Dragon Heart
The Dragonlords of Dumnonia Volume 1
by Linda A. Malcor
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Pub Date 19 Dec 2016 | Archive Date 6 Nov 2017
Description
THE WIZARDS . . .
Life on Centuria used to make sense. Beings with special powers went to the School of Corin to learn how to control them. The more they learned, the more powerful they became. And the greatest Wizard of them all was the White Wolf.
THE WAR . . .
During their quests for knowledge, the Wizards accidentally opened a door to another dimension, where the Mirari lived. Beings of Light, the Mirari banished one of their rebels to Centuria where he became known as the Dark One. The Dark One took his anger out on the unprotected world, and the Wizards did not have the power to stop him. So the Mirari sent two of their own, the Winged Warrior Criton and the Elven King Farador to help. Their magic did not work properly on Centuria, though, and all they could do was keep the Dark One’s forces at bay.
THE DRAGONS . . .
An experiment begun by the Wizard Corin, the Bronze Dragons and the Dumnonians who care for them control a land rich in sand and so poor in everything else that not even the Dark One wants it. Caravans trade for supplies in the wealthy land of the Dragonslayers, Daethia, which supply the Dragons and Dumnonians with barely enough provisions to keep them alive.
THE PROPHET . . .
A caravaneer, Shashtah wants to Bond with one of the Bronzes and help the Dragonriders of Dumnonia carry “Eternal Death to the Dark One!” When demons capture and torture Shashtah, his powers awaken at the wrong time and out of control. The Dragons suddenly find themselves with a very dangerous, untrained Prophet rather than what they had really bred for: a Dragonheart.
Advance Praise
This is a novel that took my breath and imagination away. Seldom do I enjoy a novel to the point I couldn't put it down for a moment. From the start there is a synergistic energy that keeps the storyline in place at all times. For once I wished I could ride a dragon! ~Night Owl Reviews
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9780996368940 |
PRICE | US$16.95 (USD) |
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This was a great solid read. I've been reading more than a few dragon-themed books (even including shape-changing ones), and this one show that the author knows the world she made for the characters. Her livelihood, passions, and traditions really showed through in the book.
The character development is very good. The story starts off in the midst of action, and really doesn't slow down until the end of the book. The play on prophecies (and how fixed they are) worked really well in the story.
I did struggle with the a formation issue with the main character who seems (other than a few brief paragraphs) to have quickly gotten over the death of his mother, and his father's hands in it. Though, based on the pace of the story, one could say that he didn't even get the opportunity.