The Royal Order of Fighting Dragons [Paperback]

Born To ...Fight?

Ike Rupert Hollingsberry is haunted by the past because complete strangers won't let him forget when his famous father died on the set of The Fighting Dragons, a cult favorite that still has people talking.

But when he's attacked by a large locust, like the one that killed his dad, Ike is helped by the geekiest nerd of all, Elmira Hand.

Killing the giant locust was only the beginning of the surprises in store for Ike as he is whisked away from New York City to an isolated Florida compound to assume his role as the next in line to lead the Royal Order of the Fighting Dragons—that are NOT supposed to exist—and learns his dad's death was a cover-up for a far greater purpose...

Dan Elish is the author of ten novels includingThe School for the Insanely Gifted,The Worldwide Dessert Contest, andBorn Too Short: Confessions of an 8th Grade Basket Case(Simon & Schuster), which was named a New York Public Library Book for the Teenage and a Young Adult Choice for the International Reading Association.”

Dan co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical 13 with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, which premiered on Broadway in 2008 and is slated to be a movie by CBS Films. His most recent musical, The Evolution of Mann (based on his novel Nine Wives) recently opened Off Broadway.

Dan is also a TV writer who has worked on shows such asCyberchase(PBS) andJo-Jo’s Circus(Disney).

Dan has received fellowships and scholarships to the Bread Loaf and Sewanee Writers’ Conferences. He is represented by Matt Bialer at Greenburger Associates and lives in New York with his wife and children.