Dragon Town

The Dragon City Series #3

by Tom Lichtenberg

Argus Kirkham, now 39, is once again dragged unwillingly into an inexplicable situation. Sapphire Karadjian returns to the story as an investigate journalist assigned to a new mystery, a volcanic sinkhole which has swallowed an entire football stadium, and from which a very strange and nameless young girl has emerged, hair and clothes on fire, with a message for Argus.

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult, Paranormal, Dragons

76 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 2011

About the author

I've written a lot of stories, and one thing I've learned is that stories have a life. They want to be read, and they're brought to life by readers. Readers give them meaning, give them substance and fulfill their destinies. Stories aren't picky about who reads them. They welcome everyone. Money means nothing to them - they don't care how much the reader paid and they equally don't care how much the author made. Stories want to live and they want to be a part of your life. I often think of them as like paper boats you place upon a stream. You never know where they'll end up!

I tend to go for speculative fiction, sci-fi, satire, magical realism, post-modernism, eclectic lit, and generally stay away from horror, romance and paranormal unless there's some good humor in it. I like a light touch, with real ideas.

While a few of my stories are on Wattpad, lots more can be found (and all for free) at Smashwords.com, Feedbooks.com, Barnes and Noble, and the Apple iBookstore. If you really want to, you can also buy them cheaply on Amazon Kindle.

Reviews

[Georgeanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review is from: Dragon Town (Dragon City Trilogy) (Kindle Edition)
Still no ending. No questions answered. Nothing resolved. I was quite entertained while I was reading, but now that I'm finished, I'm disappointed. Maybe I'm too old fashioned to appreciate this story. I need loose ends tied up and questions answered when the story ends. I would be very interested to read any follow up to this story that may come out.

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel the conclusion of this book was foreshadowed by the fictional Inspector Mole mystery books that Argus was reading in Freak City (the second book in this trilogy). In Freak City, Argus ponders why Mystery books are called such, when they should be called Solution books since the mystery is solved by the end of the book. He considered the Inspector Mole books to be true Mystery books since the mysteries are explored but not necessarily solved.

This is the same with the Dragon City Trilogy. Mysteries are discovered, questioned and explored. But if you are looking for some big, overall answer to all the strange things happening, then-- surprise-- there isn't one. The funny thing about this is: that doesn't bother me like I thought it would. I guess in this case, one big answer could never live up to the mystery that the books created.

[Tom Lichtenberg]

The Book's Review of Itself:

Although the Dragon City stories are currently billed as a trilogy, and this is the third book, it feels more like the overall tale is as much a mystery to its author as to any of its readers, and perhaps is still a work in progress. Lurking in the background of all three is the notion that the place-or-thing at Snapdragon Alley is very, very old, and that its moments are generations to humans, and within its scope our meager glimpses into it are no more illuminating than sparks off a camp fire. We cannot see the end of it any more than we can the beginning.

[Paul Allard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume 3 of 4 of this series takes us 17 years into the future after the events of Freak City. This short novel deals mainly with Sapphire (from Volume 1 - Snapdragon Alley), now a reporter, returning to her home town to investigate a mysterious wormhole where Snapdragon Alley used to be.

Mysterious goings-on ensue involving both Kirkham brothers as well. It all ends on a cliffhanger before the final volume - which obviously I'll have to read just to see what this was all about!

[PapaTrain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dragons?

Still don't know what this story line is but still totally enjoying it, .so I go on to book 4

[Krystl Louwagie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is the last in this short trilogy, of which I still haven't read the first. I don't have many different thoughts on this book than the one before. Interesting concepts and ideas, but they don't seem as fleshed out as they should be. I might not be getting everything since I missed the first book in the series. The ending is for the most part disappointing. I kind of like Argus just because he's so boring and determined not to be involved in what clearly is trying to involve him. He wants to live a boring life, and even though his life isn't boring, he keeps on going forward pretending it is and determined to make it so.
These stories seem to spend time and end up in weird places at moments-scenes or characters that don't seem needed, details that don't need to be there. And these are short in the first place, so you'd think they'd be nicely condensed, but it really seems like the beginnings are drawn out, but after the halfway point to the end, the writer just what needs to be there. Also, a nice edit should be done, even excluding content or story. Nothing's spelled wrong, but often the wrong words are used, there are words missing, etc. This was also true of the previous story on the series, "Freak City" or something to that effect. Just very simple writing all around. Anyways, I'll read the first book and finish up this short series, and edit this review if it seems I've misjudged something after getting the whole story.

[Jimmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the previous books in the trilogy, I really liked this one. Tom Lichtenberg is a talented storyteller who does a great job of writing a fantastic mystery that continues to remain a mystery. In his bizarre and entertaining books, I don’t mind not knowing the answer, because the journey he gives is that good.
To complete the circle, Dragon Town is told from Sapphire’s perspective, Alex Kirkham’s former childhood friend. (The first in the trilogy is told from Alex’s perspective, and the second is told from his brother’s perspective, Argus.)
Sapphire arrives on location to report about the sinkhole that swallowed the Sea Dragons Stadium. The mystery of the strange girl who insists on being called Nameless is the essential core of this story that will bring together the trilogy that began with Snapdragon Alley and gives further light to its sequel Freak City.

[Merissa (Archaeolibrarian) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Originally this book was supposed to be the final part of a trilogy but now there is a fourth book, presumably to answer all the questions that the first three books don't! I can't really say anymore about this series of books apart from what has been said before:

1) Each book involves one of the main three characters, with the others there as background detail.
2) It's about a place / being / dragon that appears / disappears every 600 days / 17 years.

I'm going to read the fourth book in the series if only to see how it ends but I don't think I'll be reading much more by this author unless I get a recommendation from a friend.

[Ros · Rating 3 out of 5]

A slow start, but became more interesting as it went along, but that's because it is Book 3 of 3 and so no wonder I didn't slip into it too easily. I will read the others. Hope there's more. I want to know what happens (or has it happened?)

[Bill Tillman]

It is kind of a strange experience reading the third book of a series first. That said the tale is self contained and keeps you hanging on the edge of your seat. The ending is in a happy jungle.

[Lindsay · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book, like the first two, didn't really go anywhere, and didn't really resolve anything.

[Sandra]

Free on Nook

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice book but for very young adults