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Dragon Stones: Book One of the Dragon Stone Saga (Dragon Stone Saga #1)
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Kristian Alva (Goodreads Author)
Sequestered deep in the capital, the tyrannical Emperor Vosper weaves a plan to destroy all the dragons. He succeeds in driving them to the very brink of extinction. Only a handful of dragons and riders remain; living in exile in the desert.
When young Elias Dorgumir finds a carved dragon stone in the forest, it brings empire soldiers to his doorstep, and puts Elias on the...more
When young Elias Dorgumir finds a carved dragon stone in the forest, it brings empire soldiers to his doorstep, and puts Elias on the...more
Paperback, 204 pages
Published
June 8th 2011
by Defiant Press
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Dragon Stones
Book One: of the Dragon Stone Saga
Author: Kristian Alva
Dragon hunters have a special link to their apprentices called a mage who are proficient in protection spells and keep them safe. Dragon hungers are fortunate enough to be protected by this powerful masking spell allowing them to enter and get close to dragons. We meet Dirkla a mage who has been protecting the Emperor’s Wizard’s for two days and has gone without sleep. The Emperor is a sadistic and cruel man and will stop at not...more
Book One: of the Dragon Stone Saga
Author: Kristian Alva
Dragon hunters have a special link to their apprentices called a mage who are proficient in protection spells and keep them safe. Dragon hungers are fortunate enough to be protected by this powerful masking spell allowing them to enter and get close to dragons. We meet Dirkla a mage who has been protecting the Emperor’s Wizard’s for two days and has gone without sleep. The Emperor is a sadistic and cruel man and will stop at not...more
Dragon Stones by Kristian Alva
Defiant Press – July 14,2011
www.kristianalva.com
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Emperor Vosper has this plan to kill all of the dragons. They are driven to the edge of existence, almost forgotten about and only talked about in whispers as a wistful memory.
When Elias Dorgumir finds a dragon stone, he gets more than he bargained for and his nice quiet life is completely shattered. Now he must escape the emperor and find safety with the dwarves.
What can I say? I am so excited abo...more
Defiant Press – July 14,2011
www.kristianalva.com
Facebook: not sure
Emperor Vosper has this plan to kill all of the dragons. They are driven to the edge of existence, almost forgotten about and only talked about in whispers as a wistful memory.
When Elias Dorgumir finds a dragon stone, he gets more than he bargained for and his nice quiet life is completely shattered. Now he must escape the emperor and find safety with the dwarves.
What can I say? I am so excited abo...more
It's difficult to classify this book, the simple writing style and extremely juvenile thinking and behavour of the main character suggest a children's book but the story is a good deal more bloody than you would normally find in a child's book.
The book is entertaining enough and moves along at a good pace, however it contains only a partial story. Presumably the rest of the story is contained in the other two books. If they are as short as this one, one can't help wondering why they bothered to...more
The book is entertaining enough and moves along at a good pace, however it contains only a partial story. Presumably the rest of the story is contained in the other two books. If they are as short as this one, one can't help wondering why they bothered to...more
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I was extremely excited when Defiant Press contacted me to review this series. This type of science fiction and fantasy usually isn't given enough attention in the Young Adult world. I have been itching to read a good saga with adventure and mythical creatures.
Overall I have given this series a solid four star rating and Kristian Alva definitely deserves it.
As an author she h...more
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I was extremely excited when Defiant Press contacted me to review this series. This type of science fiction and fantasy usually isn't given enough attention in the Young Adult world. I have been itching to read a good saga with adventure and mythical creatures.
Overall I have given this series a solid four star rating and Kristian Alva definitely deserves it.
As an author she h...more
An easy read with lots of magic and adventure, and my new favourite mythical creature - dragons! I will write a full review soon.
My official review:
I had a lot of fun with this book. It's fantasy (not our own world) and has lots of adventure. It's also the kind of fantasy that I'm finding I like the best - an underdog who gains powers and is up against a pretty big opponent. In this case, Elias is also running away from his opponent because he really isn't good at using his powers yet. There's t...more
My official review:
I had a lot of fun with this book. It's fantasy (not our own world) and has lots of adventure. It's also the kind of fantasy that I'm finding I like the best - an underdog who gains powers and is up against a pretty big opponent. In this case, Elias is also running away from his opponent because he really isn't good at using his powers yet. There's t...more
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Dragon Stones had me hooked from the first chapter. I love reading books about wizards, magical creatures, and anything else magical so it's no surprise that I enjoyed this book. I liked Elias from the moment I met him and how he was so brave and didn't complain about having to runaway with the rare and dangerous Dragon Stone. I also really liked the dwarf who's helping him, Thorin. He always knows what to do and his personality is just so likable. This book kind of reminded me of Eragon, with t...more
Mommy Bookworm’s Thoughts: I thoroughly enjoyed this book right from the get-go all the way through to the end. Like Dahlia states below, I don’t really like having to wait for the next book to come out, but I guess that’s the life of getting sucked into a series!! I tend to stay away from many series type books, but I truly enjoyed Dragon Stones and I look forward to the other books in the series! The descriptions of the dragons and characters in the book are very good and believable! My daught...more
I'm tempted to not write a review on this book at all, just as I was tempted to give it one star instead of two, cause I just can't come up with much of anything nice to say. So, I'm just going to relay my perceptions of this story, knowing that there are many people out there that will have a completely different opinion, and that's ok.
My biggest disappointment with this book is how simple the language is. After the first two pages I considered just putting it down and moving on to something el...more
My biggest disappointment with this book is how simple the language is. After the first two pages I considered just putting it down and moving on to something el...more
I thoroughly enjoyed this book right from the get-go all the way through to the end. Like Dahlia states below, I don’t really like having to wait for the next book to come out, but I guess that’s the life of getting sucked into a series!! I tend to stay away from many series type books, but I truly enjoyed Dragon Stones and I look forward to the other books in the series! The descriptions of the dragons and characters in the book are very good and believable! My daughters and I read this togethe...more
Dragon Stones is a wonderful book with great characters, my favorite character is Sela. It would be really cool to ride a dragon.
In Dragon Stones a young boy named Elias and his grandmother live in a little town it the mountains when Elias is out getting some honeycomb he finds a strange stone. He shows it to his grandmother and she tells him to hide it. Then the imperials come, he must run.
Kristian Alva wrote a wonderful book with lots of imagination. Anybody and everyone will love this book.
In Dragon Stones a young boy named Elias and his grandmother live in a little town it the mountains when Elias is out getting some honeycomb he finds a strange stone. He shows it to his grandmother and she tells him to hide it. Then the imperials come, he must run.
Kristian Alva wrote a wonderful book with lots of imagination. Anybody and everyone will love this book.
The author Kristian Alva claims to be born in a family of writers & I wonder if this is the best she can do. Anyone who knows the story of Eragon series & Lord of the Rings would instantly recognize that those two stories have been heavily lifted from to make this "story"!! Its not even as interesting as the other two, atleast not in this part. The least she could've done is to just take the theme & build her own story instead of taking whole scenes & changing them slightly!! WTF...more
The story crams in as many cliches as is physically possible, and to be honest it seems like a total ripoff of Eragon, which itself wasn't particularly original. To make things worse, it's not even well written, reading more like a plot outline than an actual novel.
All in all it's just not worth the effort, I wouldn't have bothered finishing it except that it's incredibly short.
All in all it's just not worth the effort, I wouldn't have bothered finishing it except that it's incredibly short.
This author definitely has potential and deep down there is a story waiting to break out. This first go around was too short and left you hanging. Characters were not developed well.
Even with that said, I look forward to seeing this author grow and mature in the industry.
Even with that said, I look forward to seeing this author grow and mature in the industry.
Nov 03, 2011
Shinyfox
marked it as to-read
When I read the description of the book, The Inheritance Cycle sprung immediately to mind. I'm worried that it will be too similar.
But after seeing all the good reviews I think I might give this series a try.
But after seeing all the good reviews I think I might give this series a try.
Great story! Elias, the grandson of Carina a healer with extraordinary powers, is now involved in an unexpected adventure. Such a good read. On to the next book The Return of the Dragon Riders.
Very short book, was a quick easy read for a day you don't want to get into a book you can't finish in a few hours.
Brilliant book and series. Well worth the time to read this set of books. The plot is fast paced and fun to read.
very predictable and a bit to close to eragon for my liking but still an enjoyable read
This was a good story. The writing is good and the ending makes me want to read the next book even more.
Easy to read. Enjoyable. A young main character who isn't annoying - always a bonus!
Almost like the dragons from pern or Eragon but an interesting story
a good read, so good in fact I read it in a day ,
I love books about dragons.
A bit slow in the start, but very adventurous and intriguing afterward. I'm a bit jaded on dragons and fantasy, but this one gives it a new, original twist, and is worth picking up!
Ok not fantastic
Captivating story that is written concisely. Short but interesting, so maybe more geared for the YA audience with short focus. Ending made me curious to know what happens in following books.
Reread this as I had run out and wanted a fantasy. Still enjoyed it
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I really enjoyed reading this book, however it does have alot of smilarity to Christopher Paolini's the inheritance series. But I enjoyed the characters and I look forward to reading more of this series.
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Kristian Alva was born into a family of writers and teachers. She worked as a corporate staff writer and a ghostwriter before publishing her own manuscripts. She currently lives in California with her family. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading all genres.
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