Dragon Fate

War of the Blades, 1

By: J.D. Hallowell

Narrated by: Brian J. Gill

Length: 13 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's summary

Dragon Fate, the first novel in J.D. Hallowell's popular War of the Blades series, is a heroic fantasy adventure in the classic tradition of the genre. Delno Okonan is a young former soldier eager to put the swords and strife of war behind him, when a chance encounter leaves him inextricably entwined in a tangled web of dragons, magic, and intrigue, as he struggles to find his place among dragons and men, and stave off a plot by renegade dragon riders that threatens all he now holds dear.

©2012, 2013 Joseph Delno Hallowell (P)2015 Westhall Media

definitely in my multi listen list.

a solid work of entertainment. I have seen better, but not by much! I buy about 4 books a week so I would know.... yes it is a little predictible, and the characters are a little flat, but it is still quite enjoyable.

Great Dragon Read From Cover to Cover.

As far as Dragon story's go this one is worth the read. The story was great, slow in some parts for my taste, (though) I do prefer thrillers myself. I really enjoyed the narrator he did an excellent job switching from character to character. There was some occasionally language (if that bothers you) but was approatedly used. As far as the author goes I enjoyed his style especially his use of the phrase (my love). All in all the book was definately worth the read.

fun

I enjoyed this and especially the reading by Brian Gill. It's fun. Rating it a bit low because the story is a bit predictable. Towards the end, the MC becomes the 'see, do, and conquor' type. There's little effort on his part to complete what ever the predicament is.

If you like dragons, this is for you!

Where does Dragon Fate rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Middle of the pack, overall. For someone craving a story about dragons (as I was when I listened), it deserves a higher rating. This is like Paolini's Inheritance Cycle done correctly.

What did you like best about this story?

Dragons! I like the fact that the dragons aren't inherently noble or evil. They are as different as humans in that respect.

Great

Simply wonderful! With the characters good performance and good story. I couldn't put it down. I would recommend this to anyone who will written fantasy. Have fun reading.

Eh... it's so so.

A lot missing from the story. The characters and their interactions are boring. Very weak writing. But still, I'm a sucker for dragons. The narration Is good.

I enjoyed it

I usually like dragon stories and this, in my opinion, is one of the best. Great story.

Well written

I loved this one enough to write a review. Two thumbs way up in my opinion.

Great book - A little easy though

Hallowell writes a great book here. It's got everything you could possibly want in it: dragons, riders, combat, and even a little magic thrown in for luck.

The story can actually be broken up into several different themes. The first theme is that of a common solider with exceptional leadership skills. And how those skills alienate him from both his common brethren and the nobles who look down on him. A part of both but separated from all. This can be related to many a story or military tale. Another theme is the one of companionship and loyalty. We get this theme through Delno's relationship with the men he led (Which we get to meet though out the land and tale) as well as his relationship with his partnered Dragon. And then we have the political theme where Delno is again forced into a leadership role to stop other Riders from taking over the kingdom.

This is really my only fault with this book. Delno, with a newly hatched dragon and new to the saddle, is pretty much given the rule of the Riders. Even though there are several elder riders with century's of experience over him, all but the main villain seem ready to hand over the reigns to him. It just came off as too easy.

But other than that flaw, the story is fantastic and multi-layered. I'd highly recommend this book and look forward to others.

Gill does a great job as well.

I enjoyed the second book...

Would you consider the audio edition of Dragon Fate to be better than the print version?

Again, the main observation is the weak use of magical abilities that are available to the characters, rather than exploiting them.

And of course, the reader and his voice (see book one comment)!