Dragons. Right. Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales, and sixteen-year old Elena Watkins was no different.Until the night a fairy tale killed her father.Now Elena’s in a new world, and a new school. The cutest guy around may be an evil dragon, a Prince wants Elena’s heart, and a long dead sorcerer may be waking up to kill her. Oh. And the only way Elena’s going to graduate is on the back of … the back of a dragon of her own.
Teenage girls don’t believe in fairy tales. Now it’s time for Elena to believe – in herself.
Q. Tell us what the novel/series is about.
A. Firebolt is the first novel in the series. It’s about a sixteen-year-old girl, Elena Watkins, who is taken to a world called Paegeia. She learns the hard truth that once you enter you can never leave. The key to Paegeia’s survival comes in the form of a formidable sword that was stolen. The series is about bravery, growing, finding herself and where she belongs, and becoming the person she is meant to be, mixed in with loads of dragons, magic and romance. I personally have a thing for dragons. If the fictional kind existed, I would probably have a colony. The dragons I created for my world shifts into humans, not the other way around, as they are born dragons, or hatched out of an egg. The setting is modern but with an epic fantasy feel. I decided to go this route because all the other dragon stories I love, when done in a fantasy world, usually plays off in the medieval times. I wanted something more modern, so I wrote it. I’ve worked really hard on the story line and have been told many times that it’s a really great series and fans read them over and over.
Q. What order should the series been read in?
Firebolt
Venom (novelette)
Thunderlight
Frostbite
Poison (Novella)
Moonbreeze
Starlight
Venom and Poison are actually chunks of deleted scenes from Thunderlight and Moonbreeze that slow down the novels. I ended up turning them into a novella and a novelette.
Q. Why should readers buy the series?
A. I spent years crafting it, and turning it into the best it could be. The heroine isn’t very strong in the first novel, she is a normal teenager with fears and doubts, just like every other human her age. It’s filled with adventure, an academy that hovers in the sky, 11 dragon breeds, a kick ass prince who obviously steals Elena’s heart and a bad boy Alpha dragon. And all of that is mixed with magic, spells, gaining abilities around the age of seventeen and taming dragons. Who can ask for more?
Q. I don’t have time to read because of little time in my busy day to day schedule, is there a way to listen to this series on audio.
A. Glad you asked. Yes, Tantor Media has developed the Dragonian Series into audios.
The wonderful, and I mean she is really wonderful as a narrator, Erin Moon, is the voice of Elena.
She is bringing the series to a new high with the audios, giving voice not just to Elena but also to all the other characters in the series. Her accents are to die for. She is really brilliant and will entertain you for hours. I’m very, very, proud of my audios. So if you don’t have time to read, be sure to listen instead.
Q. Do you have any other series planned that follows the characters of this world?
A. Yes, they are called the Beam Series. Moonbeam is actually taking place 10 years (more or less) after Starlight ended.
Darkbeam Part I-III is Blake Leaf’s story
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What an exciting but tragic start to the story .
I loved this story so much. It captivated me right from the start! Definitely and highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone!!!
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Good enough to read all the books in series
I loved this entire series of books. The story lines are so much fun and very intricate. I love the characters. It’s a great blend of Harry Potter type world with dragons.
However, the absolutely shameful editing makes them SO tiresome to read. There is at least one grammar, punctuation, or spelling error on every single page. And those are just the ones I saw. I can’t imagine how many I missed. I realize that English may not be Ms. Woods’s first language but please look into an editor that will do a good job for these books. It’s a shame for such great books to be made to look amateurish because of poor editing.
Actually liked this read. I picked it out by mistake but glad I did. Entertaining, fun fantasy book.
It’s got some spelling issues but overall a great read.
TOTALLY AWESOME!
I loved the characters. There was a whole cast of them. The dragons were great! I enjoyed the book and would highly recommend it.
“Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.” Socrates”
Ever get a book that you know where the plot is going, but when you get to the end it doesn’t go there? That is what happened to me.
My theory will probably play out in later books but I hope it doesn’t take long.
“The leaves of change will come at last, when the fate of two hearts’ bond is cast. Souls intertwined and hearts no longer torn, through their love Paegeia will once again be reborn.”
I’m not a big fan of Elena and Lucian. They are way too mushy-gushy… puke. Can she get with Blake? I mean if my theory is right, she will be with Blake.
Anywho, the series of the will be added to the TBR list. I am moving on to the next book on my kindle. Let me tell you cleaning that thing out will probably take a year, if not more.
Loved it! Very interesting characters. Moved along fast with action that I like.
Really interesting storyline with intriguing characters. Could have used a little editing, but very readable.
Great book. Immerses you completely in the story
decent book, probably aimed at teen age girls. By the end it became obvious this was part of a series. Book was not riveting enough to entice me to buy the others in the series.
This book was amazing! I read it in one sitting. Thoroughly enjoyed the new ideas this author had when creating this world. The writing is definitely aimed for young readers but I still enjoyed it! The only reason for four stars instead of five is because of the simple mistakes found through the manuscript. Looking forward to the next installment!
I loved this book and the series. I could have done without the language though.
I was drawn in by the story and the characters and couldn’t wait to see how the story unrolled
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book I couldn’t put down! What’s more, I’ve read the entire series.
Love this whole series! Has good plot twists, and every time you think resolve is just about to bring peace of mind…BAM! Something else happens!
Loved it from beginning to end!!
I loved it so much I had to buy the next four books!
Great story. I very seldom read dragon stories, but this one was an exception, and I am very happy that it was. It is so much rolled into one book, that it kept me entranced throughout the whole book. I seldom give 5 stars to a book, but it is so well worth it. Please read it, even if you are “older”.