BOOK ONE OF THE GUARDIAN SAGA When people are threatened, a guardian will hear their call. Empowered by its magic, he will fight to defend them. Drayven is the last of the guardians, an ancient order of human warriors who wield the magic of dragons, trained by a small group of dissenting dragons who opposed the darker yearnings of their kin. For a time, left in peace by the feudal dragon lords ruling the world of Soria, the dissenters and the human defenders they created thrived. Now they both are being hunted as a dark force rises in the south. When Drayven's village is attacked by a new race of draconic slaves, he is forced on a quest to face a new evil. An old-fashioned adventure the likes of Hercules: the Legendary Journeys and featuring a deep and meaningful human-dragon friendship straight out of Dragonheart, CALL OF THE GUARDIAN is the story of an unlikely bond between a pair of orphans, who struggle to find a hopeful future in each other. Follow Drayven, his dragon mentor, and their allies as they seek to snuff out the source of a vile new race of dragon-like humanoids and the dark magic that created them. Reviews "Call of the Guardian was a fun read, a classy and classic fantasy adventure. This book combines themes of friendship and bravery, with magic waiting in the wings to either save the heroes or defeat them utterly." - Cathleen Townsend, Fantasy Author "Call of the Guardian abounds in clashing metal and magic, dragons, and all manner of mythical beasts." - Keith Kenny, Fantasy Author "Probably in my top 5 all-time fantasy books right now... Rich prose, quirky, very often brilliant." - Reader Review What is an Of Metal and Magic CORE story? CORE stories are all set in the high fantasy world of Soria. These novels, novellas, and short stories, by every-growing group of authors, overlap and interact to build one unified canon. Creati