Mistress of Dragons
The First Book of the Dragonvarld Trilogy
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4.3 • 15 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
As Anne McCaffrey is to science fiction, Margaret Weis is to fantasy . . . for she is the genre's
Mistress of Dragons
Mistress of Dragons is the first volume in an epic fantasy trilogy entitled The Dragonvald. Here is a world where men and dragons coexist amid political intrigue and dark magic, where the uneasy balance of power between the two is on the verge of becoming undone, threatening to unleash waves of destruction that will pit humans against humans as well as dragons against men for the domination of the world. Humanity's very survival is at risk . . . .
The power to hold the chaos at bay, the terrible secret that maintains the balance, rests in the hands of a new and inexperienced
Mistress of Dragons
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Best known for her successful partnership with Tracy Hickman (Dragons of the Vanished Moon, etc.), Weiss launches a new series on her own that's sure to please high fantasy fans. In the world of Dragonvald, an ancient race of dragons with its own parliament has kept apart from the race of men and refrained from meddling in their affairs. Since a renegade dragon, Maristara, seized the human realm of Seth three centuries earlier, an Amazonian order of priestesses with magical powers and the Mistress of Dragons have kept the peace. But evidence that Maristara and a partner-in-crime have indulged in their taste for human flesh means renewed trouble. Draconas, who can change into a man, sets forth into human territory to resolve the problem. The ensuing conflicts and complications, as Draconas learns the true identity of the Mistress of Dragons, will keep readers turning the pages. A cliffhanger ending, involving the birth of a part-dragon human baby, will leave them eager for the next installment. Author tour.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable
Weis crafts a clever and surprising story with interesting and diverse characters, however, she drew too heavily on archetypes and standard characters for my taste. This is not to say that I didn't enjoy reading the book; I did, and I'm likely to buy the next book in the series. It's just that for me, the story was a little too much like the classic fantasy stories, Arthurian legend and the like.
The lesbian relationship between Melissa and Bellona was a fresh twist on the "heroic king saves virtuous maiden" story, making the tension between Melissa and the king take on a new dimension.
Draconas was also a character I enjoyed, and though his being a Walker was interesting, he still played the "mysterious and wise guide" one sees in heroic stories. He's the Merlin of the story, a part I always enjoy reading, but I feel this character could have been fleshed out a little more.
All in all, I enjoyed the book but would not say that it had a great impact on me.