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Unproven

by Drew Briney

Briney is the recipient of London’s prestigious Editor’s Choice Award of Literary Excellence – Reader’s House magazine.

A powerless mage. Camouflaging Dragons. A Steampunk Army. Traitors at every turn. See why Amazon reviewers are comparing this intelligent dark fantasy to Elaine Cunningham, Andre Norton, Ursula LeGuin, Fydor Dostoevsky, and J.R.R. Tolkien!

When Shadow, a powerless mage, chose exile to preserve family honor, he didn’t expect a mysterious call to defeat telepathic, camouflaging dragons or to uncover the secret behind magic's evolution. Nor did he expect that after stumbling through treachery, illusions, and an unexpected romance, his only solution might risk the annihilation of his people.

Get your copy to see why Unproven rose to #1 and #2 Best Seller in Action & Adventure and Steampunk categories during its debut promo and led veteran producer, Beth Roose, to exclaim: “You have a hit!
With strong female characters, a dark twist, a tight plot, and prodigious world-building, Unproven is loved by readers who enjoy sword and sorcery, ghosts, dark fantasy, and psychological thrillers.

… suspenseful and pulls you into its many twists and turns. It is difficult to put the book down .... It leaves you wanting more .... I love all the original concepts and so will you!

Beth Roose

Excellent read! Reminds me of Andre Norton, Tolkien and a couple more of the old writers who won my heart many many years ago.

Reba Walker

This is definitely more than a 5 star read.

Shauna Joesten

The depth of these characters is amazing! I could not put this book down. I've read other stories by Drew Briney and they always suck me in until the very end! … I can't wait to see what comes next. Definitely recommend!

Heather Lunog
If you love books that leave you continually guessing about what is happening next, you will want to read Unproven. As for the finishing scene . . . you could never guess.

Bethany Sturgeon

This excellent book is sort of a collision between Ursula Le Guin and Fydor Dostoevsky. … The book ... never drags.

Chris Nystrom

Forget the frothing ale. Unproven will keep you reading late into the night and it will spare you drunken dwarf bar brawls.

Reviews:Montage wrote:

“You have a hit!”
With strong female characters, a dark twist, a tight plot, and prodigious world-building, Unproven is loved by readers who enjoy sword and sorcery, ghosts, dark fantasy, and psychological thrillers.

… suspenseful and pulls you into its many twists and turns. It is difficult to put the book down .... It leaves you wanting more .... I love all the original concepts and so will you!

Beth Roose

Excellent read! Reminds me of Andre Norton, Tolkien and a couple more of the old writers who won my heart many many years ago.

Reba Walker

This is definitely more than a 5 star read.

Shauna Joesten

The depth of these characters is amazing! I could not put this book down. I've read other stories by Drew Briney and they always suck me in until the very end! … I can't wait to see what comes next. Definitely recommend!

Heather Lunog
If you love books that leave you continually guessing about what is happening next, you will want to read Unproven. As for the finishing scene . . . you could never guess.

Bethany Sturgeon

This excellent book is sort of a collision between Ursula Le Guin and Fydor Dostoevsky. … The book ... never drags.

Chris Nystrom

Forget the frothing ale. Unproven will keep you reading late into the night and it will spare you drunken dwarf bar brawls.


About the Author

Recipient of London’s prestigious Editor’s Choice of Literary Excellence from Reader’s House, Drew was also featured in Author EssenceMosaic DigestNovelist PostNewyox, the Bookshelf TimesArts Society & MeCentral Europe OnlineBook Press Releases, and more.

Drew explores what happens when technology clashes with magic.

He’s been compared to Ursula LeGuin (Harry Potter’s biggest influence), Elaine Cunningham (queen of dark fantasy and Forgotten Realms), Fydor Dostoevsky (godfather of Crime and Punishment), as well as Tolkien and Norton, but he takes his greatest pride in the fact that he can juggle more balls than any other author on the planet.

His books feature post-apocalyptic genetically engineered humans joining forces with magically empowered aliens (Moon 514), superstitious steampunk societies warring with a magical society temporarily deprived of its magic (Unproven), high-tech assassins trying to distinguish memory implants from reality (Assassin Hunter), a villain origin story (Assassin Hunter’s sequel: Soul Hunter), drug enhanced magic systems (Slice), and a fight to save his consciousness from being forcefully taken over (Mage Hunter).