Dragon God

The First Dragon Rider, Book 1

By: Ava Richardson

Narrated by: Tiffany Williams

Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

The new world is calling....

Niell Torvald is desperate to prove himself - his father’s kingdom depends on him. When a vicious attack on the way to the Draconis Order monastery nearly kills him, it becomes clear that grave trials await him on this path. Joreth, the wise monk who saves his life, advises caution upon entering the sacred halls. His mission is to learn arcane magic from the monks that will help to cement his father’s power, but Niell will need more than magical arts alone to navigate the challenges before him.

Among the monks’ students, Niell meets the lovely and mysterious Char, who senses evil deep within the ranks of the dragon order’s members. She takes him to a dragon she has raised, Paxala, and the three of them become fast friends. Niell soon grows in strength as he and his fellow students gain ancient knowledge, and his closeness to Char blossoms into something more.

When Niell’s brothers grow impatient and attack the monastery in a bid to seize power, he will have to decide where his loyalties lie: with his warlord father’s domain or the new friends he has made in the wider world.

©2017 Relay Publishing (P)2017 Relay Publishing

Too many thing's didn't make sense

Everyone makes stupid tactical mistakes, just to make the story "better". To avoid spoilers while making my point, I will tell an unrelated, and highly exaggerated story. "A sword wielding knight in armor is trapped in an ally by a thug with a stone shank. The hero walks in with a feather duster, and the thug backs off in fear. Seeing this, the hero turns their un-protected back on the thug to help the knight to his feet. The thug steps forward again and stabs the hero in the back, cleverly ignoring the knight's now drawn sword, which surprisingly stabs the thug a moment later." For me, this book invoked the same "um... why?" response as this story.

They are not from Pern! Sweetness abounds

I love fantasy, most of my collection consists of some sci-fi, pulp, horror, and then the bulk is made up of fantasy. Dragons rule fantasy, just look at the number of films out there about dragons, and all the books about dragons. That is generally enough to turn me off from a book, if it is about dragons, that is. So few people get dragons right. Dragonslayer is one of the best movies I've ever seen with dragons, and Draonlance is perhaps the (the 1st three books) best set of novels I rever read about dragons. Occasionally, a good one slips in like Hood's Familiar Dragon trilogy.

Dragon God hits the mark. I will say I didn't expect a Young Adult book when I started listening, but since I listen while I drive both my kids and I got a pleasant surprise. DG has some great characters, and the plot sizzles. It is a fun ride and my youngest said that the monestary made him think of Hogwarts for dragons. I'm not a Harry Potter fan, but I get wherehe is coming from. The story could grow just like HP did.

Wiliams does a fine job narrating, and she drags you right into the action. For a first book in a series it sure makes you want more. May I have some more, please?

A Dragon cult that is bad?

A few children that go to be trained as mages or scribes or knights. Except a few have secrets. How are they going to find out the mages secrets. I received this audio book for free at my request and voluntarily reviewed.

This is great!

From the beginning. I don't want to give any part away. Loved every bit. Thank you, Ava, you did it again!

Sooo Good

Ava Richardson writes just as beautifully as her book covers!

The storytelling of both author Ava Richardson and narrator Tiffany Williams is an awesome combo. Ms. Williams captures the adventure and the heart of Neil, Char and Pax. I found myself sitting in my car longer, waiting for a clean break before I could shut off my audio. LOL

I was so sad, when I saw I had only 30 minutes left! Ack! Off to grab book 2

Sweet novel

Am not a big fan of books about dragons and such, but I have to admit that this one kept me totally entertained and needing to hear what would happen next. It had a seamless flow to it and very easy to understand without leaving you confused. The author did an excellent job writing this and the narrator did an excellent job telling it. A great novel for the young readers who like stories like this one.

fantastic.

this was an excellent story and I can't wait to listen to the next two books in this awesome series

Great start to a new fantasy series

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I thought this was a pretty good book. It is definitely geared towards a younger audience, but I thought it was still pretty good. I thought the narrator was good too. Tiffany Williams' voice was rich and dynamic and helped bring the story to life. I would have liked a little more background to some parts, like the dragons, but I'm sure there will be in future books in the series.

interesting

An interesting twist on the dragon rider story. Recommending to younger listeners.
It is heavy on the human side and very little on the dragon side. I would have likes a bit more background story on the dragons and how they came to be in that crater. A bit confused though... Are they captive? Why are the monks feeding them? Are they bad or are they good? Are they used by the abbott or are they using him?
I liked that Niell is given a chance to prove himself, how he grows in character and he turns out to be an honest, loyal young man despite the many injustices thrown his way from a young age. Finally befriending Char and then her dragon, then their rescue opens up opportunities for him. Left with many questions though which hopefully will be answered in the next book.

I liked Ms. Williams' voice she uses in the story-telling style that many young listeners would enjoy.

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and this review is voluntary.

really good!

This is a great start to this series! Well written and enjoyable narration!

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. The fact that I was gifted this book had no influence over my opinion of it.