Jenn Lyons
High Fantasy
From the acclaimed author of the Chorus of Dragons series, this propulsive new standalone fantasy is Dragonriders of Pern for a modern audience.
Enter a world ruled by dragons…
Anahrod lives only for survival, preferring to thrive in the jungles of the Deep with the titan drake she keeps by her side. When an adventuring party saves her from capture by the local warlord, Sicaryon, she is eager to return to her solitary life, but this is no ordinary rescue. Anahrod’s past has caught up with her. And these cunning misfits intend to spirit her away to the cloud cities, where they need her help to steal from a dragon’s hoard.
There’s only one in the cloud cities, dragons rule, and the hoard in question belongs to the current regent, Neveranimas―and she wants Anahrod dead.
Fans of Naomi Novik’s Temeraire series and Rebecca Yarros’s The Fourth Wing will enjoy this page-turning adventure with conniving dragons, high-stakes intrigue, a daring heist, and a little bit of heat.
-Excerpt taken from Goodreads.
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My Opinion
“Dragons don’t see us as equals. We’re slaves, we’re pets, we’re things. As far as they’re concerned, our only purpose is to keep them from going rampant.”
(3.5 / 5) In this world, dragons rule and humans are pets. Anahrod is a loner, she prefers it that way. But when a group need her help to steal a dragon’s hoard, she’s the only one that can help. The problem is, this dragon will surely kill Anahrod if given the chance.
I loved the unique premise of dragons ruling over humans. There are a few dragon riders in this world but if one is chosen, the riders are that dragon’s slave for life. Not all the dragons are self-serving and Anahrod has the ability to connect to them through their minds. This added in with some magical virtues of some dragons made for a great story.
The oddball characters come together to form a team that is a high-stakes adventure, the biggest heist anyone has seen and banter to keep everyone laughing. It was never short on life threatening moments and moved quickly through plotting, friendships and new knowledge. There were times I felt a disconnect with the story where I couldn’t quite pinpoint the purpose, but this may have been due to switching back and forth from e-book to audio.
AUDIO REVIEW: Lauren Fortgang did a great job alternating between the different characters but also the dragon voices. The dragon voices portrayed whether they were friend or foe to the characters and it was done with great flow.
General content summary: F words= 42
Some language
Alcohol (multiple)
Creatures (rock wyrms)
Killing (by sorcery where blood flows out of orifices, beheading
Creatures fighting creatures (death, bone breaks, snapped necks, blood)
Captivity
Many die from falling off a flying ship
Transgender
Captivity
Sedative given unwillingly
Dragons attack (buildings, people, fear, burning acid, many people died but few details, multiple)
Intimacy (m/f/f wake up together but no details)
F/F attraction, flirting, kisses, details of intimate wants)
Death (from dragon fire)
**Any quotes have been taken from the advance readers copy and may or may not be in the final, published copy.
Thank you to Tor Books, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the copies!
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