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The Souls of the Fire Dragon
The Souls of the Fire Dragon
The Souls of the Fire Dragon
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The Souls of the Fire Dragon

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Fate leaned back in his and smiled, “ The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference.”
Death nodded in concurrence, “Wake Up Akea and see the truth.”

LanguageEnglish
PublisherJohn Wrieden
Release dateJun 12, 2010
ISBN9781452320625
The Souls of the Fire Dragon
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John Wrieden

Close your eyes and imagine a scene, then write what you see, smell, touch, hear, taste and feel.John Wrieden did just that. After completing novel writing and science fiction courses at the Gotham School of Writing, his stories turned into novels.John’s writing style could be described as deep and sometimes dark. However, he has a witty turn of phrase and likes nothing more than to have fun, while getting his point across.John graduated from the University of Central England in 2004 with a BEng(Hons) degree.

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    This was a fun book to read. I thought of a friend I lost this last year and how much he would have enjoyed this book. The Souls of the Fire Dragon is a mixture of a dystopian and fantasy story. We start out in a futuristic world where the government is run by the Patrician. He has outlawed all magic, eventhough he himself posesses the ability to do magic. He sets up "The Watchmen" which are nothing more than henchmen that do his ever, evil bidding. The man character Akea is a dissatisfied computer programmer. He wants to help his people but doesn't know how. He goes to bed one night and wakes up in an alley being urged by a young girl to follow her. She takes him to her uncle and when they shake hands her uncle realizes that Akea is actually a magician. They travel across the border in search of a magician who can help him regain his memories, and most importantly train him to use his magic. Akea meets up with a dragon and the two become married as they each have the ability to take the other's form. They set out to free the people fromt he Patrician. All of this is accomplished with the help of Fate and Chance. I thought the use of "the gods" was very creative. I quite enjoyed this book
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    The Souls of the Fire Dragon begins in a dystopian reality controlled by The Patrician, a totalitaian dictator who controls the population with his security force of Watchmen and a cultist religion. A young man named Akea falls asleep in this world and wakes up in an alley with no memories and a woman hovering over him telling him "The Watchmen are coming!" Following the mysterious stranger, Akea discovers that he is actually a magician in the bizarre world where magic is outlawed. Thrust into a mission to free the populace from The Patrician's rule, Akea befriends other magic users and a female dragon with the unseen figures of Fate and Chance watching - and occasionally stepping in - along the way.I really enjoyed the set-up of this book and the futuristic world that author John Wrieden created. The details of eye scanners at coffee shops to alert barristas of customers' drink choices and the intimidating know-all Watchmen were a good premise for a science-fiction thriller. I also thought the transition from this dystopia to the creation of multiple realities populated by dragons, magicians, elves, and dwarves was a creative and intriguing story. However, there was something lacking in the construction of this novel, and the plot never quite came together cohesively. The details of the Watchmen as torturers were overly gruesome and the female characters were often stereotyped as helpless victims - with the exception of Argonath the dragon, although her personality is somewhat overshadowed by her relationship with Akea.Overall, I think this book was interesting and original. The execution could have been better but Wrieden has some great ideas and concepts and definitely shows promise for future works as his writing develops.

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