Hello, readers! Dragonford is a series of novels I have been working on for a few years. This project is the planned first installment. In tone, it is quite dark, with a heavy emphasis on characterization, intrigue, and betrayal. While there is still plenty of swashbuckling and adventure, the core concept is a diverse group who have to cooperate and learn about each other in order to survive their mission. In genre terms, this is a gunpowder fantasy that reads a lot like a Western.

I am a veteran of the US Air Force who is currently living in South Korea, where I teach English as a Second Language. I have a life long passion for books and storytelling. I have always enjoyed fiction that takes me to other worlds, where we can explore what it might mean to be a person living under very different circumstances.

How can you help me shape this project? As a character driven work, any and all feedback about individual characters has value. Which characters work? Which ones just take up space? Who do you find funny, irritating, endearing, frightening? As a fantasy world, any information that could make it feel more personal and real is as good as gold. See a detail that doesn’t ring true in a historical/ sociological sense? Please, let me know! Finally, any feedback at all is useful. I hope you enjoy this sample.