All hope seems lost to stop the Dragonia Empire from enslaving everyone … Resistance. Devarius is left with little choice but to find the Resistance, join them, and hope he can help them defeat the Dragonia Empire once and for all to bring peace to the land of Kaeldroga.
If you love Dragonriders of Pern and Eragon and you’re looking for a great new dragonrider fantasy to read, you’ll love this series because it not only has dragons, but also wyverns, drakes, and several other types of dragons!
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the trouble is it’s a cliff hanger you want to read on and on and on….
This was a fun story. It begins with Devarius and a small group of fellow survivors on the run after their village was destroyed by dragon riders. The Dragonia Empire was trying to make an example of a village that housed members of the resistance but didn’t count on having anyone escape to tell the tale. It’s even more problematic when we learn that no one in the village was actually a part of the resistance – the village was scapegoated as part of a much larger plan to strike fear in the hearts of anyone who dared consider resisting. Devarius and company decide to join the resistance because it is the only option left to them. Epic fail on the part of the empire. The first half of the book involves them constantly running and hiding and getting caught and almost getting caught and escaping and being betrayed. Fun! The second half of the book is all about training with the resistance and trying to find a way to beat the empire at it’s own game. Along the way, they discover an as-yet-undiscovered island filled with wyverns. Can they be trained and help in the fight against the empire? (Yes, they can.)
I enjoyed the story and the pacing and most of the characters, however, there were a few issues. First, racism was acknowledged at the very beginning of the story, then it didn’t impact the story in any way. So why was it brought up in the first place? Second, the treatment of women was annoying. Aquila sounded pretty awesome. She and Devarius had been best friends forever. They had been secretly in love with each other forever. But he wouldn’t tell her because he thought she deserved better, then it turned out that she deserved better because he was going to leave to find her sister and this reflects badly on him and his character how? Also, he wouldn’t allow her to fight alongside him because he would be too worried about her to focus. Dude, get over yourself! You are vastly outnumbered and need all the help you can get. I kept waiting for her to pull an Eowyn and join the battle anyway. Oh well, maybe next book. But yeah, I’m hooked. I’ll keep reading.
I received a free copy of the audiobook from the author and have reviewed it willingly. The narration was superb. I’ll listen to Reuben Corbett any time.
Audiobook review: Very entertaining story with dragons, resistance fighters, death, and destruction abound in this story along with great well developed and believable characters. The story is a good start to a series! The narrator did a good job! I received a free promo code at y request and have voluntarily left this review.
YAAAAAAAAY dragons……oh…um…hang on a minute hmmmmm. I loved this book, I wasn’t quite sure what the story was going to be but I got sucked in and it carried me all the way through. The narrator is brilliant, and I could tell who was who just by the voice used. It’s a rather unusual story in my opinion in who the good guys turn out to be….but that made it all the more enjoyable as it progressed. I can’t wait for the next book…