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The Dragonspire Chronicles #1
The Black Egg
Whoever Controls the Dragons, Rules the World
Yaz loves dragons.
Unfortunately, only the greatest warriors in Dragonsipre Village become dragonriders.
A runt like him doesn’t qualify.
Since the village won’t give him a dragon to ride, he’s determined to find an egg to hatch and train the dragon himself. Yaz and his new friend Brigid set out on a dragon hunt.
But the wider world holds many dangers, sinister secrets, and mysteries best forgotten.
Can Yaz and Brigid survive long enough to find an egg?
Unknown to Yaz, a dark force is gathering to threaten all he holds dear.Finding a dragon egg might be the least of his problems.
Get Book 1 of the Dragonspire Chronicles now.
Yaz loves dragons.
Unfortunately, only the greatest warriors in Dragonsipre Village become dragonriders.
A runt like him doesn’t qualify.
Since the village won’t give him a dragon to ride, he’s determined to find an egg to hatch and train the dragon himself. Yaz and his new friend Brigid set out on a dragon hunt.
But the wider world holds many dangers, sinister secrets, and mysteries best forgotten.
Can Yaz and Brigid survive long enough to find an egg?
Unknown to Yaz, a dark force is gathering to threaten all he holds dear.Finding a dragon egg might be the least of his problems.
Get Book 1 of the Dragonspire Chronicles now.
260 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2019
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January 24, 2024
The story starts off a bit like "How to Train your Dragon". We have a son of a chief that is too small and weak to become a proper warrior. So there is no chance for him to become one of the few dragon riders of the village.
Obviously, where he misses the brawn, he got the brains. So he decides to go into the world and find himself a dragon egg.
Besides this storyline, we have a villain's flunky POV and a POV of an old ranger that rescues a little girl with rare ability.
I think I found the two latter POVs more interesting that the main one. It dealt with more impactful events while Yaz was just walking around looking for dragon egg and getting into some local troubles.
Altogether it was an interesting story and a good start to the series. It certainly made me interested in the overarching storyline.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't that strong and it had these way-too-convenient occurrences that were a bit hard to believe. So I am rating it a solid 3*.
Obviously, where he misses the brawn, he got the brains. So he decides to go into the world and find himself a dragon egg.
Besides this storyline, we have a villain's flunky POV and a POV of an old ranger that rescues a little girl with rare ability.
I think I found the two latter POVs more interesting that the main one. It dealt with more impactful events while Yaz was just walking around looking for dragon egg and getting into some local troubles.
Altogether it was an interesting story and a good start to the series. It certainly made me interested in the overarching storyline.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't that strong and it had these way-too-convenient occurrences that were a bit hard to believe. So I am rating it a solid 3*.
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January 19, 2022For the most part I enjoyed this. Interesting world building, interesting characters, several very likable ones.
One of the plot arcs more or less wrapped up by the end of the book, but several big ones did not, leaving me rather unsatisfied at the end. My personal preferences is to have at least on plot line come to a satisfying conclusion if there are others that are going to carry over into the next book and that didn't quite happen in this one. But that's more a matter of taste than anything else.
One of the plot arcs more or less wrapped up by the end of the book, but several big ones did not, leaving me rather unsatisfied at the end. My personal preferences is to have at least on plot line come to a satisfying conclusion if there are others that are going to carry over into the next book and that didn't quite happen in this one. But that's more a matter of taste than anything else.
September 8, 2019
Really good Dragon tale. Has is a young man with a photographic memory, it saves his bacon several times during this adventure. The obstacles are numerous and interesting, side stories are unique as well. This promises to be a great series.
July 30, 2020
This book felt bland and pointless.
Bland: Yaz is completely milktoast. He has no personality flaws, no depth, and no real weaknesses. Meanwhile the only female hero, Brigid, is constantly demonstrated to be inferior to Yaz, mentally and physically. She brings no clear value to the table and is dependent on Yaz white knighting for her; luckily Yaz pats her on the head and tells her he'll take care of her, so that's nice.
Pointless: the entire book is just to set up an overarching plot for later books. That's all well and good, but *this* book has no plot of its own that comes to a close. The book is titled "The Black Egg", and said egg only appears in the very last few chapters and has no significance whatsoever. The main character Yaz literally just throws it at people as a weapon and then leaves it at home without a second thought. The main characters accomplish nothing of value throughout the book, and then it ends so suddenly, with none of the dangling threads tied up.
Bland: Yaz is completely milktoast. He has no personality flaws, no depth, and no real weaknesses. Meanwhile the only female hero, Brigid, is constantly demonstrated to be inferior to Yaz, mentally and physically. She brings no clear value to the table and is dependent on Yaz white knighting for her; luckily Yaz pats her on the head and tells her he'll take care of her, so that's nice.
Pointless: the entire book is just to set up an overarching plot for later books. That's all well and good, but *this* book has no plot of its own that comes to a close. The book is titled "The Black Egg", and said egg only appears in the very last few chapters and has no significance whatsoever. The main character Yaz literally just throws it at people as a weapon and then leaves it at home without a second thought. The main characters accomplish nothing of value throughout the book, and then it ends so suddenly, with none of the dangling threads tied up.
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June 24, 2019
Well written but...
This story was well written but had no point. There is no obvious plot arc for our MC. Yes bad things are afoot but the MR is in aware until the last pages. He bounces around aimlessly reacting to events and having no personal goal or direction. T
The story is well written and some polish but the story is very slow to advance. I have yet to understand what make the MC special in the sense that there is a story about him. He seem to be a person of below average stature with above average intelligence with an eidetic memory who wanders around reacting to what the world through at him. Not sure I can read another in the series but I may.
This story was well written but had no point. There is no obvious plot arc for our MC. Yes bad things are afoot but the MR is in aware until the last pages. He bounces around aimlessly reacting to events and having no personal goal or direction. T
The story is well written and some polish but the story is very slow to advance. I have yet to understand what make the MC special in the sense that there is a story about him. He seem to be a person of below average stature with above average intelligence with an eidetic memory who wanders around reacting to what the world through at him. Not sure I can read another in the series but I may.
January 26, 2020
I'm reading this series with my Kindle Unlimited membership.
I found the characters pleasing and the story line interesting. I enjoyed the ending of Book 1, which I didn't feel was a cliff-hanger, as some Amazon reviews say. It would only be a cliff-hanger if we, the reader, had no idea where Yaz and Brigid's families went. Well, we don't know 'exactly', but we are privy to the workings of the antagonist and his cronies. The magic system is well-thought out, and not at all convenient to the ones casting the spells. We get more magic, I think, as we venture further in the series. I've already finished book 2 and will download book 3.
I found the characters pleasing and the story line interesting. I enjoyed the ending of Book 1, which I didn't feel was a cliff-hanger, as some Amazon reviews say. It would only be a cliff-hanger if we, the reader, had no idea where Yaz and Brigid's families went. Well, we don't know 'exactly', but we are privy to the workings of the antagonist and his cronies. The magic system is well-thought out, and not at all convenient to the ones casting the spells. We get more magic, I think, as we venture further in the series. I've already finished book 2 and will download book 3.
September 24, 2019
Nothing happened. It was almost boring.
If the writer wants this series to succeed they need to add some sort of progression. The protagonist just keeps making lateral movements throughout the book and I'm just not seeing any real change. It's cool that the protagonist and entourage have initial training but I think it's fair to say that readers want to see growth and advancement of the characters.
If the writer wants this series to succeed they need to add some sort of progression. The protagonist just keeps making lateral movements throughout the book and I'm just not seeing any real change. It's cool that the protagonist and entourage have initial training but I think it's fair to say that readers want to see growth and advancement of the characters.
August 18, 2023
The author imagines and writes about a hell-like other world, where soldiers kill entire families just because they can, they wish to abduct and enslave a little girl just because they heard she could talk to the dragons. No law, no order no ethical values or sense of decency. What could ever be interesting of a story like this one?? For something as dark and depressing as this fantasy book I would get depressed seeing/reading the news. Nowhere does it say that this is a horror/terror story. There are no warnings about the violence or lawlessness that is written about this other world.
This story has no main theme, no secondary plot arcs. The author does not develop/describe this other world (geopolitical, geography, economic, social, religious, etc. systems that govern and systems that are in place in this other world). There are no maps, no inside illustrations, no character summaries (and there are a lot of different characters and stories that have nothing in common in them).
I do not recommend this dark-hell-like-fantasy novel series.
This story has no main theme, no secondary plot arcs. The author does not develop/describe this other world (geopolitical, geography, economic, social, religious, etc. systems that govern and systems that are in place in this other world). There are no maps, no inside illustrations, no character summaries (and there are a lot of different characters and stories that have nothing in common in them).
I do not recommend this dark-hell-like-fantasy novel series.
December 15, 2021
This is my review of the whole 6-book series.
The plot was interesting enough to keep me reading. I appreciate good, coherent world building - but here, it greatly suffers from the lack of maps! A map of the continent, given at the beginning, would save readers a lot of confusion. I also appreciate the building and development of believable characters. Here, although the viewpoint keeps changing between the main characters, only the one of Yaz truly changes and develops; the others remain more or less the same. Additionally, what happens to Yaz in the last book (no spoilers) is less believable, hard to identify with, feels too artificial. Otherwise it's a nice fantasy series, dark and gory at times but worth reading.
The plot was interesting enough to keep me reading. I appreciate good, coherent world building - but here, it greatly suffers from the lack of maps! A map of the continent, given at the beginning, would save readers a lot of confusion. I also appreciate the building and development of believable characters. Here, although the viewpoint keeps changing between the main characters, only the one of Yaz truly changes and develops; the others remain more or less the same. Additionally, what happens to Yaz in the last book (no spoilers) is less believable, hard to identify with, feels too artificial. Otherwise it's a nice fantasy series, dark and gory at times but worth reading.
October 23, 2024
Yaz knows he's no good in the army. His dad is the chief of the village he lives in, and his mother is the village healer. Though the dragon empire fell 700 years ago, their world is still focused on them; their money is shaped like dragon scales, and old ruins of buildings are still standing where they left them behind. That being said, the dragons still rule the skies, surviving separately from people, except for the domesticated ones.
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September 4, 2019
i liked this book. the dragon spin had me from the get go. i really enjoy reading about dragons. most of what i read has more of a connection between rider and dragon and that is the main focus of the books. this has dragons in it but the focus is on the people. we have 3 to 5 different groups we are following and this whole series should keep me interested if the author keeps writing like this.
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February 6, 2020
I liked the characters. I enjoyed having to keep track of three groups of adventurers, each group with their own agendas. I knew that somewhere along the plot, their paths and purposes would intertwine, and that kept me even more interested in how that was going to happen. While the fight scenes were excellent and satisfying, the prose could have been more descriptive. Altogether, a rolicking good adventurous series.
February 17, 2021
Really was an enjoyable read. Enjoyed the good guys, didn't like the bad guys. The characters were well portrayed so that you could understand their motivation.
I had hoped for more dragon action, but it seemed more setup for later books than dragons in this one. The main characters seemed intelligent and moved mostly as the author had set them up.
Unfortunately the end just happened. Didn't have a cliffhanger (thankfully), but just sort of came to an end.
I had hoped for more dragon action, but it seemed more setup for later books than dragons in this one. The main characters seemed intelligent and moved mostly as the author had set them up.
Unfortunately the end just happened. Didn't have a cliffhanger (thankfully), but just sort of came to an end.
August 28, 2022
I really enjoyed all 6 books in this series. I listened to the audiobooks by narrated by Joe Hempel. I really enjoyed the Dragonspire Chronicles! Yaz and his two friends did some awesome things, and Yaz's memory/capabilities worked in such interesting ways, I'm almost jealous to have a perfect memory except it made me realize it wouldn't be as great as I'd assume! From the first book to the last I was hooked. Thank you very much James E. Wisher! I'll leave the same review on all 6 books.
October 20, 2019
Easy to read
I had the thought this could get dark. Killing is done quite callously. Language gets rough, too and is not yet intolerable to me but would be for my kids. Morality is high but I'm not sure where
Our hero's ability to 'wall off' his feelings during killing will lead. I'm happy to keep reading at this point.
I had the thought this could get dark. Killing is done quite callously. Language gets rough, too and is not yet intolerable to me but would be for my kids. Morality is high but I'm not sure where
Our hero's ability to 'wall off' his feelings during killing will lead. I'm happy to keep reading at this point.
January 10, 2020
Very good
I knew I was not going to be disappointed, I've had this book for something putting off reading it because did not want to go through it too fast. Not a dull moment,this first book is long enough to keep you wanting more.
Love the characters,love the story,now on to the next book.
If you want a good read then this series is for you. Now on to Get the next book.Finished
I knew I was not going to be disappointed, I've had this book for something putting off reading it because did not want to go through it too fast. Not a dull moment,this first book is long enough to keep you wanting more.
Love the characters,love the story,now on to the next book.
If you want a good read then this series is for you. Now on to Get the next book.Finished
June 16, 2023
I listened to this on audiobook. There were several interlinked stories, the main one was Jaz who makes a friend with a villager, then the 2 of them set out on an adventure.
This is an ok story but I found it difficult to keep track of the different storylines. Might be easier if I'd been reading rather than listening to the audiobook.
This is an ok story but I found it difficult to keep track of the different storylines. Might be easier if I'd been reading rather than listening to the audiobook.
December 10, 2023
Coming of age
A well thought out story with many a twist & turn. The characters are well rounded & believable. Dragons, warriors, magic, ambition. It has it all.
Crafted into a story that has you gripped from the start. A great fantasy tale with plenty to enjoy. Well worth a read.
A well thought out story with many a twist & turn. The characters are well rounded & believable. Dragons, warriors, magic, ambition. It has it all.
Crafted into a story that has you gripped from the start. A great fantasy tale with plenty to enjoy. Well worth a read.
March 16, 2026
I read a free copy of this book - obviously supposed to be a hook for a series and not a stand alone read which is disappointing. I did not enjoy this book enough to get the second. The writing feels a little immature but there were very few editing and grammatical errors. I enjoyed the storyline despite it being a little stiff at times.
June 7, 2019
5 stars
The only negative is that I have to wait for the rest of the series to be released. Absolutely the best fantasy I read in years. This right up at the top of my favorites beside the Dragonriders of Pern.
The only negative is that I have to wait for the rest of the series to be released. Absolutely the best fantasy I read in years. This right up at the top of my favorites beside the Dragonriders of Pern.
October 6, 2020
Good Read
This is the first blog I've read from this author and I really enjoy this book. This book has the right amount of action and building up of tHe characters. I've just got the second book in the series and we will see how that goes.
This is the first blog I've read from this author and I really enjoy this book. This book has the right amount of action and building up of tHe characters. I've just got the second book in the series and we will see how that goes.
February 8, 2021
Very fun read!
The story and characters were interesting. The mysteries surrounding the ruins and their forgotten knowledge added an additional layer interest to an already great book.
The story and characters were interesting. The mysteries surrounding the ruins and their forgotten knowledge added an additional layer interest to an already great book.
August 30, 2021
This is a great opener to the series. Yaz is a likable character as are his companions. The story moves at a good pace and I’m hopeful that a few of the side stories are explored. I’m looking forward to the rest of this series.
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October 21, 2021I really enjoyed this story. I got attached to the main characters immediately, the dragons were presented as believable mounts,. battle sequences were well described and believable. The plot flows well. Who could ask for more?
November 11, 2023
Took a while to get into, felt a bit like a cheesy YA fantasy series etc but actually a pretty good first book to the series introducing the main characters. I'm hoping it will pick up a big in the following ones. Listening on audible where all the books are free 👌
June 18, 2019
Great new series
Cannot wait to read the rest of the stories. Going to buy the next one right. Great writing and a great story. Keepa you hooked from tbe beginning to the end.
Cannot wait to read the rest of the stories. Going to buy the next one right. Great writing and a great story. Keepa you hooked from tbe beginning to the end.
July 2, 2019
Currently reading series and now stopped until next book comes out. The slave wars. Awesome series.
August 27, 2019
Fantasy!
The author has exhibited wonderful world building! His characters are interesting and full of life. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy.
The author has exhibited wonderful world building! His characters are interesting and full of life. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy.
November 3, 2019
JK
Good read although a bit predictable and serialized. Waiting to to further character development in book 2. Hoping for the best.
Good read although a bit predictable and serialized. Waiting to to further character development in book 2. Hoping for the best.
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