{"product_id":"the-fruit-of-the-dendragon-paul-h-deepan-9781432756703","title":"The Fruit of the Dendragon Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fruit Of The Dendragon Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a fantasy novel with crossover appeal to adult and young adult readers. The author%u2019s writing style and theme also provides crossover appeal between fantasy lovers and those readers who might not ordinarily read in that genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the story opens, seventeen-year-old Jake Patel%u2019s mother is dying of breast cancer. Jake is furious at his father David for accepting this fact, and bargains with the universe to save his mother%u2019s life, %u201Cno matter who has to die.%u201D Assisted by his schoolmate Jenny Blackwood, a well-intentioned but inexperienced witch, Jake is transported to the world of Tiramonde, a world that, like himself, is on the brink of catastrophe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuided upon his arrival by the witch Ureth, Jake learns that the only thing that can save his mother%u2019s life is the fruit of the Dendragon Tree, a tree that has not bloomed in living memory. But legend holds that plucking the Dendragon fruit will release the dragon Kildraig from his thousand-year imprisonment, and Kildraig was imprisoned for very good reasons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut here the novel departs from the standard %u201Cquest%u201D fantasy epic. For when David also arrives in Tiramonde, looking for his son, both Ureth%u2019s and Jake%u2019s choices become excruciating: Ureth must choose the true liberator of Tiramonde. And Jake must choose which parent, in the end, he will save. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVibrant with magic, and alive with centaurs, elves, werewolves and vampires (not to mention a deliciously evil dragon), \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fruit of the Dendragon Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e speaks to our fear of inevitable death, and to our hope for continued life. It is a story of premature loss and repaired love, of learning that there are worse things than dying, and that cancers, both real and metaphorical, often require poisons to defeat them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an eerie demonstration of life imitating art, author Paul Deepan%u2019s wife was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly after the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDendragon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e manuscript was completed. This coincided with his own son (the inspiration for Jake) turning seventeen, the same age as the character Jake in the story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHalf of all author royalties from sales of this book will be donated to charities that fund breast cancer research, prevention, education and support.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul H. Deepan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1432756702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781432756703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Outskirts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IndieFab awards - Bronze Medal Winner","brand":"Paul H. Deepan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458232889599,"sku":"9781432756703","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cff52c1a-8e84-414b-bdc5-ff98dd67d157.jpg?v=1777403146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fruit-of-the-dendragon-paul-h-deepan-9781432756703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}