The Dragon's Tooth

Preorders ship by 11/30/2026 "Will you tread the world and tend the wilds? When the world whispers her secrets, will you keep them? Will you protect the weak and face your own end without fear?”  Cyrus swallowed. “Yes,” he said.  “I will,” said Antigone. And just like that, Cyrus and Antigone Smith are inducted into Ashtown, the American base of the Order of Brendan, an ancient society of extraordinary individuals and explorers and a super-max prison for the most dangerous villains in the world. Only 24 hours ago, Cyrus and Antigone Smith were normal kids helping their brother Daniel run the Archer Motel. They are practically orphans, their Dad having passed away and their mother in a coma. But everything changed when Billy Bones, a strange man covered in tattoos, arrived at the Archer. Hours later, Billy Bones is dead, the Archer motel is on fire, Daniel is missing, and the Smiths are pursued by gunfire all the way to Ashtown. All of this because of the Dragon's tooth that the old man had secretly given to Cyrus before his dying breath.  Here they will learn to be competent in weaponry, their mile run must be under 6 minutes and 30 seconds, they must be impervious to the occult, and they must learn Latin. For now, Ashtown is their best shot to get their brother Daniel back. But they must stay vigilant. The Smiths are not safe just because they're at Ashtown. Praise for the Ashtown Burials Series:  “Epic fantasy meets Americana.” - NPR “The birth of an extraordinary new series.” - SLJ “. . . just what the doctor ordered.” - KIRKUS "A gem. In an embattled world, where evil seems insurmountable, a glimmer of hope arises from a tooth." - BOOKLIST — ND WILSON is a novelist turned filmmaker/producer and varsity basketball coach. He is the best-selling author of the 100 Cupboards trilogy (now in more than twenty languages) and of the nationally acclaimed Ashtown Burials series and the heart-racing western sci-fi Outlaws of Time series. He is the creator and producer of the book and Netflix show HELLO NINJA book & show and he’s one-half of the (almost) weekly STORIES ARE SOUL FOOD podcast. For more information visit ashtownburials.comAUTHOR: N.D. WilsonBINDING: HardbackSIZE: 5.5x8.5ISBN 13: 979-8-90077-117-5ISBN 10: 8-90077-117-5PUB DATE: 2026-11-24

Preorders ship by 11/30/2026 "Will you tread the world and tend the wilds? When the world whispers her secrets, will you keep them? Will you protect the weak and face your own end without fear?”  Cyrus swallowed. “Yes,” he said.  “I will,” said Antigone. And just like that, Cyrus and Antigone Smith are inducted into Ashtown, the American base of the Order of Brendan, an ancient society of extraordinary individuals and explorers and a super-max prison for the most dangerous villains in the world. Only 24 hours ago, Cyrus and Antigone Smith were normal kids helping their brother Daniel run the Archer Motel. They are practically orphans, their Dad having passed away and their mother in a coma. But everything changed when Billy Bones, a strange man covered in tattoos, arrived at the Archer. Hours later, Billy Bones is dead, the Archer motel is on fire, Daniel is missing, and the Smiths are pursued by gunfire all the way to Ashtown. All of this because of the Dragon's tooth that the old man had secretly given to Cyrus before his dying breath.  Here they will learn to be competent in weaponry, their mile run must be under 6 minutes and 30 seconds, they must be impervious to the occult, and they must learn Latin. For now, Ashtown is their best shot to get their brother Daniel back. But they must stay vigilant. The Smiths are not safe just because they're at Ashtown. Praise for the Ashtown Burials Series:  “Epic fantasy meets Americana.” - NPR “The birth of an extraordinary new series.” - SLJ “. . . just what the doctor ordered.” - KIRKUS "A gem. In an embattled world, where evil seems insurmountable, a glimmer of hope arises from a tooth." - BOOKLIST — ND WILSON is a novelist turned filmmaker/producer and varsity basketball coach. He is the best-selling author of the 100 Cupboards trilogy (now in more than twenty languages) and of the nationally acclaimed Ashtown Burials series and the heart-racing western sci-fi Outlaws of Time series. He is the creator and producer of the book and Netflix show HELLO NINJA book & show and he’s one-half of the (almost) weekly STORIES ARE SOUL FOOD podcast. For more information visit ashtownburials.comAUTHOR: N.D. WilsonBINDING: HardbackSIZE: 5.5x8.5ISBN 13: 979-8-90077-117-5ISBN 10: 8-90077-117-5PUB DATE: 2026-11-24