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Tales from the New Earth #3
The Dragons of Ice and Snow
Simon O'Toole, once a middle-aged IT specialist, now a young wizard, is at war. Four years have passed since the Earth was laid waste by the return of the dark gods and the dragons that serve them. After world-wide devastation, only a handful of humans, Changed by magic, are clinging to existence. And the dragons are still hunting them.
All humans are now imbued with magic, but the only wizard who can command the elements and strike back at the monsters is Simon. Using his new powers, he discovers a small group of Changlings living in Moscow, led by a paladin named Liliana. Hoping for an ally in his war against the darkness, the wizard teleports to the ruined city to meet this holy warrior, only to come under attack...by a white dragon.
Was it a setup? Or have more humans fallen beneath the fangs and claws of this scourge? On the run across a frozen landscape and fighting for his life, Simon intends to find out. If he survives.
All humans are now imbued with magic, but the only wizard who can command the elements and strike back at the monsters is Simon. Using his new powers, he discovers a small group of Changlings living in Moscow, led by a paladin named Liliana. Hoping for an ally in his war against the darkness, the wizard teleports to the ruined city to meet this holy warrior, only to come under attack...by a white dragon.
Was it a setup? Or have more humans fallen beneath the fangs and claws of this scourge? On the run across a frozen landscape and fighting for his life, Simon intends to find out. If he survives.
619 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 13, 2015
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July 7, 2023
My Kindle is such a mess. After it deleted all of my books and I re-uploaded the ones I thought I hadn't read yet, I ended up with... such a mess. For some reason I had book #3 of this series uploaded. Do I own 1 and 2? Had I read any of the series before? Who knows.
I started reading book 3, decided I liked it enough to keep reading, but not enough to stop reading and go find book 1. By the time I was halfway done with 3, I wanted to continue with the series, but didn't want to stop reading to go back to book 1.
So here we are now. Thanks, Kindle.
So, book 3 of a series that I hadn't read.
The plot was easy enough to follow, even without having read the previous three books. Set on Earth, magic suddenly returned, and with it dragons. Dragons killed off 99.9999% of the human population. Those humans left were Changed-with-a-capital-C.
Changed into what? Basically D&D characters. Clerics, warriors, rangers, mages, wizards, etc. There were just a handful of these Changed humans left around the world, and the main character (the only Wizard on Earth), was trying to organize things enough to save them from the evil dragons.
While the book had quite a few flaws (grammar issues, formatting issues, and a really odd overuse of hyphens), it was a really entertaining story. By the time I was done with this book, I was eager to go back to book 1 and start there, so I could see how all the characters had gotten to this point in book 4
I started reading book 3, decided I liked it enough to keep reading, but not enough to stop reading and go find book 1. By the time I was halfway done with 3, I wanted to continue with the series, but didn't want to stop reading to go back to book 1.
So here we are now. Thanks, Kindle.
So, book 3 of a series that I hadn't read.
The plot was easy enough to follow, even without having read the previous three books. Set on Earth, magic suddenly returned, and with it dragons. Dragons killed off 99.9999% of the human population. Those humans left were Changed-with-a-capital-C.
Changed into what? Basically D&D characters. Clerics, warriors, rangers, mages, wizards, etc. There were just a handful of these Changed humans left around the world, and the main character (the only Wizard on Earth), was trying to organize things enough to save them from the evil dragons.
While the book had quite a few flaws (grammar issues, formatting issues, and a really odd overuse of hyphens), it was a really entertaining story. By the time I was done with this book, I was eager to go back to book 1 and start there, so I could see how all the characters had gotten to this point in book 4
December 16, 2016
Winter comes and Simon has to deal with new enemies, Weights, Where wolfs and etc. He gets betrayed by his friend, the herb witch, and an Ethmira the elf. His air elemental friend, Airis, wont stop complaining so he sends him on a mission. He finds the primal white dragon and kills it.
Impasse- stuck or cant get passed it
Terse- harsh
Mercurial-sudden changes in mood
Sometimes as humans we worry too much or feel we cant accomplish things. In the book Simon worries about being able to save Nottinghill and the world, or if he can defeat all the primal dragons. We also worry about being able to live up to peoples standards. Simon has too live up to the standard of being a hero, not only to Nottinghill but the whole o humanity.
I liked the book because its supersizing what kind of things the character thinks about. Simon found solutions to problems that i would never had thought about. Its also exiting, they put things in there that slowly lead to the climax. That's my opinion of the book.
Impasse- stuck or cant get passed it
Terse- harsh
Mercurial-sudden changes in mood
Sometimes as humans we worry too much or feel we cant accomplish things. In the book Simon worries about being able to save Nottinghill and the world, or if he can defeat all the primal dragons. We also worry about being able to live up to peoples standards. Simon has too live up to the standard of being a hero, not only to Nottinghill but the whole o humanity.
I liked the book because its supersizing what kind of things the character thinks about. Simon found solutions to problems that i would never had thought about. Its also exiting, they put things in there that slowly lead to the climax. That's my opinion of the book.
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April 18, 2016
Okay need to catch up here, I have read books 3 & 4 now. I would say that three was a slight favorite because of the Final battle with the white Dragon. Each book ends with a cliff hanger and another prime taking it on the chin. Great stuff if you like Dragon tales!
May 26, 2015
Excellent addition to the story line.
Excellent addition to the storyline. I really enjoyed reading these books and found the offer to be imaginative and refreshing.
Excellent addition to the storyline. I really enjoyed reading these books and found the offer to be imaginative and refreshing.
July 20, 2015
Great read
Great storyline easy to follow nice character development the way you switched from action to mundane life it has been great fun read
Great storyline easy to follow nice character development the way you switched from action to mundane life it has been great fun read
April 7, 2025
Twists and Turns
A great job of building suspense, designing the world, making friendships, and developing connections to the characters.
Can't wait for book 4
A great job of building suspense, designing the world, making friendships, and developing connections to the characters.
Can't wait for book 4
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