On one side of the border lies the modern world: the internet, homecoming dances, cell phones. On the other side dwell the ancient monsters who spa...
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Apr 19, 2011
LL
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I give this book a 3.5-star rating...
I read numerous YA urban fantasy/paranormal novels in the past and I was often disappointed by the lack of characterization and depth, uninteresting plot etc. So I did not have high expectations going into Voices of Dragons. I was actually quite pleasantly surprised by the fact that this book engaged me enough that I stayed up an extra hour late into the night just so I could finish it. Carrie Vaughn definitely has a way with her writing to cap More...
I read numerous YA urban fantasy/paranormal novels in the past and I was often disappointed by the lack of characterization and depth, uninteresting plot etc. So I did not have high expectations going into Voices of Dragons. I was actually quite pleasantly surprised by the fact that this book engaged me enough that I stayed up an extra hour late into the night just so I could finish it. Carrie Vaughn definitely has a way with her writing to cap More...
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Jan 01, 2011
Meg
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Exciting premise, but Ms Vaughn skipped some basics. Her world building is excellent, but a lot of the description could have been left in the computer as part of her research/development. Add in that she's forgotten a basic premise of successful white space and it slowed down.
Further, I agree that the plot line, while adequate, was lacking in the stunning quality that I expected from Ms Vaughn and her editors. YA doesn't mean the plot can be simplified and pared down with few lay More...
Further, I agree that the plot line, while adequate, was lacking in the stunning quality that I expected from Ms Vaughn and her editors. YA doesn't mean the plot can be simplified and pared down with few lay More...
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Sep 04, 2010
Leanne (Magic of Reading)
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In a world filled with Vampires, Werewolves and ghosts i'm always really, really happy to find a book that has a completely different subject matter while still being utterly compelling.
I am well aware that this is by no way the first book in which a human befirends a dragon but it is the first i've read set in the modern world and i was absolutely astounded.
Kay is a seventeen year old girl who loves to climb/hike and all that other dangerous out-doorsy stuff. On one lone hiki More...
I am well aware that this is by no way the first book in which a human befirends a dragon but it is the first i've read set in the modern world and i was absolutely astounded.
Kay is a seventeen year old girl who loves to climb/hike and all that other dangerous out-doorsy stuff. On one lone hiki More...
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Jan 08, 2012
Katie Rose
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Book: Voices of Dragons
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Page #: 309
Star #: 4
Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn was a fun read. A seventeen year old girl had an accident while climbing one day and was thrown across an important border; the one keeping peace between dragons and humans. Ironically, a dragon on the other side rescued her. A friendship was formed. Unfortunately, a war had been rising for years and the pair are stuck in the middle of it with government officials, fla More...
Author: Carrie Vaughn
Page #: 309
Star #: 4
Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn was a fun read. A seventeen year old girl had an accident while climbing one day and was thrown across an important border; the one keeping peace between dragons and humans. Ironically, a dragon on the other side rescued her. A friendship was formed. Unfortunately, a war had been rising for years and the pair are stuck in the middle of it with government officials, fla More...
Oct 12, 2011
ReD
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There are some books that grab me by the shoulders and say, "Remember. Don't you remember?" These books make me think back to restless Christmas nights, where I wondered how I could fall asleep when magic was going to happen. The joy of waking up and discovering my entire yard was covered in snow. Possibilities, these books tell me. Remember when there were possibilities?
There's a bag of young-adult romance novels in th More...
There are some books that grab me by the shoulders and say, "Remember. Don't you remember?" These books make me think back to restless Christmas nights, where I wondered how I could fall asleep when magic was going to happen. The joy of waking up and discovering my entire yard was covered in snow. Possibilities, these books tell me. Remember when there were possibilities?
There's a bag of young-adult romance novels in th More...
Jun 29, 2011
P.M.
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Kay lives in Silver River, Montana where her father is the county sheriff and her mother works for the FBBE (Federal Bureau of Border Enforcement). Mom's job is to prosecute anyone who crosses over into Dragon, the land to the north that is the sanctuary of dragons. Sixty years ago a terrible war was fought until both humans and dragons agreed to a peace. One day, Kay is looking for some meaning to life when she inadvertently falls into a river on the border where she is fished out by a teenage
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Jun 10, 2011
Jodi
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Vaughn starts with the premise that dragons are real and that at one time humans formed a treaty with dragons so that both would stay on their own lands. Kay lives on the border of Dragon and one day when hiking, she falls and ends up on the other side of the border. Where she meets a dragon. It's not as implausible as I'm describing it. It turns out that dragons have art and language etc. The one she meets happens to speak English. He was trained by one of the dragons who negotiated the origina
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May 31, 2011
Libby
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Voices of Dragons takes place in an alternate present. Much is the same, but in Vaughn's book dragons resurfaced after the nuclear explosions in WWII. After yet another war, this time between dragons and humans, an unstable peace is formed and dragons are living in several far northern reaches of the world. Kay Wyatt, looking for adventure, goes mountain climbing near the border of Dragon in northern Montana. When she is saved from a near fatal accident by a dragon, they develop an illegal f
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Mar 31, 2011
Oh, Carrie Vaughn. I feel like I’m just learning about you, even though I’ve read everything you’ve ever written (as of Monday, anyway).
This is her first YA book and I thought it was a good choice. (Her second YA book, Steel, just came out.)
I found Kay to be a risk-taker, a leader. A girl you don’t typically see starring in a YA book because of how outdoorsy she is. She’s a tomboy.
Of course, this isn’t a romance, which might explain why the female lead is diff More...
This is her first YA book and I thought it was a good choice. (Her second YA book, Steel, just came out.)
I found Kay to be a risk-taker, a leader. A girl you don’t typically see starring in a YA book because of how outdoorsy she is. She’s a tomboy.
Of course, this isn’t a romance, which might explain why the female lead is diff More...
Dec 30, 2010
Karissa
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I have read all of Vaughn's adult Kitty Norville series, when I saw she has written a young adult novel I was excited to read it. This is her debut young adult novel and it is a very good book.
During World War II the bombs that were dropped awoke the dragons and a great war ensued. Finally a treaty was signed giving humans and dragons separate territories. Kay lives in this world sixty years later; humans and dragons have had no contact and her home town is on the border of Dragon te More...
During World War II the bombs that were dropped awoke the dragons and a great war ensued. Finally a treaty was signed giving humans and dragons separate territories. Kay lives in this world sixty years later; humans and dragons have had no contact and her home town is on the border of Dragon te More...
Dec 03, 2010
A Canadian Girl
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Having read some of the books from Carrie Vaughn’s Kitty Norville series, I decided to read her YA debut, Voices of Dragons. The story doesn’t involve vampires or werewolves, and so it was refreshing in that regard. However, the plot seems to proceed pretty slowly, especially at the beginning.
The greatest strength of the novel lies in how seamlessly Vaughn creates a modern world in which it’s possible for dragons to exist. The re-emergence of the dragons is interwoven with humanity’s h More...
The greatest strength of the novel lies in how seamlessly Vaughn creates a modern world in which it’s possible for dragons to exist. The re-emergence of the dragons is interwoven with humanity’s h More...
Nov 10, 2010
minervasowl
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I wish that there were a three and a half star rating option.
Since I read a lot of books in a similar vein with similar storylines, challenges, themes and characters, I am always looking for an author to surprise me and draw me in with a different twist or take on familiar elements.
Voices of Dragons is a little more serious and a little less whimsical than a lot of the teen urban fantasy type books I have read.
The setting is completely contemporary and modern. More...
Since I read a lot of books in a similar vein with similar storylines, challenges, themes and characters, I am always looking for an author to surprise me and draw me in with a different twist or take on familiar elements.
Voices of Dragons is a little more serious and a little less whimsical than a lot of the teen urban fantasy type books I have read.
The setting is completely contemporary and modern. More...
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Jun 30, 2010
Julia
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Kay lives in a world where Dragons and Humans live peacefully side by side...as long as they stay on their side of the border. As long as Kay can remember which wasn't so long since she's a teenager, Dragons are dangerous, unable to talk and is expected to attack anytime.
One day, she went rock climbing, got into an accident and fell into a river at the wrong side of the border. But she was saved...by a dragon. She realized that everything they were taught about dragons was wrong.
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One day, she went rock climbing, got into an accident and fell into a river at the wrong side of the border. But she was saved...by a dragon. She realized that everything they were taught about dragons was wrong.
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May 07, 2010
Lindsey
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Ever since I was a little girl I have been in love with dragons. It started with my father reading me The Hobbit and singing to me Puff The Magic Dragon, it continued as a teenager with The Dragon Nimbus series by Irene Radford, made permanent by a dragon tattoo on my hip when I was a teenager, and renewed two days ago by Carrie Vaughs new young adult novel, The Voices of Dragons.
In this novel the young protagonist Kay Wyatt lives in a world living exactly like our own except one drag More...
In this novel the young protagonist Kay Wyatt lives in a world living exactly like our own except one drag More...
Mar 20, 2010
Heather
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Mar 17, 2010
Lexie
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When I first heard about Voices of Dragons, I had no idea it was a young adult urban fantasy. Actually I had no idea what it was about at all, but Dragons are a surefire way to get my attention at least. As I heard more about it, I was a little skeptical over the premise. It truly did sound like a Romeo & Juliet set-up but with a Dragon and a girl. The book more then exceeded my expectations however.
There was something very real about the situation to me, or perhaps the reactions of More...
There was something very real about the situation to me, or perhaps the reactions of More...
Feb 16, 2010
Arya
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Voices of Dragons by Carrie Vaughn 4 of 5 stars.
Voices of Dragons is a tale of pointless rivalry and self-sacrifice.
Sixty years prior a war between dragons and humans erupted. The dragons came out of hiding during WWII when the vibrations from bombs frightened them. Feeling as though they were under attack they waged war against the humans. Realizing that the dragons and humans were too well-matched, the two races formed a treaty, setting off certain land for the dragons.
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Voices of Dragons is a tale of pointless rivalry and self-sacrifice.
Sixty years prior a war between dragons and humans erupted. The dragons came out of hiding during WWII when the vibrations from bombs frightened them. Feeling as though they were under attack they waged war against the humans. Realizing that the dragons and humans were too well-matched, the two races formed a treaty, setting off certain land for the dragons.
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Nov 21, 2011
Becky
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A colleague of mine gave me this book back in May and told me I would enjoy it, I gratefully accepted it and put it to one side and promptly forgot about it. I renewed it so many times at the library and even had to dig it out when someone else requested it. I didn't want to give up on it so I requested it back after but still didn't read it. I checked by books on Saturday and realised this had another request on it plus it was a week late back (as staff I don't get fines but I do get told off)
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May 03, 2011
Kerri
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'Voices of Dragons' was such a pleasant surprise. When I read the book cover I was skeptical - a story about dragons? It would be so simple for it to come off silly.. but it didn't. Carrie Vaughn's writing style made the story flow and built a believable modern world with dragons. The story was actually exciting.
Kay Wyatt lives in a small town that is located right at the border that separates the human world from the land designated for the dragons. One day Kay ventures out to go r More...
Kay Wyatt lives in a small town that is located right at the border that separates the human world from the land designated for the dragons. One day Kay ventures out to go r More...
Apr 27, 2010
Rebecca
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Apr 28, 2010
Tiffiane
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I really enjoyed this story. Carrie Vaughn's first shot at YA and I think she did a great job.
Kay is really cute, and yet brave all at the same time. I guess as the Sheriff's daughter, she has to be. Her budding relationship with Jon was really cute and honest, and her best friend Tam was by her side through thick and thin. You can't help but love the 3 of them.
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Kay is really cute, and yet brave all at the same time. I guess as the Sheriff's daughter, she has to be. Her budding relationship with Jon was really cute and honest, and her best friend Tam was by her side through thick and thin. You can't help but love the 3 of them.
At first, I was thinking this was going to be just a "feel good" easy sort of read, but then when More...
Mar 25, 2010
Nancy
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Kay has never seen a dragon before, despite the fact that she lives close to the border that separates human from dragon territory. That is until the day she slips and falls into a river while rock climbing, washing her across the border. Kay is rescued by a dragon named Artegal. At first Kay is terrified, but as the two begin to talk they become friends. Then a military plane goes down in in dragon territory, sparking a war between the two races. Will Kay and Artegal's friendship be enough to s
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Aug 22, 2011
Kai (Amaterasu Reads)
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What if Dragons were to live in present time? What conflict will such ancient creatures bring to a modern world? Well look no further because Carrie Vaughn's novel will tell you how the world is.
I must have gotten used to the fact that dragons in the novels I've read shape shift. The dragons in Carrie Vaughn's book do not. They're just like what we've read in myths, big, scaly, beautiful, flying creatures. People fear them. Why not when the More...
What if Dragons were to live in present time? What conflict will such ancient creatures bring to a modern world? Well look no further because Carrie Vaughn's novel will tell you how the world is.
I must have gotten used to the fact that dragons in the novels I've read shape shift. The dragons in Carrie Vaughn's book do not. They're just like what we've read in myths, big, scaly, beautiful, flying creatures. People fear them. Why not when the More...
Aug 02, 2010
Mary (BookHounds)
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Kay is your basic teenager who loves the outdoors and hiking, so it easy to believe that she is rescued one day by a dragon after the background is told. This harks back to the age old story that those that are different are our enemies. The dragons and humans have a tenuous treaty which the humans want to break to get at the natural reserves in the untouched dragon territory. Once Kay starts to communicate with the dragon, Artegal, the book takes off. Of course, the ending left off where th
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Nov 09, 2011
Kathy
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An alternative timeline story from the teen section of the library. The nukes of WWII awakened the sleeping dragons. Literally. The world is still recovering when a war between dragons and humans breaks out. A peace treaty is established with parts of the world becoming dragon territory and no crossing of the border is permitted. Years pass.
Kay is a 17 year old living in a town on the border of the dragon territory. She likes to flirt with danger and a mishap causes her to be on the wr More...
Kay is a 17 year old living in a town on the border of the dragon territory. She likes to flirt with danger and a mishap causes her to be on the wr More...
Apr 08, 2011
Elanor
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I personally didn't care for this book that much. The basic premise (Dragons do exist, they just live in a different part of the world than humans) is quite cool, but I found that it never really felt realistic. Apparently, even though it's only been 60 years since humans figured out dragons were real, they've already forgotten everything about them, like the fact that some dragons can talk. And relationships with the dragons are so poor that when a human accidentally (or not so accidentally) cr
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Jan 24, 2011
Jeffrey
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YA books nowadays seem to fall into two categories: there are Young Adult YA books that are applicable to the target audience and don't fare well outside of it, and there are the Accessible YA books like the Harry Potter or Hunger Games series which can engage readers regardless of age.
Unfortunately this book leans more toward the Young Adult category. The personal conflicts of the main character are relatively cliche, as is the central conflict. The whole story is predictable, and u More...
Unfortunately this book leans more toward the Young Adult category. The personal conflicts of the main character are relatively cliche, as is the central conflict. The whole story is predictable, and u More...
Jan 11, 2011
Sarah
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Jan 06, 2011
Splash Of Our Worlds
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Do you know the feeling when there is a book out there and when you finish it and want more, you learn that it's a stand alone novel and you are sad? Well, that's what happened to me with this book! Now, if you think "dah..it has dragons that's why you like it", then you are mistaken!
The story is rolling in our world but he big difference is that some time in our history, dragons decided to appear. Now, they are not friends with the humans but live next to her. Across the bor More...
The story is rolling in our world but he big difference is that some time in our history, dragons decided to appear. Now, they are not friends with the humans but live next to her. Across the bor More...
Aug 12, 2010
Andres
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**I read this because my job is preparing an upcoming event with this author (and others who write similar books).**
I read this knowing it was the start of a new series, but my low rating still comes from the non-ending ending that ends this book. I'm not a dragon story kind of reader, and haven't delved much into YA fiction yet, but I did find this to have an interesting premise, and I would read, and look forward to reading, the rest of this series but only when they are all out an More...
I read this knowing it was the start of a new series, but my low rating still comes from the non-ending ending that ends this book. I'm not a dragon story kind of reader, and haven't delved much into YA fiction yet, but I did find this to have an interesting premise, and I would read, and look forward to reading, the rest of this series but only when they are all out an More...
