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Dragonfly Trilogy #3
Ragged Wolf
Flame-haired Thorn is taken as a child into the blood-thirsty service of the priests of Hollin. Her life looks set for a quick death as she has no skills to save her. Then chance intervenes and she is made prisoner in Brigard and brought before King Ramil's son, Lagan for judgement.
What is Lagan to make of the bitter girl standing before him? Little does he know that his path is now bound with hers. Through mountains, over seas, and on the battlefield, their choices will decide the destiny of three nations.
It is just a shame then that Thorn hates him and he distrusts her. What could go wrong?
What is Lagan to make of the bitter girl standing before him? Little does he know that his path is now bound with hers. Through mountains, over seas, and on the battlefield, their choices will decide the destiny of three nations.
It is just a shame then that Thorn hates him and he distrusts her. What could go wrong?
338 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2019
About the author
Julia Golding
85 books876 followersMy journey to becoming an author has been a roundabout one, taking in many other careers. I grew up on the edge of Epping Forest and was that dreamy kind of child who was always writing stories. After reading English at Cambridge, I decided to find out as much as I could about the wider world so joined the Foreign Office and served in Poland. My work as a diplomat took me from the high point of town twinning in the Tatra Mountains to the low of inspecting the bottom of a Silesian coal mine.
On leaving Poland, I exchanged diplomacy for academia and took a doctorate in the literature of the English Romantic Period at Oxford. I then joined Oxfam as a lobbyist on conflict issues, campaigning at the UN and with governments to lessen the impact of conflict on civilians living in war zones - a cause about which I still feel very passionate.
Married with three children, I now live in Oxford between two rivers, surrounded by gargoyles, beautiful sandstone buildings and ancient trees.
My first novel, 'The Diamond of Drury Lane', won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2006 and the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 (formerly known as the Smarties Prize). I was also chosen by Waterstone's in 2007 as one of their 'Twenty-five authors for the future'. In the US, 'Secret of the Sirens' won the honor book medal of the Green Earth Book Award.
My latest series, which starts with Mel Foster and the Demon Butler, about an intrepid Victorian orphan who lives in a household of monsters, won Bronze in the Primary Teacher awards in 2015. The next part, Mel Foster and the Time Machine, has set the time-dial to arrive in 2016.
On leaving Poland, I exchanged diplomacy for academia and took a doctorate in the literature of the English Romantic Period at Oxford. I then joined Oxfam as a lobbyist on conflict issues, campaigning at the UN and with governments to lessen the impact of conflict on civilians living in war zones - a cause about which I still feel very passionate.
Married with three children, I now live in Oxford between two rivers, surrounded by gargoyles, beautiful sandstone buildings and ancient trees.
My first novel, 'The Diamond of Drury Lane', won the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2006 and the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 (formerly known as the Smarties Prize). I was also chosen by Waterstone's in 2007 as one of their 'Twenty-five authors for the future'. In the US, 'Secret of the Sirens' won the honor book medal of the Green Earth Book Award.
My latest series, which starts with Mel Foster and the Demon Butler, about an intrepid Victorian orphan who lives in a household of monsters, won Bronze in the Primary Teacher awards in 2015. The next part, Mel Foster and the Time Machine, has set the time-dial to arrive in 2016.
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May 23, 2021
I really like the other books in this series. I was so hoping this would have the same feel and it did. Dragonfly is one of my favorite books of all time and I love that this is the story of their son, and the girls is from the evil kingdom they fought. This brings these story's full circle. I loved it.
This is written so that you see each aspect of this whole continents problems, how things can get corrupted by a bad leader. I love the way Golding try's to always find ways to improve things but not with sunshine and rainbows but with hard work and reality. She really likes to bring her characters threw the mud and pull them up to the highest heights. Don't expect a teen romance or a coming of age story, expect a land of hard ships and a girl who seems to always be in the wrong place until she takes her life in her own hands and saves herself.
Some violence- 14 and up
Stories like this: First Girl Child by Harmon
The False Prince by Nielsen
The Thief by Turner
This is written so that you see each aspect of this whole continents problems, how things can get corrupted by a bad leader. I love the way Golding try's to always find ways to improve things but not with sunshine and rainbows but with hard work and reality. She really likes to bring her characters threw the mud and pull them up to the highest heights. Don't expect a teen romance or a coming of age story, expect a land of hard ships and a girl who seems to always be in the wrong place until she takes her life in her own hands and saves herself.
Some violence- 14 and up
Stories like this: First Girl Child by Harmon
The False Prince by Nielsen
The Thief by Turner
December 1, 2019
It is not 5 stars because i wanted an epilogue in were the wedding takes place because I'm so cliché i kind enjoy that type of scene
December 13, 2019
Whether young or old, Julia Golding manages to capture readers’ hearts and imagination as she sucks us into yet another magical land. In this novel, she engages, enthrall and inspires whilst also touching on darker themes of justice, relationships and religion.
Whilst it would be easy to classify Ragged Wolf as another Young Adult Romantic fiction novel, I think Golding expertly adds other layers to this tale. She plays with well-known myths and legends and peppers the pages with literary seeds to explore online later.
In this final installment of the trilogy, Golding allows the reader to venture to new regions of The Known World, encountering new characters to despise and admire; new romances to root for; and re-visits a couple of old favorites.
As always Golding has created a heart-warming and deliciously clichéd tale which is impossible not to devour on a cold Winters Eve.
Whilst it would be easy to classify Ragged Wolf as another Young Adult Romantic fiction novel, I think Golding expertly adds other layers to this tale. She plays with well-known myths and legends and peppers the pages with literary seeds to explore online later.
In this final installment of the trilogy, Golding allows the reader to venture to new regions of The Known World, encountering new characters to despise and admire; new romances to root for; and re-visits a couple of old favorites.
As always Golding has created a heart-warming and deliciously clichéd tale which is impossible not to devour on a cold Winters Eve.
July 7, 2023
3.5 stars for me. I love this world and it was so fun to be thrown back into it again, as Dragonfly is one of my favorites. There was a bit too much telling instead of showing in this story and all the escapes for the main character(s) seemed to be a little too easy. But it was an enjoyable read and I loved getting to spend time with these characters.
June 15, 2020
Rough end to the trilogy
This one was a little harder for me to get through than the others. Enjoyed it in the end. Good read overall
This one was a little harder for me to get through than the others. Enjoyed it in the end. Good read overall
November 3, 2020
Somehow I didn't realize there was a third book in this series! Such a fun discovery! A very good story though it was a tad exhausting at times and a little unsatisfying.
April 4, 2022
Aww I'm so glad I went back to this sweet series--it held up!! I would've read this in one sitting except I forced myself to try to to get at least 3 hours of sleep last night, haha.
I thoroughly enjoyed this and I need more! Is this the beginning of a new fantasy kick?!
I thoroughly enjoyed this and I need more! Is this the beginning of a new fantasy kick?!
October 29, 2022
Not as good as the first one
February 19, 2023
I thoroughly enjoyed Ragged Wolf. Excellent addition to the Dragonfly world. Romance, adventure, all that good stuff. I felt it ended a little too abruptly, but then again I thought the same about the other two. At least there is plenty of room for another sequel.
Hopefully if a sequel does come, it will be properly edited, because it’s painfully obvious this one was not. It’s chock full of errors and odd stylistic choices. The spelling of the god “Holin” from Dragonfly has become “Hollin” here for no apparent reason. Also, for some reason, the only version of this book available is a paperback written in British English, even though I own the others in beautiful hardcovers in American English. This looks very awkward on my shelf next to them. I don’t understand why it can’t match.
The dialect difference combined with the bad editing - terrible punctuation, mostly - almost took me out of the story at times, but it flowed well despite that, and I was able to focus on the captivating story being told. I expected more from an author whose other works were more polished, though. It appears that, unlike her others, this book may have been self-published; I’m not sure if that was the reason the editing was lacking or if it was the other way around.
Overall, I definitely recommend Ragged Wolf to fans of Dragonfly. I harp on the errors because I am attuned to them as an editor myself (and also because there ARE quite a lot), and I wish there were a proper hardcover copy, but I did give this 5 stars for a reason. For all its technical flaws, it is an enjoyable and satisfying story and that’s what matters the most.
Hopefully if a sequel does come, it will be properly edited, because it’s painfully obvious this one was not. It’s chock full of errors and odd stylistic choices. The spelling of the god “Holin” from Dragonfly has become “Hollin” here for no apparent reason. Also, for some reason, the only version of this book available is a paperback written in British English, even though I own the others in beautiful hardcovers in American English. This looks very awkward on my shelf next to them. I don’t understand why it can’t match.
The dialect difference combined with the bad editing - terrible punctuation, mostly - almost took me out of the story at times, but it flowed well despite that, and I was able to focus on the captivating story being told. I expected more from an author whose other works were more polished, though. It appears that, unlike her others, this book may have been self-published; I’m not sure if that was the reason the editing was lacking or if it was the other way around.
Overall, I definitely recommend Ragged Wolf to fans of Dragonfly. I harp on the errors because I am attuned to them as an editor myself (and also because there ARE quite a lot), and I wish there were a proper hardcover copy, but I did give this 5 stars for a reason. For all its technical flaws, it is an enjoyable and satisfying story and that’s what matters the most.
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