Dragon's Game
- Paperback: 592
pages
- Publisher:
Wildside Press
- (August 31, 2004)
- ISBN:
1592242138
- Dimensions: 9.0
x 6.0 x 1.3 inches
- Shipping Weight:
1.89 pounds
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Dragon's Game Overview, September 24,
2004
Dragon's Game is a trilogy of three books
that were printed over fifteen years ago.
In the first book, Dragon's Pawn, Jarl
Koenig, an earthman who doesn't believe in
magic, meets a leprechaun and is transported
by means of a dragon bracelet to Realm,
where they need a hero to battle the
monsters created by earthlings'
imaginations. Fafnoddle, a pacifistic,
vegetarian dragon, joins him on his
adventures. Jarl not only learns to believe
in magic, but he also becomes a magic worker
himself before he battles the Shadowlord for
the survival of Realm.
In Dragon's Knight, the second book, Jarl's
children and his wife are put at risk in
another confrontation with the Shadowlord on
the planet Achaea, where the Greek gods now
reside.In a battle to keep the Shadowlord
from causing the sun of Achaea to become a
nova, it takes the Greek gods and Jarl's
entire family to face the Shadowlord.
Dragon's Queen is the story of Lealor, one
of Jarl's children, and her companion,
Fafleen, the dragon child of Fafnoddle. On
Widdershins, evil priests keep the
population subjugated by killing others who
possess magic. Lealor, a shapeshifting witch
and healer, becomes their prisoner. Will
Rand, the King of the shapeshifters, reach
her before she is sacrificed by the priests?
These books are intended for anyone who
likes fantasy. The only real magic on earth
today lies in reading a good book. Dragon's
Game is magic.
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Great 5 Star Collection!, September
23, 2004
It is difficult to find something for a
favorite niece that has grown way past the
Barbie Doll stage. Dragon's Game is a
wonderful collection that made the perfect
gift.
You will enjoy this book if your a fan of
vegetarian or regular dragons, fantasy,
heros, alternate worlds, leprechauns, magic,
amulets, good deeds, ogres, spells, wizards
good and bad, creatures, fairies, princesses
or Carol Dennis because her stories are so
rich in atmosphere and detail.
If you are tired of deep convoluted
characters with dark psychological
motivations for everything they do these are
the stories for you. The characters are
quirky, charming and interesting. |
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Dragon's
Knight
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Paperback: 198 pages
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Publisher: Popular Library
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(January 1, 1989)
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Language: English
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ISBN: 0445207183
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Shipping Weight: 3.84 ounces
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Editorial
Review
SF/Fantasy Reviews
December 15, 1998
Whitty dialogue,
appealing characters and
excellent pacing also
contribute ... Stir it
all together, and read
until done.
Book Description
Can the magic of dragons
save a world of Gods
from the Shadowloard's
evil? Maybe not...
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Fun fantasy, with Greek mythology!, April 4,
2000
This is the 2nd book of a currently 3 book series.
The next is Dragon's Queen. My detailed rating would
be 4.5 for this book. The last book, Dragon's Queen,
is the best at 4.9. The Shadowlord is once again
trying to create a universal gate, but now on Achea.
Mirza and Lealor get captured and need rescue again.
But this is a world of Greek gods, and Jarl needs to
be VERY careful. Gods don't like uppity mortals! And
all the other children are sticking little fingers
in the situation, too! What's a father to do? Greek
mythology buffs will probably get an extra kick out
of this book, but truly it drags a bit more than the
other 2 books. |
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Gardian's
Gambit
- Paperback: 306
pages
- Publisher: Pale
Horse Publishing (December 31, 2000)
- ISBN:
1587470055
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Guardian's Gambit has Old-World Charm, June
8, 2001
Carol Dennis's new book, Guardian's
Gambit, is a must-buy if you love your off-world
experiences so rich in atmosphere and detail that
you can practically smell the biscuits baking. Her
writing style is a perfect fit for the home-spun
culture on her agrarian planet of Wald, and it makes
you feel she writes about a place she'd lived all
her life. The plot reminds me of a western, where
the lawman comes to stop the rustlers, and if he
doesn't deal with them quickly, the settlers will be
wiped out by marauding Indians (whose part is played
by sentient trees). The story comes complete with a
sidekick cougcat and a helpful widow with a
beautiful niece. If you like old-fashioned fun
updated for the modern reader, Guardian's Gambit is
for you.
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Gaurdian's Gambit is the book for you., May
3, 2001
Whether you are a died in the wool
sci-fi reader or one that likes a good story,
Guargian Gambit is the book for you. You'll
appreciate Trav, the Gaurdian who arrives on Wald
wanting to do a little politcal favor currying, but
soon is thrown into a race to save the planet.
Aunt Meddle, what can I say about
her except her name truly fits her as you soon see,
but you'll take to her instantly. Watch out for her
rolling pin. Without giving away any plot secrets,
let me say that the trees are very different than
the ones on Earth. We all know that feline's have a
mind of their own, but on this planet, they really
have a mind of their own.
Carol Dennis has a voice that is
both simple and complex. The story rolls forth
easily, but suddenly, she drops in unique ways of
perceiving the world Wald. |
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A SciFi title from this clever fantasy author,
April 23, 2001
This book currently stands alone,
but could become the first of a new series. It is
not related to the author's Dragon series. My
detailed rating would be 4.0 for this book. Carol
Dennis has taken a bold stab at science fiction
here, from her previous fantasy series. And it
reminds me more of Don Callander's work than it does
of her other books! Where Callander's stories are
filled with down-home Iowa farmboy manners, this
book's filled with Pennsylvania Dutch farmboy
manners (to me at least!). Once again Carol Dennis
manages to successfully walk a treacherous line in
her book -- Don Callander's stories get corny quick,
but this book somehow avoids that. The characters
here are more developed, and much quirkier, than
Callander's or Dennis' other books. There seem to be
some extraneous plot elements that make the story
not feel "tight", but the writing is excellent, and
the story is really cute!
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