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Dragon Thief
Kal was not a thief. He certainly did not intend to steal any dragon’s treasure.
He was an adventurer. Avid art collector. Incurable wealth adjuster and risk-taker. Kal had legendary expertise in the security arrangements of palaces and noble houses the world over. He hankered for remote, craggy mountaintops and the dragon hoards he might find hidden beneath them. Besides, what harm was there in looking? Dragon gold was so … shiny.
Most especially, he was not planning for any treasure to steal him.
That was a little awkward, to say the least.
He was an adventurer. Avid art collector. Incurable wealth adjuster and risk-taker. Kal had legendary expertise in the security arrangements of palaces and noble houses the world over. He hankered for remote, craggy mountaintops and the dragon hoards he might find hidden beneath them. Besides, what harm was there in looking? Dragon gold was so … shiny.
Most especially, he was not planning for any treasure to steal him.
That was a little awkward, to say the least.
479 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 12, 2015
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About the author
Marc Secchia
63 books574 followersMarc is a South African-born dragon masquerading as an author, who loves writing about dragons and Africa, preferably both at the same time. He's the author of over 40 fantasy books in 5 languages including 10 rip-roaring dragon fantasy bestsellers.
His latest releases are Khyrial and the King, an absorbing Fantasy Romance and the hilarious epic fantasy Call me Dragon which won gold in the 2021 IPPY Book Awards for best Fantasy novel.
When he's not writing about Africa or dragons Marc can be found travelling to remote locations. He thinks there's nothing better than standing on a mountaintop wondering what lies over the next horizon.
His latest releases are Khyrial and the King, an absorbing Fantasy Romance and the hilarious epic fantasy Call me Dragon which won gold in the 2021 IPPY Book Awards for best Fantasy novel.
When he's not writing about Africa or dragons Marc can be found travelling to remote locations. He thinks there's nothing better than standing on a mountaintop wondering what lies over the next horizon.
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December 8, 2015
[Full disclosure: I received a free ebook from the author in exchange for an honest review.]
Dragon Thief starts with our loveable rogue Kal foolishly trying to steal a dragon’s horde and finding a gorgeous, naked woman amongst the treasure. What’s a rogue to do? Does he rescue her as well or is this some sort of trap set up by the dragon? What could a dragon possibly want with some random woman? Well, as Kal finds out there’s more to the woman than meets the eye because the woman, Tazithiel, is a Shapeshifter. And although she’s not happy about a thief in her hoard, things take an interesting turn and the two work out a mutually beneficial truce that turns into a friendship, then something more.
Both Kal and Tazithiel have problematic pasts and both have huge trust issues. Kal has trust issues by virtue of his chosen profession while Tazithiel has a horrific past filled with abuse because of her shapeshifter status. Yet they come together with a fascinating goal: to find out what’s on the other side of the 25 league tall mountains that encircle the Island World. Is there a world beyond there containing something other than islands surrounded by poisonous clouds? What manner of creatures live beyond the Rim-Wall Mountains? Obviously Kal and Tazi’s journey isn’t as straightforward as they’d like, but they do find answers in an interesting way by the end of the book.
Marc Secchia has brought his trademark painstaking care to world-building once again. Not only do we learn so much more about various islands and cultures within the Island World, we learn a lot more about dragon lore and the fate of Aranya and the Sylakian Empire. There are also more technological innovations than we saw in any of the previous books because Dragon Thief takes place 311 years after Aranya, which was the most recent book in the Island World’s long timeline. I don’t want to give away too much, especially if you’ve read the previous books in the same world, but let’s just say some things have changed tremendously while others will never change. Especially people/dragons.
While the beginning is a bit slow after Tazithiel decides not to eat Kal on the spot, the beautiful writing style keeps things interesting as the two new lovers work out their issues. After that, the plot speeds up quite a bit because dragons aren’t exactly the kind of creatures that are welcome everywhere in the Island World. And once Kal introduces Tazi to some of his friends and associates…let’s just say things get interesting as Tazi discovers a whole difference side of our thief. Best of all, throughout the book there is Marc Secchia’s trademark humour that had me quite literally laughing out loud at some points. So while there are some pretty heavy themes in Dragon Thief, it’s not all doom and gloom.
Although there’s no official sequel set, the ending is satisfying yet leaves a little wiggle room if Secchia wants to continue the story of Tazithiel and Kal. Their actions have some very fascinating implications for our Island World and I can’t wait to see what he does with the new revelation about the Rim-Wall Mountains.
If you haven’t read any of Marc Secchia’s dragon books, Dragon Thief is a great place to start. It’s funny and touching, fast-paced yet with plenty of character development and there is some incredible world-building going on here. And if you’re already a fan like I am, Dragon Thief is a great installment in the overall story of the Island World. It builds on what we’ve seen and learned in previous books and introduces us to both an old friend and a whole new cast of characters to love. You really can’t ask for more.
I give this book 5/5 stars.
Dragon Thief starts with our loveable rogue Kal foolishly trying to steal a dragon’s horde and finding a gorgeous, naked woman amongst the treasure. What’s a rogue to do? Does he rescue her as well or is this some sort of trap set up by the dragon? What could a dragon possibly want with some random woman? Well, as Kal finds out there’s more to the woman than meets the eye because the woman, Tazithiel, is a Shapeshifter. And although she’s not happy about a thief in her hoard, things take an interesting turn and the two work out a mutually beneficial truce that turns into a friendship, then something more.
Both Kal and Tazithiel have problematic pasts and both have huge trust issues. Kal has trust issues by virtue of his chosen profession while Tazithiel has a horrific past filled with abuse because of her shapeshifter status. Yet they come together with a fascinating goal: to find out what’s on the other side of the 25 league tall mountains that encircle the Island World. Is there a world beyond there containing something other than islands surrounded by poisonous clouds? What manner of creatures live beyond the Rim-Wall Mountains? Obviously Kal and Tazi’s journey isn’t as straightforward as they’d like, but they do find answers in an interesting way by the end of the book.
Marc Secchia has brought his trademark painstaking care to world-building once again. Not only do we learn so much more about various islands and cultures within the Island World, we learn a lot more about dragon lore and the fate of Aranya and the Sylakian Empire. There are also more technological innovations than we saw in any of the previous books because Dragon Thief takes place 311 years after Aranya, which was the most recent book in the Island World’s long timeline. I don’t want to give away too much, especially if you’ve read the previous books in the same world, but let’s just say some things have changed tremendously while others will never change. Especially people/dragons.
While the beginning is a bit slow after Tazithiel decides not to eat Kal on the spot, the beautiful writing style keeps things interesting as the two new lovers work out their issues. After that, the plot speeds up quite a bit because dragons aren’t exactly the kind of creatures that are welcome everywhere in the Island World. And once Kal introduces Tazi to some of his friends and associates…let’s just say things get interesting as Tazi discovers a whole difference side of our thief. Best of all, throughout the book there is Marc Secchia’s trademark humour that had me quite literally laughing out loud at some points. So while there are some pretty heavy themes in Dragon Thief, it’s not all doom and gloom.
Although there’s no official sequel set, the ending is satisfying yet leaves a little wiggle room if Secchia wants to continue the story of Tazithiel and Kal. Their actions have some very fascinating implications for our Island World and I can’t wait to see what he does with the new revelation about the Rim-Wall Mountains.
If you haven’t read any of Marc Secchia’s dragon books, Dragon Thief is a great place to start. It’s funny and touching, fast-paced yet with plenty of character development and there is some incredible world-building going on here. And if you’re already a fan like I am, Dragon Thief is a great installment in the overall story of the Island World. It builds on what we’ve seen and learned in previous books and introduces us to both an old friend and a whole new cast of characters to love. You really can’t ask for more.
I give this book 5/5 stars.
September 25, 2021
No. Just no.
I'm into romance. I'm in to fantasy. I love romance and fantasy told from a male perspective. What I don't like is convoluted thought patterns, convoluted speeches and ridiculous ways of speaking using words that don't even exist. I read one chapter. And called it quits. I don't know if it's convolutedness on the Author's part or just laziness on my part, but I do not feel like deciphering every single sentence of this book. I don't understand why some authors do this, you know we all think the same thing It's one thing if the characters are speaking in a random dialect given their setting and upbringing but it's another thing when they're thinking that way too. I think it's the authur's job to translate the thoughts of the characters to the audience (the readers) if he's going to use old style ways of speaking combined with words that he made up. So yeah. I'm done here. Maybe I'm just too contemporary. Doubt it. But maybe this is someone else's cup of tea, good luck to ya if is.
I'm into romance. I'm in to fantasy. I love romance and fantasy told from a male perspective. What I don't like is convoluted thought patterns, convoluted speeches and ridiculous ways of speaking using words that don't even exist. I read one chapter. And called it quits. I don't know if it's convolutedness on the Author's part or just laziness on my part, but I do not feel like deciphering every single sentence of this book. I don't understand why some authors do this, you know we all think the same thing It's one thing if the characters are speaking in a random dialect given their setting and upbringing but it's another thing when they're thinking that way too. I think it's the authur's job to translate the thoughts of the characters to the audience (the readers) if he's going to use old style ways of speaking combined with words that he made up. So yeah. I'm done here. Maybe I'm just too contemporary. Doubt it. But maybe this is someone else's cup of tea, good luck to ya if is.
January 14, 2016
I'm not sure what book some of the reviewers who reviewed this book on Amazon read, but I find it hard to believe it was the same as the one that I read. I really enjoyed this book. I found it on KU and decided to give it a try. I wish now that I'd read some of the others before, since this one is a standalone (although it does have a character from a previous series) and doesn't have any books beyond it. I'm sure I will move on to his other books though, because I enjoyed his writing style. To be honest, I almost quit near the beginning because some of the sentences seemed to go on and on and on. Particularly the descriptions. The MC sure can talk and loves to hear himself speak. But once I got used to the writing style, I didn't put the book down! I also enjoyed the vocabulary lessons. I'll have to figure out how to fit metagrobolize into a sentence!
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July 31, 2022
DNF 40 pages or so, and those were an absolute nightmare to get through. I can't take it anymore.
I have read some pretentious thesaurized literature in my time, but this one easily takes the cake. The book probably contains an entire thesaurus and is barely readable because of it. No common,
still utilized (outside of Dragon Thief, that is) words were used in the making of this novel. This goes so far that the Google Play Books app doesn't recognize some of the abhorrent synonyms the author uses, it's THAT pretentious.
PSA: you don't have to flip through your thesaurus for literally every sentence you write. Sometimes you should just write down one of the more common synonyms instead. This doesn't sound artful or intellectual - it sounds pretentious and has no flow when attempted to be read. Some of the synonyms are also blatantly misplaced. If the author had just stuck with readable language, the text would probably have made sense. But in the ever burgeoning miscellany of labyrinthine metonyms, some of the sentences here stopped making sense entirely (see what I did there? Was that enjoyable to read I ask you?)
And because that isn't enough, the entire thing is just one gigantic pile of constant exposition, rambling inner monologue and ever repeating dialog.
The first 10 pages basically consist of the protagonist staring at a naked woman thinking back on the adventure he went through in order to get there. All the while, in the present absolutely nothing happens. And then the entire dialog between the character feels not only pretentious, but also disjointed due to the constant interruptions for yet another piece of exposition that is blatantly not needed. And it goes on forever, constantly repeating itself over and over and over again. The author describes on about 5 occasions how beautiful Taz is, using different uncommon synonyms every time. Same thing for the constantly repeating but ever evolving (in reading complexity that is) descriptions of the main character's fear of being eaten.
There are only so many synonyms for dying you can use before you can't help but scrape the bottom of the barrel.
What the absolute hell is going on here? I have genuinely no idea why this is well reviewed, there must be shenanigans going on...
I have read some pretentious thesaurized literature in my time, but this one easily takes the cake. The book probably contains an entire thesaurus and is barely readable because of it. No common,
still utilized (outside of Dragon Thief, that is) words were used in the making of this novel. This goes so far that the Google Play Books app doesn't recognize some of the abhorrent synonyms the author uses, it's THAT pretentious.
PSA: you don't have to flip through your thesaurus for literally every sentence you write. Sometimes you should just write down one of the more common synonyms instead. This doesn't sound artful or intellectual - it sounds pretentious and has no flow when attempted to be read. Some of the synonyms are also blatantly misplaced. If the author had just stuck with readable language, the text would probably have made sense. But in the ever burgeoning miscellany of labyrinthine metonyms, some of the sentences here stopped making sense entirely (see what I did there? Was that enjoyable to read I ask you?)
And because that isn't enough, the entire thing is just one gigantic pile of constant exposition, rambling inner monologue and ever repeating dialog.
The first 10 pages basically consist of the protagonist staring at a naked woman thinking back on the adventure he went through in order to get there. All the while, in the present absolutely nothing happens. And then the entire dialog between the character feels not only pretentious, but also disjointed due to the constant interruptions for yet another piece of exposition that is blatantly not needed. And it goes on forever, constantly repeating itself over and over and over again. The author describes on about 5 occasions how beautiful Taz is, using different uncommon synonyms every time. Same thing for the constantly repeating but ever evolving (in reading complexity that is) descriptions of the main character's fear of being eaten.
There are only so many synonyms for dying you can use before you can't help but scrape the bottom of the barrel.
What the absolute hell is going on here? I have genuinely no idea why this is well reviewed, there must be shenanigans going on...
January 24, 2016
Full review at My blog : read that also
Dragon thief is set in the world of his previous books but essentially stand alone. I had not read any of his previous books but had no trouble following the book or enjoying it.
The story opens with the jewel thief cum art collector Kal staring a the haul of dragon treasure. But there is a girl sleeping next to the gold. Who is she and what is her story?
The sleeping girl turns out to be Taz, who might or might not be completely human. Kal and Taz sets off for the inevitable adventure, trading quips back and forth and the story of dragon thief is set in motion.
When I was reading, I really felt that Secchia has spend much effort in building the world of Dragon thief.
The language is engaging and funny throughout. And I think dialogues beat the descriptions in the book. The sarcasm is neat and never over done.
There is a slight adult undercurrent throughout the book. But I wish the story had developed a bit more faster. But then, that is my complaint about most of the fantasy I read.Another sore point is the relation between Kal and Taz. I think there was scope for it to have more depth than currently portrayed.
Dragon thief is a pretty good read set in a nicely build world and ticks all the boxes I demand of my fantasy reads.
Dragon thief is set in the world of his previous books but essentially stand alone. I had not read any of his previous books but had no trouble following the book or enjoying it.
The story opens with the jewel thief cum art collector Kal staring a the haul of dragon treasure. But there is a girl sleeping next to the gold. Who is she and what is her story?
The sleeping girl turns out to be Taz, who might or might not be completely human. Kal and Taz sets off for the inevitable adventure, trading quips back and forth and the story of dragon thief is set in motion.
When I was reading, I really felt that Secchia has spend much effort in building the world of Dragon thief.
The language is engaging and funny throughout. And I think dialogues beat the descriptions in the book. The sarcasm is neat and never over done.
There is a slight adult undercurrent throughout the book. But I wish the story had developed a bit more faster. But then, that is my complaint about most of the fantasy I read.Another sore point is the relation between Kal and Taz. I think there was scope for it to have more depth than currently portrayed.
Dragon thief is a pretty good read set in a nicely build world and ticks all the boxes I demand of my fantasy reads.
March 3, 2016
Waiting for book 2
Loved it but was hoping for more love between male human and female dragon form not human form. It was great couldn't put down read. Really hoping there book 2. I'm grateful for clean read. I really hoping for more dragon female and male human bonding as love and not just for example your my ride to get to places and defeat foes type thing. I enjoyed the times she help him close to her as they slept when she was in her dragon form. The love they had still growing and new so who knows maybe something will be able to happen in her dragon form like the male human will kiss his dragonness on her mouth? (I find it funny to see that happen and really like to know reaction and what they both felt).
Loved it but was hoping for more love between male human and female dragon form not human form. It was great couldn't put down read. Really hoping there book 2. I'm grateful for clean read. I really hoping for more dragon female and male human bonding as love and not just for example your my ride to get to places and defeat foes type thing. I enjoyed the times she help him close to her as they slept when she was in her dragon form. The love they had still growing and new so who knows maybe something will be able to happen in her dragon form like the male human will kiss his dragonness on her mouth? (I find it funny to see that happen and really like to know reaction and what they both felt).
December 24, 2015
This time a more adult themed epic from Marc. Set in a world where magnificent dragons rule the skies. A thief and an adventurer falls in love with an indigo dragon, or at least her human form. Neither realise their true powers or the destiny's that await them. Other dragons are out to destroy them and there are many adventurers before they get to face their final quest.
January 15, 2016
Love it incredible , read book in a couple of days. a bit confuse on order of books.
But loved this one.
But loved this one.
January 23, 2019
DNF @ 25%
Good writing but there's a few pet peeves that I couldn't progress further.
Too many weird 180 internal monologues, along with a bunch of fragment statements here and there. The writing style's meant to be this way and while I enjoyed it at first, it just kills the flow for me. There are times where I think to myself, can you just get on with the story? I think this is because I just don't care for the non-stop wordplay.
As much as I like romantic subplot, I think this one is poorly done. First meeting they go into insta-sex, then insta friendship, then insta-companionship, then insta-vows and then insta-marriage all in a span of a FEW days. Notice that I stopped reading at 25% and all that happened within that scope...
Yea, I know this is a fantasy book but c'mon man! If the above doesn't peeve you, it'll be a great read though.
February 22, 2017
One night, I was scrolling through some fantasy books on Kindle Unlimited. I'd just finished my last book, and was looking for something new. Eventually, this caught my eye. Almost grudgingly, I thought I'd read a couple pages to see if it was any good. It was around ten, and I was tired. At two in the morning, I finally managed to tear my eyes away. This book is fantastic! I almost literally couldn't stop reading! Admittedly, the beginning nearly drove me away. It starts out slow, and doesn't really reflect the rest of the book. Fortunately, things get moving quickly after that, and the descriptions and action will take your breath away. Secchia has a gifted vocabulary which he employs to astonishing effect in this masterpiece. Just a warning: some of the scenes do feel a little forced, but all told, I would recommend this to anyone 16+ who owns a thesaurus.
December 6, 2016
A New Adventure
Dragon Thief is interesting because the main character is a thief who falls in love with a shiftshaper dragoness, when he tries to steal her dragon hoard. Unlike the main characters from Mark's other shiftshaper dragon series, Kal is not a shapeshifter, but he has always been unusually good at sneaking into places to steal gold or diamonds. As with all of Mark's books he blends humor with adventure, and action into a masterpiece of a story and let's his characters grow into who they need to be, while staying true to their character.
Dragon Thief is interesting because the main character is a thief who falls in love with a shiftshaper dragoness, when he tries to steal her dragon hoard. Unlike the main characters from Mark's other shiftshaper dragon series, Kal is not a shapeshifter, but he has always been unusually good at sneaking into places to steal gold or diamonds. As with all of Mark's books he blends humor with adventure, and action into a masterpiece of a story and let's his characters grow into who they need to be, while staying true to their character.
March 2, 2019
Fantastic as always!
Mr. Secchia authors the best series of fantasy books EVER! I love the character and world development, and the fact that I have to use a dictionary sometimes. A very entertaining and cerebral read every time. I laughed at the antics of Kal and company. I enjoyed the familial connections. I have already purchased the next series and will start in a few minutes. Thank you, Mr. Secchia!!!
Mr. Secchia authors the best series of fantasy books EVER! I love the character and world development, and the fact that I have to use a dictionary sometimes. A very entertaining and cerebral read every time. I laughed at the antics of Kal and company. I enjoyed the familial connections. I have already purchased the next series and will start in a few minutes. Thank you, Mr. Secchia!!!
January 21, 2020
Soul Satisfying
I love the thief and his silver tongue speaking. I also enjoyed the connections to the previous series. Good work.
I love the thief and his silver tongue speaking. I also enjoyed the connections to the previous series. Good work.
August 8, 2020
Dragons
I have lived in the world of dragons for a month now. I am going to miss my new friends....
I have lived in the world of dragons for a month now. I am going to miss my new friends....
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April 23, 2021DNF.
The writing just isn't doing it for me.
Extremely difficult to get into the story.
The writing just isn't doing it for me.
Extremely difficult to get into the story.
August 28, 2019
I adore this book!! Great content and well written. This book made me laugh out loud multiple times throughout its entirety.
March 5, 2017
good read
good read if you can get past the flowery language. well written and follows his other books hipe theres more
good read if you can get past the flowery language. well written and follows his other books hipe theres more
December 16, 2015
A great read full of emotion. This latest installment occurs roughly 300 years after Aranya. Kal is a thief that tries to steal from a dragon and ends up falling for her. They both find they have a destiny shape not only the world of dragons, humans, and shape shifters, but the entire planet.
While I loved the book, there are some inconsistencies and rough pieces that had me scratching my head:
1) I really wish this book would have come out AFTER Aranya's main story line was completed. There are a lot of spoilers in this story that fills in some gaps from book 2 to the new present.
2) Age. In the previous books, there are dragons that live for hundreds of years. Their riders are able to live for hundred of years, but now there are dragons that are considered old if they're over a century,
3) Early in the story, Tazi tells Kal he needs to return something he had stolen from Aranya 30 years before. Then when they encounter her, they sound surprised that she's still alive.
4) Kal and Tazi fall in love with each other WAY too quickly. I would have preferred a slow burn instead of instant inferno. Which leads too...
5) Kal and Tazi have a very unhealthy relationship. She's constantly endangering his life (she slices him up with a dagger, hits him, burns him a fireball, threatens him with violence, etc), yet HE'S the one that's constantly apologizing.
While I loved the book, there are some inconsistencies and rough pieces that had me scratching my head:
1) I really wish this book would have come out AFTER Aranya's main story line was completed. There are a lot of spoilers in this story that fills in some gaps from book 2 to the new present.
2) Age. In the previous books, there are dragons that live for hundreds of years. Their riders are able to live for hundred of years, but now there are dragons that are considered old if they're over a century,
3) Early in the story, Tazi tells Kal he needs to return something he had stolen from Aranya 30 years before. Then when they encounter her, they sound surprised that she's still alive.
4) Kal and Tazi fall in love with each other WAY too quickly. I would have preferred a slow burn instead of instant inferno. Which leads too...
5) Kal and Tazi have a very unhealthy relationship. She's constantly endangering his life (she slices him up with a dagger, hits him, burns him a fireball, threatens him with violence, etc), yet HE'S the one that's constantly apologizing.
June 22, 2016
Most excellent tale
Mix all the stories of Dragon and shapeshifter dragons and you have an idea of this book. It starts out like a Danny Kaye comedy from the early 50's and evolves into the best of this genre. A thief, a beautiful dragon shapeshifter living in seclusion, a pigmy/halfbreed assassin, a queen and many more characters make up this frolicking tale. It is a romance, adventure with all the swashbuckling fighting and tension you would want. Well written with well-developed characterization great for adults and older teens due to violence. Enjoy.
Mix all the stories of Dragon and shapeshifter dragons and you have an idea of this book. It starts out like a Danny Kaye comedy from the early 50's and evolves into the best of this genre. A thief, a beautiful dragon shapeshifter living in seclusion, a pigmy/halfbreed assassin, a queen and many more characters make up this frolicking tale. It is a romance, adventure with all the swashbuckling fighting and tension you would want. Well written with well-developed characterization great for adults and older teens due to violence. Enjoy.
January 11, 2016
This book has a very good story line but to much description
You can read the first sentence of each paragraph and still know what is going on. It was very hard to understand part of it. It has words I'm not sure I understood and couldn't say. I prefer a book where I can picture in my own mind what things look like.
You can read the first sentence of each paragraph and still know what is going on. It was very hard to understand part of it. It has words I'm not sure I understood and couldn't say. I prefer a book where I can picture in my own mind what things look like.
October 11, 2016
Another worthy read!
Each new generation of dragon and shifter brings new characters to fall in love with, to root for, to grieve over. Very well written, lots of action and suspense to keep the reader engrossed.
Each new generation of dragon and shifter brings new characters to fall in love with, to root for, to grieve over. Very well written, lots of action and suspense to keep the reader engrossed.
February 6, 2017
Fantastic!
Marc Secchia never disappoints. The words he creates are amazing! I very much look forward to reading the future editions to this series!
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
Marc Secchia never disappoints. The words he creates are amazing! I very much look forward to reading the future editions to this series!
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review.
March 4, 2016
I just couldn't get through this book. The writing wasn't bad but the story itself just wasn't for me.
July 21, 2016
It is a great book to read
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September 18, 2016Could not finish.
May 1, 2017
A Dragon's lair, a mound of gold, a nude girl sleeping on it and no dragon in site. It took him 10yrs to find, now what? The Shadow Thief steals the heart of a shapeshifter dragoness. While she steals him by moments filled with adventure. Insecurities tumble about as they navigate a world still torn by draconic desires and hubris. This was a lovely pulling together of ideas. We cross paths with old friends, save the world and follow a scroll in a crazy search for secrets answered. As always, loving and accepting love is the saving grace. Did I mention Riika, half-Pygmy assassin, rescued by The Shadow Thief and another link in the ongoing saga of the Shapshifter World. Ultimately it connects the Shapeshifter's World with Marc Secchia's Islesong series. I'm looking forward to those, too.
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