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Dragon's Heart
by
Nicki J. Markus (Goodreads Author)
All her life, Laoise has longed for adventure and daydreamed her days away. But the time for dreaming is past. Deep in the bowels of the earth a dragon wakes and the fate of her people and the entire world now rests in Laoise’s hands. Can she and her guide, Bearach, complete their quest to the Underworld in time or will her first real adventure also be her last?
Kindle Edition, 33 pages
Published
(first published February 4th 2011)
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Dragon’s Heart is a great little read. It’s only 33 pages long but it kept me reading. Laoise is a not-so-great Sidhe enchantress in training, who through her curiosity gets tasked with saving the world from a dragon that wakes every 500 years and must be fed. Bearach is a vampire from outside her city’s wall and is charged with escorting her to the dragons cavern.
The pace is set nicely and unfortunately the story ended before I was ready. There was a little romance thrown in and although it did...more
The pace is set nicely and unfortunately the story ended before I was ready. There was a little romance thrown in and although it did...more
Nicki J. Markis' novella, Dragon's Heart, tells the fantastical tale of Laoise, an enchantress-in-training who is chosen to save her people (and ultimately the world) from a dragon who has once again woken from his slumber.
With the help of a vampire named Bearach, Laoise takes the unexpected journey into the Underworld in search of the dragon. Not content to suffer the same fate as her predecessors, Laoise recognises that she must leave behind the fearful student and become the confident enchan...more
With the help of a vampire named Bearach, Laoise takes the unexpected journey into the Underworld in search of the dragon. Not content to suffer the same fate as her predecessors, Laoise recognises that she must leave behind the fearful student and become the confident enchan...more
Straight up I will say this is not my usual genre to read. Next I will say if Nicki Markus publishes any future works I will not turn them away. Conclusion being I enjoyed Dragon’s Heart and delving into a not often visited genre.
At 33 pages it is a short one but in those 33 pages is a story which pulled me in. I almost read it in one sitting but had to make myself stop and take a breather. I personally like to let the words float around in my mind for a while instead of racing through and findi...more
At 33 pages it is a short one but in those 33 pages is a story which pulled me in. I almost read it in one sitting but had to make myself stop and take a breather. I personally like to let the words float around in my mind for a while instead of racing through and findi...more
Apr 29, 2011
Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
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Dragon's Heart is a surprisingly engaging YA fantasy short story. The plot is deceptively simple- a young rebellious girl sent on a quest to save the land. However, in just 33 pages, Nicki J Markus establishes character and the world they live in, introduces conflict and motivations and concludes the well paced tale with a happy ending. I rarely read short stories because I find them unsatisfying in general but Dragon's Heart worked well. Markus made the best use of the abbreviated format to tel...more
Prelim Review: While I enjoyed the underlying concept and premise to the story, there just wasn't enough to justify any of the actions or character motivations.
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Nicki J Markus was born in England in 1982, but she now lives in Adelaide, South Australia with her husband. She has loved both reading and writing from a young age and is also a keen linguist, having studied several foreign languages. She has completed a BA (hons) English with French, a PGDip in Translation and a Diploma in Editing/Higher Diploma in Publishing.
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