Storm-Dragon is live!

Our first boys adventure book!

Author Dave Freer tells you all about his new boys adventure novel, Storm-Dragon!

STORM-DRAGON is sf. I set out to write Heinlein Juvie. The kind of book, that despite having a younger lead protagonist would be fun for anyone. I was inspired by two stories–one in the US and one in Australia–where bureaucrats wanted to kill ‘rescue’ wild animals–common baby wild animals that would have died had a human not stepped in. Having grown up, and had my kids grow up with a succession rescued of small animals–some of which died, some of which went back to nature, some of which lived a good life among humans, antelope, various rodents, snakes, and birds and a bat…my sympathies were NOT with the bureaucrats. There is a surprise for you all!

My hero–a boy having a rough time—finds and rescues a small alien creature. It’s a strange, dangerous world this human colony is on, and the little creature is both electrosensitive (it can detect electric fields of living things as many fish can) and can also generate powerful electrical shocks–-a storm-dragon. He’s not allowed to have native life-forms inside the human habitat, say the bureaucrats. But if he leaves it, it will die. He’s not going to leave it to die.

In strong contrast to most of the Trad offerings, this is set among normal families. Mums and Dads who love their kids, and are loved by them. And actually, I don’t give a rat’s butt-end if you think some of the gender-roles are typical and that none of the heroes are top of the victim hierarchy. They’re supposed to be real people you might meet, not Eloi. They’re boys, and they like boy practical jokes and doing boy things. They don’t waste pages on angst or feelings – these exist, but they aren’t the story. They are boys becoming men, with the honor and dignity and the price of that.

Get on board with honor and dignity and young lads learning to become men. Storm-Dragon is available now!

And check out our interview with author Dave Freer right here!