The Summer Dragon: First Book of The Evertide
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (999 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LXPQRCF |
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| Number of Pages | : | 443 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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An absolutely spectacular offering from author Lockwood - this series will rocket right into the Dragon genre's classics. pixiejen I've been holding off writing this review - I finished the book about a week or so ago and I've just been ruminating on it since. I didn't want to just blunder through the review of OMGSOGOOD - because that's what it would have been. I wanted to give it a little bit more, because it deserves it.I'm very critical of books these days. I cannot help it. I've read a ridiculous amount of books - far more than the average, and that's simply because I've had the luxury of staying home with my children all their lives and so, I have had the time. I cherish it - the time with my children, but also, the life. "Todd Lockwood's Summer Dragon is a damn fine story. He brings together many fantasy elements I" according to Justin Barba. Todd Lockwood's Summer Dragon is a damn fine story. He brings together many fantasy elements I love: a brave underdog of a heroine who doesn't take crap from anybody, ancient ruins, mysterious mountain caverns, and a variety of dragons, which he brings to life with passion and skill.Maia, the young heroine, is the epitome of a tough female protagonist--she's the character so many people demand from fantasy these days. She stands up for what's right, very much at her own expense, and tries to do what's best for her dragon-breeding family, even when it puts her in danger.If you're an animal person, a. "It's because of these types of books that I love telling stories. And it's because of these types of stories that I love fantasy" according to Amazon Customer. The Summer DragonBy Todd LockwoodI have finished "The Summer Dragon" by Todd Lockwood. Honestly, I've been ruminating about it since I turned that last page, read those last words. When I picked this book up at Barnes and Noble at the beginning of May, I chose it solely because it was new, was about dragons, and because it was the first book of a series soon to be written. Inside, I began to get even more hooked. Artwork by the author himself of epic maps showcasing a new fantasy world littered the first few pages. There were sketches of dragons and the characters I would soon grow to love, and it
The debut novel from the acclaimed illustrator - a high fantasy adventure featuring dragons and deadly politics. As she comes of age, she anticipates a dragon of her own to add to the stable of breeding parents. Political factions vie for control of the implied message, threatening her aspirations, her aerie, her entire way of life. The bond between dragons and their riders is deep and lifelong, and Maia's desire for a dragon of her own to train, ride, fly, and love drives her to take a risk that puts her life at