The Royal Dragoneers

The Dragoneer Saga, Book One

By: M. R. Mathias

Narrated by: Christine Padovan

After struggling for more than two centuries to tame the inhospitable islands where they washed up, the descendants of the survivors of a lost passenger ship are now striving to tame a more substantial "Mainland" they have found.

For as long as mankind has been stranded, dragons have been their sworn enemies.

But no longer...

Sixteen year-old Jenka De Swasso wants nothing more than to follow in his father's footsteps and become a King's Ranger. But when he one day finds himself surrounded by vicious trolls, a young pure-blood dragon comes to his rescue and they become bond-mates.

Meanwhile, the goblins have a new king, Gravelbone, and have allied themselves with the tainted "mudged" dragons to drive mankind out of its lands. Setting his sights on a vast manmade wall, Gravelbone and his wicked hell-born Nightshade, seek to poison the entire human kingdom and enslave any survivors.

Jenka and his companion, a druida warrior named Zah, soon realize that they and their bonded dragons are mankind's only hope for survival. Forced to defy their arrogant king's wishes, the pair set out on a desperate quest to stop Gravelbone's forces and save mankind from its terrifying fate.

With action so intense you'll forget to breathe and intrigue around every corner, The Royal Dragoneers is one adventure you cannot miss.

Hold on to your dragon... your journey is about to begin!

©2010 Michael Robb Mathias Jr. (P)2013 Michael Robb mathias Jr.

Siri would have been a better reader

Is there anything you would change about this book?

The narrator was completely horrible.

What didn’t you like about Christine Padovan’s performance?

She would randomly pause at words without any apparent rhythm. The only time she was less horrible was when she got tired. An example would be as follows, note the periods and read the sentences as such "The grey. scaled dragon was tired and was barely able to raise. Its wings to defend itself." Note this is not a quote from the book.

Did The Royal Dragoneers inspire you to do anything?

get my own dragon?

bad narration

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Christine Padovan?

anyone the book was trashed by her

Any additional comments?

if she is used in the next book i will not buy it.....................

Wonderful story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I enjoyed the story very much.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I found the narrator's reading style annoying to listen to. She read in strange surge-like phrases that were distracting. I was almost like a computer was reading to me.

reader is frustrating to listen to

Would you try another book from M. R. Mathias and/or Christine Padovan?

another book with different narrator

What didn’t you like about Christine Padovan’s performance?

at the end of each sentence her voice rises regardless of the story

Hard to Listen

Would you try another book from M. R. Mathias and/or Christine Padovan?

I'm trying to enjoy the story itself, I believe it may be a good story but the narrator makes it difficult to stay into the story. I may need to stop listening to it and download the written version in order to get through it.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator places emphases and inflextion in all the wrong places in the sentances. Althogh the narrator is capable of creating different characters, her sub-par reading makes it difficult staying in the story.