THE CONSEQUENCES OF DRAWING DRAGONS

written and illustrated by Anthony M. Fink ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 16, 2026 A promising if occasionally plodding start to a fantasy series set in a richly-imagined world. In Fink’s YA fantasy novel, a teenage artist discovers that his drawings can come to life, which sets off a chain of magical events that threaten his kingdom. Fourteen-year-old Marceau Leggett is a gifted but accident-prone apprentice artist living in the medieval seaside kingdom of Valemont. Unfortunately, his budding ambitions are often sabotaged by his clumsiness, leaving him in trouble more often than not (“Is that how you ended up with your hands covered in blue pigment? Watching girls instead of what you were doing?”). His younger sister, Delphine, is almost his polar opposite, a brave, adventurous girl who actively resists the restrictive expectations placed on young women. As Marceau’s 15th birthday approaches, Delphine sets out on a quest to find the perfect birthday gift. She ends up saving an elderly sorceress; in gratitude, the mage entrusts Delphine with the Firststone, a crystal of immense power. When Delphine gifts the stone to Marceau, he finds that everything he draws comes to life. At first, his dr...