Greetings all! A good friend of mine just e-published her first fantasy novel through Amazon Kindle, and having just finished reading it I felt it was worth promoting/evangelizing a bit. I like supporting my friends, obviously, but more than that I thought it was just a really fun read.

The story is set in a fantasy world filled with a lot of familiar fantasy/RPG conventions, but in a self-aware way that has a lot of fun with them. It follows an adventurer named Susan who wants to become a proper hero, so sets out to vanquish a dark lord in true hero fashion. She quickly gets in over her head though, and has to deal with a lot of new things that force her to adjust her world view.

It's a really fun read, light-hearted and with good characters, and takes a really creative and somewhat tongue-in-cheek approach to handling a lot of fantasy stereotypes. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but still made me care about the story and the characters. And of course there are dragons, including some transformation if that appeals to ya. If this sounds appealing I highly recommend it; go support my friend and give it a read. :)

The story is called 'How to Be a Hero (and Part-Time Dragon)' and is available on Amazon.com here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-be-Hero.....539&sr=1-1

Thanks!