Fury of Fire

Dragonfury, Book 1

By: Coreene Callahan

Narrated by: Benjamin L. Darcie

Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

A clandestine race of half-dragon, half-humans known as dragon-shifters lives among us. Bastian, leader of the Nightfury dragon clan, is sworn to protect humankind at all costs. For him, honor and duty always come first. When the clan dictates he take a human mate to sire a son, he falters, aware that for a human to birth a dragon-shifter she must die. Myst, the woman given into his care, is the most extraordinary he’s ever met, and though he can’t bear the thought of harming her, he is bound by duty.

Myst loves her life in the human world, but Bastian has captured her heart in an instant of electric connection. But Bastian and his warriors are in the middle of a deadly battle with the Razorback dragon-shifters, intent on killing every Nightfury clan member - and the humans they protect - the fate of their world and ours hangs in the balance. An extraordinary blend of action, fantasy, and steamy romance, Fury of Fire brings to life a dangerous new world intertwined with the survival of humanity, all while exploring the meaning of honor and the nature of true love.

©2012 Coreene Callahan (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Loved it Loved it Loved it

Wicked! What a great start to a series. I was totally hooked and can't wait for the next one. Great narration and awesome story.

This is a Great Novel Series. Reminds me of JR Wa

I will be reading all of the series. The writing reminds of JR Wards Brotherhood series with its own special story. Can't wait until Nov. 13 and her next book is available.

FANTASTIC AND WONDERFUL TRIP!!

What made the experience of listening to Fury of Fire the most enjoyable?

The narrator was fantastic in the way he breathed life into the book. This is the second time I've listened to this series and I loved all of it. I had never heard of these before, but I can't wait for the next, Please let there be another!

What other book might you compare Fury of Fire to and why?

Fury of Ice

Which character – as performed by Benjamin L. Darcie – was your favorite?

Bastian was fantastic.

Great start to the series!

First, I love dragon shifters and second, I love true mate stories. This first book doesn't dive too much into the true mate part. They are unaware of such a thing since the knowledge has been buried for years. They are drawn to woman with energy and that energy feeds the dragons.

I'm not quite sure how that all works but based off this first couple, the heroine had extremely high energy that made the hero feel full for the first time. I admit that I listened to the audiobook version and while I loved the audiobook. I'm not sure if I missed some information about the energy feeding or if we just get a small dose of knowledge in this first book.

I found this first book to be really good and I like the concept of the energy feeding being how they match to their mates. I do believe you will need to read this series in order. This did end as if more to come from all characters even though the next book will be focused on a new couple. Either way, I'm in.

First time reading dragon stories, not bad

I like the story, it's a little rushed, moved from meeting to love in an instant. I was disappointed at the abrupt ending but the story was smooth and lead right into the next book. Will definitely keep reading until there are no more.

A different kind of dragon story

What did you love best about Fury of Fire?

First, let me say I am not big dragon book fan. I prefer vampires, shifters, and the occasional werewolf. But Fury of Fire has me hooked. I was surprisingly engaged with the story and it's characters. I loved the NightFuries and Bastien is just tooo yummy. The whole dragon culture was believable and the premise interesting.

What did you like best about this story?

The author has clearly set up the first book to lead into a series. She drops clues as to what may come. Obviously we have something in the works with Ryker and the lady cop, Forge carries a secret to be unraveled. The main character, Myst's, realtor best friend is set up to also be a high energy female. The story has the usual elements of "big bad" against "big good" and the added plot of needing to find a why to prevent the dragon-bearing females from dying in childbirth. There is also the yummy McCord, Irish cop partner in the wings...hmmm wonder how he will fit in as there are no female dragons. Perhaps he will joing the group. I have a feeling he has a secret.Benjamin Darcie was a great narrator. I have not listened to him before but he did a great job with the voices and accents. It is hard for men to do female voices well but he carried off. He also put great emotion into his narration which carried the excitement and tension of the story.

Which scene was your favorite?

I liked the scenes with the house elf. He was great comic relief. The fight scenes were excellent and you could see the action happening.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

My greatest extreme reaction to the book was that I ABSOLUTELY wanted to strangle Myst Monroe. She constantly just brought out the worst in me. She is put up as being a "strong woman" when all she ever did was run away. I mean come on, she has this great night of passion and is building trust with Bastion when she finds out about her pregnancy and the fact it may be fatal. What is her reaction? She runs away! Naked! Pleeeeze! all this woman ever did was panic, not be able to breathe and run away. She obviously never heard of trying to talk things out. Nope she just 'Had to GET OUT OF HERE". I just about could not stand her. I hope future heroines are not so stupid.The only other thing that drove me crazy was the fact that she COULD drive away. They make such a point of going through the waterfall and the magic door and Bastien makes it clear there is "one way in and one way out" which is why the Black Diamond is so safe. And then she just drives away???? Huge plot hole! All the baddies have to do is drive up the lane.

Any additional comments?

Last comments, a number of people have compared/ criticized this series as being a ripoff of Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. Yes, there are definite similarities but these give this series a bit of familiarity to those who like BDB. Otherwise, this series stands on it's own merits. The author clearly does not try to emulate the BDB. She builds a unique and interesting world and culture of her own.

Amazing!

Such a good read even after the 4th time around. I can never wait to go on to the next. Here is to hoping this series spans many books to come!

Best part of the book is the smut

Story idea is alright, but the wording could use some updating. Kind of seems like a college kid's first book. There are a lot of holes to the story. You can't wipe everyone's memory. Leaving women and wiping their memories of consensual sex could make them feel like they were sexually assaulted. How do they hide giant claw marks they leave everywhere? Not the worst book, but not the best either.

I want a dragon!!!!

I you like J.R Ward books you will like this series of Coreene Callahan.

Looking forward to more of the series !!

What did you love best about Fury of Fire?

I'm always looking for strong female leads - this book delivers.
It's also nice to find a male counterpart who isn't perfect :o)

Which character ??? as performed by Benjamin L. Darcie ??? was your favorite?

I thought the author did a fantastic job with all the characters - made it very easy to listen to.

Any additional comments?

I sure hope the author is locked away somewhere madly writing more in this series - can't wait for them.