Blood of an Exile
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4.1 • 52 Ratings
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Publisher Description
2019 Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
2019 Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year
First in the Dragons of Terra series, Brian Naslund's Blood of an Exile is a fast-paced adventure perfect for comic readers and fans of heroic fantasy
Bershad stands apart from the world, the most legendary dragonslayer in history, both revered and reviled.
Once, he was Lord Silas Bershad, but after a disastrous failure on the battlefield he was stripped of his titles and sentenced to one violent, perilous hunt after another. Now he lives only to stalk dragons, slaughter them, collect their precious oil, and head back into the treacherous wilds once more. For years, death was his only chance to escape. But that is about to change.
The king who sentenced Bershad to his fate has just given him an unprecedented chance at redemption. Kill a foreign emperor and walk free forever.
The journey will take him across dragon-infested mountains, through a seedy criminal underworld, and into a forbidden city guarded by deadly technology.
But the links of fate bind us all.
Dragons of Terra Series
Blood of an Exile
Sorcery of a Queen
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Naslund's debut wraps action, a mystery, and the environment into an impressively tight knot of classic fantasy. The ironically nicknamed "Flawless" Silas Bershad was a lord until forced exile turned him into a dragonslayer. But when he doesn't die as expected due to a strange ability to heal Ashlyn, the princess he once loved, and King Hertzog, who exiled him, make a dubious offer: they'll let him return home in exchange for rescuing Ashlyn's kidnapped sister, Kira, and assassinating an emperor who plans to slaughter nearly all the remaining dragons. Naslund's prose in the scenes with Bershad, his faithful companion, Rowan, and his donkey Alfonso is as intentionally rough-hewn as Bershad himself, a distinctive counterpart to Ashlyn's ornate language as she narrates her own engrossing fight against treason and environmental devastation. Amid the story's ecological concerns, the landscape presents as many dangers and opportunities for Bershad and his companions as the human characters do. This opener makes a solid start for what readers will hope is an expansive series.
Customer Reviews
Not worth the time
Book had a interesting premise but story starts falling apart
BORING AS HELL
Started with some promise but this book just keeps plodding along until what seems like several lifetimes this FINALLY an underwhelming end. Crap!