David Dalglish, Skyborn
The Seraphim Trilogy, Book 1 (Orbit)
The last remnants of humanity live on six islands floating high above the Endless Ocean, fighting a brutal civil war in the skies. The Seraphim, elite soldiers trained for aerial combat, battle one another while wielding elements of ice, fire and lightning.
The lives of their parents claimed in combat, twins Kael and Breanna Skyborn enter the Seraphim Academy to follow in their footsteps. They will learn to harness the elements as weapons and fight at break-neck speeds while soaring high above the waters. But they must learn quickly, for a nearby island has set its hungry eyes on their home. When the invasion comes, the twins must don their wings and ready their blades to save those they love from annihilation.
David Dalglish was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, then moved to the small town of Purdy, Missouri when he was about four years old. This town’s claim to fame was a Supreme Court fight over whether or not the school could forbid dancing. The anti-dancers won.
David was a bookworm growing up. Solid A’s, reading Crichton and Clancy by the fourth grade. Thankfully he had a very supportive family, who nurtured and cherished his intellect.
In High School, his Creative Writing class teacher told the students “Write something.” Didn’t matter what. David went crazy and wrote a 60k word novel. He had a ball, convinced he was the most super-amazing writer ever.
In college,he actually met real writers, “ … ones who could write circles around me while half-asleep. I thank God for that much-needed blast of humility. I thank God even more for the hottie I ended up meeting and marrying. Why she puts up with me, I’ll never know. Wait. Yes, I do know. It’s because we get to raise our daughters Morgan and Katherine.”