Previous cover edition for ASIN B00JL4A1AK For alternate cover ediiton see here It's common enough for a book of dragons to center on a young wizard harnessing his power, or a knightly lad (usually a farmhand) learning to vanquish evil. The Merlins and Arthurs, if you will. Too rarely do we get to glimpse the other side of the coin. The Madam Mims and Morgan le Fays certainly had their own humble beginnings, but those stories are seldom told. Those climbs to power are somehow neglected. But within the pages of The Tatterwing Chronicles you'll find such a story. A story of a young girl taking her first steps to becoming a notorious witch known as Tatterwing. A story of her rise to power, her flirtation with the darkness, and her tendency to ride the line between hero and villain as the odds stack against her. Book one finds young Medo as a child of thirteen living deep in the bowels of the swamp, before she's seen the outside world. Before anyone has heard her name.

"I’m the one known as Tatterwing. The one who meddled too far within the cloven book, turning the world dark. Turning it into a place that frightens even me. I did this. I called death to every door. The dog with yellowed eye lurks in this marsh because of what I’ve done. I wish I had the answers to this riddle, or that I understood what’s happened. To this day, I don’t. There is no way to turn back time, to unmake my own mistakes. We live and die in this dark place now. We hunt the beast of yellowed eye because of the whispers in every village, in every realm. That the beast is part of the riddle. He’s part of whatever it is I’ve done. So for now at least, my road is clear: This beast will die in my clutches—unless I die in his."

In this glimpse of the Tatterwing Chronicles, a group of sell-swords recruit tracker Hal Ternhill in their hunt for the mysterious witch known as Tatterwing. Difficult though it may be to separate truth from rumor, it's obvious that any underestimation of their opponent would be deadly. All members of the group, including young Hal, have sworn an oath to stand their ground, to persevere without hesitation, no matter what wicked thing waits to meet them. This teaser offers a glimpse into the Tatterwing Chronicles, a five book fantasy series—the first of which is now available on Amazon (The Dragon Beshrewed).