The Girl Who Heard Dragons
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I was disappointed.  I was looking forward to learning more about Armina.............  I read a hint in one of Anne McCaffrey's books, that they should be read in the order they came out.  This had worked for me.  Except,I had read The White Dragon, first. The reason for that was the  cover picture comes up each time I turn on my computer.
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Amazon Verified Review:

The book starts in such a way that you wonder where it is going and what has happened to the world. It does take a short time before you recognize the evil from the good and even though you don't know where the story is going, it is written is such a fashion that you want to continue to read to fine what each page has to say and why. I kept wondering where the power of the evil person (Devant) came from and how the dragons fit into the picture, but it was different in that both the good and bad used dragons to assist in accomplishing a task before them.  I also wasn't sure how Babrea fit into the picture, but she was quite a gift to Protecus. I just wish I knew more on the source and reason for the gift. I would like to know where she travels to and the source of her power. One of the things that I considered good, was the fact that by the time you finished the book, you wanted to know where the author was going to take the story in her next book.

It is well worth reading, but it should be priced lower to meet the market that would enjoy it and follow where the story is going.
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In the time of the dragon, a young family is determined to protect young chick dragons who are orphaned from the infamous Dragonsbane Knights. This mysterious group has resurfaced and these slayers of dragons have one thing on their minds, and that is to slay any dragon left on the planet. Daniel, Beatrice and their parents move to a cottage near Dragonsbrook. The young chick they protect named Torcher is introduced to Erasmus, a dragon who must teach Torcher and the children the dragon ways. Erasmus, a very dignified and unsympathetic dragon, is not very fond of humans and Beatrice finds that his methods of teaching cause her much frustration. When Erasmus leaves Torcher alone in the woods to shed his skin he doesn't return. Beatrice believes Torcher has been taken by a basilisk, a shape shifting animal that eats anything and everything possible. These creatures were thought to be a myth. With the new threat of an old enemy, the Dragonsbane Knights, the battle begins against the Secret and Ancient Society of Dragons and the search for Torcher. The ultimate goal of the Dragonsbane Knights is to acquire a piece of treasure called the Dragons Claw, which clutches the world's largest uncut diamond and wields more power than can be imagined. It's the ultimate dragon slayer weapon. Young readers will find this tale of dragons mesmerizing. Steer has done an excellent job of creating characters with history and depth. Illustrated pictures can be found throughout the book to give readers the perfect imagery of this unique realm. The Dragon's Apprentice is the third book in the series, in the back of this tale is a list from Steer of his entire Dragonology series. Young readers can follow along and escape into the world of dragons.
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This short but entertaining audiobook tells the story of Mads, a centuries old dragon who runs a successful business in his human form. April is his admin assistant, she is unassuming, self conscious, and she is falling for her sexy boss. She has no idea he is a dragon until he takes her on a business trip to Los Angeles and then the adventures and revaluations begin. A lot happens in a short period of time in this engaging story. The narrator fit the story well and she did a good job of bringing the characters to life. I received this audiobook at no cost in exchange for an honest review.
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The heroine of this fairy tale is Princess Bianca, who has lead an isolated and cosseted life for all of her thirteen years. When her father fails to return from an expedition, Princess Biancas extreme sense of duty kicks in and she sets off on Sammy the donkey, to find him, and the deadly dragon he is pursuing.

What a treat to find a main female character who is strong, brave and adventurous! Bianca embarks on a journey where she meets mystical creatures who equip her with powers needed to continue on her dangerous mission. When obstacles block her path she refuses to give up, she faces her fears and finds that everything is not always what it seems.

She also finds that she isn't frail or delicate at all, quite the opposite in fact!

Children will be mesmerized by this beautifully written story. Princess Bianca is just delightful and all the characters she meets are captivating and thoroughly entertaining.

Some valuable life lessons can be learned from this story, especially that determination can conquer everything and that people (and dragons!) can be badly misunderstood!

Thank you Meg for a copy of this book which I have reviewed honestly and fairly.
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Great story I really love dragon stories I'v read two of this series like the girl getting to be the herion instead of the guy I enjoy how she interacts with the dragons  I received a copy of this book in exchange for review
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Fifteen-year-old Kyra would love nothing more than to be a warrior in her fathers army, but he will have none of that. When circumstances force him to reconsider, it becomes clear that Kyras fighting skills are unique. She knows theres something different about her, but her father won't reveal what he knows. An encounter with a dragon, however, begins to change everything.

Rise of the Dragons starts off well enough. Kyra is a bold, unique character and the complexity of her situation is well portrayed. In fact, its overly portrayed through repetitive inner monologue citing her goals and frustrations. The same repetition shows up in other characters, leaving me with a sense that the book was being padded which also slowed the pace.

As with most fantasies, the story just gets going in book one. Young fantasy fans will enjoy the introduction of trolls, giants, and dragons. They might not enjoy the stereotypical dumb sadistic villains, though. I was especially taken aback by the violence toward Kyra in the last third of the book. The threat of violence would have been a more suspenseful, compelling read. Granted, Kyra was capable of defending herself, but violence against girls had me wondering if I would have recommended the book to my daughter when she was a teen.
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What else can I say, a young girl finds a dragon bonds with it has adventures, finds her prince but........... Well you have to read it to get the ending
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Maria is going to school to become a doctor of Asnac (study of people long, long ago) and is starting to write her final paper for her degree. When she goes to the library to get the books she needs, a dragon has taken all of them.

With the hope of being able to write her paper, she sets off on a journey to discover what she needs to defeat a dragon. She finds a magic sword, courage, and a friend. This dragon, however, is not your typical dragon - and it will take a lot more than the information in a story and a magic sword to help her get the books back.

Will Maria discover what she needs in order to get the dragon to give her back the books she requires?

NOT ORDINARILY BORROWABLE is a unique story that is a quick and entertaining read.  The characters are amusing, especially the dragon. Avid and reluctant readers alike will recognize and enjoy reading about characters from other stories who come to life with Thurman's story.

Lovers of fantasy, adventure, dragons, and libraries will enjoy reading this book.

Reviewed by:  Kira M
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My daughter likes stories that are adventures and this book delivers a tale full of talking birds, secret caves, enchanted horses and flying carpets. My five year old daughter was a little taken aback by the image of a dove shot through the chest by an arrow. She said she like the dove and wished it hadn't died. I kind of hedged and noted the book didn't say it died but she pointed at the little splash of blood and the closed eyes and said she was pretty certain it wasn't sleeping, that it was dead. Sooooo... apart from the lightly blood splattered dead dove it was a great tale that engaged her imagination and love of magical adventures.
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Aerial dragon battles. A girl with a cool mystical powers. Cute boys on motorbikes. What more could you ask for in a fun and fluffy paranormal book?

Flying Blind took me completely by surprise. The story follows Zo Sorensson, the only female dragon shapeshifter in existence, who has important duties to assume when she comes to maturity. The problem is, her powers haven't bloomed properly and the few times they begin to appear--in the form of a mesmerizing flame in the pupils of her eyes and a single curved talon--she can't control them. As a result, she's shipped off to dragon "boot camp" where she's huddled with a group of dragon boys she's known all her life, including Nick, the attractive guy whom she may be destined to be with.

The dragon lore is exceptionally well thought-out, with specific behaviors and mythology. I enjoyed the vivid descriptions of the different dragons, from a green one with silver-tipped scales to a beautiful garnet and gold one to a regal pewter and purple one with silver accents. The dragon battles are also very easy to picture, with muscular physical tussling, claw-slashing, orange-flamed fire-breathing, and tail-whomping--and with none of the typical fast-healing, "easy fix" powers to lessen the stakes.

Zo is a bright, funny heroine who narrates in a breezy tone that's immensely appealing. She's attempting to gain control of her body while trying to figure out why such a dark cloud seems to hang over her normally good-natured friends, and there's a lot that's thrown at her as she's coming into her role as a member of the Pyr. She makes a lot of mistakes, but she owns up to them and is never afraid to take action when it matters most. I like that every person in the huge cast of secondary characters has a distinct voice and identity, and that things don't always go the way that seasoned YA readers might expect with mysterious strangers or popular girls. The story is fairly complex for a short book, but it's very light-hearted in tone, which is a refreshing change from all those supernatural YA books that aren't well-thought out or that take themselves too seriously. One of the many humorous touches? Zo, kickass girl dragon, is a vegetarian.

This book is apparently a spinoff of the author's adult PNR series, but it doesn't feel like something that's hastily cobbled together or that is at all lacking in explanation. The author does a terrific job of gradually revealing the rules and history of dragon behavior, as well as in giving enough time (but not too much time) to characters from the other series in a way that doesn't feel tiresome or forced. It's also great to see a book that shows teens with strong, loving relationships with the adults in their lives--but the crises are deftly handled and solved by the younger dragons themselves. I will say there's a lot of information to process, some of the "dark cloud" behaviors drag on for a little too long, and Zo does occasionally get a little moony over her crush. But all the romance issues are resolved by the end of the book, and there is plenty of time spent on the family and friend relationships, mythology, plot, and personal development to balance the relationship stuff out.

I'd highly recommend Flying Blind to any fan of non-angsty paranormal/fantasy YA, especially to fans of series such as Hex Hall or The Darkest Powers. Zo does a lot growing up in this zippy, action-packed story--and after having such a fun whirlwind of an adventure in her company, I can't to see where the next story takes her!
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This was an enjoyable read.  The characters, especially Huroth and Orwenna (Wen), are interesting and complex.  The story has adventure, intrigue, misunderstandings, and love.  As a teenager visiting the King's court, Orwenna is present when her Uncle Vardis, the king's brother and a mage, informs the king that he has returned as an emissary of a clan of dragons and the dragon chief was on his way to the castle.  Unlike the rest of the court, Orwenna is excited about the prospect of seeing  a dragon.  The dragon chief, Huroth, notices Orwenna and speaks to her in her mind and she answers back, something neither one expected; Orwenna's mother possessed magic and Orwenna had inherited the magical ability, though she knew little about the extent of her powers.  The dragon chief made an alliance with King Elric in exchange for marriage with Princess Ayelet when she came of age.  Seven years later, the kingdom of Rhelaun is facing invasion from a neighboring land and it is necessary to call upon the aid of the dragons.  Wanting to escape her intended, whom she could not stand, and to have an adventure before being forced into marriage, Orwenna followed after her Uncle Vardis and the soldiers he was leading to Dragonvale to enlist the aid of the dragons.  They meet with misfortune and it is up to Orwenna to somehow contact Huroth to save the kingdom.  As Orwenna and Huroth spend more time together, their feelings for each other grow, but neither one is fully sure what the other feels.  Also Orwenna does not want to be forced out of the life she knows, especially if Huroth's interest in her in her is just for her magical abilities and the possibility that she could bear him children.  A series of misunderstandings adds to the confusion between them, along with the fact that not all members of Huroth's clan approve of the alliance with the humans or mating with humans.  Will Orwenna and Huroth's love survive the trials it faces?  Will they ever truly know how the other one feels?  You will have to read the book to find out.

I received a copy of the ebook from Reading Alley in exchange for a review.
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This book was an amazing read its about a girl Rowen whose only part Dragon. Her father has left and in this case we have the ugly step father. At the age of 18 she leaves home to become a hand maiden. There Rowan finds love with one of the princes.
But things don't go as planned and Rowan finds herself in the gallows, but again the fates intervine and her life takes another turn and Rowan finds herself in the hands of pirates. Again things don't go smooth sailing and the boat is sunk but Rowan is saved by the Black Dragon and left in a clearing.
We find out that not everything is what it seems either.
I really enjoyed this book and plan on getting straight into the second book in the series.
Would I recoomend this book YES
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Alert! This is not a completely separate book or series from The Draqonriders of Pern series.  You should actually read at least the first 3 in the original series and then it doesn't matter as much in reading any out of order.

There's background information for Menolly there that explains a lot about her character here.  This book is a deeper look at who and why she is the person described in the 3rd book, The White Dragon, but to start with this may be confusing.

That said, I loved this deeper look into Menolly, as one of the more interesting and important characters in the series.  Here's the blurb from the book:
Menolly, youngest daughter of Masterfisher Yanus, Sea Holder of Half-Circle Seahold, is a gifted musician who is punished for using her musical talents after Petiron, the Harper who encouraged her talent, dies. Finding life at the fishing community unbearable because her father forbids her to express her musical talents, she runs away from home. Menolly takes refuge from falling Thread in a caveand discovers hatching fire-lizards, the precursors to the great dragons which are Pern's primary defense against Thread. Isolated from civilization in her cave and forced to care for nine baby fire lizards that she Impressed, Menolly quickly learns to be resourceful and independent. Freed from the restrictive role forced upon her by her family, she indulges her passion for music.

Menolly is out foraging one day when she is caught in Threadfall. She is rescued by a dragonrider, T'gran, and his brown dragon, Branth, who take her to Benden Weyr. As she is adjusting to the liberal lifestyle of the Weyrfolk, she is discovered by Masterharper Robinton, the Masterharper of Pern, who has been searching frantically for Petiron's mystery apprentice. He discovers that she is the writer of two songs that Petiron (his father) sent him and offers her a place at the Harper Hall as his apprentice.
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This is the first book I have ever read about Dragons.  I loved it.  I am hooked and am looking forward to reading the rest of the series. If you want another great read try other books written by Marjorie B Kellog (esp. Lears Daughters).
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I really enjoyed this read.

The male mc is the kind of dragon that is seen as the worst kind of dragon--he's uninteresting in the things that dragons are: power, money, and being on top over competition.
Which brings us to Rachel Aaron's world on dragons. Set in a not so distant future, magic re-entered the world and the earth is not the same. Her dragons are cunning creatures that can take human form. Clearly more inclined to their beast side than man. They desire power and wealth--all of the good ol' things from older dragon stories.

This story is an adventure with plenty of action and interesting minor characters--they have personality, flaws, and nuances to their character.

A great start for this new series.
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Muffy takes you on a fantasy adventure through the eyes of a mystical person who has an affinity with Dragons.