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Dragon Bone Hill #1
Beluga Fay
Beluga Fay, Book 1 of the Dragon Bone Hill trilogy.
Escaping a burning freighter, a northerner stumbles into the main island of an archipelago and a city that has been in the grip of an epidemic for over a year.
Confused, frightened, and unsure what to do, except escaping the city, Titus Pym is running from his past and the law. If this weren’t bad enough he’s worried he was not the only one to escape the ship alive.
Onshore, Titus is confronted with a quarantined city and a people in a state of sullen, hopeless decline and rebellion. The government is losing its grip on the city; the city is locked in by the Wall kept by the military on land and an international blockade at sea; offshore gunboats patrol the coast not allowing anyone on the island off. All that is allowed into the city are supplies of food, fuel, and serum for the epidemic. None of the cures have worked, and often kill more than the epidemic.
In this world Titus has but two thoughts: Survive and Escape.
But how?
Welcome to the world of Dragon Bone Hill.
Coming
Dragon Bone Hill, Book 2 of the Dragon Bone Hill trilogy
The Wall, Book 3 of the Dragon Bone Hill trilogy
Escaping a burning freighter, a northerner stumbles into the main island of an archipelago and a city that has been in the grip of an epidemic for over a year.
Confused, frightened, and unsure what to do, except escaping the city, Titus Pym is running from his past and the law. If this weren’t bad enough he’s worried he was not the only one to escape the ship alive.
Onshore, Titus is confronted with a quarantined city and a people in a state of sullen, hopeless decline and rebellion. The government is losing its grip on the city; the city is locked in by the Wall kept by the military on land and an international blockade at sea; offshore gunboats patrol the coast not allowing anyone on the island off. All that is allowed into the city are supplies of food, fuel, and serum for the epidemic. None of the cures have worked, and often kill more than the epidemic.
In this world Titus has but two thoughts: Survive and Escape.
But how?
Welcome to the world of Dragon Bone Hill.
Coming
Dragon Bone Hill, Book 2 of the Dragon Bone Hill trilogy
The Wall, Book 3 of the Dragon Bone Hill trilogy
247 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 12, 2014
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About the author
David S. Wellhauser
26 books187 followersDavid S. Wellhauser was born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Mr. Wellhauser acquired both a Bachelor's and a Master's from the University of Guelph (English Literature). Over the years the author has lived and worked in many countries and travelled in many others. Presently he is an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Liberal Education, at Keimyung University, Daegu, The Republic of Korea. Mr. Wellhauser has lived in East Asia for many years.
Drawing on a number of genres the author's work wanders from literary thriller to psychological suspense, slipstream, and literary mash-ups. Much of their writing has been influenced by Magical Realism, Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, and many others as well.
The author has been influenced by a broad swathe of novelists, playwrights, and poets. Those such as Shakespeare, Donne, Dostoyevsky, Sterne, Rabelais, Virgil, Homer, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Russell Hoban, and many others spring immediately to mind.
But they have also been influenced by geopolitics, realpolitik, history, economics, business, the social sciences, science, fringe science, travel, and conversations and arguments with many interesting and crazy people over the years.
Traditions which make their way into this writer's work are: Fantasy, Science Fiction, World Literature, Gritty or Hard-boiled Crime Fiction, Philosophy, Gnostic Dementia, Nihilism, Genre Re-inscription, and Realpolitik.
The author's intention is to reveal character at the frontier of experience and humanity. From this oxygen deprived environment, identity and action buckle psychological topographies, revealing a new and disturbing landscape bounded by a razor wire narrative and laced with amorality.
Drawing on a number of genres the author's work wanders from literary thriller to psychological suspense, slipstream, and literary mash-ups. Much of their writing has been influenced by Magical Realism, Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, and many others as well.
The author has been influenced by a broad swathe of novelists, playwrights, and poets. Those such as Shakespeare, Donne, Dostoyevsky, Sterne, Rabelais, Virgil, Homer, The Epic of Gilgamesh, Russell Hoban, and many others spring immediately to mind.
But they have also been influenced by geopolitics, realpolitik, history, economics, business, the social sciences, science, fringe science, travel, and conversations and arguments with many interesting and crazy people over the years.
Traditions which make their way into this writer's work are: Fantasy, Science Fiction, World Literature, Gritty or Hard-boiled Crime Fiction, Philosophy, Gnostic Dementia, Nihilism, Genre Re-inscription, and Realpolitik.
The author's intention is to reveal character at the frontier of experience and humanity. From this oxygen deprived environment, identity and action buckle psychological topographies, revealing a new and disturbing landscape bounded by a razor wire narrative and laced with amorality.
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June 15, 2014
An incredible, attention grabbing, imagination-overload sci-fi book! I am happy I took the chance on reading “Belgua Fay (Dragon Bone Hill)” no, I didn’t read it; I devoured the story whole. Author David S. Wellhauser throws you head first into this mad world of military control quarantine over the city. This has created chaos, famine and a very dangerous backdrop for the thrilling events that follow.
Though the writing is science fiction, there are numerous scenarios, emotions and dialog that match that of our own time/world. This is the key to a great story. Our main character Titus Pym has the ultimate human characteristic, strength. It’s quite admirable – even when the law does not find Titus’ behavior heroic.
I’ll not give away too much of this great writing because it’s worth your discovery. So, go discover already! Well deserving of 5 stars!
Though the writing is science fiction, there are numerous scenarios, emotions and dialog that match that of our own time/world. This is the key to a great story. Our main character Titus Pym has the ultimate human characteristic, strength. It’s quite admirable – even when the law does not find Titus’ behavior heroic.
I’ll not give away too much of this great writing because it’s worth your discovery. So, go discover already! Well deserving of 5 stars!
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