Deemed One of the Top 10 indie Fantasy releases of 2010 by Fantasy Book Critic, and listed in the first ever Publishers Weekly Indie Select issue, the original 235k word epic title was written in longhand in a Texas prison cell by M. R. Mathias. "The Sword and the Dragon 2012" is a Fully Revised - Kindle Only - version that includes two Wardstone Short Stories, One is a piece of flash fiction called "The Blood of Coldfrost." The other is a Short Story called "Roar." Even cooler, this version can be read FREE if you are a member of Amazon Prime. The original version, with its many reviews and 4 Star Average rating, is still available for $2.88 here: amazon.com/dp/B003X9775Q If you want to see more reviews of this story just take a peak. "The Sword and the Dragon"When the Royal Wizard of Westland poisons the king so that his puppet prince can take the throne and start a continental war, a young squire is forced to run for his life carrying the powerful sword that his dying monarch burdened him with from the death bed.Two brothers find a magic ring and start on paths to becoming the most powerful sort of enemies, while an evil young sorceress unwillingly falls in love with one of them when he agrees to help her steal a dragon's egg for her father. Her father just happens to be the Royal Wizard, and despite his daughter's feelings, he would love nothing more than to sacrifice the boy! All of these characters, along with the Wolf King of Wildermont, the Lion Lord of Westland, and a magical hawk named Talon, are on a collision course toward Willa the Witch Queen's palace in the distant kingdom of Highwander. There the very bedrock is formed of the powerful magical substance called Wardstone. Who are the heroes? And will they get there before the Royal Wizard and his evil hordes do? Whatever happens, the journey will be spectacular, and the confrontation will be cataclysmic.Kings, Queens, Heroes, & Fools - The Wardstone Trilogy Book II is now availableThe Wizard & the Warlord - The Wardstone Trilogy Book III releases in July 2012Don't miss the International Bestselling 'Saga of the Dragoneers'The First Dragoneer - FreeThe Royal Dragoneers - Now AvailableCold Hearted Son of a Witch - Now AvailableThe Confliction - Now AvailableConfliction Compendium - (The Dragoneers Omnibus) - Now AvailableAlso by M.R. MathiasCrimzon & Clover I - Orphaned Dragon, Lucky GirlCrimzon & Clover II - The Tricky WizardCrimzon & Clover II - The GrogCrimzon & Clover IV - The Wrath of CrimzonOathbreaker - A Faery Tale ShortKing of FoolsThe Adventurion - A YA sci-fi novel