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Chalice 2 - Dream Stone
Tara Janzen
(2013)
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chalice trilogy, medieval, tara janzen, dragons, Romance, Fantasy, Historical, Epic

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THE CHALICE TRILOGY:
In a land of dark seas, pagan rituals, and the lost memories of a far distant past comes a story of epic fantasy and stunning sensuality. 

DREAM STONE – Book Two:
The battle for Carn Merioneth has returned Mychael ab Arawn to the castle of his birth, but treachery and danger abound across the land, forcing Mychael to forsake his monk’s vows in an ever more desperate search for the great and fiery beasts of his most haunting vision 

Ddrei Goch and Ddrei Glas, the Red Dragon and the Green Dragon, guardians of the Gates of Time. Beset on all sides by those who would usurp his rule and use Mychael’s prophesied power for their own purpose, only one of the Quicken-tree dares to follow the mysterious young warrior on his chosen path into deepest danger, Llynya, an elfin sprite with a brave heart and a lightning-fast blade. 

When long-vanquished enemies return and monstrous forces are gathered on their borders, an ancient priestess will set Mychael and Llynya to the deadly task of their fate. They must call forth the dragons and face an unimaginable evil that threatens to sweep them all into a timeless vortex without end. But even as he brings the great and mighty dragons to heel, Mychael knows the cost of battle will be dear, and the price he must pay for victory will change him forever.

DREAM STONE

The Chalice Trilogy – Book Two

 

 

Tara Janzen

 

 

First published by Bantam, 1998

Copyright Glenna McReynolds, 1998

EBook Copyright Tara Janzen, 2012

EBook Published by Tara Janzen at Smashwords,
2012

Cover Design by
Hot Damn
Designs
, 2012

EBook Design by
A Thirsty
Mind
, 2012

All rights reserved. No part of this book
may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the
author.

This book is a work of fiction. Names,
characters, places and incidents are either products of the
author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to
actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely
coincidental.

 

 

Table of Contents

Titles

Acknowledgments

Author’s Note

Map
: 13th Century
Wales

Map
: The
Caverns Beneath

Carn Merioneth

Map: The Deeper
Caverns

Cast of
Characters

The Magia Blade

Prologue

Enchantments

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Elixir Vitae

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Descent from Mercy

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Glossary of
terms

Excerpt:
Prince of Time

 

Titles

The Chalice Trilogy

The Chalice and the Blade
– Book
One

Dream Stone
– Book Two

Prince of Time
– Book Three

River of Eden
– “One of
THE most breathtaking and phenomenal adventure tales to come along
in years! [Tara Janzen] has created an instant adventure
classic.” RT Book Reviews

Steele Street Series
– “Hang on to
your seat for the ride of your life... thrilling... sexy. Tara
Janzen has outdone herself.” Fresh Fiction

For more information about Tara Janzen, her
writing and her books please visit her on her website
www.tarajanzen.com
; on
Facebook
http://on.fb.me/mSstpd
; and
Twitter @TaraJanzen
https://twitter.com/TaraJanzen

 

 

 

To Stan, always—

sharing breath and a turn of the wheel

 

 

Acknowledgments

 

The author’s deepest thanks to Elizabeth
Barrett, a most skillful and imaginative editor; and to Cindy
Gerard, touchstone of the muse.

 

 

Author’s
Note

 

A number of Welsh names and words appear in
the book, along with a few words of Irish, the common language
being Celtic. Welsh is written more phonetically than English, with
each consonant having only one sound. For example,
c
always
has the “k” sound, as in cake;
s
is always as in
sit
,
never as in
nose
;
f
always has a “v” sound. In
addition to the single consonants, digraphs are used to represent
certain Welsh sounds:
dd
is pronounced like the English
“th,” as in
breathe
; while
th
has the less soft sound
of the English breath;
ff
has the “f” sound in the English
film
;
si
is pronounced like the English “sh” as in
shop
; and
ch
is always pronounced as in the German
Bach
, never as in
church
. The letter
r
is
trilled in Welsh. Accents regularly follow on the next to the last
syllable.

Since I used many foreign words in this book,
as well as unfamiliar names for characters and places, I have
included a glossary at the end of the book.

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