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Breath of the Titans #1-3

The False Titanbringer: Complete Trilogy

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Breath of the Titans: Little Black Stormcloud by Riley A. Westbrook and Sara L. Westbrook is a story that centers around a half elf, half dragon boy who just turned 16, named Lovonian. The story begins with Lov and his uncle Nord taking their annual hunting trip. On their return to Elvenhom, they find that the city’s population has been slaughtered by an army of Titans, except for those taken as slaves, when they see the collection of ears that were chopped off. With Amon dead and his mother captured, Lov and Nord begin their quest to find his mother by seeking out Nord’s old friend Jaxon. After acquiring weapons and knowledge of their enemy, they set out to rescue Lov’s mother with the help of a fairy sent by Lov’s grandfather. From there, they encounter all kinds of adventures and creatures, while in desperate pursuit.

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First published September 1, 2014

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Profile Image for Ann Andrews.
Author 13 books433 followers
May 29, 2015
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This series is a unique take on the fantasy genre. I've never heard of this particular take on dragons and their abilities. And with a half dragon and half elf as the main character, I was not disappointed with the creativity behind this fantasy.

Great plot. Very in depth world. Exciting and suspenseful plot. Very enjoyable work!
Profile Image for Laura.
758 reviews104 followers
August 9, 2016
Thank you to the author, Riley Westbrook, for gifting me with a copy of The False Titanbringer in exchange for an honest review!

First off, a little background knowledge for ya'll (by the way, I always thought ya'll was such a southern thing but I actually really like using it and I'm not southern at all!) about this book/series. The author kindly contacted me and offered to gift me the complete trilogy which has been published as a box set and in ebook form as well as separate books. This is a review on the series as a whole as I read them one after the other without pausing in between (so they kind of run together for me). Now onto the review!

1. The plot. I actually really liked the plot all throughout the trilogy. There was always a clear goal that drove the characters and kept me from feeling lost. The goal also drove most of the subplots that spun off which I really enjoyed as well. They kept the story from getting too dragged out with the mail goal of avenging Lov's parents. Things like new mechanical developments and Lov dealing with loss and a developing romantic interest (albeit a bit on the platonic side). A couple of questionable plot points occur later in the trilogy, one of which I found a little strange: the existence of paperwork that has to be completed for the army. In one scene, Lov is griping in his head about having to do all of this paperwork and I couldn't help but wonder 'what paperwork do you need for an army that is operating in a type of Lord of the Rings world?' Another point of confusion for me occurred in the first book when Lov goes through some 'training' but I don't think he actually learned anything significant there. But quite honestly, these instances didn't really take away from the enjoyment, just tripped me up a bit. The plot was my favorite part of this trilogy!

2. The characters. The characters were interesting and diverse to say the least. However, I do wish that their physical attributes and bloodlines were more clearly explained or made more clear. There were more than a couple instances where the author could have incorporated more of an image of the character. For example, at one point a unicorn comes into play and from what I understand was an actuall horse (not just a unicorn powered being in another form). However, when it held something, it was described as holding the thing with it's hands and not it's hooves. This may seem really nitpicky (trust me, I'm questioning myself right here) but it actually really helps with character and world development to have the little things in there. Other than those small details, the characters are all nicely developed and have distinct personalities. One of the things I really liked is the author's ability to maintain the characters between the books. One of the reasons I was able to just blend the three books together is because of that smoothness and the consistency of the characters.

3. The writing. The author definitely has a more matter-of-fact writing style and isn't very lyrical or descriptive when it comes to the world or the physical attributes. However, this isn't necessarily a bad thing as it allows the reader to focus on the storyline. For me personally, I like more descriptive writing but others may find the opposite more attractive.

The Final Verdict:
Overall, a wonderful trilogy with an array of characters that interact quite nicely to form a well-rounded plot. However, I wish there was more development of the world and imagery and there were a couple of plot holes that confused me.
3.5 stars
Profile Image for Rachel.
160 reviews36 followers
July 9, 2015
I received a copy of this trilogy in exchange for an honest review.

A decent fantasy novel with very human fantastical creatures.

Combining all our favorite fantasy tropes — good vs. evil, a hero that must mature into his role, several quests for things needed to ensure victory, and of course, magic, Breath of the Titans follows the story of Lovonian, or Lov, as he ventures to rescue those that are close to him and bring the disparate groups of his world together against a malevolent force.

Lov goes on some interesting adventures, discovers his true self and his power, and we are introduced to curious new scenery and characters throughout, but the book lacks a little cohesion, and it could definitely use more description, i.e., more worldbuilding.

Essentially this is a work of epic fantasy. For some reason it was originally split into three volumes. I think it makes more sense (as it is now) as one long volume. At around 610 pages, that’s perfectly acceptable for the genre. As it is, the three volumes individually need much more fleshing out. Westbrook introduces a new spin on the world of dragons, elves, orcs, fairies, and humans. He even gives us a new race, the Anuunaki. It would be desirable to have more time to really get to know this world and its inhabitants.

In terms of structure, this novel jumps around between various scenes of action, often moving us from a point of action in one location to a point of action in another location within the same chapter. That’s perfectly acceptable as a novel technique, but as I mentioned above, it would be helpful to have even more description so as to solidify in our minds the various story arcs and the various scenery.

Overall, a decent fantasy series. Those who enjoy books about dragons, elves, and orcs will probably find something to like here.
Profile Image for Christina McMullen.
Author 23 books286 followers
July 20, 2016
I read each of the books in this series individually, over the course of the last year. Initially, I had some questions. Book one ends with some information that seems to be contradictory, but soon it all makes sense. As I mentioned in my individual reviews, the language at times is quite modern and even a bit base, but rather than detract, it made the series more approachable for those of us who just can't get into the stuffy way most high fantasy tends to go. Ultimately, the series ended in a way that I would never have guessed and it definitely made me think about a few things. Wonderful series!
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Author 1 book17 followers
August 4, 2015
In an interesting fantasy twist, the Westbrooks find a way to entertain by introducing deep characters and thrilling plot lines. LOV, the half-dragon, half-elf comes of age in a time when Titans and Guardians roam this unique universe. Great read from start to finish.
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Author 1 book82 followers
March 8, 2015
Breath Of The Titans: The False Titanbringer is a full three book, high end fantasy trilogy. I shall split my review into the three books.

Book 1: Little Black Storm Cloud.

We are first introduced to the Elves who live in the woods of Elvenham. They are alerted to an army approaching and they confer with the Titans, metal figures and protectors who ask to be taken to Wise of the Elvenham for a meeting.

Next we are introduced to the hero of this series Lovonian a sixteen year old half elf, half dragon. He's about to set out on a birthday hunting trip with his father and uncle. His father is Amon, Wise of the Elvenham and at the last minute he must meet with the Titans and so misses the trip. Lov and his uncle Nord go alone, but their trip is cut short.

Rushing back to Elvenham they find the streets empty, Amon killed, Lov's mother taken and the elves taken away as slaves at the hands of an ambush by the Titans. Lov and Nord set out on a quest to rescue Tyrosh, Lov's mother, and seek an end to the evil Titanbringer in the city of Heart.

Nord and Lov must find Nord's old friend Jaxton. Lov's mysterious Grandfather also sends help in the form of Missy the fairy. Nord begins to train Lov in fighting skills with ancient weapons found in Jaxton's cellars, but Lov's Grandfather Tryton wants Lov to work on releasing his dragon magic, so takes him to an island to test his skills.

Lov is also watched over by his Grandmother an ancient Wyrm whose magic gifts have an evil about them. Lov, Nord, Jaxton and Missy are sent to find the Anuunaki a race of ants who can help them on their quest. Lov needs to create a new tribe strong enough to take down the Titans.

Book 2: A Mother's Lov

In the city of the Heart, Martell has taken over as Titanbringer. He holds Lov's mother Tyrosh captive, placing a necklace on her to inhibit her magical dragon skills. He punishes the Ogier people who have shown her kindness and they leave the city. Without them the plants die and food becomes short.

Lov is heading to meet the Orc, under guidance by shaman The'oak he intends meeting with the Greatmothers, leaders of the thirteen tribes of Orc and previous enemies of the Elves. A menacing black ooze follows Lov and his army seeking out Sanche in an attempt to weaken Lov's team. Love must fight brothers from the Orc tribes to earn the right to lead them.

Meanwhile Tyrosh finds a way to escape Heart with the help of Hakim. She hopes to help her son by creating a revolution.

Love must next go in search of Rainbow island to meet a unicorn who can return Sanche from the dead. Lov needs this warrior to lead his army. But when he gets to the Red City he is taken prisoner by the seal men. Farraj helps his escape and he meets Primara who agrees to return Sanche.

Jaxton and Nord are left to train the Orc into a strong fighting force. Jaxton works with Fiksu to create a flying glider. Tyrosh has come to the Orc to help convince them to follow her son and arranges a marriage for Lov with Annika, daughter of one of the Greatmothers.

Book 3: The War of Chiefs

Book 3 opens with us seeing a little more of Martell the Titanbringer. He is controlled by a dark magic and this is the reason for his actions. A new stronger, larger Titan construct is being created.

Back with the Orcs, Annika is rebelling about her marriage of convenience, Lov is concerned that his dragon magic will use him as much as he uses it and it will try to take over. He argues with his mother and struggles to show leadership powers as his inexperience and adolescence confuse him. He is approached by Charlot who represents women who wish to join the army, they want to be Lov's armed guard.

Tryton, Tyrosh's father removes the controlling necklace from her and she regains her full dragon magic. She flies off trying to connect to other dragons but fears they no longer exist.

Nord leads Lov's army towards Heart, yet Lov would prefer to win without mass slaughter. He asks Koan of the Ogier to help grow gigantic plants to stop anyone escaping Heart. The army must also negotiate crossing many farmer's fields on their journey but they meet much resistance.

The final battle draws near with an evil coming from the skies. The truth shows the true players who pull the puppet strings and this is just one battle in a much larger game.


I read all three books one after another and it really plunges you into the world of Lov. This book has a reading age guide of 12-18, but I would like to see this increased to somewhere nearer 16+. The main protagonist is 16 added to this there is a lot of drinking and smoking of dragonweed, plus much of the slang language used is more suitable for older readers.

There has been a lot of thought into the fantasy characters, I particularly liked the Ogier who sang to plants and made them grow, and the Anuunaki , a race of ant people. There are many, many more fantasy characters and at some points I felt there were too many, some adding very little to the storyline. In book 1 there is a giant rabbit which explodes, in book 3 I wasn't sure of the point of the crickets.

Making this a 3 book quest enables the storyline to be drawn out. The book has quick easy to read chapters, but not every chapter added much to the storyline and my attention wandered on these occasions. The characters of Tyrosh and Lov are central to the book but they give out mixed messages. They were fighting for their freedom but wanting to do this without violence, yet both showed great violent behaviour and killed others. Both needed to be strong leaders yet at times their tempers flared like children and Lov went from child to leader to victim allowing his armed guard to treat him like the enemy and semi-torture him. It was quite hard to accept a young adult would have the experience, knowledge and respect needed to get an army of size to follow him.

For this book to really pop in the world of fantasy writing for me I would like much of the spoken conversation to be looked at again, the world created is a fantasy yet the language of the characters is too full of our everyday slang and colloquialisms, too many "hell this and hell that" when rich words to continue the fantasy theme could have really made individual characters stand out. There is also the emotions, everyone is angry and it gets boring, Missy stabs, Tyrosh slaps, others smack, punch in sentences which aren't in fight scenes. Showing deeper emotions will come with practice as will using better descriptive words "he jumped from his tent" didn't feel the right words, was he sat on top of his tent? He could have "stepped or rushed" from his tent.

The ending was disappointing for three books an end battle has been drawing, I didn't get the grand finale battle experience I was expecting with Martell going down after a huge fight. Overall a good plot which would benefit from some streamlining and character definition making sure that all the parts played really do add to the storyline.
Profile Image for Riley Amos Westbrook.
Author 9 books336 followers
July 4, 2016
Stephen A Fisher at Reader's Favorite said:
Reviewed by Stephen Fisher for Readers' Favorite

Breath of the Titans: Little Black Stormcloud by Riley A. Westbrook and Sara L. Westbrook is a story that centers around a half elf, half dragon boy who just turned 16, named Lovonian. The story begins with Lov and his uncle Nord taking their annual hunting trip. On their return to Elvenhom, they find that the city’s population has been slaughtered by an army of Titans, except for those taken as slaves, when they see the collection of ears that were chopped off. With Amon dead and his mother captured, Lov and Nord begin their quest to find his mother by seeking out Nord’s old friend Jaxon. After acquiring weapons and knowledge of their enemy, they set out to rescue Lov’s mother with the help of a fairy sent by Lov’s grandfather. From there, they encounter all kinds of adventures and creatures, while in desperate pursuit.

The Westbrooks combine their talents to bring a fantastic tale of heroes, magic and unique races of creatures, each with their own agendas adding to the mix of ordered chaos. All of the characters in Little Black Stormcloud are well developed, including their own unique prejudices towards other races. During their travels to different lands, it is that mixture of ingredients that brings out a sense of humor. Whenever the irritating forces attempt to impose their will, Nord says, “I hate dragons, fairies, and haflings!” Throw in a few surprises and “Voila!” One epic fantasy adventure that will leave you wanting more. SEE!
Profile Image for S.K. Gregory.
Author 143 books212 followers
January 8, 2015
I have read the first book in the trilogy and I enjoyed it. Lov is a complex character trying to deal with his fathers death and learning more about his dragon heritage. I would definitely recommend this.
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1,898 reviews69 followers
February 7, 2015
This book was great from beginning to end. I really enjoyed the idea of a 16 year old half dragon. I really like books with dragons in them. The story was very engaging and compelling. * I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review*
Profile Image for Chrissy (The Every Free Chance Reader).
702 reviews680 followers
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February 20, 2015
DNF - 0 stars

Where I stopped reading: location 64 of 771 on my smartphone

Why I stopped reading: Honestly? I hadn’t hit a chapter break yet, my eyes were tired, and I didn’t want to read any more sentences like this: “Seeing his home like that.”

I suggest the Westbrooks hire an editor. There’s no excuse for basic grammatical errors. (FYI: you’ll find a few in the book blurb too.)

As reviewed by Melissa at Every Free Chance Books.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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