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The Dragon Throne
The Dragon Throne
The Dragon Throne
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The Dragon Throne

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‘You have only one part of the Summoning Ring,’ said the dragon to Fianna. ‘And neither the knowledge nor the strength to use it even if it were complete.’
Fianna is the only child of King Stannard and Queen Fiona, and has always expected to become the next Keeper of the Dragon Throne. She exiles herself from the court when her father decides to take a second wife. Recalled to Secondus castle after Stannard’s death, she has to contend with the split loyalties among the royal knights. In desperation, she agrees to summon the dragons to support her claim to the throne. Their challenge sends her to meet them in their Sacred Mountains.
In the woods of the unicorn herd, the Prancer loses his milk-brother to an attack by a dragon. He travels across the human kingdoms to seek the killer, discovering the complexities of human relationships and the delights of ale along the way.
They meet at the Sacred Mountains. And so begins a story of love, friendship — and betrayal.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherChrys Cymri
Release dateAug 15, 2015
ISBN9781310207822
The Dragon Throne
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Chrys Cymri

Priest by day, writer at odd times of the day and night, I live with a small green parrot called Tilly because the upkeep for a dragon is beyond my current budget. Plus I’m responsible for making good any flame damage to church property. I love ‘Doctor Who’, landscape photography, single malt whisky, and my job, in no particular order. When I’m not looking after a small parish church in the Midlands (England) I like to go on far flung adventures to places like Peru, New Zealand, and North Korea.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a wonderful fantasy story for any age, and the ending will blow your mind!The Dragon Throne follows Fianna, princess and heir to the dragon throne. We first meet her at the age of 11, a year after the death of her mother. Her father inadvertently threatens her position when he takes a new wife, bringing about the possibility that a new, male heir would be born. Fianna runs to her aunt's home, where she is taught the ways of the Dragon Throne, though her aunt's tutelage carries the bitterness of a firstborn woman who also lost the throne to her younger brother.We also follow The Prancer, a unicorn on a journey of honor as he seeks the dragon who killed his milk-brother. The Prancer is honest, determined, and witty, but his past is shrouded in mystery, and he bears the marks of both painter and dancer - positions usually bestowed to twins.Along the way Fianna makes friends with Deian, a boy who's connection with the land is unlike any other human's, but the land and her magic are dying.This is a beautiful fantasy turned sci-fi that strikes all my favorite chords - unicorns, dragons, princesses, and magic - without being cliche or predictable. The story ends with a bit of a cliff-hanger, but the author addresses enough of the story to satisfy the reader while leaving an incredible hunger to start the next book.This book comes highly recommended!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    First off, I have to say that I thought this to be a very well-written, polished story with great descriptions and narrative/dialogue. I like to consider my review through the eyes of the target audience, but I genuinely feel there is a little in this book for everyone, if you enjoy fantasy and have a little imagination that is...
    The story centres around Fianna, the heir to her father's kingdom, though his new bride is expecting their son and a woman cannot inherit the throne if the King dies and a boy child lives... That is an interesting enough plot right there for me, but M/s Cymri throws in age-old alliances with a family of time-travelling dragons, a vengeful and antagonistic aunt who hungers for vengeance and power, political intrigue and jostling for position at court, and even some magical unicorns who will become central to the story and are supposed to be Fianna's and the dragon's enemies!!!
    It all adds up to a wonderful ride which fans of fantasy will enjoy I am sure, especially as the novel is only part one of a two-part story which contains an interesting cliffhanger that will leave the reader begging for more.
    So, why only 4 stars? Well, I wanted to give it 4.5 but 4 stars is an extremely good marking for a start. I merely thought it not quite worthy of a five because the pace of the first half of the novel was a little slow for me; I thoroughly enjoyed the parts involving Fianna, but not so the journey of The Prancer (the main unicorn) which I felt was a trifle laboured. That's personal taste I suppose and I have to admit that once Fianna was crowned/they actually met, the story quickened noticeably somewhere around that point and became a much more interesting/exciting read. Had the novel maintained that pace all the way through, it would have been 5 stars.
    I would thoroughly recommend this book to fans of fantasy. I would encourage you to persevere with it if like me you like fast-paced stories. I believe you will not be disappointed. I also think the sequel should be fantastic, as the writer clearly has tremendous skill in both writing and editing.

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