Ascendant

A Dragon Rider Fantasy (Songs of Chaos, Book 1)

De: Michael R. Miller

Narrado por: Peter Kenny

From the author of The Dragon’s Blade Trilogy and the narrator of The Witcher series, comes the start of a new dragon rider epic combining the best of Eragon and Pern with the hard magic of Brandon Sanderson and Will Wight.

Holt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. He has always served the Order Hall of the Crag dutifully, keeping their kitchen pots clean.

Until he discovers a dark secret: dragons do not tolerate weakness among their kin, killing the young they deem flawed. Moved by pity, Holt defies the Order, rescues a doomed egg and vows to protect the blind dragon within.

But the Scourge is rising. Undead hordes roam the land, spreading the blight and leaving destruction in their wake. The dragon riders are being slaughtered and betrayal lurks in the shadows.

Holt has one chance to survive. He must cultivate the mysterious power of his dragon's magical core. A unique energy which may tip the balance in the battles to come, and prove to the world that a servant is worthy after all.

Winner of the 2021 National Indie Excellence Award for Fantasy!

Bronze Medal, 2021 YA Epic Fantasy in the Reader's Favorite Award

Finalist, 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Fantasy

Gold Medal, 2022 Science Fiction & Fantasy eLit Awards

©2020 Michael R. Miller (P)2020 Michael R. Miller

Dragons, zombies, and coming of age story

Old riff, done well and with new twists. Flavors of Anne McCaffrey, xanxia/ LitRPG without the game mechanics, and zombies. Comes off as YA because of clean language and no sex scenes— not a negative unless that is what you were looking for. Satisfying character development, and growing complexity after a simple start. Great reader for these characters. Will buy next book pre-sale :-)

Surprisingly Well-Developed and Accessible

LitRPG-style stories can feel like a bit of a grind sometimes (pun intended) due to corny-feeling rank and experience systems, but this story of Holt and Talia is well-rounded with the intriguing and exciting story and likable characters being prioritized well above LitRPG elements. The world feels rich and deep as well, with a larger challenge overlaying smaller obstacles that range from political intrigue to personal loss to courage in the face of disability to a straight-up terrifying local invasion. I will definitely listen to the next installment if/when it becomes available.

Great Listen

Quite enjoyed the story and characters. Looking forward to starting book 2 and finding out what happens next! For those who finish book 1 I highly recommend reading the novella about Brode.

top 5 favorite book

One of the best I've ever read. I cant recoommend reading this enough. Ash is my favorite.

I am in LOVE with this new series.

Michael R Miller's Ascendant (Book 1 in the Songs of Chaos series) is a wonderful adventure for those missing great dragon rider stories.

An homage to McCaffrey's Dragon Riders of Pern series, with the moving of damaged eggs and the feeing of the hatchlings. This is a new spin, with magic and new types of dragons.

Holt and Ash must grow up quicker than any dragon and rider of the Crag. Intrigue in the palace court and betrayal by those sworn to protect the land from the Scourge. Two dragons have survived the attack and must help those on their travel to the palace.

Watch this new series by a young author! I foresee many years of wonderful adventures.

Enjoyed!

I truly enjoyed this book, love the Author,it was one I didn’t want it to end. Can’t wait for the rest of the series and will be checking out Mr. Millers other works.

An Incredible Adventure

This book was an amazing adventure from beginning to end. I loved each of the characters and the narrative is phenomenal.

Amazing

The start is a little slow but it picks up quickly and ends up in a wonderful place set up for the next book

A Great Dragon Series

It's similarities to Eragon are hard to ignore. . . but maybe that's a good thing. For those who loved Eragon and have been craving for more, this is the book to sate it. A fun twist on the formula that makes that nostalgia fresh again

Good book

Naritive sounds robotic an not great but good book good series too excited for more but realy needs better narrative