The Blood of a Dragon

The Dragons of Dorwine, Book 1

By: Jack Adkins

Narrated by: Michael Kramer

Anuka Sandbar is the most interesting half-goblin alive. Just ask him. Anuka’s father is a ship captain, retired Naval Commander, and genius engineer. Anuka is just a daring, handsome, witty, red-skinned, dagger-wielding entertainer. When Papa disappears, Anuka sets out to find him. While sailing to a sleazy port city to begin his search, Anuka and some unlikely companions are enslaved by pirates.

They wind up the property of an emissary for the Silver DragonLord, Shimmer. The emissary offers them manumission if they discover the source of massive amounts of illegal DragonsBlood flooding the country. DragonsBlood is the most valuable currency on the continent, and is the source of all magic in the land.

With different dragon factions on the precipice of war, revealing the truth could mean the destruction of mortal civilization.

What will these unlikely heroes do when their failure means enslavement, but their success could lead to a war between the gods?

©2021 Jack Adkins (P)2022 Honor Bound Books

DRAGONS BLOOD

A UNIQUE TAKE ON DRAGONS. THE STORY IS FUN AND THE NARRATOR WAS GOOD TO LISTEN TO.

Unique Fantasy Adventure

This was defiantly an interesting story full of fun and unique characters with intriguing backgrounds, along with a few surprise twists that I enjoyed. It was a bit difficult to stay engaged because of all the switching back and forth between characters, hence why a locked a star off. There was a scene where the characters were all naked that made me a bit uncomfortable, and a smidge of crude humor that I didn’t care for. Otherwise, it was a fun read that Im sure many will enjoy.

Mayhem!

This was a fun fast-paced fantasy with pirates. Tons of world building, action, surprises, and twists. There was always something happening, but it wasn't overwhelming.
Anuka is a great character — snarky and comical. There are several other POV characters, but he feels like the main one. He is searching for his missing father when he's shanghaied into slavery, along with some unlikely traveling companions. Their only chance to escape slavery permanently is to solve a mystery for their new master, so there is always the threat of the impending deadline looming as they encounter one obstacle after another.
Michael Kramer did a good job with the narration and characterizations.

A fun adventure that leaves you wanting more!

Jack Adkins debut novel is a fun, exciting romp into a fantasy world rich with culture, intrigue, and magic. I love great world building, and Mr. Adkins did not disappoint. In a world ruled by dragons, there are those who posses magic but are forbidden to use it. Enter Anuka... a red-skinned goblin with one heck of a backstory. Add in a motley crew of unlikely companions and you have one great adventure. I don't want to spoil it, so I'm just gonna say that I highly recommend you pick up this gem of a fantasy novel.

Awesome!

I really enjoyed this! It reminds me of a Dungeons and Dragons campaign in the best ways. I found the characters fun and the plot interesting. I liked the author’s take on elves, they felt familiar but had some extra flair which is always nice. Really I was here for the dragons and was not disappoint. I’m excited for the second book!

The way the chapters jump around to what different characters are doing is a bit confusing and gave me some mental whiplash but it didn’t ruin the story.