Book 1

Blood Brothers

by Craig Halloran

Published 31 January 2020

A fearless pair of brothers who always seem to find trouble...

After years of hiding from a terrible past, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive abandon their duties and search for something new.  Unaware of the powerful bloodline coursing through their veins, they set out to uncover their own fortune. 

But misfortune finds them first...

Battling thieves, hermits, and dragons is only the beginning as a company of notorious adventurers led by a mysterious wizard threatens to tear them apart.  Relying on their wits, wiles, and each other, the brothers fight for survival in the middle of a brewing dragon war.  But will an unknown and perilous calamity destroy them before they can save themselves and the rest of the world?  

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 

Author Note:This series was inspired by middle-schoolers that demanded more dragon fantasy. If you’ve read the Chronicles of Dragon series, you’re certain to enjoy this. If you aren’t familiar with Halloran’s works, but enjoyed Dragonlance, Fablehaven, Percy Jackson, or R.A. Salvatore’s Icewind Dales series, you’ll quickly discover these party-based adventure books are right up your alley. 


Book 2

Black Frost

by Craig Halloran

Published 15 February 2020

They must stay or go...

But danger will soon follow.

Surrounded by intense dragon wars brewing in the skies the newly full-fledged members of Talon, the brothers, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive, are faced with a decision.  Seeking greener pastures will surely bring about pain and suffering, but Grey Cloak wants no part of his new role in the secret dragon war.  Pushing his reluctant brother to move on, the brazen youths are determined to keep their dark secret to themselves while seeking fortune of their own.  

But as the mystery that surrounds the blood brothers begins to unravel, a darker fate intervenes.  The Doom Riders, led by Drysis the Dreadful, close in on them, leading to a devastating battle--with fatal consequences.  Now, the brothers' lives will be changed forever.  Will their new path be more dangerous than anything they've ever traveled before? 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 

Author Note: This series was inspired by middle-schoolers that demanded more dragon fantasy. If you’ve read the Chronicles of Dragon series, you’re certain to enjoy this. If you aren’t familiar with Halloran’s works, but enjoyed Dragonlance, Fablehaven, Percy Jackson, or R.A. Salvatore’s Legend of Drizzt series, you’ll quickly discover these party-based adventure books are right up your alley. 


Book 3

Sky Rider

by Craig Halloran

Published 2 March 2020

Bad blood brews as brother turns against brother...

With his plans to find Dyphestive unraveling, Grey Cloak is kidnapped and forced into training.  There,  he discovers his strong lineage and role in the Dragon Wars from those who struggle to mentor him. After all, Anya and her dragon, Cinder, will do anything to help Grey Cloak--in order to win the Dragon Wars and save them all.  

Vowing to escape by any means possible, the headstrong elf will not be swayed of his mission. As members of Talon search for Dyphestive, they must bravely venture into Dark Mountain to find out the fate of the burly blood brother.

As Black Frost’s plans for world domination march on, he’ll stop at nothing to wipe out his mortal enemies in droves or one by one. Pitting family against family, it could be the deadliest civil war to date.  Will such a defeat force the heroes to face devastating consequences that will forever change their fate?

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 4

Iron Bones

by Craig Halloran

Published 25 March 2020

Trapped on opposite ends of the world, blood brothers battle for their lives as their enemies vow to tear them apart....

Determined on shirking his training, Grey Cloak will do anything to refuse the Sky Riders' orders.  He must fight for himself and for the life of his brother. Doomed if he submits and doomed if he doesn't, Grey Cloak battles his own horrifying fate.  

Under the influence of his vicious enemies, Dyphestive morphs into a mindless killing machine, wreaking havoc on the innocent.  But his allies, Talon, are determined to rescue him at all costs--despite the odds stacked against them.  

As Grey Cloak faces off against an onslaught of brigands, his blood brother's life hangs in the balance.  Can Grey Cloak save Dyphestive before time runs out and he's lost to the influence of Black Frost forever? 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 5

Thunder in Gunder

by Craig Halloran

Published 29 April 2020

When the blood brothers' adventures begin to simmer down, a new sinister menace surfaces...

The newly reunited brothers, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive, deserve a break. After all, they spend their days and nights battling enemies who want to destroy them. It's exhausting and overwhelming for the blood brothers who just crave some down time.  But when their fiercest enemy launches a surprise attack, it puts all Sky Riders' lives in peril.  

Now, with a new set of thieves and kidnappers on their tails, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive must act fast. But as a war between giants and dragons brews hundreds of leagues away, the fate of their world is again thrust into their hands.  Can the brothers band together to save a member of the Talon before it's too late?

If you crave riveting tales, complete with magic, dragons, dwarves,  and orcs, then you are sure to embrace the brazen and mysterious exploits of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.  

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 6

Monarch Madness

by Craig Halloran

Published 29 May 2020

In a world of devilish thieves, lizard men, and evil necromancers, the blood brothers battle enemies who are determined to destroy them all. 

Together again and fighting their rivals, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive are plagued with a new mission.  Tasked with stealing a valuable magical artifact from the crypts of the Monarch Castle, the brothers must go undercover and infiltrate the enemy.  But pulling off such a meticulous heist may be even too difficult for these brave brothers.  Taking on unlikely and untrustworthy allies could result in their immediate death.

As the walls begin to close in, the brothers and their company must defy the odds in order to save themselves. But is their greatest enemy waiting for one false move to take them down once and for all?

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.


Book 7

Battleground

by Craig Halloran

Published 30 June 2020

Caught in the crosshairs of life and death, the blood brothers risk it all.

Bent on a swift and quick conquest of Monarch City, Black Frost’s dragon forces strike hard and fast pinning the heroes in an ill-fated circumstance. 

At the risk of being destroyed, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive must choose to stand their ground and unleash forces so lethal that their lives will never be the same.  

If you enjoy epic fantasy, with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 8

Wizard Watch

by Craig Halloran

Published 28 July 2020

Ousted through space and time, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive quickly learn that the world is in worse shape than when they left it. 

Stranded in the middle of nowhere, Grey Cloak is onset by a sudden and mysterious life-threatening illness. With his brother’s life in his hands, Dyphestive crosses a barren wasteland with blood thirsty nomads hunting him down. He must protect his brother at all costs before time runs out. 

Separated from allies and civilization, the blood brothers must survive at all costs, for a greater evil has swept the world enhancing the omnipotent power of Black Frost and his terrifying minions. 

If you enjoy riveting tales filled with magic, dragons, elves, dwarves, and orcs loaded with mystery and adventure, then you are sure to enjoy the brazen exploits of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.


Book 9

Prisoner Island

by Craig Halloran

Published 28 August 2020

An impossible rescue mission. The fate of all on the line. 

The bad news gets worse for the blood brothers, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive, as they find out their old friends are either dead or captured. Survivors of Talon are held captive on Prisoner Island and a rescue mission is mounted. The problem is, the only one way to the dangerous unexplored island is in the Black Guards shackles.  To make matters worse the only way off of the island is bypassing ever watchful eye of a powerful overseer that no one has ever alluded before.  

With Black Frosts forces in full control, it’s escape or die for the heroes before all hope is lost in falling world. 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 10

Peril in the Dark

by Craig Halloran

Published 25 September 2020

An impossible mission.  A trap in a vicious underworld.  Can the heroes conquer the odds or will they fall deeper in a land where only the undead survive? 

Grey Cloak and Dyphestive find themselves in a race against time to save Zora and Tanlin from their captors and find a magic artifact with other-worldly powers. But unbeknownst to them, Black Frost’s minions pick up on their trail and a new hunt for the Blood Brothers begins while an unknown army that cannot be killed rises against them. 

Failure is not an option as the relentless tide of evil threatens to sweep the world into permanent darkness. The odds are stacked against the Blood Brothers, but that’s never stopped them from battling the odds before. It’s live or die in an adventure unlike any they've faced before!

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs,  along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 11

Death in the Desert

by Craig Halloran

Published 30 September 2020

An old nemesis returns. A new enemy rises. The fate of the Blood Brothers and Talon will be fatal. 

After a harrowing escape from the depths of Thannis, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive find themselves in trapped by Drysis the Dreadful and the Doom Riders.  With all of their lives on the line, it’s escape, die, or return to slavery. 

With Black Frost’s armies and forces of evil dragon riders conquering the land and skies, it will take more than wit and skill to destroy the flying tyrannical terror. The quest will demand guts and sacrifice or the world called Gapoli will fall into the clutches of a maniacal monster forever. 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 12

Claws and Steel

by Craig Halloran

Published 28 August 2020

With no other options on the table the blood brothers must execute their most reckless plan of all or die trying. 

Black Frost has the entire world crushed underneath of his talons, and Grey Cloak and Dyphestive are running out of options to defeat him. They need an army and will lock horns with thier allies on how to get it. Meanwhile, at the bottom of the world, Zora makes new enemies unlike anything she has ever encountered before and the lives of Talon will never be the same. 

With time running out, resources getting low, and an inner feud brewing, will the Blood Brothers and Talon be able to come together and find a way to thwart Black Frost, or will their own personal agendas spell doom before the battle even starts? 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 13

Grey Cloak

by Craig Halloran

Published 27 December 2020

Standing on death’s door, Grey Cloak finds himself in the greatest fight of his life. 

Wars are won on the battlefield, and it will take every ounce of strength and skill Talon can muster to overtake the dreaded tower of the Wizard Watch. Guarded by Riskers, dragons and the Black Guard, will the heroes have what it takes to defeat the evil forces and finally crack open the tower and defeat the dreaded underlings. 

Meanwhile, the blood brothers walk on the razors edge between life and death and find themselves in a trap that threatens to destroy them all. 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 14

Barbarian Backlash

by Craig Halloran

Published 28 December 2020

Stranded in an icy northern frontier the blood brothers face a nemesis unlike any they've faced before.

Separated from their allies, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive find themselves searching for new ones in a dangerous place where they aren't welcome by all. Caught in a triangle of love and betrayal, a cunning faceless enemy schemes to destroy them once and for all.

With no one by themselves to trust, the blood brothers must expose their unseen foe quickly or an entire civilization of people will fall into a dark demise.

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.


Book 15

The Devil's Snare

by Craig Halloran

Published 28 December 2020

Stuck in a web of destruction, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive find themselves in the stickiest situation of all. 

When Streak goes missing, the blood brothers embark on perilous journey into an unexplored cavity in the bowels of the world called the Rupture. Led by Zora, Talon’s quest for the Dragon Helm leads them north, but a vengeful minded Bowbreaker puts all of their lives in grave peril. 

As Black Frost grows in magnitude and power, it’s only a small matter of time before he drains one world and begins to feed on another. 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 16

Bedlam - Book 16

by Craig Halloran

Published 28 December 2020

Blind-sided by the enemy is one thing, but side-blinded by your own cuts twice as deep.

The mission is simple, lay low until the time to reveal themselves comes, but when a quick trip for a hot meal leads into the heart of unexpected danger, Grey Cloak and Dyphestive must suffer severe consenquences.

Talon undertakes a treacherous journey into the bowels of the Nether Realm to find the Flaming Fence and recover the Dragon Helm. But there is a betrayer among them and one slip and the last hope to defeat Black Frost will be lost forever.

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.


Book 17

The Flaming Fence

by Craig Halloran

Published 10 May 2021

A daring rescue in two realms puts the heroes lives on the line and not all of them will survive.

Grey Cloak and Dyphestive must mount a rescue to the Nether Realm and take down Utlas the Speaker of the Dead. Stranded in Bish, with time running out, Gossamer and Datris must face off against Dirklen and Magnolia, or risk being destroyed. 

The trap is sprung and the blood brothers are in danger of being trapping behind the flaming fence forever. Without the dragon helm, there is not hope for black frost to be destroyed. 

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive. 


Book 18

Ride the Sky

by Craig Halloran

Published 13 August 2021

A dangerous journey to a dying world is Gapoli's only hope for salvation.

With their backs against the wall, Grey Cloak, Dyphestive and Streak take on an improbable mission through the Time Mural to recover an artifact of mass destruction that's been hidden for centuries. Meanwhile, in Arrowwood, Bowbreaker finds himself in the fight of his life to liberate his elven people.

As calamity follows the brave heroes of Talon everywhere they go, they continue to get knocked down, only to rise again, but this time, when some of them fall, they won't make it up again. It's few against many, fighting an all-powerful evil bent of world-ending domination if Black Frost isn't stopped.

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.


Book 19

Thunder Time

by Craig Halloran

Published 5 August 2021

As the Wizard Watch falls tower by tower, only the perfect execution of an impossible mission can bring total annihilation to a stop.

Grey Cloak and Talon face off against Black Frost’s forces imbued with god-like powers who will settle for nothing less than the heroes deaths. Dyphestive and Zanna Paydark are charged with the dangerous undertaking rescuing Queen Rhonna—who holds the key to defeating the enemy—from an impenetrable prison in Dwarf Skull.

With time running out, and the world saving artifact in jeopardy, without a miraculous victory, civilization is doomed.

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.


Book 20

Dark Mountain

by Craig Halloran

Published 31 October 2021

As one well-planned attempt to destroy Black Frost fails after the other, he only grows in power.

Grey Cloak and Dyphestive have tried everything to bring their greatest enemy to a dead halt. With one final valiant effort, against impossible odds, they lead Talon and the Children of Cinder into the greatest battle of their lives that can only end in their inevitable massacre.

Will the Blood Brothers think of something in time, or will the fate of the world and all mankind be crushed in Black Frost's talons and scorched to death in the fires of dragons all consuming breath?

If you enjoy epic fantasy, filled with the gamut of elves, dwarves, halflings and orcs, along with mages, thieves and warriors to dragon riders, then you will devour the mysterious and brazen adventures of Grey Cloak and Dyphestive.