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Marked by the Dragon
Mina is an outcast. Scarred and cursed with the ability to recognize when dragons are near, she has no choice but to use her unique gift to serve a dragon-hunting lord... Will Mina risk everything to reclaim her freedom and discover a new destiny? This omnibus edition includes all 5 books of the Marked by the Dragon series and a prequel short story.
490 pages, Hardcover
Published October 17, 2023
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About the author
Richard Fierce
131 books115 followersRichard Fierce is a fantasy author best known for his novella The Last Page. He's been writing since childhood, but became seriously vested in it in 2007. Since then, he's written several novels and a few short stories.
In 2000, Richard won Poet of the Year for his poem The Darkness. He's also one of the creative brains behind the Allatoona Book Festival, a literary event in Acworth, Georgia.
A recovering retail worker, he now works in the tech industry when he's not busy writing.
He has three step-daughters, three huskies and two cats.
His love affair with fantasy was born in high school when a friend's mother gave him a copy of Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
In 2000, Richard won Poet of the Year for his poem The Darkness. He's also one of the creative brains behind the Allatoona Book Festival, a literary event in Acworth, Georgia.
A recovering retail worker, he now works in the tech industry when he's not busy writing.
He has three step-daughters, three huskies and two cats.
His love affair with fantasy was born in high school when a friend's mother gave him a copy of Dragons of Spring Dawning by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
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July 7, 2024
I hadn't read the Marked by the Dragon series prior to obtaining this omnibus edition from Kickstarter, so went into this story blind. I'm actually glad that I started with the omnibus as the way each of the books incorporated into this omnibus ends is very reminiscent of how Stephen King broke The Green Mile up into 6 smaller parts and released each part on a monthly basis.
The first four books of the series were released between July and December of 2021, and tell a fast paced and easily resolved story, where nearly every character seemingly exists solely to push the plot forward, with very few there to flesh out or expand upon the world itself. The story itself is decent and entertaining, if someone simplistic, but the conflicts of the story are resolved with virtually no effort from the protagonists.
While the story could have easily ended at the end of the fourth book, there were a couple of plot points that could have had a stronger or more detailed resolution, which brings us to the 5th book, which was released 2 years after the original book in the series. This serves to tie up those dangling threads and end the series on a somewhat happier note, but again, seems to end with minimal effort or action from the protagonist, and does little to explain the reasoning as to why the character that caused the resolution did what they did, which seems very counter to their nature.
The last book written in this series was the prequel, which fleshes out the backstory of the main character, and, being a short 15-page story, acts as a prologue to the first book. I do appreciate that the events that set this story into motion are not some big prophesized moment or some grand design, but rather just a simple accident that forced our main character into a situation that nobody could have predicted.
With that said, while this is probably not going to be your favorite book, and is nowhere near as complex as series such as Shannara, the Cosmere, the Wheel of Time, etc., it is a fun ride. Don't set your expectations too high and enjoy this palette cleanser story.
The first four books of the series were released between July and December of 2021, and tell a fast paced and easily resolved story, where nearly every character seemingly exists solely to push the plot forward, with very few there to flesh out or expand upon the world itself. The story itself is decent and entertaining, if someone simplistic, but the conflicts of the story are resolved with virtually no effort from the protagonists.
While the story could have easily ended at the end of the fourth book, there were a couple of plot points that could have had a stronger or more detailed resolution, which brings us to the 5th book, which was released 2 years after the original book in the series. This serves to tie up those dangling threads and end the series on a somewhat happier note, but again, seems to end with minimal effort or action from the protagonist, and does little to explain the reasoning as to why the character that caused the resolution did what they did, which seems very counter to their nature.
The last book written in this series was the prequel, which fleshes out the backstory of the main character, and, being a short 15-page story, acts as a prologue to the first book. I do appreciate that the events that set this story into motion are not some big prophesized moment or some grand design, but rather just a simple accident that forced our main character into a situation that nobody could have predicted.
With that said, while this is probably not going to be your favorite book, and is nowhere near as complex as series such as Shannara, the Cosmere, the Wheel of Time, etc., it is a fun ride. Don't set your expectations too high and enjoy this palette cleanser story.
October 14, 2025
This was an excellent book! I picked this up in GenCon 2025 when I had a chance to meet the author. He have me a synapsis and something just clicked and I bought the book. So glad I did!
Mina and Caden's stories are well written and we can relate to both. The pacing of the book is very good and the action sequences are crazy! Mina's journey takes her from slave to something much more. Caden's journey takes him from Runesman to something less (but maybe more). Each person walks their own path. Each person strives to be more that what they were. The world is rich and well flushed out. Sand worms? Is the author a fane of Dune? :)
Truly enjoyed this book (although this is made up of 4 smaller books). My only critique is the publishing. Each paragraph has a space between. Trying to add more pages? Took me a few pages to get used to.
Great read! Looking forward to more!!
Mina and Caden's stories are well written and we can relate to both. The pacing of the book is very good and the action sequences are crazy! Mina's journey takes her from slave to something much more. Caden's journey takes him from Runesman to something less (but maybe more). Each person walks their own path. Each person strives to be more that what they were. The world is rich and well flushed out. Sand worms? Is the author a fane of Dune? :)
Truly enjoyed this book (although this is made up of 4 smaller books). My only critique is the publishing. Each paragraph has a space between. Trying to add more pages? Took me a few pages to get used to.
Great read! Looking forward to more!!
October 15, 2025
Listened to these 5 novels on Chirp audiobooks. The narrator was not my favorite to listen to but the story held my interest. Quick listen for 5 books (13.5 hours). The fantasy world portrayed was a mixture of unique and familiar that was comforting. Would watch a series/movie adaptation if it was made, just to see all the colors of dragons.
October 7, 2025
Young Adult fantasy series with dragons. Enjoyed the storyline, good fantasy world. I would have like more detail about the characters, back stories, etc. but overall a fun, enjoyable story.
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