The Open Road — Colin Taber

Welcome to a drowning world.Long ago, the world offered prosperity and hope for all, but not now. In a new age, after the end of the Dragon Wars, the world is instead scarred and slowly dying. The storms above roll with greater fury, the forests wither, and the seas are ever-rising. Where once great ports sat by the sea, waves now wash over their submerged towers and walls. Once green farms that reliably delivered bounty are now more and more swamped and stolen away year after year by the flooding waters.Trade is fading, kingdoms are falling, and people are dying as the ties that have bound their societies together fray and unravel, all under the pressures unleashed by the rising waters of the Dragon Tide. ***In this release, Kalia and Spader find themselves entangled in a brutal conflict atop the enigmatic Dragon's Mountain while their father, Ruck, embarks on a perilous journey on the open road. All Ruck knows is that his children have been ensnared in a web of slavery. He will venture into a struggling world where tumultuous rivers feed rising seas, all fed by the Dragon Tide curse.        *** Dragon Tide is an ebook serial of monthly short fiction releases.The first instalment, The Rising, is a short intro of 1500 words or 5-6 pages. This and following instalments will be between 6500-10000 words or 25-40 pages.