The Stolen Dragon of Quanx

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The Stolen Dragon of Quanx is an award winning adventure/fantasy novel for kids and teens. Awards include 2015 Independent Author Network Book of the Year Awards Finalist in the Children’s Fiction Category.

In Quanx, there is no hiding who you are….

In a land of tribes where people are defined by the color of their eyes, disaster is ready to strike. With peace barely hanging by a thread, the King of Vitchreonyo makes a risky decision. What he doesn’t know is that his plan may not end how he thinks….
Then Kale, a fisherman’s daughter, is trapped in a tunnel where she makes a shocking discovery. And that discovery may very well lead to the destruction of her entire world.
Kale takes up a challenge of following a path forbidden to her in a race to save Quanx from a tribe of conniving dragons. With the help of three uncooperative companions, Kale must steal a dragon egg or die trying. The Stolen Dragon of Quanx is the first novel in The Eyes Trilogy, a compelling new series that will pull you into a fascinating world…and leave you breathlessly waiting for the sequel!

IAN Finalist

Becca Mann published The Stolen Dragon of Quanx when she was 16 years old. Becca loves chocolate milk, musicals, and reciting digits of pi. Becca has traveled and written in six of the seven continents. When she published, she was living in Baltimore and was a member of the USA Swimming National Team.

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