Scars of Devotion

by Ben Kramer

Overview

The Empire of Carthis is proud and confident in the knowledge that they are under the protection of the dragon god Carthis. Its nobles believing their dragon ancestry makes them superior to all others, have become arrogant and controlling of the very Church. Their arrogance has opened the way for great evil to insinuate itself into the very heart of the people. A young noble woman scared during a religious ritual is forced to face the reality of this corruption.

Penelope, a young noblewoman just come of marriageable age, is asked to take part in a ritual to awaken her dragon heritage, but all is not well. In moments her world is shattered when the ritual takes a turn for the worst. Now scared in both body and soul, she must learn to find peace within herself and deal with the truths and the task revealed to her by the dragon god Carthis.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940046617337
Publisher:	Ben Kramer
Publication date:	02/24/2015
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	329 KB

About the Author

Ben Kramer lives in Omaha, Nebraska and has two children. In the time that he has between working and being a father, he writes his short stories and books.

Born the second of three children into a military family, Ben Kramer grew up an Army Brat with plenty of company and sibling rivalry. He first began writing in grade school and continued writing on into his teen years. His first writing ventures were mostly childish poems and he did not even have an interest in epic fantasy till seventh grade.

It was the works of Piers Anthony that opened the door for Ben to find his joy of the many worlds of fantasy to be found in books. From there on where ever he went you could be sure that a book was close to hand. Sadly, though he did attempt to write many stories of his own he never completed them. However, it was during his Junior year of High School that he began developing his world of Paratos. It is in this world which "Scars of Devotion" and his other short stories take place.

After serving in the United States Air Force, separating with the rank of Staff Sergeant, Ben settled down in Omaha, Nebraska. To date Ben Kramer has officially published one book "Scars of Devotion", and has five short story series that can be found on his website at www.paratospublishing.x10host.com. Ben can also be found on Patreon at www.patreon.com/benkramer and www.facebook.com/wraithwriter.