The Dragon Bells

A Demon Queller Novel

By: Resa Nelson

Narrated by: Resa Nelson

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

A young girl must hurry to solve the murder of an important man before the killer’s actions lead to the destruction of her homeland.

Only 11-years-old, Pingzi Po worries about the secret she has shared with a dragon goddess: Despite being a demon queller, Pingzi doesn’t know how to recognize a demon when she sees one, much less quell one. Even worse, Pingzi is the only demon queller in the entire Far East, and there’s no one who can teach her what she needs to know.

But faced with the urgency of solving a murder, Pingzi believes the killer must be a demon. She’s determined to find and expose him.

When Pingzi and her dragonslayer Benzel track down the clues that can reveal the murderer, everything goes wrong. Soon, Pingzi finds herself in danger. Frightened and alone, she struggles when the city that once celebrated her arrival now turns against her. Pingzi struggles to escape immediate danger…but how long can she elude an unknown killer before she must face the events that will threaten her nation?"

©2020 Resa Nelson (P)2020 Resa Nelson

A very interesting story

For an 11 year old mistress Pingzi Po knows her stuff. She is a very determined girl. I was holrrified when she was promised. I was very happy when she freed herself from the recipient of the promise. In the end the dragon goddess delivered justice. I did not see that coming. Great story

The Demon Queller series continues to develop!

The second book in the Demon Queller series and it continues to build upon Pingzi in her world. The story, MC, and supporting characters continue to grow and the plot moves along at a good pace. A nice clean book written for adults. I look forward to book 3! Audio Version: Resa Nelson is one author/narrator that is growing on me! Typically I do not enjoy authors who narrate their own works, but Resa continues to get better and more comfortable with this role as well.

It's interesting.

Some authors spice up their story when they narrate it - some stick to reading it. I prefer the former.

I was given this audiobook for free and have voluntarily left this review.

A charming fantasy for all ages

I so enjoyed this second book. Pingzi Po is a very special girl, observant, perceptive and loving. As the only Demon Queller in the Far East, Pingzi Po with her dragonslayer companion, Benzal the Wolf, are invited to the festival of the Dragon Bells in a distant province. The festival commemorates the Quelling of Demons by the first Demon Queller. Although uncertain how to identify and quell demons, she accepts her role. Once in Ti-Song province, Pingzi Po is faced with untangling a murder and unmasking a demon.

Resa Nelson narrates her own book and does this really well. Cadence and clarity are excellent, nicely paced.

Great follow-on story in the Pingzi Po stories

About a year ago I read Dragon Bells and loved it. Recently I was offered a review copy of the audiobook from the author through StoryOrigin and jumped to take advantage of the opportunity. This episode of the Demon Queller stories finds Pingzi questioning her ability as the Demon Queller as she represents the Emperor at the Dragon Bell Festival. This episode has several levels to the story woven expertly making it a very compelling story to read. I will have to say that listening after reading last year was an excellent opportunity to not only refamiliarize myself with Pingzi’s story, but to notice even more about the levels of the story. There is so much more to the story than a simple story about a Demon Queler and a Demon. But to figure out those facets of the story you will need to read/listen to it for yourself. I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the story is expertly narrated by the author, Resa Nelson.

Fun fantasy mystery

I really enjoyed this story - I have read several books by the author, and enjoyed them. The story was interesting, the world that it is set in was well built, and the characters were believable. This heroine of this story is a child, and while it didn't feel like it was written for children I'm sure it would be a good listen for middle grades. There was a murder, but no gratuitous violence, and no language, innuendo, or other "adult" content - if it was a tv show or movie I would expect a pg rating just because it is a murder mystery. I always appreciate a book written for adults but with clean content.
I did feel like it isn't obvious that this book is written to fit into the world introduced in the Dragon Seed series of books, it referenced the back story of the main characters, and without reading both series it isn't obvious where this book fits in.
I really enjoyed the story, but didn't find the narration by the author easy to listen too. The characters had distinct voices, but the reading was slow, and overly enunciated. In the future I will probably just read the books instead of listening to the author's narration.

Excellent

Great story but of course it is. The author is phenomenal and dragons make every book awesome. Top notch narration as well.

Charming

A charming oriental dragon fairytale type story. The narrator was a little stiff, but the story was interesting and original.
I received a free review copy of the audio version of this book in exchange for an honest review.

younger readers

definitely for the younger age group; overall it was an alright story but just wasn't for me.