Dragonslayer

The Dragonslayer, Book 1

By: Duncan M. Hamilton

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

BuzzFeed Greatest Fantasy Book of the Year author

In his magnificent, heroic adventure fantasy, Dragonslayer, Duncan M. Hamilton debuts the first audiobook in a fast-moving trilogy: a dangerous tale of lost magics, unlikely heroes, and reawakened dragons.

Once a member of the king's personal guard, Guillot dal Villevauvais spends most days drinking and mourning his wife and child. He’s astonished - and wary - when the Prince Bishop orders him to find and destroy a dragon. He and the Prince Bishop have never exactly been friends, and Gill left the capital in disgrace five years ago. So why him? And, more importantly, how is there a dragon to fight when the beasts were hunted to extinction centuries ago by the ancient Chevaliers of the Silver Circle?

On the way to the capitol city, Gill rescues Solène, a young barmaid, who is about to be burned as a witch. He believes her innocent...but she soon proves that she has plenty of raw, untrained power, a problem in this land, where magic is forbidden. Yet the Prince Bishop believes magic will be the key to both destroying the dragon and replacing the young, untried king he pretends to serve with a more pliable figurehead.

Between Gill’s rusty swordsmanship and Solene’s unstable magic, what could go wrong?

The Dragonslayer Trilogy:

1. Dragonslayer
2. Knight of the Silver Circle

©2019 Duncan M. Hamilton (P)2019 Macmillan Audio

another great book

Duncan M. Hamilton never fails to enthrall me and Simon Vance as always a great performance looking forward to the next two books

Duncan Hamilton is a wonderful fantasy writer!

An excellent plot, well developed, feasible characters without the foul language and slease of so many.

Authors take note

Write from the POV of the dragon or the enemy (see Rodorf in the Wolfric series)... this is the only way to write. Too much SF is written from good guy POV see just about anything read by RC Bray and that’s garbage even if the character is flawed. 5/5 to everything Duncan Hamilton

Better than expected

Some reviews said this was a slow read and terribly written. I didn’t find that at all. I liked the development pace and enjoyed seeing things from the dragon’s perspective. It was a fun listen.

I am really enjoying Duncan M Hamiltons books

This is my third series of his to listen to and while Wolves of the North is by far the best at this point, I have enjoyed them all. I like that they all take place in the same universe/planet so it is easier to keep track of different concepts and commonalities shared across the different cultures that each series takes place in. I know this series has some harsh reviews but this really is a well rounded book and a very entertaining read.

loved the story started out interesting and kept you hooked the whole way through

the best series I have listened to for a very long time it kept me interested through the whole thing hated to put it down

Great Book about a pissed off dragon.

Wish there was more POV of the Dragon. Great story. Story telling was wonderful! Highly recommended.

Great Story/Narration. Choppy Editing

As the title suggests, Hamilton and Vance paired for another great YA novel. The world building continues and the lore is expanded upon. I thoroughly enjoyed this book with the exception of choppy editing in several places.

Choppy editing: skipped words and sentences spliced together with no pause.

Good series

I craved a little bit more out of the carpet but I’m really picky. So overall, I would recommend them and enjoyed them a lot! I think more aspects of the dragons and their thoughts and actions would have made things more interesting.

Not a complex story, but worthy of the listen.

This story follows some well trodden paths with few deviations. But it is well done and the story is engaging. If you are hungry for fantasy, this will fulfill the craving for a bit. Simon Vance is a talented narrator. He is never over the top and keeps the story at a nice pace. This story is for sure worth the credit.