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A Note from the Author

The book of Job is one of my favorites in the Bible. The idea that a man could go through such misery, the loss of his family, boils all over his body, friends who berate him, and still not lose his faith just amazes me.

I found myself imagining what happened in Job’s youth to create the man we see in the Bible. At one point God challenges Job and describes an awesome creature that could only be described as a dragon.

Thus the genesis of this story.

What if Job was at one time an arrogant man, who was blessed by God beyond measure, but thought it was all of his own making? What if God sent a dragon to humble him? And that humbling turned Job into the man we see in scripture?

Of course this is all an imaginative story, but still it’s fun to wonder.... What if...?

About The Author

Epic adventures filled most of D. Robert Pease’s childhood. Middle Earth and the planets of
Dune
were his stomping grounds. It’s not surprising he chose to write stories with worlds just beyond reach but familiar enough for readers to get lost in new lands with epic adventures all their own.

D. Robert lives in the grey-skied world of Northeast Ohio with his wife, son, daughter, dog, cat, and a back yard pond full of goldfish. When not writing, he loves travelling the country in an RV and riding his bike up and down the hills of Ohio.

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What’s Next from D. Robert Pease?

CLEOPATRA RISING

A Joey Cola Novel

Watch for the second book in this series of young adult fantasy adventures, coming soon from
Evolved Publishing
.

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As food riots engulf the physical world, and a battle for power consumes the dream world, sixteen-year-old Joey Cola must come to grips with his place in both worlds. Can he help save a planet on the brink of starvation? Should he seize power for himself and fill the void left by the missing Pharaoh?

While on the run from assassins sent to kill him, Joey struggles to maintain his own identity and sort out his feelings for his best friend Alexandra and the exotic and mysterious Cleopatra. The princess may hold all the answers, but logic tells him she can't be trusted. Unfortunately, for the first time in his life, logic isn't in control.

As the pull of the dream world grows, and the physical world becomes indistinct, will he be dominated by his lust for more power? Or will the love of his friends and family finally show him what is real, and what is just a dream?

More from D. Robert Pease

An epic fantasy suitable for readers 15 and older:

SHADOW SWARM

This epic fantasy, with its cast of diverse and intriguing characters, is now available. For more information on this book, please visit the
Evolved Publishing
website.

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Aberthol Nauile doesn’t know that he once led legions in a war that had raged since the dawn of time, against an enemy that could not be killed. He doesn’t know that he rode on a dragon with his father, or that his mother died while giving birth to him. He doesn’t know that he once saved his great, great, great grandfather by defeating the black enemy on the slopes of a volcano.

Aberthol doesn’t know that he beheld the creation of the world, as his grandfather eight generations before took the planet, ravaged by a war of the gods, and began anew.

All he knows is that he awoke in a coffin deep within a tomb, and now the whole world thinks he is their savior. All he really wants to know is his name, and why he keeps hearing voices in his head.

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Praise for
Shadow Swarm
:

“Having read other offerings from this author, I quickly found myself fully immersed in the story, unable to willingly set it aside for anything but short periods of time. The quality of writing was such that, as I tell my students, I was able to “see a movie in my mind”; a key, I tell them, to tell whether or not you’re encountering good writing. The development of the characters made them believable, realistic, and genuine.”—
usafe7ret (Reviewer at Amazon)

“I love how this story just sucked me in and took me to another land. The detail was perfect; I could use my imagination and felt like I was there. I loved the dragons and all the different species. I’ve since passed this book on and my friend loves it too!” —
Cheshire Cat

“Once I picked up this book, I had a hard time setting it down when I needed to, I wanted to stay in the story. The world building is very good and the story-line is equally as good. The characters are very well developed and written. I am sad as this seems like it is not going to be a series, I may be mistaken, but I have not seen anything telling me otherwise. I would like to see more books on some of the main secondary characters.” —
Dalene’s Book Reviews

DREAM WARRIORS: A JOEY COLA NOVEL (Book 1)

By D. Robert Pease

This young adult urban fantasy, featuring magic in a modern setting, is now available. For more information on this book, please visit the
Evolved Publishing
website.

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Joseph Colafranceschi is a fifteen-year-old, self-described geek, living in the Bronx. The second youngest of twelve sons of the former U.S. ambassador to Italy, Joey discovers that a small Egyptian statuette, given to him by his father, endows him with power to control his dreams.

After his brothers throw him down a manhole, Joey is drawn into a hidden society of warriors who have been battling a reincarnated Egyptian Pharaoh for over 3,000 years. In the dream world, everyone is not what they appear to be, and it’s impossible to tell who to trust. As Joey slips deeper into a world of gladiator battles and clandestine missions within other people’s dreams, he catches the eye of a beautiful Egyptian princess.