Marked

Valkyrie Academy Dragon Alliance #0.5

by Katrina Cope

Kara thought that her lack of wings was a problem in the world of Valkyries–until she stumbled across a dragon's nest. She soon learned that wherever you found a dragon’s nest, a mother dragon was always nearby. No matter how much combat training she had, she could still become lunch.

Genres: Fantasy, Dragons, Epic Fantasy, Middle Grade

30 pages, ebook

Published June 1, 2019

About the author

Katrina is an author of several books in epic fantasy, young-adult fantasy, and a middle-grade sci-fi thriller series.

Her series include:

Dragoria: The Lost Dragon Realm - Epic fantasy

Valkyrie Academy Dragon Alliance - YA High fantasy

Thor's Dragon Rider - YA High fantasy (Spin-off of Valkyrie Academy Dragon Alliance but can be read separately)

The Afterlife - YA fantasy (contemporary)

The Sanctum Series - Middle-grade Sci-fi thriller

She often talks to creatures of all kinds and has a passion for animals, nature, and travel. She lives in Queensland, Australia, with her husband and has survived teaching her three children how to drive.

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Reviews

[Coco.V]

🎁 FREE on Amazon today (11/26/2019)! 🎁

[Victoria Zigler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic introduction to the new series by this author, which has me eager to see what the main books in the series have in store.

[Oana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Marked plays the role of a prequel for the Valkyrie Academy Dragon Alliance and the story follows Kara, a wingless Valkyrie who strives to show other that even those without wings can be worthy and brave.
After an incident with her bullies, Kara runs out of the academy and stumbles onto a nest of golden eggs being attacked by a hideous creature. She displays a great deal of courage when she jumped between the egg and the monster, even if it wasn't that great of a decision.
Despite this being a short story we get a nice worldbuilding and now that I read the first few book I have a better understanding at what really happened in this story.

[Richard Goodrum · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quaint, little story. Kara was born a wingless Valkyrie but she has heart and courage well beyond others with wings in her academy. In a rush to distance herself from some of the mean girls in her school, she ends up in the vicinity of a dragon nest. While in a limited sense this is almost a story in itself, it really appears to be more of an introduction than an actual story. Still, it's an enjoyable quick read.

Easy-to-read. Entertaining. Great world building. Unpredictable. Whimsical. Wonderful characters.

[L M Ralph · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Good Start

This short story is the prequel to the Valkyrie Academy series. It involves the meeting between "Wingless" as she is cruelly called by her classmates, our MC, and a very large and upset dragon.

As this work is available free, it offers a no risk introduction to the series and is a good indicator whether you should try tackling part one. I certainly will.

Suitable for those who have never read the series.

[Ebony Thief · Rating 1 out of 5]

A few questions

If she(main character whatever her name is) is wingless who’s only path in life is to be a slave, then why is she attending school? Why is she not already a slave? Why is the academy so close to dragons and other monsters? This chick just ran there. Someone with wings will make it in no time. Also the dragon speaks like any Jon Doe you bump into on the street. After MC talked them up, I was expecting more. This failed to peak my interest to read the book.

[Allan A. Des Vignes Jr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm hooked!!

Ok, I just read this short intro to the series and I must say that I'm hooked!! Great build up and great way to set the stage for things to come. Not many authors can do that, and know that I've been reading all kinds of stories for awhile now.
Ms . Cole I will out in the same category as Piers Anthony and Ann McCarthy, just to name a few.
So know that you have a New fan and I'll be here reading your work!!

[Ben Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far, I’m interested. I have to say, it has a good set up. It’s a little cliched, seeing how stories like these always begin with the character(s) being bullied in some way due to their impairment of some sort, but it still works. Interestingly, the heroine uses a sling, you don’t read about those often in books like these where the staple is a sword or bow.

Bottomline, it has the makings of a good series. Im definitely going to read the rest.

[Evil Secret Ninja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well that was short and sweet and I am not sure what else. I see potential for the author I found this book for free on my kindle and overall it was okay. I think perhaps I should have read the first book for some reason prequels seem to make more sense if you have read another book in the series.

[Brianna Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not used to reading short stories, but I was super intrigued by the summary of this series. I started with this as the prequel, but I'm wondering if maybe I should have read the others first. I love the idea for this book. It's pretty hard for me to resist anything with valkyries/Norse mythology and dragons, but this book has both! I'm excited to see how the rest of the story unfolds.

[Patti · Rating 4 out of 5]

This prequel gives you the backstory of the main character. This inquisitive child stumbles upon a wondrous discovery, only to find herself risking her own life to keep this precious find safe. This easy to read short really grabbed me and accomplished what it need to…it made thus reader curious enough to want more.

[Brenda Vernarsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good story!

This is a wonderful short story of how the story begins. The story of Kara is a great way to get to know what lead to her learning about dragons. It just wasn't long enough!

[Lynsey Gathercole · Rating 4 out of 5]

A snippet tempting you to read on

This a shorth and sweet introduction to the series and intrigued me enough to want to read on, the character was enlivened so I want to know what her future holds. I'll be purchasing the next in the series!

[Joanne N. Dorsett · Rating 5 out of 5]

A GREAT PREQUEL!

I really liked this Prequel and I am looking forward to reading Book 1! I can't wait to start reading it! It sounds like this Series is going to be a Great Series! I think that You will like it too!

[Tammy Sowards-Sanchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short story just to wet ur appetite for this series.

[Malischa Nijenhuis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow Lovely. Now I want to read futher in book 6 till 10❤😊🥰

[fred jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good prequel, I definitely makes me want to read more of the series

[Al Parks]

Nice beginning

I am intrigued enough to read book 1, and see what happens with the egg. The main character is also interesting.

[Shereen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet to introduce you to the series.

[kmunks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Start.

The prequel is a great start to the series, if the rest are as good, I look forward to reading them

[Kim Gualtieri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Omg

Omg I love these books.I can't wait to read more from this author.I'm so looking forward to reading more from this author.

[Kyndra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like it

will read book one
To see if i will continue reading the s book series I like what I read so far( dragons)

[Erin Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing

Amazing but I hate cliffhangers...looks like I will have to get the rest of the series and find out what happens.

[Ronda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very short prequel. May be better to read after reading one of the complete books.

[Osuji Divine · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is very interesting.

[Marie Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super short intro to the series, but it really gives you a good feel for the main character. I'll definitely be reading more.

[Amanda Setasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This definitely has my attention and I want more of this series.
I honestly didn't expect to rate a less than 30-page prequel with a 5 star rating.

[Elina]

I think it might have something in common with Fourth wing 💜🖤💜🖤💜

[Maurice Peugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

A bit predictable but interesting

It was a somewhat short read. I predicted how the prequel would go. I still wouldn't mind reading the book going forward.

[Phil Leader · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a free short story download from Cope's online newseletter and also serves as a prologue for the Valkyrie Academy Dragon Alliance series. This tells the story of Kara, a Valkyrie without wings, condemned to a life of servitude to the winged Vakyrie. Managing to escape briefly from the stifling Academy she stumbles upon something rarely seen, and also something very disturbing.

Acting as it does as an introduction, the story is quite slight but it is an engaging one. Aimed squarely at middle school age children, Kara makes a sympathetic leading character and her accidental quest is thrilling, wonderful and exciting

Anyone who hasn't yet found Cope's fabulous young adult books should take the opportunity to embark on her newest series of adventures.