The Dragon's Hoard

by Carol Hightshoe (Editor), Deby Fredericks, Irene Radford

Dragons are well known for their hoards—but not all hoards are created equal. A young dragon starts his hoard with some very precious gifts. One dragon shares her complaints about taxes with a friend as they wait for a lunch delivery. Another dragon defends her most precious treasures against a group of greedy goblins. And yet another may hold the solution to saving the Earth after a devastating apocalypse in his collection of bottled treasures. In addition to the normal gold, silver and jewels here you will find dragons who collect many different treasures. 28 storytellers invite you to enter The Dragon’s Hoard and share the treasures within.

Genres: Fantasy

275 pages, Nook

First published June 1, 2015

About the author

A native Texan, Carol found her way to her current home in Colorado by way of a five-year detour in The Nederlands - courtesy of her husband Tim and the US Air Force.

An avid reader at a young age, her strong desire to write came from her love of (her husband calls it obsession with) Star Trek. It was this early love of Star Trek that led her to the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres.

Carol's family includes her husband Tim; their son John; and her four-footed canine friend Kans, all of whom somehow manage to tolerate her imaginary friends and worlds.

In addition to her own writing she is an acquisitions editor for Flying Pen Press - also located in Colorado. She also edits and publishes two on-line magazines - The Lorelei Signal and Sorcerous Signals.

A member of:

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA)
Electronically Published Internet Connection (EPIC)
Pikes Peak Writers
Broad Universe

Her publication credits include:

Creature Fantastic (Anthology) - DAW Books - 2001
PanGaia Magazine - Summer 2004
Illuminated Manuscripts (Anthology) - Dragon Tooth Fantasy - 2005
Stories of Strength (Anthology) - 2005
Beyond Centauri - Apr & Oct 2006
The Stygian Soul (Anthology) - Double Dragon Publishing - 2006
Baen's Universe - Feb 2007
Tales of the Talisman - March 2007

She is also a contributing author to The Complete Guide to Writing Science Fiction - Dragon Moon Books - 2007

Her work has been translated into Polish by Nowa Fantastyka.

You are invited to visit her website at www.carolhightshoe.com
Feel free to email her at petaQ@msn.com
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Reviews

[Lance Schonberg]

Published by Sky Warrior Books, The Dragon’s Hoard is a themed anthology where every story has two things: a dragon, and a hoard. Exactly how those two words are interpreted is entirely up to the author, and there are a lot of different interpretations spread across twenty-seven stories.
As always, no rating and no opinion from me for a volume I'm in. You couldn’t trust it, anyway. Are there good stories in The Dragon’s Hoard? Absolutely. Do I think you should buy it? Of course. I have a story in the book, after all.

Table Of Contents:

Musings of a Dragon – Joseph Macolino
Dragon Treasure – P. Irene Radford
Life With Smokey – John Lance
Hoard – Deby Fredericks
Hosting Happy Hoarders – Sheryl Normandeau
Meltdown – Chris Barili
When the Next Wind Blows… – Holly Holt
Mosaic – K.L.J Anderson
The Problem with Princessess – Sarina Dorie
Ugly Girl – Lyn McConchie
The Young Dragon’s Hoard – V. Hartman DiSanto
Feed the Dragons – Christina Morris
Time of the Month – Carol Hightshoe
Dragon’s Tooth – Alexis Glynn Latner
A Different Kind of Dark – David J. Fielding
The Naming of Cats – Rebecca McFarland Kyle
The Dragon’s Clause – Kelly A. Harmon
The H-Word – T. J. O’Hare
Shreddy and the Dancing Dragon – Mary E. Lowd
Here by Choice – Gerri Leen
Dragonomics – Lance Schonberg
The Price of Everything – Shenoa Carroll-Bradd
Here Be Dragons – Violet Addison and David N. Smith
Smelling Gold – Matthew Harrison
The Tortoise – Helen Greetham
These Things Held Most Dear – Harry Harding Hawkins Jr., Harding McFadden
The Dragon at the End of Time – Kathleen Price