Troy Preston Dillon

Haha! Wow, is it really that many? So much fun.

And you would love the Drizzt books I think, based on your other choices. I'll be interested to hear your opinion once you get to them. Some of my all-time favorites for sure!

And there's soooo many of them. You could stay in that world for many years, even reading rapidly.

Ooh great choices! Zedd!!! I haven't thought about him in years. What a great character he is.

Here's mine.

human: Catti-Brie (honorable mention to Durnik)
elf: Galadriel
half-elf: Tanis
dark elf: Drizzt
dwarf: Flint
halfling/gnome/other little: Regis
wizard/mage: Belgarath
cleric: Goldmoon
warrior/knight: Perrin
thief: Jimmy the Hand
bard: Laurie
dragon: Rhuagh
dark character: Kitiara

I've wanted to do one of these for a long time, and this is my first! I always love reading people's answers. Feel free to add/delete/tweak categories, to fit what you want to share with others! 🙂

Fantasy readers, what is your favorite:

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Odyssey of the Twins, a novel by Troy Preston Dillon

My novel is now officially out in e-book form! 🥳

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/odyssey-of...

It's also been released on a bunch of other websites, in e-book and paperback form, so I've created a central webpage to house all the links. Check it out!

sites.google.com/view/troypre...

Yikes. Sold my first book through Ingram. Exciting, right? Then I looked at my commission...62 cents. 😐

I'm starting to see firsthand why so many writers on here talk about financial struggles. The author gets the tiniest fraction of what a book sells for. It shouldn't be this way.

Thank you very much! 😊

That's a huge struggle in my area as well, for dogs and cats. I take in dogs a lot, and it can be a bearcat getting a rescue or vet involved. Every shelter and rescue is full to overflowing. The Dallas shelter seems to hover around 125-150% capacity all the time, and euthanizes frequently. 😔

Had to share some of the fun promo stuff my cover artist created as well. 🙂

Had to share some of the fun promo stuff my cover artist created as well. 🙂

Home Author of Fantasy and Young Adult Stories

My debut novel, Odyssey of the Twins, is now out in both paperback and E-book form, all over the internet! 😊

Rather than post a bunch of links, I've made a central author website that has them all, and I'm updating as more are added. So exciting! Here's the link:

sites.google.com/view/troypre...

For sure, it was very sexist. It was like a textbook for how not to treat people (but I'm afraid it was taken as the opposite). Thankfully there's a lot of books and shows out there that are more positive examples!

Awesome! Your post made me want to read more, faster. I can do this!

Thank you thank you! 😊

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My debut novel is live now, and available for purchase! 🙂 Go check it out!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKT1YRB....

(This is the paperback version. Coming soon to Barnes and Noble and Goodreads and lots of other places as well, Amazon was just the fastest. E-book coming soon also.)

Odyssey of the Twins (The Vothandru Trilogy) Odyssey of the Twins (The Vothandru Trilogy) [Dillon, Troy Preston] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Odyssey of the Twins (The Vothandru Trilogy)

Dragons of Autumn Twilight was the first fantasy novel I ever read, in 6th grade. It opened my eyes to a whole new world, and I never looked back. I've read hundreds of other fantasy novels since, and loved every second!

And here's my debut novel, just released 🙂

www.amazon.com/dp/B0GKT1YRB...

My debut novel just came out (!!!), so I'm working on next steps...getting it listed on Goodreads, doing a little marketing, that kind of thing. Exciting stuff! (although very daunting)

Wow. That is powerful. 👏

Stories that teach moral values, even subtly, are important. Young people especially can learn valuable lessons about empathy, compassion, etc. from stories. We, the storytellers, can help shape the morality of the future.

I know a lot of people loved the show, but to me a big example is Married with Children. I hated that show. I suppose it had a more playful purpose, but to me it was everything bad about our society...like a firehose of it. Every character was sarcastic, shallow, and rude. It set a terrible example.

And conversely, they see the actions of the bad characters, and are repulsed by it. In a world where people are fed a hateful and twisted version of how they should act (most obviously by a few TV networks, but you could even look at some shows or movies that glorify bad behavior), this is huge.

The big reason that jumps to mind for me is morality. Books, movies, etc...most have moral lessons. In a world where right now people's morality is a concern, I think this is more important than ever. They see the actions of good characters, and want to emulate them.

Ohh ya, I've broken those rules many many times.

Impressive! I've had some writing binges like that, but it's been years ago now. Hope you had fun!

Odyssey of the Twins

Big announcement tonight! The cover is done, and so I will be able to finally release my debut novel in the next week or two. 🥳. I'm so thrilled and excited!

Coming soon:

Odyssey of the Twins
The Vothandru Trilogy, Volume One

They were, twelve years old. And they've been through a lot since, so they definitely lean on each other and need one another.