From a USA Today bestseller comes a thrilling young adult high fantasy series filled with dragons and laced with deception. Descended from Dragons. Condemned to Death. Destined for Glory.Andie Rogers is no stranger to death and secrecy.After watching her dragonborn mother get taken away at a young age, she has had to learn to use her sorcery inherited from her father to disguise all trace of her … inherited from her father to disguise all trace of her own dragon’s blood magic. Now, no longer a child, Andie must attend the University, center of all power and government in Arvall City, to learn to wield her magic and become a fully-fledged sorcerer.
But Andie has another goal in mind.
Dreams of her tormented ancestors calling out to her have haunted her since she was a child, and Andie knows she must answer their call and discover the truth before her people’s history is lost forever.
The only problem? She must do so in the magical capital of her world, surrounded by powerful sorcerers determined to uphold the lie at all cost. Sorcerers who have sworn an oath to destroy her kind.
If they discover that she carries the blood of the dragonborn, death will be swift and her people will never get a chance at redemption.
Will Andie risk everything to shatter the lies that the world has been fed for so long? Will she set her people free?
Escape into this exciting young adult fantasy series readers are hailing as a “fun mix of Harry Potter and Eragon.” Scroll up and click into this magical world today.
The completed trilogy is also available as a complete ombibus edition on Amazon. Search Return of the Dragonborn.
Return of the Dragonborn Trilogy:
Marked by Dragon’s Blood
Fueled by Dragon’s Fire
Called by Dragon’s Song
What readers are saying about this series:
”Definitely a mix of Eragon and Harry Potter. Great cast of characters excellent story plenty of magic action good and evil. Mix in a little bit of prejudice and bias and see what causes the hatred and how these characters work their way through it and reach their goal. Magical mystical world at its best. Definitely you must check it out” ★★★★★
”Wow. It doesn’t matter what walk of life we are from we all need to fight for what we believe in.” ★★★★★
”Howell is a master storyteller who weaves fast paced tales while creating a fantastic world with amazing characters.” ★★★★★
“This is one of those books that keeps you up at night because you tell yourself one more chapter again and again!” ★★★★★
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Return of the Dragon Born – A trilogy of which this is the first set of three books. While I had previously read Fueled by Dragon’s Fire #2 and liked it per my May, 2017 review with an average rating of 3 stars, I can not recommend this series. I realize these books are for the school-aged audience, but the behaviors of these characters aren’t what I would want my grandkids to replicate or consider acceptable. The books are quickly read, but don’t offer much in character development or complex story lines. This trilogy could have been tons better in those departments because the idea behind these books was good, but the execution was lacking, along with not being well thought out or realistic in many areas. Why editing wasn’t bothered with is disconcerning since an editor would have tightened and corrected the story line making a good idea into a good series with likable and realistic characters and dialog. I volunteered to read the second and third books. Average, 3*
Marked by Dragon’s Blood #1 – I was confused by a 19-year-old who was 11 days late to the Academy and still couldn’t get to class on the 12 day, the last day before expulsion. It’s her last chance to get into the academy and without it she can’t practice magic. I wanted to stop reading at this point since I find this behavior unacceptable. And then, I find she’s immature in actions and thoughts; she makes demands of an instructor and she’s still not in class, to which she was on her way. The instructor popped an entrance exam on her, she pitches a hissy fit and states that he didn’t think for himself when doing the Academy’s exam; yeah, like that’s realistic.
I’m getting too much political correctness and immature behavior to make me read beyond this point (chapter five). She’s a hated dragonborn, but she behaves this way in a dangerous city? I had problems with the first seven chapters, but I kept on reading, to my regret. There’s a cliffhanger and too much more on which to comment. Needs major editing. My 3 stars is for the idea but not the writing of this trilogy. There are better stories and even if this set is free, remember your time is valuable. Average, 3*
Fueled by Dragon’s Fire #2 – Original review: May, 2017. Includes a prologue, which I appreciate. I didn’t read Marked by Dragon’s Blood (#1), but I still enjoyed this book without any problems since it moved along at a good pace. But I would recommend reading Marked first. Editing needed. 3*
Update, July 19, 2018: Having read Marked, I can no longer recommend reading it first. I would totally skip reading Marked and start with Fueled. After reading Marked and Called, I wonder how much I actually liked Fueled.
Called by Dragon’s Song #3 – After having read Marked, I ended up skimming Called. I didn’t re-read Fueled, my first read. Still a quick read, without skimming, I found the characters hadn’t grown, the story line is full of conflicts but no substance/depth but it’s still fast paced, just not enough for me. Editing is still a major problem for the author and she really needs an editor to help her make this trilogy tons better. Average, 3*
THIS IS ONE ADVENTURE YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO MISS!!!
Ok guys, I’m jumping in head first. I could sit here and tell you all about the book. What the characters were up to. Whats going to happen. I could tell you a lot of things. But because I’m me I’m running this show. Just kidding, there’s no show. You’ve read the blurb, you’ve seen what the other readers have to say. You know the score. I’m telling you the things the others wouldn’t or couldn’t because of their own jealousy or just plain spite. Either way, it doesn’t change my opinion in the least. If you’re looking for an exciting, easy to follow, heart pounding, pulse racing, adrenaline pumping, smooth flowing read that captures your attention from the start. Congratulations my friends you’ve found it. The characters were intriguing and complex. The strong storyline lead the readers on an adventure with page turning thrills. The characters and scenes were so realistic with such graphic detailed descriptions that really brings this read to life before your eyes. I followed the characters along as their personalities transformed and blended to become the person they were destined to be. Betrayal is always a hard pill to swallow and heartbreaking when its someone close to you. You try to give your trust but then the truth hits you head first like a freight train zipping through time. I enjoyed watching the main character blossom and grow. Truly amazing. NM did a fantastic job of bringing this read together beautifully. I can’t wait for the next adventure to start. Remarkable job NM and thanks for sharing this little gem with us.
There are two things that you seem to find as you read the book that look like plot holes. For example, if you’re an organization that kills people with dragon blood, why wouldn’t you keep track of their children since the power is genetic? Well, what seems like a plot hole is actually a point that later in the book the author deftly weaves into the story. There are others that I don’t want to mention since they are kind of spoilers. But once we hit the climax of the action, everything was well written, well plotted, and quite enjoyable. I am definitely buying the rest in the series.
Good read. Easy read.
The plot sounded good.
Reading the book made me tired. She went on and on about having dragon blood and being dragon born and the University was a dangerous place for her. She went there and got lost and confused and if she didn’t make it to class she would be tossed out etc. She missed half the class but it seemed like it was no big deal. So, she went to the library and wanted to read about dragon blood but hey, that’s bad because dragon blood and dragon born have been hunted etc. . .
I would like to see the book re-written. Maybe Dannika Dark can help her.
Can’t wait to read the 2nd book in this trilogy. It did start a little slow but it was a good read.
Couldn’t put it down
I didn’t care much for this book because I didn’t care for the character development nor the development of the story.
So far I love this series and I am new to it. Only though Book one so far. Have plans to finish Books 2-3. so stay tune for more on this review as I finish them..
Really well written. Thought the book was happening in the past till I read about a modern convenience. I was pleasantly surprised. Love the characters , really well developed. My heart goes out to Raesh. Who can be trusted and who cannot be be trusted.
The story moves really fast so you are trying to keep up. could have used a dictionary for some of the terms and I had to write out the time calendar to get a better understanding.
This is my honest ant and freely given review for a complimentary (ARC) book.
Andre is trying to learn about her people, the dragonborn, while hiding that heritage from everyone. This story is full of magic and surprises! It’s the start of a great series I highly recommend!