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“If you enjoyed Little Red Riding Hood as a child, you will love this book. It has mystery, adventure, and suspense. Once you start to read it you won't be able to stop until you finish it. This is the first time I have read anything by this author but he has found a fan of his writings. He is an amazing storyteller.”
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“Imagine Little Red Riding Hood being scarred by her traumatic encounter with the big bad wolf, and imagine that the big bad wolf ‘isn't a wolf.’ Then let her grow into an angry teenager, give her a red cape, a reloading crossbow and a grappling hook, and gallop with her on her one-supergirl-war against a coven of big bad wolves. The Red Rider is a teen action-fantasy hero and that is how the novel reads. No spoilers here: The suspense with author [D.A. Randall] is just how dark this fantasy will turn, as he takes the white-washed premise of the Brothers Grimm and gets much, much grimmer. A great fit with the grown-up fairy-tale versions of recent years that has emerged in print and film. I recommend it with pleasure.
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RED RIDER RISING
by
D.A. Randall
Copyright © 2020 by Randall Allen Dunn
Based on 1st Edition of The Red Rider, Copyright © 2013 by Randall Allen Dunn
All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, brands, media, and incidents are either the product of the author's imagination
or
are
used
fictitiously.
The
author
acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work of fiction, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners.
D.A. Randall is the fantasy and paranormal thriller pen name of author Randall Allen Dunn.
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D.A. Randall writes fantasy and paranormal thrillers that read like blockbuster movies!
D.A. Randall is the fantasy and paranormal thriller pen name of author Randall Allen Dunn.
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Building Character Through Fiction – at
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D.A.RANDALL
Fantasy and Paranormal Thrillers
The Red Rider
Red Rider Rising
Non-Fiction
Wizards, Wardrobes & Halflings (Faith in Fiction
Devotional)
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RANDALL ALLEN DUNN
Suspense and Action Thrillers
Den
High Adventure: The Solomon Ring of
Kilimanjaro
2 Tales: Devil in the Details
2 Tales: Suspicious
2 Tales: Christmas Spirits
Kids’ Fantasy and Action Adventure
The Island of Myste
Terror on the Island of Myste
Escape from the Island of Myste
Non-Fiction
Making Fiction Funny! How to Create Story
Humor
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RED RIDER
R I S I N G
by
D.A. RANDALL
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Table of Contents
MY SCARS
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2
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MY RISE
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12
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MY DISCOVERY
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MY WAR
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NOTE FROM AUTHOR D.A. RANDALL
D.A. RANDALL NEWSLETTER
RANDALL ALLEN DUNN ACTION THRILLERS
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MY SCARS
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1.
I never meant to become this.
The lazy breeze made my red hooded cloak waft about my shoulders as I sat atop my horse, my cheeks warmed by the consuming blaze. The same gentle wind lifted the roaring flames higher and higher, racing through every inch of the building. I could do nothing to silence the screams of the men inside as they shouted my name. The name they had given me.
“Rider! Rider!”
Nothing to change what I had become.
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It was not entirely my choice. I had not started this war, nor had I planned to become a sixteen-year old warrior. I started out as a little girl, innocent as any other. Enjoying life, enjoying my family, anticipating a happy future.
Until they had disrupted my entire world, nearly a decade ago …
“Hit her again, harder!”
Egged on by his friends, Jacque Denue had smiled and rammed his fist into my gut. The
