see what's in front of you.
Sinera (A Glass Bottles Story)
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,710. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Not all quests are epic. Some are personal. Driven by a need to find her own truth about humanity, Sinera leaves Underhill to find the one human whom commands fear and respect from the Elves, and discover the truth with her own eyes.
Sky Chase (Book One of "The Flight of Ships")
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 73,160. Language: English. Published: December 1, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Travel to a vast world of airborne ships and floating islands. The crew of The Raging Storm, led by 16-year-old Captain Cordeila, protects the floating Caelum Islands from strange creatures and criminals. When Cordelia is poisoned, she must find the cure before time runs out.
The Third Time's the Charm
Series: Revin's Heart, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,810. Language: English. Published: November 22, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
When an airship is hijacked by pirates, a young man with a secret loses his mentor … and his future. After twice thwarting the pirates' plans, he must finally come to terms with the pirate captain and decide whether to ally himself with him … or to confront a hostile future alone.
Bubbles of Time
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 99,800. Language: English. Published: November 15, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
When Janni’s mindTalent leads her to space, she discovers other human colonies … and a threat to them all.
Death (From "The Storyteller's Tarot")
Series: The Storyteller's Tarot. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,710. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
What Death should be. When a teacher finds out that he is terminally ill with cancer, he wants to be left alone. But he discovers that you never die alone.
Angels Fall
Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 91,550. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Charlie’s life force is fading. His only hope is an aged martial arts master in the remote reaches of China who, as far as Cappa can tell, doesn’t like him very much.
Seeker (The Unwoven Tapestry: Book One)
Series: The Unwoven Tapestry, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 101,230. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Dark, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Does the need for knowledge balance its burden? Donovan would prefer to die in his bed, but circumstances might force him to do otherwise.
The Alchemist Daughter
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,270. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
When a concoction of ethers channels a little of their magic properties to one location, inspiration springs to life. When this convergence happens in the village of Densholme, changes take place. A father softens. A hunter is captured by his game and, paradoxically, he works to set free his captor. A king bargains with coin not of his realm.
Parrish Blue
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,910. Language: English. Published: June 28, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Romance » Sci-fi, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Sallie never expected to discover a world she’d forgotten how to imagine. Sallie Anaro is proud to be a part of Maxfield’s, delivering exquisite meals to the beautiful people, Earth’s deserving elite. This off-world tourist gawking at the décor isn’t one of them. However, course by course, guided by an artist’s vision, the newcomer and Sallie open their eyes to new horizons.
Reduction in Force
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,310. Language: English. Published: April 19, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Business
A heartless corporate layoff leaves Gil Schaffer emotionally shattered. A revolutionary memory erasure procedure may be his only hope for salvation, but the price could be greater than he bargained for.
Angels Lost
Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 103,560. Language: English. Published: April 6, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
A vampire hunter has his sights on Anne Perrin, threatening to unleash the very evil she and her friends are fighting to contain.
Best Served Cold
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,080. Language: English. Published: April 1, 2021 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » General
When a man loses his wife to corporate greed, he teaches them that revenge can be ...
Mermaid Steel
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 71,980. Language: English. Published: November 6, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
The power of love over hate. A human blacksmith and a mermaid weaver fall in love and must overcome the fear and hatred that divides their neighboring villages. Only by reconciling deep cultural differences can the forbidden lovers bring their peoples back from the brink of war. A grand adventure, a hero with a dark past, a powerful goddess, and a message of hope for us all.
Once Upon a Nightwalker (A Z-Tech Chronicles Story)
Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,400. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Horror » Undead
Ellen Bloom just wants a normal working relationship with her colleagues at her old job. But, at this point, she’d be happy with a pulse.
Balls in Play (Stories in Glass #3)
Series: Stories in Glass, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 73,620. Language: English. Published: September 15, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Is it true that heroes are made, not born? Otis McKinney, Dr. Henry Milton, an embattled Panamanian tribe, a failed baseball prospect, a dedicated cab driver, and the Asmudi family walk into a club … It sounds like the first line of a joke. This club is no joke. They’re playing for all the marbles.
Zima: Origins (A Z-Tech Chronicles Story)
Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 44,670. Language: English. Published: August 18, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Science fiction » Cyberpunk
Free at last of the programming that drove her to kill, the formerly enslaved artificial intelligence known as Zima now has her own android body, and is determined to find her place in the world … and to gain the family she never had.
Angels in the Mist (The Z-Tech Chronicles #1)
Series: The Z-Tech Chronicles, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 146,420. Language: English. Published: June 23, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Supernatural
An ancient, powerful evil is loose in San Francisco. The heart of Silicon Valley must fight back the only way they know how — with compassion, unwavering determination, and, of course, super-technology.
Songs in a Box (Stories in Glass #2)
Series: Stories in Glass, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 57,680. Language: English. Published: April 15, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
This time, the enemy is human. On a trip to spread his Grampy’s ashes in the Amazon, John Lockjaw Smith finds love, and a renewed sense of purpose, in the person of Willa Vernon, a lady haunted by her past association with a group of eugenic maniacs.
Just a Bit of Magic
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 133,300. Language: English. Published: March 15, 2020 by Water Dragon Publishing. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Every morning, Jenny Smith stares into her magic mirror, searching for glimpses of two girls. Today, she is joyful with anticipation, knowing that this is the day they will materialize in her village.
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Series

The Tharassas Cycle
Set in the world of The Last Run and The Emp Test, the Tharassas Cycle mixes fantasy and science fiction in an alien world where cultures clash and everyone’s lives are about to change … for better or worse.
The Dragon Eater
Price: $4.99 USD.
Revin's Heart
Revin, a young man from a poor mining town, has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to become the student apprentice of a law professor. But then, everything goes wrong: their airship is captured by pirates and Revin loses his mentor. Born female, Revin must make his way in a world oriented toward men while he struggles with his own identity. Set against the backdrop of a war between island nations, Revin must navigate a world divided between the aristocracy and the common people. And, as a promising young man, he must choose whom to align himself with — and to serve. But what does Revin’s Heart say?
For the Favor of a Lady
Price: $0.99 USD.
Storm Clouds Gather
Price: $0.99 USD.
Crossing the Streams
Price: $0.99 USD.
The End of His Rope
Price: $0.99 USD.
The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy
At the center of the galaxy rests a mystery — a fully-functional space station abandoned by an alien race for centuries. Now a thriving hub for interstellar commerce and tourism, the station still contains more mysteries than you might imagine …
The Stargazer Gift Shop
Price: $0.99 USD.
Coke Machine
Price: $0.99 USD.
Hippolyta's Dagger
Price: $0.99 USD.
The Smugglers
Price: $3.99 USD.
Better Angels
Price: $0.99 USD.
One Man's Trash
Price: $3.99 USD.
The Storyteller's Tarot
A series of tales by author L. A. Jacob
The Z-Tech Chronicles
In the face of a rising, ancient evil, a traumatized San Francisco waitress may be the only thing standing between humanity and oblivion.
Stories in Glass
If you woke up one day and realized you had memories from more than seventy lives, fluent in every language you’d ever spoken, and recalled all the texts you’d ever read, would you wonder why?

Books

Dragon Gems (Winter 2023)
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 74,920. Language: English. Published: January 27, 2023. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Tales to warm your imagination during the cold winter months
Corporate Catharsis: The Work From Home Edition
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 84,740. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
The pandemic came and the world changed. Lives have changed; work has changed. The boundaries between reality and fantasy have become as blurred as those between life and work.
The Future's So Bright
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 90,610. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2022. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Short stories - multi-author, Fiction » Science fiction » Short stories
Out of the darkness of the present comes the light of the days ahead …

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