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A Dawn Of Dragonfire (2012)

by Daniel Arenson(Favorite Author)

3.69 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0987886487 (ISBN13: 9780987886484)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Moonclipse

series

Dragonlore

review 1: The people of Requiem born with the ability to shift into dragons. They have thrived, though of course their numbers are nowhere near where their golden age long long ago was. Nova Vita is their new capital and the Vir Requis have scattered across Requiem.However, early on, we hear of a war that happened 30 years ago, when Requiem's armies attacked the Tiranor, a country that makes it's dwelling in the sands and deserts. No real reason is ever quite given for the war; it almost seems undeserved, like Requiem just attacked a country only because they were different. Throughout the book, I often wondered and wished the Vir Requis had learned from the attacks on them not to go out to war against others and to try to extinguish another race. Now, Tiranor people had risen from ... morethe damage the war had caused and they seek a revenge. Their leader is Solina; a lost princess that had been adopted into the Vir Requis family as an orphan. Beside this she also was suffering was ridiculed of her "difference" - inability to shift to a dragon. In time she became the lover of a prince Elethor which was the only light in her life in the court. When their secret romance discovered, it was unacceptable and the king judge her to be banished to desert. In her anger and sorrow she tried to attack the him and was scarred by the dragon fire of the eldest son of the king. In the desert she found the secret magic of the sun that allowed her to transform into a phoenix. The phonix form protect her and her people from the dragons fire. More then this they couls absord the fire and burn the dragon shifters to death. Solina returned to Requiem in purpose to reclaim her lost love and destroy the kingdom. I did like Solina - I feel that she is justified in her actions against this dragon kingdom, although she may have gone overboard.The war is on and the dragons of Requiem are losing and being slain as the can't fight the fire of the Phoenix. In last desperate action, they must turn to a demon buried deep in the grounds centuries before and a talisman of moon magic that may or may not exist to save the kingdom.I must admit that much of my dislike for this novel comes from my disappointment in the characters It seems that there’s not one shred of evidence that either character has a sense of humor. for exemple:* Elethor begins the novel as a lovesick artist, who spends his entire life obsessing over his lost love. His lost love happens to be Solina, who will kill half his family by chapter three. The moment he sees Solina again, he forgets that Solina had a very good reason for killing his family, and rejects her without hesitation.* Mori is probably my least favorite character. Her entire personality is “victim”. She’s raped in the first chapter and throughout the rest of the novel, she acts like its both her fault and she’s incapable of defending herself.I really hope that in the next books things will be improved.
review 2: This almost received 5 stars from me. I will admit that I was riveted through much of it. A few flaws that I will cover below but I must start with saying this was a fun, anxiety-packed adventure! This is a world were dragons can shift their beings from a dragon form to human. They can walk, talk, fight and work like any man or woman. but they can also take to the skies and breath fire. They seem to live a life equally comfortable in either form. We start off with an attack on Royal siblings. Teenage Mori and her brother Orin are assaulted by Phoenixes. They murdered Orin and Mori barely escapes to warn her family of the impending attack. Now these are not your small phoenixes we see in the likes of Harry Potter or something. Oh no, These are huge birds of smoke and flame and are larger than the dragons! Now I have read books of phoenixes in various shapes and sizes but never this big. And these guys seem to be impenetrable in their bird form which leaves the Dragons on a losing end. The phoenixes are led by Solina. An orphan princess raised amongst the Dragons and when exiled she finds a new life and has filled it with thoughts of vengeance! She is one twisted woman. She has the most messed up views of love that I have ever read about. She claims to love Prince Elethor but kills his family (and worse!)....um...NO. This book is filled with tense anticipation as the dragon try to find ways to defeat their attackers. Or, for that matter, simply survive! I hated each moment I had to put this book down once I got into it. I really liked the characters. I even like how twisted Solina is. From sweet Mori who is violated in the worst of was, to goofy Bayrin, and Warrior knight Lyana and others. The most annoying character was the High Priestess whose thoughts are often very self-centered. I felt that Daniel Arenson must like Tolkien's novels. I could see a lot of similarities in an influential manner. Most of it was fun but it actually annoyed me when if came down to the riddle scene which plays out almost exactly like The Hobbit. I will definitely be continuing this series and it comes with my recommendations to any fans of dragons, phoenixes or great fantasy battles! Although please note, it is filled with violence including rape, death of children, etc. Only for the strong of will!*I received a free copy of this novel from Moonclipse in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinions expressed are strictly my own.* less

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