The Sleeping Dragon

Guardians of the Flame, Book 1

By: Joel Rosenberg

Narrated by: Keith Silverstein

Captives of Sorcery...

It began as just another evening of fantasy gaming with James, Karl, Andrea, and the rest ready to assume their various roles as wizard, cleric, warrior, or thief. But sorcerous gamemaster Professor Deighton had something else planned for this unsuspecting group of college students. And the "game" soon became a matter of life and death as the seven adventurers found themselves transported to an alternate world and into the bodies of the actual characters they had been pretending to be.

Cast into a land where magic worked all too well, dragons were a fire-breathing menace, and only those quick enough with a sword or their wits survived, the young gamers faced a terrible task. For the only way they would ever see Earth again was if they could find the legendary Gate Between Worlds - a place guarded by the most terrifying and deadly enemy of all....

©1983 Joel Rosenberg (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

A classic must read fantasy

An absolute must read! Treat yourself today!

Loved the book but hate having a world requirement for the review....

Great audio book!

Excellent narration of one of my favorite books!

Engaging and exciting without the normal boredom!

A solid if dated fantasy.

A good story but does have several of their time bits. SA of female characters to motivate male characters does not fly any more. The rest of the story is still interesting.

this is a fantastic book. little dated.

the text is a little clunky hearing read out loud. I read this when I was in 7rh grade and loved it, great to hear it again.

One of my favorite series.

I enjoy how Rosenberg celebrates and reinforces the values on which our country's been founded.

Ahh memories

This story always makes me feel content and brings memories of playing D&D as a teenager. The power of dreams…

RPGGamelit before it existed

This book is so brilliant that it actually blazed a new genre that is really only taking a hold today. The book is about some college students who get together to do some role-playing with a professor once a week. On the night we join them the Proff. has a new setting, and they've added a new player. The only problem that they aren't playing a game, and the Proff. Isn't what he seems. They find themselves in the gameworld as their characters. They soon find out that they are playing for keeps with their lives, and need to find a way back home before they all end up dead.

This book really was ahead of its time. The writing is powerful, and the characters fully fleshed out. You empathize with them, and really feel like you know them. The plot the pacing, and the cast of characters feel organic. Not forced. Silverstein embodies the characters too. He drives home every blade swing, every burn, and every bite.

A fantastic first book to a brilliant series.

Good story line

I loved this series when I was a teenager and belonged to the Science fiction book club.
I have read around 5 of his books and really like his writings.

Rediscovering Carl

Read the series as a kid back in the early 80's, loved going back in time to relive this great fantasy story through audible. Excellent narration.

Intense stuff

Having two personalities in your head, let alone two for each member of a band of heroes can get really intense when your leader is a grid dwarf and the second in command is a barbarian.