Dances of Deception

A Legends of Tivara Story (The Dragon Songs Saga, Book 3)

De: JC Kang

Narrado por: Natalie Naudus

An invincible empire threatens to invade Cathay, and only a dragon song can ensure peace.

After vanquishing the last dragon with the power of her voice, all Kaiya wants is a quiet life of anonymity. Instead, the emperor sends her to negotiate peace with the aggressive Teleri Empire.

The critical mission reunites her with her childhood friend, Tian, now an assassin-spy who loathes killing. He is no longer the adorable, gullible boy from her memories, any more than she is the adventurous, sweet girl from his. Instead of rekindling nostalgia for a youthful innocence they both yearn for, their reunion ignites a mutual hatred.

When the Teleri Empire breaks off talks, Tian must help Kaiya escape. Orcs, ogres, and enemy soldiers stand between them and home, and their volatile relationship could get them captured...or killed.

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Thrilling adventure

This another exceptional book in the epic fantasy series, The Dragon Song Saga. This time it takes us away from the intrigues of Kaiya's home province and plunges her into a thrilling adventure in the north. Reunited her with her childhood friend,Tian, she finds herself and her friends running for their lives and facing horrors that her privileged life had protected her from. Kaiya and her friends face war, brutality, battles, hardship and devastating losses but they also gain new friends, rekindle old relationships, grow and learn a lot about themselves. I loved this story, it contained more personal growth, loss, atrocity, romance and adventure than in the the first two books; the plots and intrigue are still masterfully interweaved throughout but are a bit less prominent than previously. We meet some great new characters, are left shuddering by the savageness of the enemy and are hit with sorrow as we lose some of the people we have learnt to care about. We are teased with partial revaluations about Jin and shocked by events towards the end of the book. This series captivates the imagination and the narration enhances the story.