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Scales and Honor: The Dragon's Paladin
Scales and Honor started as a love letter to fantastical adventures filled with action, comedy, romance and of course dragons. Our adventure begins with Veledar, the most prideful, egotistical and obsessed dragon around. What could ever get him off his scaly rump for one of those heroic adventures? Perhaps the dragon hunter that arrives at his lair, complete with accusations most foul. Through happenstance their back and forth begins, unlikely allies brought together by honor. Friendship starts to form, between a pair who should be downright enemies. Along their misadventure they encounter teleporting spiders, lewd tongued dwarves, crafty and sly half-elfs, grand treasures, bandits, thieves, and possibly the kindling of a far greater treasure that lurks within one another.
420 pages, Paperback
Published July 24, 2018
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June 7, 2026
To start things off, this book needed much more time in the editing phase. There were so many little errors throughout the book. Missing words, misspelled words, wrong words, quotation marks placed on the wrong side of the space (this one was tripped me up a lot), etc. While it certainly didn’t make it unreadable, it makes the book feel unprofessional.
My biggest gripe was the dialogue. The constant quips and jokes (almost none of which were funny) ruined any moments that could have been impactful. Probably 90% of the dialogue served no purpose but to take up space on the page. They didn’t even feel original. Nearly every time the characters started talking, it felt like it was the same conversation from the last chapter. A couple jokes here and there are fine to add a little bit of levity, but this was like Marvel writing dialed up to 11.
The way every character talked and reacted to things also felt extremely unnatural. I could never connect to any character because they never acted real. It’s hard to pinpoint specific scenes, but many times throughout the book I’d read something and find myself thinking that nobody would say/do that.
This is a personal preference, not necessarily a flaw in the book, but I am not a big fan of depicting accents through spelling. The dwarf’s dialogue was painful for me to read since nearly every word was misspelled to show her Scottish accent. I often had to give a sentence a double take to understand it (though the character usually had very little of importance to say). She was also just an annoying character overall.
Final gripe: having pop culture references in a fantasy world serves only to break the immersion for the reader. I inwardly rolled my eyes when a character quoted verbatim the “arrow in the knee” line from Skyrim.
I wanted to like this book because it has some elements that I do love, but only if executed properly. Unfortunately, this one missed the mark for me.
My biggest gripe was the dialogue. The constant quips and jokes (almost none of which were funny) ruined any moments that could have been impactful. Probably 90% of the dialogue served no purpose but to take up space on the page. They didn’t even feel original. Nearly every time the characters started talking, it felt like it was the same conversation from the last chapter. A couple jokes here and there are fine to add a little bit of levity, but this was like Marvel writing dialed up to 11.
The way every character talked and reacted to things also felt extremely unnatural. I could never connect to any character because they never acted real. It’s hard to pinpoint specific scenes, but many times throughout the book I’d read something and find myself thinking that nobody would say/do that.
This is a personal preference, not necessarily a flaw in the book, but I am not a big fan of depicting accents through spelling. The dwarf’s dialogue was painful for me to read since nearly every word was misspelled to show her Scottish accent. I often had to give a sentence a double take to understand it (though the character usually had very little of importance to say). She was also just an annoying character overall.
Final gripe: having pop culture references in a fantasy world serves only to break the immersion for the reader. I inwardly rolled my eyes when a character quoted verbatim the “arrow in the knee” line from Skyrim.
I wanted to like this book because it has some elements that I do love, but only if executed properly. Unfortunately, this one missed the mark for me.
June 23, 2022
Dragons are known to abduct princesses, but what about paladins who came to capture and slay them ?
Yet this is the unlikely bet Veledar takes while Arcturus, caught in a moral dilemma, drowns in doubt.
As they embark on a quest to recover a most precious item that was stolen from the dragon, the evolution of their relationship is a large part of the story.
It is often a humorous banter and teasing (not unlike Fire Rising minus its humongous flow of puns), but with unexpected depths now and then as some hinted past of each of them lingers.
A very enjoyable book in itself, with some questions left unanswered for the next book to provide for, likely.
Yet this is the unlikely bet Veledar takes while Arcturus, caught in a moral dilemma, drowns in doubt.
As they embark on a quest to recover a most precious item that was stolen from the dragon, the evolution of their relationship is a large part of the story.
It is often a humorous banter and teasing (not unlike Fire Rising minus its humongous flow of puns), but with unexpected depths now and then as some hinted past of each of them lingers.
A very enjoyable book in itself, with some questions left unanswered for the next book to provide for, likely.
July 24, 2022
I really loved this story from start to finish, and I'll be adding it to my collection of favorite books. I have no doubt I'll come back to revisit this story again some day.
It has a very Dungeons and Dragons adventure feel to it that I enjoyed, plenty of magic and magical creatures in this high fantasy.
It has a very Dungeons and Dragons adventure feel to it that I enjoyed, plenty of magic and magical creatures in this high fantasy.
June 13, 2022
Unlikely Partners
Veledar awakes to find himself ensnared and captured by dragon hunters in his own lair. However, he is eventually released by his captor, Arcturus. Both dragon and paladin then embark on a quest to retrieve a stolen item and to find the reason for the dragon's capture order in the first place. They make new companions on the way while learning new things about the world and themselves...
The main characters are likeable and humorous. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the dialogues between them, especially when the topic of Veledar and Arcturus's relationship comes up. Given their backgrounds - Veledar the dragon who sleeps with a stuffed toy and Arcturus the dragon slayer - their partnership is most unusual and also the most entertaining aspect of the novel.
Some scenes could get violent and grisly, though they are easily offset by wholesome moments shared between the main cast. The PoV flips between the dragon and paladin. Would recommend for fans of fantasy with a dragon lead character.
Veledar awakes to find himself ensnared and captured by dragon hunters in his own lair. However, he is eventually released by his captor, Arcturus. Both dragon and paladin then embark on a quest to retrieve a stolen item and to find the reason for the dragon's capture order in the first place. They make new companions on the way while learning new things about the world and themselves...
The main characters are likeable and humorous. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the dialogues between them, especially when the topic of Veledar and Arcturus's relationship comes up. Given their backgrounds - Veledar the dragon who sleeps with a stuffed toy and Arcturus the dragon slayer - their partnership is most unusual and also the most entertaining aspect of the novel.
Some scenes could get violent and grisly, though they are easily offset by wholesome moments shared between the main cast. The PoV flips between the dragon and paladin. Would recommend for fans of fantasy with a dragon lead character.
April 29, 2020
DNF— I got up to page 59 and quit. The story and the world are alright, but the formatting is just so damn AWFUL! 😫😫😫 Seeing sentences being smushed together and not spaced out is like an eyesore—this completely took me out of the book. In short, this is a book with a promising world and an interesting dragon that suffers from horrible formatting. I will not be reading this eyesore of a book again.
March 9, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It features a heroic knight, magic, playful jabs, witty retorts, lighthearted teasing, drunken gryphons, and of course, dragons! What more could you ask for? I give it a solid 5 stars.
August 25, 2020
The interaction between feral dragon and dragon hunter is just too awesome in this book. Loved all of it ;)
August 7, 2025
Don't judge a book by its cover.
This is a story about an adorable dragon and his handsome human companion, and they are definitely not in love.
This is a story about an adorable dragon and his handsome human companion, and they are definitely not in love.
December 27, 2025
Likes: Of course this has a dragon and human friendship. That's always a plus. Veledar is a dragon I would love to meet in real life if I could visit their world. He's just adorable and so nice to anyone that's nice to him.
Veledar and Arcturus have some emotional moments and backstories.
I also like the technology in their world, like the flying ships and magic powered weapons.
Dislikes: There were spelling mistakes and repeated words.
The story seemed to stray away from the main mission for too long at some points.
Everyone feels the need to make quips at each other in nearly every conversation which got a little tiring after a while.
And about the cave...
Veledar and Arcturus have some emotional moments and backstories.
I also like the technology in their world, like the flying ships and magic powered weapons.
Dislikes: There were spelling mistakes and repeated words.
The story seemed to stray away from the main mission for too long at some points.
Everyone feels the need to make quips at each other in nearly every conversation which got a little tiring after a while.
And about the cave...
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