Cretaceous Clay And The Ninth Ring
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Praise for Cretaceous Clay!
“a science fiction-fantasy thriller with an added dose of murder, mystery and mayhem …” – Wendy, Goodreads
“funny, witty dialogues were enough comic relief in all the strange and sometimes scary crime scenes … if the saying of starting with a blast is true, then this series is bound to become a hit!” – Lydia P., Goodreads Top Reviewer
“a very vivid imagination and I would definitely read another one of his books …” – Angel S., Goodreads Best Reviewer
“the Black Dwarf takes what we expect from the fantasy genre and reforms it into something new and exciting. …” – C. P. Bialois, Author of The Sword and the Flame, Call of Poseidon, and Skeleton Key
“a wonderful imagination in the life-and-death situations …” – Erlinda C. N.
“a nonstop read. It took me three hours without putting it down to read from front to back! This book kept me flipping the pages wanting to know more!” – Misty A., Goodreads
Cretaceous Clay
& the
Ninth Ring
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Dan Knight
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Stonewald, LLC
Greenville, Texas
This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or to actual events or locales is entirely coincidental.
CRETACEOUS CLAY & THE NINTH RING
Copyright 2013 ALAN BROOKS.
All rights reserved.
No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical without the express written permission of the author. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials.
Publisher’s Acknowledgements:
Cover Designed by Stonewald, LLC
Cover Art: Copyright 01-06-13 Constance Knox / iStockphoto.com / Standard License
Editor: Tina Musial
Maps of Nodlon West, Nodlon East, the Ninth Ring: East, and the Ninth Ring: West Copyright 2013 ALAN BROOKS.
Author’s Website: BlackDwarves.com
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ISBN-10: 0-9893861-1-2 (eBook – 1d)
ISBN-13: 978-0-9893861-1-1 (eBook – 1d)
ISBN-10: 0-9893861-3-9 (eBook – Dan Knight)
ISBN-13: 978-0-9893861-3-5 (eBook – Dan Knight)
ISBN-10: 0-9893861-4-7 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 978-0-9893861-4-2 (Paperback)
Contents
Sweet Dreams
No News is Good News
A Victim in the Sewer
Port of Moab
The Proconsul of Moab
Off the Case
Sacrifice of the First Born
Eldad and Medad
Beslan
Daisy
Mole Charity
Deprogramming
The First Born
None Dare Call It Conspiracy
Escape from Moab
Noddie
The Ninth Ring
Bora Bora
Intruder Alert
The Black Wharf
Port Royal
Castle Frankenstein
Blondie
The Emperor’s Clothes
Orpheus
Flight of the Black Dwarf
Bouncy Balls
Epilogue: On the Beach
The Adventure Continues
Acknowledgements