Master of the Fortress

Dragon Core Chronicles #4

by Lars Machmüller

The dragon is dead. The battle is won. The War has only begun.

Selys, the Burning End, Overlord of the Scoured Mountain, is dead. Onyx and his faithful minions are safely seated in her old fortress, already working to change the mountain for the better. Sadly, not everyone is happy with the ridiculous ‘modern’ changes they are attempting to implement.

The minions of the fallen Overlord have chosen to rebel against the new ruler, and they number in the thousands. When all you’ve known is fear, blood, and strength… anything else is weakness. It’s up to Onyx, a shadow dragon—the species most infamous for lies and treachery—to be the one to teach them a new way.

The dragon is dead. Long live the dragon!

Genres: Fantasy, Dragons, Magic

412 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 18, 2023

Reviews

[Cmoore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Carl the Isekaied man. Simply embraces his new life as the Shadow Dragon Onyx, his new World, and his new Family! Now that Selys is dead, he has'ta protect the Fortress, his seat of power, and Fire Peak the city it resides in. A city that's on the knifes edge, about the blow itself apart by the laws set down by Onyx. And Onyx will do anything to save the precious city, will find whatever it takes to do that or die trying. What's it gonna take?!? Turns out... Everyone! But wait he's blindsided by what happens next... Ohhhh no! What's he gonna dooo..? Get the book to find out!

Here's a quote that tickled me:

They’d even followed my late father’s cookbook, searing it to ash on the outside while leaving it nice and raw on the inside."

[misspinkeye · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is another series that I really love! Like the previous books, I immensely enjoyed listening to this. I really like that the story picked up from where it left off. Also, the author has created these characters that are so interesting and I love them. I love the banters, the struggles, and the dynamics among them.

Another brilliant performance by Steve Campbell! He brought each character to life. Great job!

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Action galore

This book ups the ante as we see the fight for survival and the struggle to grow stronger together. Some great world building and intrigue in this one as we progress with Carl.

[Jack Vinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining romp.

Now the titular core is fighting to keep his domain together, and battling armies and sabotage. And yet he survives several major battles and ponders ways to get even bigger. Will it be a larger war, or will it go another direction?

[Amber Kluttz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grade A

Another excellent entry from the author. The characters we know and love are back, and the story is even better than before.

[Olivia Ganzenmuller · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well-written with original and thorough action, battle, ambush and fight scenes. Love the political intrigue and leadership aspects of this book.

[Omri Dallal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Same pace & same humor, if you liked it so far you would like this one as well

4.5/5

[Mark A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book

Really enjoyed these books and am looking forward to the next one. Unique twist on LitRPG with main character being reborn as a dragon.

[Ahmed · Rating 1 out of 5]

You are not dragoning

[Dustin · Rating 3 out of 5]

In the last book Onyx managed to take the city and in this one he learns how that was just the start of his problems.

Solid plot and some decent characters.