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Dragon Wing
The village wanted Sigrun’s life extinguished the moment she was born. She was an abomination. Unlike everyone else in her village who had beautiful feathered wings, Sigrun was born with the wings of a dragon. Saved by the love of her father, Sigrun remained in the village and grew up among them after all, but that was not the end of her struggle. One morning, Sigrun finds her father murdered and her brother missing. She sets out to find her brother and seek out her father’s killer, but instead she meets a mysterious stranger that she is drawn to despite her better judgment. He becomes very involved with her cause and convinces her that her father’s murder is only the beginning. War is coming. Soon she uncovers many secrets and learns that even those closest to her may be dangerous. Before the end, she finds that good and evil are almost never exclusive; love is almost always complicated, and the truth is the most heartbreaking thing of all.
- GenresFantasyYoung Adult
265 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2018
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About the author
Rebecca K. Busch
2 books8 followersRebecca K. Busch was born in East Tawas Michigan. Later she moved to Boulder, Colorado and earned her BA in English Literature at the University of Colorado.
She knew she wanted to be a writer from the age of eight. In 2018 her childhood dream came to fruition when her first book, Dragon Wing, was published. It's sequel, Dark Dragon, was just released in October 2021.
Currently she lives in Denver, Colorado, and is working on the third book in her fantasy series.
She knew she wanted to be a writer from the age of eight. In 2018 her childhood dream came to fruition when her first book, Dragon Wing, was published. It's sequel, Dark Dragon, was just released in October 2021.
Currently she lives in Denver, Colorado, and is working on the third book in her fantasy series.
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October 22, 2019
This is an amazing book about a girl named Sigrun. Sigrun lives in a world where everyone is born with wings. Everyone in her village has beautiful feathered wings, except for Sigrun. SIgrin was born with dragon wings. Her mother had died giving birth to her and her brother has never forgiven her. One day, she comes home to see her brother missing and her father murdered. Sigrun decides to leave her village to find her brother.
She leaves and walks for what seems like forever. She finds herself in a desert. Then something attacks her from behind. She feels as if she is going to die from the Gila beast until the creature mysteriously dies its self. A man had killed it for its venom, and to save Sigrun. His name turns out to be Khalon. He helps her heal and feeds her his food.
When Sigrun finally recovers she and Khalon are now friends. She wants Khalon to come with her back to her village. But it will be hard for the village to trust Khalon because he is from a tribe thats one true purpose is to destroy others. But, Khalon is a deserter, which means he left his tribe because of how the tribe did things. He finally agrees to come with Sigrun.
They arrive at the village and people are either mad, curious, or scared of Khalon. They finally warm up to him until Sigrun is captured by Khalon's old tribe. She soon escapes with the help of Khalon's brother who stayed in the tribe. His brother decides to leave with Sigrun. But, during her 'stay' at the other tribe, she finds out that they are planning for war. And her brother is with the tribe and was the one who killed their father.
When they get back to her village they prepare for war, and make alliances with the bee colony next to them.
War finally comes, and with Khalons teaching skills, they are prepared. The other tribe comes and they fight.
I won't tell you what happens next though, no spoiling! ;D
This is an amazing book for people who like adventure and fiction stories, I really recommend it!
She leaves and walks for what seems like forever. She finds herself in a desert. Then something attacks her from behind. She feels as if she is going to die from the Gila beast until the creature mysteriously dies its self. A man had killed it for its venom, and to save Sigrun. His name turns out to be Khalon. He helps her heal and feeds her his food.
When Sigrun finally recovers she and Khalon are now friends. She wants Khalon to come with her back to her village. But it will be hard for the village to trust Khalon because he is from a tribe thats one true purpose is to destroy others. But, Khalon is a deserter, which means he left his tribe because of how the tribe did things. He finally agrees to come with Sigrun.
They arrive at the village and people are either mad, curious, or scared of Khalon. They finally warm up to him until Sigrun is captured by Khalon's old tribe. She soon escapes with the help of Khalon's brother who stayed in the tribe. His brother decides to leave with Sigrun. But, during her 'stay' at the other tribe, she finds out that they are planning for war. And her brother is with the tribe and was the one who killed their father.
When they get back to her village they prepare for war, and make alliances with the bee colony next to them.
War finally comes, and with Khalons teaching skills, they are prepared. The other tribe comes and they fight.
I won't tell you what happens next though, no spoiling! ;D
This is an amazing book for people who like adventure and fiction stories, I really recommend it!
March 5, 2023
Fairies have bird wings and butterfly wing. Some have bat wings, but only Sigrun has dragon wings. Many call her an abomination. Then her father is killed, and her brother disappears. This sets off many changes for Sigrun and the peaceful community she loves.
I enjoyed this book and bought the next in the trilogy.
I enjoyed this book and bought the next in the trilogy.
May 10, 2025
There were some select moments in this book that I really liked, but overall it wasn’t great. I could see the author’s passion for the characters and I enjoyed the book because of that, but the writing was dry. Inconsistencies with time and size/scale broke my immersion several times.
Enjoyable read if you can look past everything else.
Enjoyable read if you can look past everything else.
October 22, 2018
This was one of those books that took me by surprise. To be honest the synopsis of the book didn’t really do it justice as the actually book is soo much more.
I really enjoy the world building and I thought the idea of having fairies with different wings living in different parts of their world was brilliant. Some of this fare and tiny creatures bore wings while others would half themselves be part of fae and part creature/animal and it was ingenious. What Busch does here is break down that wall of typical tall, handsome, irresistible Fae’s that SJM and HB create. I love when barriers are broken.
The dynamic between Jae, Khalon and our leading lady Sigrun. Unlike other love triangles this isn’t smacking you sick in the face with their over bearing love and instead focuses on the issue at hand. Yes that’s right SJM Busch’s characters are more realistic and not making out in the corner while war is at the door. I can’t wait to see how their story plays out.
Besides the awesome adventure, the friends, the love and everything in between I found that the war at the end was too short and needed to bit just a bit longer.
Also I need the bad guys signature and plan of world domination because Mantus by far was my favourite character, if only he were a little darker. Hoping that his need for revenge would get him there.
As for the whole brother thing. Saw that coming but it still was epic and the brutality of their reuniting was gah so good and evil I loved it.
Over all this book was definitely worth the read, I love reading a fantasy that is actually different from other fantasies. I really cannot wait to see where this one goes!
I really enjoy the world building and I thought the idea of having fairies with different wings living in different parts of their world was brilliant. Some of this fare and tiny creatures bore wings while others would half themselves be part of fae and part creature/animal and it was ingenious. What Busch does here is break down that wall of typical tall, handsome, irresistible Fae’s that SJM and HB create. I love when barriers are broken.
The dynamic between Jae, Khalon and our leading lady Sigrun. Unlike other love triangles this isn’t smacking you sick in the face with their over bearing love and instead focuses on the issue at hand. Yes that’s right SJM Busch’s characters are more realistic and not making out in the corner while war is at the door. I can’t wait to see how their story plays out.
Besides the awesome adventure, the friends, the love and everything in between I found that the war at the end was too short and needed to bit just a bit longer.
Also I need the bad guys signature and plan of world domination because Mantus by far was my favourite character, if only he were a little darker. Hoping that his need for revenge would get him there.
As for the whole brother thing. Saw that coming but it still was epic and the brutality of their reuniting was gah so good and evil I loved it.
Over all this book was definitely worth the read, I love reading a fantasy that is actually different from other fantasies. I really cannot wait to see where this one goes!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 6, 2018
Really great! I really enjoyed Dragon Wing.
Sigrun is a great character and narrator. The author did a great job at portraying her emotions through actions. I thought her side characters stole the spot light a bit (In my opinion that's very good thing for stories). Ainia was a great supporting character. She added a lot more dynamics to the story. I kind of liked her involvement in the 'love square.' It made it a little different than your typical love triangle.
The author incorporating different weapons for different characters was awesome. I really liked that aspect a lot. The battle scenes were done great in my opinion.
The overall plot was very enjoyable. A lot of mystery and slow reveals. The world was really neat. Probably, the best part of the book. It read like an everyday Earth, but with animals being humanized. She made the fairies almost like half human half animal. I thought she did a great job developing the world.
Sigrun is a great character and narrator. The author did a great job at portraying her emotions through actions. I thought her side characters stole the spot light a bit (In my opinion that's very good thing for stories). Ainia was a great supporting character. She added a lot more dynamics to the story. I kind of liked her involvement in the 'love square.' It made it a little different than your typical love triangle.
The author incorporating different weapons for different characters was awesome. I really liked that aspect a lot. The battle scenes were done great in my opinion.
The overall plot was very enjoyable. A lot of mystery and slow reveals. The world was really neat. Probably, the best part of the book. It read like an everyday Earth, but with animals being humanized. She made the fairies almost like half human half animal. I thought she did a great job developing the world.
August 6, 2018
This book was an incredible read! I was astonished at how much I absolutely LOVED this story as I typically read romance and self-help. The author is a vivid storyteller and I often felt like I was right there with Sigrun while reading. Those are the best stories; the ones that allow you to escape from reality while reading them, ones you hate to put down, and excite you to have a moment to sit down and read again just to learn what happens next. While I'm an adult, I can guarantee that I would have also loved this as a teenager, so I will be gifting to the teenagers in my life too! I am sooooo looking forward to the sequel(s) and am also hoping that the author makes this an audiobook. I could also totally see this as a movie! It really was that incredible!
October 11, 2025
Really enjoyed it! A bit different and engaging storyline. Dropped a star as it really could do with better proofreading. There were spelling and grammar errors and the odd sentence that didn’t quite make sense without some of the words being reorganised. Shame as it did pull me out of the story a bit at times.
October 1, 2018
Meet the author at Barnes and Noble. I purchased the book and loved the story! Thank you for letting me know that “Fairies are real”, Rebecca! Loved the reality you created! Happy reading.
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May 28, 2019
Dragon Wing by Rebecca Bush was one of the books I was more looking forward to reading here recently. Sadly I was disappointed by this book. The back of the book talks about how the village Sigrun lives in wanted her killed even as a baby. This is not reflected in the book very well because for the most part Sigrun is treated fairly good by most of the other village faeries. This book turned out to be more of a teen romance than I expected, so be prepared.
Sigrun is a fairy that lives in a small village with her brother and father. One evening while on the beach with her friends Sigrun falls asleep and dreams her father and brother are in trouble. She rushes home to find her father dead, the family sword is stolen, and her brother (who went missing earlier) still gone. The council creates a search party for her brother but quickly gives up. Frustrated Sigrun tries to find her brother herself but ends up attacked by a lizard due to being unprepared for the dangers of the wild.
It is then that Khalon finds her and is able to rescue her. After he helps Sigrun heal she convinces him to go back to the village with her. Sadly Khalon is originally from a tribe that attacks villages and it is with reluctance that the council agrees to let Khalon stay since he warned them of a coming attack. Khalon trains Sigrun and her friends to fight but one of Sigrun’s friends, Jae, is not happy about Khalon’s presence. It is during the training that Sigrun learns that she was a child born of a prophecy and that is why she is so different from everyone else and what she must do to protect her village. Jae and Khalon are going to have to learn to get along because Sigrun is going to need all the support she can get.
What I liked best about this book was Sigrun’s transformation. She has to learn about who she is as a person and how to trust herself, a valuable lesson for anyone. I really have a hard time picking what it is that I did not like about this book. I can not seem to figure out why but something felt very off about the book. I think maybe it had something to do with the size of the fairies. At times they appear to be about the size of a human and at other times they were only about the size of a bee and that really bothered me.
The target readers for this book are teens as I do not think even a young adult would really like this book all that much. It seems to lack some of the depth that older, more frequent readers would enjoy. Also, the “love triangle” between Sigrun, Khalon, Jae, and Ainia leans more toward the interest of a young girl. I rate this book to be a 2 out of 4. While this book was good it did not really stand out to me as something that I will really remember. It sits at a steady middle ground for a book. I would not go out of my way to say everyone should read it but at the same time, I would not discourage anyone from reading. If teen romance and faeries are for you, go for it.
Sigrun is a fairy that lives in a small village with her brother and father. One evening while on the beach with her friends Sigrun falls asleep and dreams her father and brother are in trouble. She rushes home to find her father dead, the family sword is stolen, and her brother (who went missing earlier) still gone. The council creates a search party for her brother but quickly gives up. Frustrated Sigrun tries to find her brother herself but ends up attacked by a lizard due to being unprepared for the dangers of the wild.
It is then that Khalon finds her and is able to rescue her. After he helps Sigrun heal she convinces him to go back to the village with her. Sadly Khalon is originally from a tribe that attacks villages and it is with reluctance that the council agrees to let Khalon stay since he warned them of a coming attack. Khalon trains Sigrun and her friends to fight but one of Sigrun’s friends, Jae, is not happy about Khalon’s presence. It is during the training that Sigrun learns that she was a child born of a prophecy and that is why she is so different from everyone else and what she must do to protect her village. Jae and Khalon are going to have to learn to get along because Sigrun is going to need all the support she can get.
What I liked best about this book was Sigrun’s transformation. She has to learn about who she is as a person and how to trust herself, a valuable lesson for anyone. I really have a hard time picking what it is that I did not like about this book. I can not seem to figure out why but something felt very off about the book. I think maybe it had something to do with the size of the fairies. At times they appear to be about the size of a human and at other times they were only about the size of a bee and that really bothered me.
The target readers for this book are teens as I do not think even a young adult would really like this book all that much. It seems to lack some of the depth that older, more frequent readers would enjoy. Also, the “love triangle” between Sigrun, Khalon, Jae, and Ainia leans more toward the interest of a young girl. I rate this book to be a 2 out of 4. While this book was good it did not really stand out to me as something that I will really remember. It sits at a steady middle ground for a book. I would not go out of my way to say everyone should read it but at the same time, I would not discourage anyone from reading. If teen romance and faeries are for you, go for it.
October 29, 2021
I think I have found a new favorite author!!!
Any book that captures my attention from even before the beginning is bound to be an incredible reading experience. Rebecca Busch had me from the prologue and never let go until the end. Not only am I looking forward to future books by this wonderfully imaginative author, but I hope she also considers making Dragon Wing (and subsequent books) into Audible books. Rebecca's writing has that magical, rhythmic flow that would provide a captivating listening experience.
Three cheers for Sigrun and Dragon Wing. I recommend this book to all readers and especially to those who enjoy vivid descriptions and intriguing characters.
Any book that captures my attention from even before the beginning is bound to be an incredible reading experience. Rebecca Busch had me from the prologue and never let go until the end. Not only am I looking forward to future books by this wonderfully imaginative author, but I hope she also considers making Dragon Wing (and subsequent books) into Audible books. Rebecca's writing has that magical, rhythmic flow that would provide a captivating listening experience.
Three cheers for Sigrun and Dragon Wing. I recommend this book to all readers and especially to those who enjoy vivid descriptions and intriguing characters.
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