The Turnspit Dragon

And Other Tales of the Blue Order (Jane Austen's Dragons, Book 9)

By: Maria Grace

Narrated by: Benjamin Fife

Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins

Publisher's summary

Dive into the hidden-in-plain sight world of the Blue Order dragons.

A heartwarming collection of short stories peeking into the hidden lives of the dragons, their friends and keepers. Birth, death, love, loss, and the amazing relationships that underscore them all. Visit with familiar characters and learn their stories. Meet entirely new dragons and their friends, while delving deeper into the mysterious world of Blue Order dragon.

Meryton meets Pern in a fantastical regency romp bound to delight listeners of Jane Austen and Anne McCaffrey alike. A short story collection in the world of Jane Austen's Dragons.

©2021 Maria Grace (P)2022 Maria Grace

Love This Series! Fun Collection of Short Stories.

This is a fun collection of dragony short stories. These are perfect for short trips and times when you can't get sucked into a longer story. Some of these stories were really eye opening to former books. Definitely recommend if you have been reading this series.

Benjamin Fife's narration is fantastic as always! I love his range in all the accents, dragon voices, character differentiation, and overall acting.

Parents- PG- middle grade and up read
Language: mild very little language, no f-bombs
Violence: none
Sexual Content- nothing to warn of- clean read

—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Bite size glimpse into the Austinian Dragon's Life

I fell in love with this series from the very first Jane Austin-esque tale I listened to. Benjamin Fife is a gifted narrator. both talented in his range of voices and his acting, he gives the reader total enjoyment in his presentation. It definitely helps to have an author so talented penning the tales to begin with. The Turnpike Dragon contains eleven bit-size tales I enjoyed immensely.

Interesting stories from Maria Grace's Austen AU

This is one of my favorite series, combining well-crafted plots with richly developed characters, and a delightful combination of Regency England and dragons. I love how each dragon type has their own traits, and how each dragon within a type has their own distinct personality. Also nice, the women are intelligent and active in creating their own outcomes, not accessories waiting for someone to come save them. I especially liked the last story, and look forward to seeing how the newest dragon ties into the larger plot line. A great collection of short stories that are short and the perfect filler while your waiting for the next book in the series.

ALL TIME FAVOURITE SERIES, RELISTENED MANY TIMES

ALL TIME FAVOURITE SERIES, RELISTENED MANY TIMES
The imagination Maria Grace must have to have to invented this world of Dragons. I am in awe and have listened to this series many times over and they never get old. Of course the narrator Benjamin Fife has the perfect voices for dragons of all sizes, men, women, petulant young girls, crusty old historians and the meetings at the blue order, which I might say get mighty testy when Dragons and their keepers fail to agree. This particular book is a collection of happenings from different occasions during many books. You know, when a subject has concluded but your mind says poor girl or wonder what happened to that dragon or someones dreams are unfulfilled and you feel sad? these are some of these endings told. You should read/listen to all the previous books for the best result for this book but alone it is also interesting. RECOMMENDED

Tales abound

Love the back stories of the characters we have come to love in the series. Always nice to learn how the Friends meet. Benjamin does a fantastic job as always with the narration. Can't wait for the next installment.

Fun dragon stories

I loved this collection of short stories. Especially the second one, where the fairy dragons hatch. Who can resist baby dragons? It was my introduction to the entire series, and I'm looking forward to the full-length novels.

I liked getting a glimpse into this hidden world, and the Blue Order.

Benjamin Fife does an excellent job with the entire cast of characters, dragons and humans! All the voices, tones, accents, and cadences he uses — I don't know how he keeps track of them all.

I probably did things backwards since this book fills in gaps in the prior stories, but reading it out of order didn't diminish my enjoyment. I know which dragons I want to know more about.

Short but good

This was an interesting book about dragons and dragon eggs. It is a short story. It was hard for me to get into the book, the story didn't feel energized but that is just me, I like books that feel alive.

I received this book for free in return for my honest opinion.

A Nice Breather in the Series

I like the simple side stories of this installment, each around 20 to 30 minutes. The bite-sized, fluffy content was great for errands or walks when I wanted to think about something nice and simple - dragons being friends with humans!

I think my favorites were the ones that focused on those connected to the Bennet family (Lydia, Mary, and surprisingly Mr. Collins) though it was definitely nice overall to see how many of the friendships we see in the text got their start.

Fife's narration continues to imbue the text with extra warmth, and I love the accents he puts on for different characters. I appreciate being given this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

Another wonderful tale

This is another wonderful book of various short stories about dragons.
The narrator is awesome and brings the dragons to life.

Great collection of short stories

I enjoyed this collection of short stories. Some things familiar and some not. The dragons are always great and I enjoy the interactions between dragons and humans. A nice addition to the series.