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The Chalice Trilogy #2
Dream Stone
A restless warrior...
A fierce maiden...
A magical love story of sorcery and passion...
Orphaned as a child and raised by monks, Mychael ab Arawn had forsaken all things of the world—until fiery visions drew him into the victorious battle to reclaim his ancestral home. Yet peace still eludes him, for the visions of mystical dragons and mysterious caverns linger. Armed as a warrior once more, Mychael prepares for his quest—to seek out the images that haunt him and conquer them once and for all.
There are many who would stay Mychael, intent on using him for their own purposes. Only the beautiful Llynya, with her lavender scent and lightning-fast blade, joins him on his path. But Mychael may have little chance to taste the sensual power that draws him to the maiden. For soon his visions will lead them to a crossroads of destiny, where danger awaits in every cavern—and friends and ancient enemies of man threaten to destroy them.
A fierce maiden...
A magical love story of sorcery and passion...
Orphaned as a child and raised by monks, Mychael ab Arawn had forsaken all things of the world—until fiery visions drew him into the victorious battle to reclaim his ancestral home. Yet peace still eludes him, for the visions of mystical dragons and mysterious caverns linger. Armed as a warrior once more, Mychael prepares for his quest—to seek out the images that haunt him and conquer them once and for all.
There are many who would stay Mychael, intent on using him for their own purposes. Only the beautiful Llynya, with her lavender scent and lightning-fast blade, joins him on his path. But Mychael may have little chance to taste the sensual power that draws him to the maiden. For soon his visions will lead them to a crossroads of destiny, where danger awaits in every cavern—and friends and ancient enemies of man threaten to destroy them.
462 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 4, 2000
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About the author
Glenna McReynolds
25 books35 followersGlenna McReynolds was born March 25, 1953, in Lewiston, ID; she studied at Colorado Mountain College. She is a writer of medieval period and contemporary books and romances. She also publishes under the pseudonym Tara Janzen . McReynolds is a member of several writers organizations in Colorado, including Colorado Romance Writers Association, Colorado Authors League, Romance Writers of America, and Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. Several of her books have won awards, including a RITA from the Romance Writers of America and a career achievement award from the Romantic Times in 1994.
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October 13, 2018
Auch das sind hauptsählich Nostalgie-Sterne. Würde ich die Bücher mit Abstand betrachten, würden sie vermutlich nicht so gut abschneiden. Aber sie haben mich irgendwo in meiner Jugend begleitet, ich mag die Liebesgeschichte, kombiniert mit Mittelalter und Magie. Aber die losen Fäden und die vielen Andeutungen sind schon recht nervig.
May 18, 2017
OMG finally. Dream Stone ended up being such a slog and not as much fun as re-reading the previous book, The Chalice and the Blade.
This is pretty much how the experience felt like:
The book is about 50% too long and the main characters are kinda boring, Naas and Madron's activities were much more interesting than anything Mychael and Llynya got up to and there were a million people contemplating war, preparing for war and the going off to war.. and the sex scenes, omg. The first sex scene between our lead couple was literally a chapter-long lead-up, culiminating in "they boned three times and everybody orgasmed simultaneously during the last one" AHAHAHAHA. What I *do* like about these books is the concept of the worm holes - I love the concept of the worm hole not only being related to the lair of dragons and wyrm but ACTUALLY BEING A TIME TRAVEL WORM HOLE, booyah! The time-travelling aspect was mentioned much more explicitly in this book, and we are already given hints about the future and certain characters..
I think I will put my re-read of the final book of the trilogy on hold for a while though.
This is pretty much how the experience felt like:
The book is about 50% too long and the main characters are kinda boring, Naas and Madron's activities were much more interesting than anything Mychael and Llynya got up to and there were a million people contemplating war, preparing for war and the going off to war.. and the sex scenes, omg. The first sex scene between our lead couple was literally a chapter-long lead-up, culiminating in "they boned three times and everybody orgasmed simultaneously during the last one" AHAHAHAHA. What I *do* like about these books is the concept of the worm holes - I love the concept of the worm hole not only being related to the lair of dragons and wyrm but ACTUALLY BEING A TIME TRAVEL WORM HOLE, booyah! The time-travelling aspect was mentioned much more explicitly in this book, and we are already given hints about the future and certain characters..
I think I will put my re-read of the final book of the trilogy on hold for a while though.
June 15, 2013
Legendarily bad. One of the few fantasy books I cannot finish. After trying repeatedly to get through it for years, I officially throw in the towel.
dnf
September 14, 2015I really have lost all patience with ok books. DNF. There are better ones out there
January 6, 2017
Too many names and places all in Welsh. I was confused. I only read half of the first chapter. I loved Tolkien's world, but not this one. Tedious to slog through.
September 20, 2020
So this book is definitely more fantasy and less romance. I think those looking for a romance will be sadly disappointed. As for the fantasy portion... I'm torn with this book. I think the concept and the plot were really good. There are a lot of aspects of this book I love. The characters are kind of flat, but otherwise ok. The author tends to describe things in detail that don't really benefit the story. All of that would have been ok though, but the ending was so disappointing. Its pretty much just "and they defeated the bad thing, but we don't know how. Oh, and these other characters just went missing and we have no idea what happened to them. The end. It was a let down for sure. I word rather the author had left out some of the lore of the world and explained more of the ending.
May 7, 2008
The two main characters are enjoyable and fun to get to know but the heavy language and vast cast has you constantly referring back to the glossary and list of characters. Could have cut the cast in half and had a better book. The plot was too busy with many sidelines going on at once. It took me half way through the book to get into it.
January 8, 2011
I vividly remember this book cover. I have this book on my shelf and can even tell you where it is. However, I can not for the life of me remember this story that well. I just remember it was historical and love conquers all at the end with a HEA. It wasn't my type of book if I couldn't remember it except for the cover.
May 3, 2009
This was a great book! An original story set in an original fantasy world. I loved Mychael and Llynya, and the story was interesting, with just enough romance. I've read this multiple times and have enjoyed every read.
February 29, 2008
Yet another of the series I read out of sequence. This book is great, but the third book is by far the best.
July 29, 2011
I absolutely loved this book! I think it was my first real fantasy book. :)
February 6, 2021
My absolute favorite book.
September 17, 2013
I love this book. Dragons, Elves, time travel magic, and romance set amid a great adventure. Vivid descriptions and well written.
February 1, 2015
Teil2: Mensch und Elfin verbunden durch Liebe bändigen die Drachen um das Böse zu besiegen und zu verbannen
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