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El Nido: Las Aventuras de los Dragones de Durn
El desierto se llena de esperanza con la llegada de la primavera... pero un nuevo peligro amenaza a los dragones de Durn. Una vez al borde de la extincion, los dragones se recuperan con una nueva generacion de crias. La lider de los jinetes de dragon, Sela Matu, espera ansiosamente noticias de su dragona, Brinsop, quien se ha retirado a las Arenas de la Muerte para construir su nido y poner sus huevos. Pasan las semanas, y finalmente un dia, Sela escucha la lejana voz de su querida amiga, entregando la feliz noticia; Los polluelos de Brinsop han salido del cascaron! Feliz por la noticia, Sela se aventura profundamente en el desierto para reunirse con Brinsop y conocer a sus nuevas crias. Acechando entre los nomadas, un misterioso desconocido planea algo inesperado. Sela debe llegar a tiempo hasta Brinsop, o bien, las crias pueden perderse para siempre. Podra Sela detener esta amenaza antes de que sea demasiado tarde?
102 pages, Paperback
Published November 30, 2016
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Kristian Alva
23 books209 followersKristian 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 Nevada with her family. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading all genres.
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June 10, 2016
For the first time in many years, a dragon has given birth. Driven to near extinction, the arrival of hatchlings is a momentous occasion, drawing the attention of both friend and foe.
The synopsis gave me the idea that this would be an action-packed story about dragon riders. It isn’t. At the very least, I’d hoped to get some perspective inside the dragon’s mind and watch her raise her brood. That’s not what this is about either.
Basically the story revolves around Sela, a former dragon rider who might have done great things in the past. It’s hinted at, and she’s responsible for giving the dragons protected status, so at least I know she did something. Other than that, she is a rather boring character. She doesn’t carry herself like a noble, nor does she speak like one. She also doesn’t act like a warrior, nor does she seem to have much fight in her. She could have been anyone, and she did not stand out or appeal to me as a lead character. Most of her scenes involve lengthy, boring conversations. Even when she meets up with Feanor, whom she hates, she doesn’t have much venom in her words. The only actual fighting is one small scene and only between the dragons, making the riders entirely unnecessary. It’s a puzzling world where dragon riders don’t actually do any fighting. What is the point? “She knew she was powerless to stop him” pretty much sums it up. Can’t win, don’t try. Not a drop of fight left in this woman who at some point was a great warrior. I didn’t get a feel for her grand history in this story.
The theft of the hatchlings was a good plot point and could have led to a grand adventure. I think it was too rushed in this novella and would have been far better fledged out into a novel. I would love to journey along with Brinsop as she hunts for her brood and gets her revenge. But all of the other characters could be left out, except for Abayomi, who I found fascinating.
There was also a lot of lead up to getting a falcon. His name is Raider, and I’d hoped he would do something interesting, but alas, he does not. I wanted him to scratch some eyes out when his mistress was kidnapped, but he did nothing. I don’t think he was even around for it. Unfortunately that makes the bird another extraneous character. I wanted to love this story. I truly did. It certainly has a lot of potential, but it doesn’t deliver.
I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
The synopsis gave me the idea that this would be an action-packed story about dragon riders. It isn’t. At the very least, I’d hoped to get some perspective inside the dragon’s mind and watch her raise her brood. That’s not what this is about either.
Basically the story revolves around Sela, a former dragon rider who might have done great things in the past. It’s hinted at, and she’s responsible for giving the dragons protected status, so at least I know she did something. Other than that, she is a rather boring character. She doesn’t carry herself like a noble, nor does she speak like one. She also doesn’t act like a warrior, nor does she seem to have much fight in her. She could have been anyone, and she did not stand out or appeal to me as a lead character. Most of her scenes involve lengthy, boring conversations. Even when she meets up with Feanor, whom she hates, she doesn’t have much venom in her words. The only actual fighting is one small scene and only between the dragons, making the riders entirely unnecessary. It’s a puzzling world where dragon riders don’t actually do any fighting. What is the point? “She knew she was powerless to stop him” pretty much sums it up. Can’t win, don’t try. Not a drop of fight left in this woman who at some point was a great warrior. I didn’t get a feel for her grand history in this story.
The theft of the hatchlings was a good plot point and could have led to a grand adventure. I think it was too rushed in this novella and would have been far better fledged out into a novel. I would love to journey along with Brinsop as she hunts for her brood and gets her revenge. But all of the other characters could be left out, except for Abayomi, who I found fascinating.
There was also a lot of lead up to getting a falcon. His name is Raider, and I’d hoped he would do something interesting, but alas, he does not. I wanted him to scratch some eyes out when his mistress was kidnapped, but he did nothing. I don’t think he was even around for it. Unfortunately that makes the bird another extraneous character. I wanted to love this story. I truly did. It certainly has a lot of potential, but it doesn’t deliver.
I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
June 15, 2016
In the past I have enjoyed several other Dragon books by Kristain Alva and know the quality of her work. This short story is exceptional and shows the depth of its characters. Read it!
July 27, 2016
Good book ,hope there more to come
This was a good book to read and I enjoyed reading this book. the story line was good a d easy to follow
This was a good book to read and I enjoyed reading this book. the story line was good a d easy to follow
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