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Wolf Dasher #2
Red Dragon Five
When the top-secret Red Dragon Project is sabotaged and one of its agents disappears, only Wolf Dasher realizes who is really behind it: the sinister terrorist organization, the Sons of Frey. But when the trail leads across the border of Alfar and into Jifan, Wolf must leave behind his new love, May Honeyflower, and go undercover on a dangerous and unofficial mission with no backup. Deep inside the terrorists' operation, Wolf searches for the missing Red Dragon. And when he disappears, May abandons her post as Captain of Alfar's Elite Guard and goes off on a desperate search for him. Can she find him before the Sons of Frey discover his true identity, and can either of them stop the terrorists from unleashing an apocalypse on Alfar?
RED DRAGON FIVE is the second book in the Wolf Dasher series of fantasy-thriller mashup novels blending magic, super-spies, and politics in an exciting brew of action and adventure. A story of love and family set against a backdrop of betrayal, revenge, and terrorism, RED DRAGON FIVE is a page-turner you won't want to put down. Read it as a stand-alone novel or as a sequel to STATE OF GRACE.
RED DRAGON FIVE is the second book in the Wolf Dasher series of fantasy-thriller mashup novels blending magic, super-spies, and politics in an exciting brew of action and adventure. A story of love and family set against a backdrop of betrayal, revenge, and terrorism, RED DRAGON FIVE is a page-turner you won't want to put down. Read it as a stand-alone novel or as a sequel to STATE OF GRACE.
- GenresFantasy
282 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2012
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About the author
John R. Phythyon Jr.
42 books38 followersJohn R. Phythyon, Jr. wishes he were a superhero or a magician, but, since he has not yet been bitten by a radioactive spider or gotten his letter from Hogwarts, he writes adventure stories instead. He is the author of the Wolf Dasher series of fantasy-thriller mashup novels, as well as several short stories, a two-act comedy, and numerous game manuals. He won awards for the latter and hopes to make millions with the former.
In the meantime, he lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, their children, a dog, and a cat. His current projects include the next novel in the Wolf Dasher series, world peace, and desperately wishing for the Cincinnati Bengals to win a Super Bowl before he dies.
In the meantime, he lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, their children, a dog, and a cat. His current projects include the next novel in the Wolf Dasher series, world peace, and desperately wishing for the Cincinnati Bengals to win a Super Bowl before he dies.
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November 28, 2012
Review Red Dragon Five
So there are many many parallels between our current events and this story. Unstable governments working to gain control while religious groups and militias duke it out in the headlines. Aside from the back story of what is happening with the government and religion and politics all of this bring us to the point that our main character Wolf has to be sent on an off the books assignment deep undercover assignment by the woman he loves. Deep undercover spy, among elves no secret contacts...and he stuck with a crazy religious zealot that can control the weather and an even crazier woman that can turn into a dragon hell bent on destroying...well everyone. We not only follow Wolf through the his deep undercover operation but we also follow May Honeyflower as she stays behind to deal with the red tape. Ultimately though, the message is teamwork, because that is not how this story ends. After all, someone has to stay behind to bring in the calvary.
This is Wolf Dasher novel, but there was no difficulty reading it without not having read the previous two books. Recommended for young adults and older due to content dealing with battle, terrorism, murder, love, religion, and politics. If you can handle that and magic and elves and and really good story line, then you can read this book.
complimentary book given for a free review. come see this review and more on juliesbookreview.blogspot.com
So there are many many parallels between our current events and this story. Unstable governments working to gain control while religious groups and militias duke it out in the headlines. Aside from the back story of what is happening with the government and religion and politics all of this bring us to the point that our main character Wolf has to be sent on an off the books assignment deep undercover assignment by the woman he loves. Deep undercover spy, among elves no secret contacts...and he stuck with a crazy religious zealot that can control the weather and an even crazier woman that can turn into a dragon hell bent on destroying...well everyone. We not only follow Wolf through the his deep undercover operation but we also follow May Honeyflower as she stays behind to deal with the red tape. Ultimately though, the message is teamwork, because that is not how this story ends. After all, someone has to stay behind to bring in the calvary.
This is Wolf Dasher novel, but there was no difficulty reading it without not having read the previous two books. Recommended for young adults and older due to content dealing with battle, terrorism, murder, love, religion, and politics. If you can handle that and magic and elves and and really good story line, then you can read this book.
complimentary book given for a free review. come see this review and more on juliesbookreview.blogspot.com
April 27, 2013
Murder, love, intrigue, mystery, suspense and magic – a great read.
There is a sentence in the Amazon book description that pretty much tells you what this book is all about: “Combining James Bond-style action with elves, dragons, and magic, Wolf's exciting adventures are both familiar and fresh.”
Red Dragon Five is a fantasy-thriller. It is a serious work of that genre and has everything that makes this kind of novels so very unique. It is all make-believe of course, but make-believe presented in a non-flippant manner that gives it a sense of credibility that is different from crime novels or any other kind of fiction. People who have never read fantasy-fiction may not understand this statement. People who are aficionados of that genre know exactly what I mean. There is murder, love, intrigue, mystery, suspense, magic and embedded in this mix are powerful emotions that kept me reading two evenings in a row, each time beyond midnight.
I am happy to recommend this book to readers of this genre, but also to other readers who are open-minded enough to try something different for a change. A great read!
Ah! There is one more thing: On page 2, straight after after the front cover, it says: “For my mum. This one has a dragon in it.” Love it!
There is a sentence in the Amazon book description that pretty much tells you what this book is all about: “Combining James Bond-style action with elves, dragons, and magic, Wolf's exciting adventures are both familiar and fresh.”
Red Dragon Five is a fantasy-thriller. It is a serious work of that genre and has everything that makes this kind of novels so very unique. It is all make-believe of course, but make-believe presented in a non-flippant manner that gives it a sense of credibility that is different from crime novels or any other kind of fiction. People who have never read fantasy-fiction may not understand this statement. People who are aficionados of that genre know exactly what I mean. There is murder, love, intrigue, mystery, suspense, magic and embedded in this mix are powerful emotions that kept me reading two evenings in a row, each time beyond midnight.
I am happy to recommend this book to readers of this genre, but also to other readers who are open-minded enough to try something different for a change. A great read!
Ah! There is one more thing: On page 2, straight after after the front cover, it says: “For my mum. This one has a dragon in it.” Love it!
June 22, 2013
Plots. Betrayal. International intrigue. Magical gadgets, and doom’s day in the waiting. Red Dragon Five has all the elements of a spy thriller and fantasy world thrown together, and mostly it’s a good combination. Wolf Dasher is the James Bond of the fantasy world. Dasher occasionally makes dumb decisions that are a little hard to swallow, but the supporting cast is good, and the villains could come right out of a Bond novel. If you like action thrillers, you will enjoy this book. While it might help to read previous Wolf Dasher novels for back story, I didn’t find it essential to understanding the work.
April 26, 2013
Red Dragon Five was a fun read. There were a few issues I had with the setting, but overall I enjoyed this book. To read my full review, check out my blog post: http://granthoeflinger.blogspot.com/2...
Pros: A mash-up of the fantasy and spy-thriller genres, which I've never seen before; An entertaining story. Evokes situations similar to real-world events to help the reader feel immediately familiar with the setting.
Cons: Traditional western fantasy elements water-down the elven culture. Some of the political elements feel under-utilized with heavy foreshadowing.
Pros: A mash-up of the fantasy and spy-thriller genres, which I've never seen before; An entertaining story. Evokes situations similar to real-world events to help the reader feel immediately familiar with the setting.
Cons: Traditional western fantasy elements water-down the elven culture. Some of the political elements feel under-utilized with heavy foreshadowing.
June 16, 2013
As Red Dragon Five is the second book in the series and I hadn’t read the first, separating the bombardment of characters and the tangled web of politics at the beginning took some effort. The main characters Wolf Dasher and Captain Honeyflower were enjoyable, the elf names creative and the lab scene a crack-up. Once the political dialogue draws to an end, the action is great, with magic, adventure, and dragons (of course). I liked the fact the hero wasn’t all-powerful, prone to mistakes, lapses in judgment, and even in need of being rescued himself. A fun fantasy read.
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