Draconia: Rehatching

by F.J. Hansen

The Treaty between Draconia and the Earth Union was in shreds. The experimental colony of Hatching, a product of that Treaty, was to be removed from Draconia. Varthikes and Audwin's dream of a peaceful co-existence between their two kinds seemed lost. Forces from Earth were closing in to avenge what was believed to have been an unprovoked attack on the colony. Norseen forces were also closing. Renegade Draconians still remained to ensure all aliens are repelled from their world. Enemies were everywhere.


Hope still existed, however. Captain Mark Johnson of the United Earth Space Fleet is determined to defend Draconia against all threats--Norseen and Human. Malcon Ambassador Cairleeta has devised a plan to save Draconia and the colony. But, ultimately, it is up to Varthikes and Audwin, and the power of their friendship, to ensure their home survives the Norseen invasion to be rehatched.

Genres: Dragons, Science Fiction

ebook

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

I was born and raised in Fremont, and I still live there. I am the youngest of seven children--three brothers, three sisters.

I grew up around science fiction, particularly Star Trek. By 1994, when I was 8, I already had a well developed interest in science fiction, and I started collecting Micro Machine spaceships. With these Micro Machines, I came up with my own Star Trek adventures. A few years later, I decided to write these down. Then, in 1999, while I was broadening by science fiction horizons, I began creating my own Universe. Over the next five years, I wrote a series of 45 short stories and my first novel, all set in that Universe. I first looked into publication in 2001/02, but I was too short (50 pages).

In 2004, I had a sudden, unquenchable interest in dragons. But, I still loved science fiction and continued writing in my Universe. By January 2005, inspired by Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern and getting an idea from an episode of the original Star Trek, I created my own dragon world set in my Universe. And so, Draconia was born.

Reviews

[Keelan · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Finally got around to writing this!)

When I review every book in a series, the reviews themselves have a tendency to get shorter and shorter, and such is the case here.
Hansen's strengths stay the same: great characters (dragons in particular), and very good world-building. The book is tense and emotionally-charged, and, continuing in the footsteps of Fractured Dream, continues to expand the scope even further.

The book still suffers from the occasional typo, and the amount of viewpoint characters in the book is right on the limit of what I can handle.

One noticeable point is that the smoothness of Hansen's prose and the elegance of his storytelling really picks up in this book (not that the others were lacking in those departments, but I still found a palpable difference).

I did very much enjoy the series-- to the point where I had to force myself to put the book down at 3 am on some nights!-- and it's a shame that it's over, for now at least.

I'm certainly looking forward to more of these books, and if I have one request, I'd like to see a book limited to the viewpoints of just Audwin and Varthikes (or other characters, if those two are being retired for now. I sincerely hope they aren't, unless we get to see more of Ruthrem!). The small, intimate feel of Forging Trust gave the book a lot of its charm, and it'd be nice to see a return to that form, seeing as Hansen is equally skilled at both the quiet moments between characters, and the all-or-nothing world-ending plots he uses in the last two books in this trilogy.

[George Sterling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book and realy like how it brought the story full circle. Hope the author writes more along this line.

[Earlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I still think that the names are confusing. But the relationships between the humans and dragons are hart warming.