Dragonmark
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3.8 • 40 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Sherrilyn Kenyon returns with the next addictive novel in her globally bestselling Dark-Hunter series . . .
Centuries ago, Illarion was betrayed - a dragon made human against his will, then forced to serve humanity as a dragonmount in their army, and to fight for them in barbaric wars, even while he hated everything about them. Enslaved and separated from everyone he knew and from his own dragon brothers, he was forced into exile in a fey realm where he lost the only thing he ever really loved.
Now he has a chance to regain what's been lost - to have the one thing he covets most. But only if he gives up his brothers and forsakes the oaths he holds most dear. Yet what terrifies him most isn't the cost his happiness might incur, it's the fact that there is just enough human in his dragon's heart that he might actually be willing to pay it and betray everything and everyone - to see the entire world burn . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kenyon's Dark-Hunter series continues with this somewhat grim but nonetheless delightful 27th installment. The dragons have been around since before humans kept recorded history. Illarion is one of them. He has lived through being tortured and having his voice stolen by the humans he's come to hate. He is quite content to live in solitude, venturing only occasionally among humans, until he meets Edilyn, the only person who ever showed him kindness. Their bond is strong and quick to develop, but a betrayal by someone close to Edilyn sets in motion a series of events that may tear them apart. Any installment in a long-running series will be burdened with history and relationships that cannot be condensed into a few pages, and new readers will be lost. However, the well-developed interactions between Edilyn and Illarion add a layer of enjoyment for longtime fans. The story takes an abrupt and rather confusing turn halfway through, but the subsequent action and adventure more than make up for the incongruity. The novel stands on its own merits, but it's clear this is a transition piece, leading much deeper into the larger plot arc.
Customer Reviews
Sloppy and lazy story telling, author couldn't be bothered
My first review because I was so disappointed by the laziness of the author. I really wanted to like this book and it started off well. Until about 1/3 of the way through. After that, large portions of the book were rerunning the previous 2 books without adding any new information.
It didn't make the main character appear deeper or gave the reader more insight, like in Styxx, it was just lazy story telling.
It may have been slightly better if these bits were written from the POV of this book's main character, (or any other character not heavily featured in the last books) but most of it wasn't!!
Read it if you like Kenyon's style of writing and REALLY liked the last 2 books, but don't read it for character progression or for expanding the Dark Hunter universe. Especially disappointing because Kenyon writes maybe 2 books a year now and still only creates mediocre stories compared to the first 5 or so books.
Unfortunately, not worth the wait!
Disappointed
The book was awful, half the book was pretty much copied and paste of chapters from two previous book without any alteration that when read the book it was like yay I have read this already why I am reading again. Personally I felt like Kenyon couldn't be asked to write the book and is a poor reflection on her skills as a writer. At the end of the book I am just disappointed that it was a waste of time and money