Helt ærligt? Jeg mangler stadig en dragebog der virkelig kan blæse mig bagover. Jeg har læst Talon af Julie Kagawa, som var virkelig god, og en anden serie om dragehamskiftere kaldet The Dragon Diaries. Også en virkelig god serie, men jeg mangler den dér dragebog der bare er fucking fantastisk. Jeg tror måske, at den her godt kunne være det. Jeg er solgt på både coveret og historien, og drager er jo altid et hit, så måske er det her den nye dragefavorit?
The debut novel from the acclaimed illustrator—a high fantasy adventure featuring dragons and deadly politics.
Maia and her family raise dragons for the political war machine. As she comes of age, she anticipates a dragon of her own to add to the stable of breeding parents. Her peaceful life is shattered when the Summer Dragon—one of the rare and mythical High Dragons—makes an appearance in her quiet valley. 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 life-long, 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 stake. She is swept into an adventure that pits her against the deathless Horrors, thralls of the enemy, and a faceless creature drawn from her fear. In her fight to preserve everything she knows and loves, she exposes a conspiracy, unearths an ancient civilization, and challenges her understanding of her world—and of herself.
Den ser interessant ud – den er straks røget på ønskesedlen 😀
Mht. dragebøger kan jeg anbefale Ann McCaffreys Pern-serie (eller i hvert fald de første – har ikke læst hele serien) samt Temeraire-serien af Naomi Novik.
Mvh.
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