The Demigod Proving
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Authors: S. James Nelson
S. James Nelson
The Demigod Proving
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
The Demigod Proving
Copyright © 2011 by Stephen Nelson
Cover art by Arthur Nelson. Contact him at [email protected].
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
First edition: August 13, 2011
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A book about brothers, for my brothers: Sam, Tom, and Arthur.
Table of Contents
Chapter 3: Unexpected attention
Chapter 7: Wearing human flesh
Chapter 8: No time for patience
Chapter 9: A brother’s secrets
Chapter 12: Interrupting the Reverencing
Chapter 14: Starting out at a disadvantage
Chapter 16: An attempt at mass murder
Part II: In the pleasant garden
Chapter 22: A mother’s counsel
Chapter 24: A disgrace to draegons everywhere
Chapter 27: Giving up on subtlety
Chapter 28: Chasing living flame
Chapter 29: An unexpected compulsion
Chapter 32: A conspiracy uncovered
Chapter 33: A minor inconvenience
Chapter 35: Too many options for death
Chapter 37: The dutiful wife and mother
Chapter 39: Nothing beats a good cow
Chapter 40: A tasty draegon treat
Chapter 42: Not who he said he was
Chapter 47: Tipping the scales
Chapter 48: Willful disobedience
Chapter 53: In the Valley of the Elder Gods
Chapter 55: Deferring the Strengthening
Chapter 57: Brother against brother
Chapter 59: The nature of the test
Chapter 61: An unexpected complication
Chapter 65: Victor of the proving
Chapter 66: Parting and joining
Chapter 69: The southern limits
Chapter 70: The past explained
Chapter 71: The choice is made