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Denise Peters

 

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Denise
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Denise Peters
 

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Denise LaJuan Peters
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Denise LaJuan Peters called northern Virginia home back when a bike ride took her to Mr. Russells's farm and the adventure-filled woods next to it. She attended college in Virginia's picturesque mountains and seminary in frigid upstate New York. But she settled in the quiet Virginia piedmont two decades ago. Dragons steal their way into her writing. But her love of Ivanhoe and Jane Eyre keeps the tropes at bay.
 

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Hanover Writers
 

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Poems, Novels, Plays, or other Works

Work 1 - Title
Fire Flight and Other Tanninim Tales
Work 1 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Science Fiction & Fantasy
Work 1 - Genre (Other)
Short Story Collection. MiniBük. Historical and Contemporary Fantasy. And dragon shifters.
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Work 1 - Description
Five short stories. The first three are set in contemporary America and form a loose trilogy. A fireman without protective gear enters a burning home. A woman's thoughts see lurking danger. A student tutors without speaking.

The fourth is the first chapter "Winter" of what became the novella Oracles of the Vinedresser whose pruning advises a prince.

Last is the short story "Leah" that developed into the novella Nguni's Trade.
Work 1 - Publication Year
2022
Work 2 - Title
Oracles of the Vinedresser: A Tanninim Tale
Work 2 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Science Fiction & Fantasy
Work 2 - Genre (Other)
A novella. Literary fiction with fantasy elements. And dragon shifters.
Work 2 - Cover
Work 2 - Description
Saxon incursions prove invasion looms for Deron, prince of the Britons. He reluctantly accepts counsel from a mysterious enslaved vinedresser, the center of a web of dark rumors. Despite the pervasive superstitions, Deron welcomes her intelligence. But he uncovers her shocking secret. And her dire situation. Obeying her oracles may steer him to a costly victory. But her curse could drag him to a bitter end.
Work 2 - Publication Year
2023
Work 3 - Title
Nguni's Trade
Work 3 - Genre
(Fiction & Literature) Science Fiction & Fantasy
Work 3 - Genre (Other)
A novella. Literary fiction with fantasy elements. And dragon shifters.
Work 3 - Cover
Work 3 - Description
A Medieval African novella of 20,000 words.

Dragon shifters thrive on the East African coast. But humans encroach on their island. The tribe abandons its paradise for the interior. One dragon, Nguni, resents the move. He contrives to build the city's wealth, oust its leader, and return to the coast. Easy. Until his plans endanger them all.
Work 3 - Publication Year
2024
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