The Royal Dragoneers was deemed one of the top indie fantasy releases of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic, and was listed in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Select issue in Dec. 2010. It was also nominated for The Locus Poll 2011.  This 115k word dragon-fantasy is the first full length installment of The Dragoneers Saga.  The novella-length primer, The First Dragoneer, also by M. R. Mathias, is available FREE in the Amazon Kindle Store, for a limited time.  M. R. Mathias has several other titles available from Amazon as well.The Royal DragoneersAfter struggling for more than two centuries to tame the inhospitable islands where they washed up, the descendants of the survivors of a lost passenger ship are now striving to tame a more substantial "Mainland" they have found.For as long as mankind has been stranded, dragons have been their sworn enemies.But no longer...Sixteen year-old Jenka De Swasso wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps and become a King's Ranger. But when he one day finds himself surrounded by vicious trolls, a young pure-blood dragon comes to his rescue and they become bond-mates.Meanwhile, the goblins have a new king, Gravelbone, and have allied themselves with the tainted "mudged" dragons to drive mankind out of its lands. Setting his sights on a vast manmade wall, Gravelbone and his wicked hell-born Nightshade, seek to poison the entire human kingdom and enslave any survivors.Jenka and his companion, a druida warrior named Zah, soon realize that they and their bonded dragons are mankind's only hope for survival. Forced to defy their arrogant king's wishes, the pair set out on a desperate quest to stop Gravelbone's forces and save mankind from its terrifying fate.With action so intense you'll forget to breathe and intrigue around every corner, The Royal Dragoneers is one adventure you cannot miss.Hold on to your dragon... your journey is about to begin!The Saga of the Dragoneers:The First Dragoneer - Free The Royal Dragoneers - Now Available Cold Hearted Son of a Witch - Now Available The Confliction - Now Available Also by M.R. MathiasThe Legend of Vanx Malic Book One - Through the WildwoodThe Legend of Vanx Malic Book Two - Dragon IsleThe Legend of Vanx Malic Book Three - Saint Elm's DeepCrimzon & Clover I - Orphaned Dragon, Lucky GirlCrimzon & Clover II - The Tricky WizardCrimzon & Clover III - The GrogCrimzon & Clover II - The Wrath of CrimzonAnd don't miss the huge International Bestselling epic: The Wardstone TrilogyBook One - The Sword and the DragonBook Two - Kings, Queens, Heroes, & FoolsBook Three - The Wizard & the Warlord