Draigkhiun

About the Book

I looked out at the rising sun. It formed a beautiful, translucently violet horizon where the curve of Andowhan ended and space began. I wondered if there might be something better beyond that horizon. There must be some real meaning, out there, but I felt isolated and constrained from it.

Caleb Lonnergan is the youngest son of a family anxious to shield him from the civilization that has already claimed the life of his oldest brother. Although his relatives are indulgent and well-intentioned, Caleb is often irritated by their sheltering and their efforts to keep him in the role of a traditionally dutiful Shondrean son.

Caleb's life changes dramatically when a letter arrives from his father's twin brother Malakai, a letter which fulfills a drunken promise made during a long-ago visit. Malakai offers Caleb a job in a Colonial project scorned by most as a waste of resources-the human re-colonization of Terra.

Caleb impulsively accepts his uncle's offer, having always been fascinated by tales of the dangerous, ancient planet. But lying within Caleb, like a quiet dragon, is a rare genetic anomaly. And, as he experiences first-hand the dangers that seem to lie everywhere but the devastated birthplace of humanity, he learns there is much more to his uncle's offer than he initially realized

About the Author

P. Thomas Morrissey grew up on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. While working summers at a salmon hatchery, he fell in love with Alaska and moved there permanently after college. An enthusiastic outdoorsman, Morrissey continues to make his home in Alaska with his partner, Natalie. Draigkhiun is his first novel.