Dawn Weaver: A tale of Dragon Riders

Soul Flames #1

by Issy Waldrom

An ancient evil stirs in the kingdom of Avaraline, and the fate of all life in a world blessed by magic hangs in the balance. The Guilds and Clans, who hold the power of the lands, are ill equipped to deal with the unknown threat, with corruption spreading through their ranks.

Not that this is of any consequence to Izen, a young man struggling to survive in a dying village, and Myne, a talented young Dragon rider seeking to prove herself. That is until the infamous Witch is sensed near his village and Izen becomes intertwined in world of the Dragon riders. Literally, with the magic awakening in him too. The complication, is that only females can be riders.

Genres: Fantasy

351 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2021

About the author

Issy is a trans woman author from New Zealand (yup, that island country that is often missed off maps ^^), who likes to write fantasy/urban fantasy with queer casts and trans woman mc's, usually sapphic, and often with more than a little romance too. I started writing and posting on webnovel sites as a hobby, and it has grown into being a lot more than what she initially thought. Writing is very much a passion, as she wants to be able to share the worlds and characters that she has created and love very much.

Her biggest complete series is Soul Flames, high fantasy with dragons, their riders, and the journey to deal with the evil that has plagued the world. She also have a shifter romance series (Paths for short, featuring dragons! then wolves!), a litrpg book (Esper, with a cute fox), a somewhat heavy urban fantasy (poly, and my only non-sapphic book), and a co-authored vampire series (B&S for an acronym, yes, more is coming!)

Current projects:
Heart's Whispers - out now!
Blood and Shadows book 2 - WIP
The Princess's Dragon - WIP

Reviews

[3DKing · Rating 5 out of 5]

Izen tries to help an old lady, Myne tries to capture said old lady thinking she's a dangerous witch. And so said witch turns all of their lives upside down. What follows are 351 pages densly filled with adventure, lore and changes.

"Dawn Weaver" moves the plot at a break neck speed, sometimes glossing over developments. Characters are constantly moving, experiencing something important, changing due to circumstances and getting to know one another. The party fighting the Demon Kings growths throught the book and everyone brings something new and important.

It's a fun and thrilling story and a great starting point for many more epic tales in Avaraline.

[Dm Sharkay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful story, the Setting is similar to Pern, some Sci-Fi and lots of Fantasy, totally worth a read.

[Adison · Rating 1 out of 5]

I was excited to read this book. While the cover is terrible. It looks like it's made by the app episode that I see so many ads about. I thought I would enjoy this book. I'm a big fantasy reader, but this just didn't hit home with me. The writing style is not my favorite and almost like it was written by a teenager.

[Tasha Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was recommended by an friend on Twitter for Pride month. A fun read. Enjoyed & laughed a lot. SFF, Fantasy, & romance elements. Queer & Trans characters.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good story in need of a proof reader

I really enjoyed this book. It’s the second by Waldrom that I’ve read. My main gripe is that it suffers from being a self published indie book. The errors aren’t all that numerous, but they are glaring for being not of the ordinary type one sees. Odd word choices and characters changing names with other characters stand out more than the usual spelling errors and the mixing of homonyms.

If you’ve made it to reading reviews you’re likely aware that one of the main characters is a trans woman who’s in love with another woman, but in case you weren’t aware, fair warning.

If the trans/wlw/self publishing issues aren’t going to bother you, I very much recommend this book.

[Dani · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoy the author's writing. I got a little bogged down in this one, long, and lots of battles, I definitely enjoyed it. Enjoyed her other book, Best Friends Promise, a little more. Will definitely read more of this author!

[Devorah A. S. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reads a *little* bit fast, but I'm ecstatic at finding a finding a more-than-decent book w/ a tgirl main-character ♡

[Jørn Kristensen · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF. This writing style is kind for different, but not for me. Recomend testing a few pages before you buy. Some say they really like it, so it may be for you.