Dragonshadow

By Barbara Hambly

Lord John Aversin—with the help of his mageborn wife, Jenny Waynest—has fought and defeated two dragons, earning the title of Dragonsbane. But there are creatures more terrifying than dragons. Demonspawn from a dark dimension have learned to drink the magic—and the souls—of mages and dragons alike, turning their victims into empty vessels. And now they've stolen John and Jenny's mageborn son, twelve-year-old Ian.

In desperation, John seeks the help of the eldest and strongest dragon: Morkeleb the Black. But the demons have allies, too: a vast army poised to plunge the Realm into civil war. In the coming struggle, Morkeleb will sacrifice what he values most. Jenny will question everything she trusts and believes in. And John will embark on a perilous quest for the only things capable of defeating such powerful demons—even more powerful demons . . .

• Language: English
• Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
• Release date: Jul 22, 2009
• ISBN: 9780307567420

Barbara Hambly

Barbara Hambly was born in San Diego. Her interest in fantasy began with reading The Wizard of Oz at an early age and has continued ever since. She attended the University of California, Riverside, specialising in medieval history and then spent a year at the University at Bordeaux in Southern France as a teaching and research assistant. She now lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews for Dragonshadow

[ggoldby-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

London & Paris

[karlstar_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed this series, though not as much as the first one. I almost would have preferred just 1 or 2 books in this series. The characters are good and the whole dragon concept is good, but it starts to drag on (sorry) a bit.