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J. C. Rutledge

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Jonathan Rutledge lives somewhere in Ontario, Canada, where he was born and raised on books. He soon took a liking to the fantasy genre, which he began reading almost exclusively. It was only a matter of time before he had to start writing his own tales. He now spends his days writing, with his wife Colleen lending her imagination to him whenever his runs dry, and making chainmaille jewelry and armor to sell on his website.

I am the Lord of the Wyrms in the Alliance of Worldbuilders critique group, a home for any Fantasy lovers interested. You can find us here:
http://www.authonomy.com/forums/threads/61851/the-alliance-of-worldbuilders/

If you have any need to contact me off site, I can be reached at: j(dot)c(dot)rutledge(at)ringcrafts(dot)com

favourite books

There are far too many books, so I shall list authors. All are great and many have influenced my own work.

-Terry Pratchett
-J. R. R. Tolkien
-Anne McAffrey
-R. A. Salvatore
-Margaret Weis
-J. K. Rowling
-Brian Jacques

my websites

http://jcrutledge.blogspot.ca/     http://www.ringcrafts.com

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my books

To Slay a Dragon

J. C. Rutledge

Anexia's village was destroyed when she was only nine. Now she has devoted her life to learning magic so she can kill the dragon responsible.


When Anexia is nine years old, her village is destroyed by a dragon, leaving her alone in the wilderness. After encountering a mage, she decides to devote her life to studying magic at Liksemos Academy so she can go back and slay the creature. Being ridiculed for her goal, Anexia must figure out how to kill the dragon on her own while negotiating the treacherous paths of friendship and school politics. As if her life wasn’t difficult enough already, she finds herself being trained by a Master who will settle for nothing but the best and is rumoured to have killed some of his previous students.

Complete at 67,000 words

Huge thanks to Bradley Wind for the cover.

 

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Brian G Chambers wrote 2 days ago

Hi Jonathan I am currently at No 7 with my Mary's Magic Muffins & Ot....

mjdavis wrote 50 days ago

You're very welcome. Good luck with it. I'd love to see in published ....

MJStar wrote 57 days ago

I'm so happy that my suggestions and comments were helpful but I did ....

Ellie Carstens wrote 63 days ago

Hi Jonathan,would you be up for a read swap? http://authonomy.com/....

AshNau wrote 79 days ago

Hello! I really enjoyed it, and I will post my comments later today. ....

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I wrote 458 days ago

Hey Phil, I’ve only read the prologue, but that’s all I needed to. The first paragraph grabs the reader immediately and holds on tight, refusing to let go. Only one thing stood out to me that I thought needed fixing: “They were enveloped in darkness making it difficult to see...” I feel that “makin... view book

I wrote 507 days ago

YARG review: I have only gotten through one chapter, but will likely return for more. I love your writing style; it gives just the right amount of description and carries the story at a good pace. The chapters are a bit longer than I like, but other than that I have no complaints! One thing I ... view book

I wrote 565 days ago

YARG Review, Hi Noelle, I've only read the first two chapters so far, but I have to say you have a great writing style. Everything flows smoothly - I only encountered a few hiccups - and the dialogue is very believable. The plot has drawn me in, even though I usually stick to fantasy, so that say... view book

I wrote 591 days ago

Wow! You, sir, have real tallent. Why are you wasting yourself on public service? My one complaint is that your chapters are far too long for me. I was only able to read the prologue in one sitting, and even that was a stretch for me, but I did scan your second chapter to see your second style (whic... view book

I wrote 596 days ago

I must start with a disclaimer that I can't stand reading first person. That being said, from what I've read, this book is great! Your prologue draws your reader in imediately and leads beautifully into the story (I'm still curious where it fits in). This is a book I would read all the way through a... view book

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