Gloria Piper: 8 books

Every dragon, at least on our planet, has a personal groombug--a globular little critter that earns its keep by grooming its host dragon and providing companionship. I called my groombug Tweekie. Together, Tweekie and I tried our best to teach a crippled sister dragon to fly--until we ran out of sky.

“Stay away from the water, the killing water that will shiver your bones and suck your breath.” At first adolescent Seagren wants to obey, but she is caught between the tug of the sea and the pull of the land. She is That Other Kind, different. And illegal. Why? She doesn't know. Seagren rebells...

Her wings are smashed, her groombug gone. No dragon can live without a groombug, so Rumplewing must leave her clan and dieInstead, she reclaims life when she stumbles upon Balofur, a lone groombug, hideously scarred.No groombug can live without his dragon, so they join together. However...

A train--the Orphan world--glides across mountains. Destination? Nowhere. The illegally-born must live inside, for Admin wills it. But young Garland, Orphan musician, seeks a different destination. Freedom. To find it, he struggles against Admin's mind control. His only escape may lie with a mysterious woman who is led by a strange spirit to which he must connect. If he can figure out how.

Finnegan, a young fox, seeks a guru. He encounters guides and misguides who warn: Don’t cross the bear, the terror of the woods, and shun the crow with the evil foot. Not listening, Finnegan barges into adventures, ridiculous and dangerous. This story parodies social, political, and commercial manipulation while taking the reader on the archetypal search for one's purpose in life.

Wren is a shape shifter whose magic is flawed; every promise he makes takes unexpected turns. One failed promise caused his enslavement to barbarian royalty. The tale begins a thousand years later, when an emperor, who collects hostages to ensure the obedience of conquered kings, conquers the barbarian...

Skye, born of two conflicting natures, feels that any magic he may have inherited from his mother is cancelled by the dullness inherited from his father. So he steals a magical pearl from his only friend, a forest sprite. Above all else, Skye wants to return it, but it’s the only thing that protects...

Sister Angelina ranked with the lowest in her commune, despite being the priest's wife. After all, the position of priestess was already filled by a woman of great power. Angelina never questioned this. She never questioned the thrall in which her husband held her. She had no questions at all, until...