Dragon Coast
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
In a world where magic is power, Daniel Blackland must pull off the most daring heist of all to save his son.
Dragon Coast is the thrilling sequel to Greg Van Eekhout's California Bones and Pacific Fire. Daniel's adopted son Sam, created from the magical essence of the defeated Hierarch of Southern California, is lost—consumed by the great Pacific firedrake secretly assembled by Daniel's half-brother, Paul.
But Sam is still alive and aware, trapped in magical form inside the rampaging dragon as it periodically torches Los Angeles neighborhoods. Daniel has a daring plan to rescue Sam, involving the rarest of substances, axis mundi, pieces of the bones of the great dragon at the center of the Earth.
Posing as his half-brother, Daniel must boldly venture to the kingdom of Northern California to compete for the position of Lord High Osteomancer. Only when the Northern Hierarch raises her scepter to confirm Daniel in the throne room at Golden Gate Park will he have a chance to steal the axis mundi under her watchful gaze. And that's just the first obstacle in this high-stakes magical heist.
Filled with action, intrigue, and a vividly imagined alternate California, Dragon Coast is an enthralling fantasy adventure that will keep you spellbound until the last page.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Van Eekhout concludes the Daniel Blackland series, set in a magical alternate version of our world, with this solid installment. In Pacific Fire (2015), the consciousness of Sam, a golem cloned from the evil Hierarch of Southern California, was absorbed into a deadly Pacific Firedrake. Daniel, a sorcerer who gains his power from consuming magical bones, has to find a way to extricate Sam from the dragon. He gathers his trusted friends, Moth and Cassandra, but will also need the help of past rival Gabriel, a water mage, to complete his mission. Learning that the rare axis mundi bone is in the Northern California realm, Daniel disguises himself as his recently deceased brother, Paul, and infiltrates the kingdom to catch the dragon and use the bone to resurrect Sam. While dodging assassins bent on killing "Paul," Daniel bids to be named High Grand Osteomancer in order to gain access to the axis mundi, but he must outmaneuver others who want the powerful position. This installment features strong writing from van Eekhout, with exciting magical battles and a difficult heist, but there are still occasional questionable plot points and unconvincing character motivations.
