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Age of the Sorcerers #1
Realm of Dragons
“Has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)
“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.”
--San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)
From #1 bestseller Morgan Rice, author of A Quest of Heroes (over 1,300 five star reviews) comes the debut of a startlingly new fantasy series.
REALM OF DRAGONS (Age of the Sorcerers—Book One) tells the story of the epic coming of age of one very special 16 year old boy, a blacksmith’s son from a poor family who is offered no chance of proving his fighting skills and breaking into the ranks of the nobles. Yet he holds a power he cannot deny, and a fate he must follow.
It tells the story of a 17 year old princess on the eve of her wedding, destined for greatness—and of her younger sister, rejected by her family and dying of plague.
It tells the tale of their three brothers, three princes who could not be more different from each other—all of them vying for power.
It tells the story of a kingdom on the verge of change, of invasion, the story of the dying dragon race, falling daily from the sky.
It tells the tale of two rival kingdoms, of the rapids dividing them, of a landscape dotted with dormant volcanoes, and of a capital accessible only with the tides. It is a story of love, passion, of hate and sibling rivalry; of rogues and hidden treasure; of monks and secret warriors; of honor and glory, and of betrayal and deception.
It is the story of Dragonfell, a story of honor and valor, of sorcerers, magic, fate and destiny. It is a tale you will not put down until the early hours, one that will transport you to another world and have you fall in in love with characters you will never forget. It appeals to all ages and genders.
Books two--THRONE OF DRAGONS--is also now available!
“A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.”
--Midwest Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)
“Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.”
--Publishers Weekly (re A Quest of Heroes)
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re The Sorcerer’s Ring)
“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.”
--San Francisco Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)
From #1 bestseller Morgan Rice, author of A Quest of Heroes (over 1,300 five star reviews) comes the debut of a startlingly new fantasy series.
REALM OF DRAGONS (Age of the Sorcerers—Book One) tells the story of the epic coming of age of one very special 16 year old boy, a blacksmith’s son from a poor family who is offered no chance of proving his fighting skills and breaking into the ranks of the nobles. Yet he holds a power he cannot deny, and a fate he must follow.
It tells the story of a 17 year old princess on the eve of her wedding, destined for greatness—and of her younger sister, rejected by her family and dying of plague.
It tells the tale of their three brothers, three princes who could not be more different from each other—all of them vying for power.
It tells the story of a kingdom on the verge of change, of invasion, the story of the dying dragon race, falling daily from the sky.
It tells the tale of two rival kingdoms, of the rapids dividing them, of a landscape dotted with dormant volcanoes, and of a capital accessible only with the tides. It is a story of love, passion, of hate and sibling rivalry; of rogues and hidden treasure; of monks and secret warriors; of honor and glory, and of betrayal and deception.
It is the story of Dragonfell, a story of honor and valor, of sorcerers, magic, fate and destiny. It is a tale you will not put down until the early hours, one that will transport you to another world and have you fall in in love with characters you will never forget. It appeals to all ages and genders.
Books two--THRONE OF DRAGONS--is also now available!
“A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.”
--Midwest Book Review (re A Quest of Heroes)
“Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.”
--Publishers Weekly (re A Quest of Heroes)
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First published December 18, 2019
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Morgan Rice
584 books3,373 followersMorgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER’S RING, comprising seventeen books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising twelve books; of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising three books; of the epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising six books; of the epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, comprising 8 books; of the new epic fantasy series A THRONE FOR SISTERS, comprising eight books (and counting); and of the new science fiction series THE INVASION CHRONICLES. Morgan’s books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.
TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring) and RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers—Book #1) are each available as free downloads!
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September 16, 2021I started reading this book for my book club, but we stopped ten chapters in and picked a new book. Since I didn't finish it, I don't want to rate it and skew the ratings, but I think there are some things readers should know going into it, especially since this book has so few ratings.
First off, as many other reviewers have mentioned, there are SO MANY CHARACTERS. Oh my word, every chapter seemed to be written in a different perspective, so it was ridiculously hard to figure out who was actually important and who was merely a passing character. After reading the first ten chapters I still don't know who the main character was supposed to be.
The Plot! I didn't make it very far but with all of the revolving characters taking the main stage it was almost impossible to see if there were any coinciding plotlines or even if there was one major plot at all.
Dragons! This book promised me dragons. It was in the beautiful cover design. It was in the title. It was even in the first chapter. But after that? They basically didn't exist. For having dragons seem so central to the book, I was very disappointed that they didn't make much of an appearance.
Errors and Commas! I try to give writers and editors the benefit of the doubt. A couple of errors here and there is understandable, but there was a ridiculous amount of errors in this book. I couldn't believe it was published in this condition. Not only were there errors, but there were so many long sentences! It wasn't even just a few, but almost every sentence on the page had dozens of commas and/or sprawled on for three or four lines. The glaring errors and giant sentences really distracted me from an already hard-to-follow story.
Sexual content and Tone! The beginning of the book started off sounding very adolescent but once I got in a couple of chapters the content completely dispelled any notion that this was a book for kids. I wanted dragons, but Vars made it seem more like 50 Shades of Gray than the YA fantasy this was labeled as.
Maybe the content redeems itself, but I wasn't willing to stick out the ride to see if it was worth it.
First off, as many other reviewers have mentioned, there are SO MANY CHARACTERS. Oh my word, every chapter seemed to be written in a different perspective, so it was ridiculously hard to figure out who was actually important and who was merely a passing character. After reading the first ten chapters I still don't know who the main character was supposed to be.
The Plot! I didn't make it very far but with all of the revolving characters taking the main stage it was almost impossible to see if there were any coinciding plotlines or even if there was one major plot at all.
Dragons! This book promised me dragons. It was in the beautiful cover design. It was in the title. It was even in the first chapter. But after that? They basically didn't exist. For having dragons seem so central to the book, I was very disappointed that they didn't make much of an appearance.
Errors and Commas! I try to give writers and editors the benefit of the doubt. A couple of errors here and there is understandable, but there was a ridiculous amount of errors in this book. I couldn't believe it was published in this condition. Not only were there errors, but there were so many long sentences! It wasn't even just a few, but almost every sentence on the page had dozens of commas and/or sprawled on for three or four lines. The glaring errors and giant sentences really distracted me from an already hard-to-follow story.
Sexual content and Tone! The beginning of the book started off sounding very adolescent but once I got in a couple of chapters the content completely dispelled any notion that this was a book for kids. I wanted dragons, but Vars made it seem more like 50 Shades of Gray than the YA fantasy this was labeled as.
Maybe the content redeems itself, but I wasn't willing to stick out the ride to see if it was worth it.
August 15, 2024
No estuvo mal, aunque se nota que es un libro introductorio de una serie que lamentablemente está apenas empezada en castellano, de hecho solamente está este volumen traducido.
Y esa es otra, hay alguna parte traducida que madre mía, un párrafo repetido y la traducción deja que desear con verbos o artículos mal colocados y además tiene verbos mas de uso en America latina que que española, así que la traducción puede ser mas latina que española.
Es una historia de fantasía juvenil, ya que todos los protagonistas son juveniles. Es quizá un pelín simple, pero puede servir de acercamiento al género.
Pero todos los arcos abiertos se quedan inconclusos, es como decir, continuara...
Valoración: 6.75/10
Sinopsis: EL REINO DE LOS DRAGONES (La Era de los Hechiceros—Libro uno) cuenta la historia de una épica llegada a la madurez de un joven de 16 años muy especial, el hijo de un herrero de una familia pobre, quien no tiene la oportunidad de demostrar sus habilidades para luchar e irrumpir en las filas de los nobles. Sin embargo, alberga un poder que no puede negar, y un destino que debe seguir.
Cuenta la historia de una princesa de 17 años en la víspera de su boda, destinada a la grandeza, y de su hermana menor, rechazada por la familia y muriéndose de plaga.
Cuenta la historia de tres hermanos, tres príncipes que no podrían ser más distintos, todos compitiendo por el poder.
Cuenta la historia de un reino al borde de un cambio, de una invasión, la historia de la extinción de la raza de dragones, que caen diariamente del cielo.
Cuenta la historia de dos reinos rivales, de los rápidos que los separan, de un paisaje salpicado por volcanes inactivos y de una capital accesible solamente con la marea. Es una historia de amor, pasión, de odio y rivalidad entre hermanos; de delincuentes y tesoros escondidos; de monjes y guerreros secretos; de honor y gloria, y de traición y engaño.
Y esa es otra, hay alguna parte traducida que madre mía, un párrafo repetido y la traducción deja que desear con verbos o artículos mal colocados y además tiene verbos mas de uso en America latina que que española, así que la traducción puede ser mas latina que española.
Es una historia de fantasía juvenil, ya que todos los protagonistas son juveniles. Es quizá un pelín simple, pero puede servir de acercamiento al género.
Pero todos los arcos abiertos se quedan inconclusos, es como decir, continuara...
Valoración: 6.75/10
Sinopsis: EL REINO DE LOS DRAGONES (La Era de los Hechiceros—Libro uno) cuenta la historia de una épica llegada a la madurez de un joven de 16 años muy especial, el hijo de un herrero de una familia pobre, quien no tiene la oportunidad de demostrar sus habilidades para luchar e irrumpir en las filas de los nobles. Sin embargo, alberga un poder que no puede negar, y un destino que debe seguir.
Cuenta la historia de una princesa de 17 años en la víspera de su boda, destinada a la grandeza, y de su hermana menor, rechazada por la familia y muriéndose de plaga.
Cuenta la historia de tres hermanos, tres príncipes que no podrían ser más distintos, todos compitiendo por el poder.
Cuenta la historia de un reino al borde de un cambio, de una invasión, la historia de la extinción de la raza de dragones, que caen diariamente del cielo.
Cuenta la historia de dos reinos rivales, de los rápidos que los separan, de un paisaje salpicado por volcanes inactivos y de una capital accesible solamente con la marea. Es una historia de amor, pasión, de odio y rivalidad entre hermanos; de delincuentes y tesoros escondidos; de monjes y guerreros secretos; de honor y gloria, y de traición y engaño.
January 8, 2020
It's an indistinguishable sword and sorcery start of a series. There are too many characters to care about, and I don't want to hear anything from a villain's POV. One hero does something rash and uncharacteristic, and I don't understand why. I skimmed the parts that didn't interest me, and I might continue the series just to see what happens to the characters I care about.
Typos: poured for pored, he for she ("I would rather he were marrying a good man" when speaking of his sister).
Typos: poured for pored, he for she ("I would rather he were marrying a good man" when speaking of his sister).
March 24, 2022
Every single fantasy trope crammed into one book.
A chosen one, a Robin hood figure, a sickly princess, a warrior turned monk and so on.
All of which have separate stories that have no conclusion as it's a setup book.
Deeply unsatisfying.
A chosen one, a Robin hood figure, a sickly princess, a warrior turned monk and so on.
All of which have separate stories that have no conclusion as it's a setup book.
Deeply unsatisfying.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 23, 2022
"Death is sometimes a powerful omen. Sometimes it is just death. And sometimes, it is life, too."
This quote doesn't mean anything but it sounds epic and profound. Realm of Dragons by Morgan Rice is the same.
I buddy read this Nana, tho she's not done with the book yet as of the writing of this review lol
I have honestly forgotten almost everything about this book even though I finished reading it only like a month ago lol From what I remember, it was a classic, par for the course Morgan Rice epic fantasy except it was decidedly more male than usual in the character gender ratio. Our plucky underdog is a guy this time but he fulfills the same Chosen One role as his female predecessors. The legitimacy of his parentage is questionable. There's an evil prince and a good prince. A bard-type character gets into hijinks but charms their way out. This book had significantly more characters and locations than Rice's usual, so in that way, it was much more like the Game of Thrones copy that it's obviously intending to be. I particularly liked the angry monk warrior guy.
That's about all I can remember hahah!
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December 31, 2019DNF at 43%
I simply couldn't cope with all the characters, each with their own agenda and none seeming to link up with anyone else. The start was promising but then it just became a series of different people and I could not see any 'heart' to the story.
I wanted to know who the Hero was, and the Heroine and I got fed up with the chapters chopping from one minor character to another.
Probably my fault so not rating.
I simply couldn't cope with all the characters, each with their own agenda and none seeming to link up with anyone else. The start was promising but then it just became a series of different people and I could not see any 'heart' to the story.
I wanted to know who the Hero was, and the Heroine and I got fed up with the chapters chopping from one minor character to another.
Probably my fault so not rating.
April 12, 2023
Too many borrowed ideas and most characters are too shallow. Not a fan of the writing style either. I won’t be continuing the series
May 31, 2023
Das Buch alleine hätte wahrscheinlich so 4 oder 4,5 Sterne verdient.
Am Anfang wirkte es wie ein Game of Thrones-Nachmache für junge Erwachsene (was nicht gleich schlecht ist), aber es wurde immer origineller und hatte dann auch seine eigene Elemente. Die Charaktere sind interessant und bei den meisten konnte ich mich gut einfinden. Es gibt Charaktere, die ich hasse und es gibt Charaktere, die ich feier. Nur traten für mich die "Titel" nicht wirklich in den Buch ein. Bis jetzt wurde nur sehr wenig über Magie und Magier behandelt, was für mich noch in Ordnung ist, da die Reihe doch etwas länger ist. Trotzdem weiß ich nicht, warum man den ersten Band "Reich der Drachen" nennt. Vielleicht wäre "Aufstieg der Drachen" oder so, ein bisschen besser gewählt, da ... es eigentlich nur einen Drachen gibt bisher. Was für ein "Reich" bitte schön? Ist aber nur eine Kleinigkeit, aber man hatte trotzdem (jedenfalls ich) eine Erwartung gehabt, dass schon mehrere Drachen auftreten.
Tja, hätte ich das Buch einfach gelesen, wäre es so super geblieben. Leider habe ich das Hörbuch gehört und der Sprecher hätte echt nur ein Stern verdient. Es tut mir schon leid, so hart zu sein, aber ich habe mich so gefreut, die Geschichte zu "hören", aber nun werde ich es schlussendlich weiter lesen. Was der Erzähler konnte:
Fehlerfrei vorlesen
Namen richtig aussprechen (denke ich mal)
Das wars auch schon. Am Anfang dachte ich, das wäre eine KI-Stimme, die das vorliest. So könnt ihr euch das in etwa vorstellen. Keine Emotionen beim Vorlesen, keine Änderung bei der Sprechart. Nichts. Er blieb konstant und es war so schrecklich langweilig. Nur wegen den Sprecher, hatte ich am Anfang den Gedanken gehabt die Geschichte abzubrechen, aber da hat das Buch sich noch gut selbst gerettet.
Ich empfehle es jedenfalls, das Buch zu lesen und nicht das Hörbuch zu hören, wenn es euch interessiert. Ich habe sogar den englischen Erzähler nochmal austestet, der ist aber leider gleich schlecht. Komisch.
Am Anfang wirkte es wie ein Game of Thrones-Nachmache für junge Erwachsene (was nicht gleich schlecht ist), aber es wurde immer origineller und hatte dann auch seine eigene Elemente. Die Charaktere sind interessant und bei den meisten konnte ich mich gut einfinden. Es gibt Charaktere, die ich hasse und es gibt Charaktere, die ich feier. Nur traten für mich die "Titel" nicht wirklich in den Buch ein. Bis jetzt wurde nur sehr wenig über Magie und Magier behandelt, was für mich noch in Ordnung ist, da die Reihe doch etwas länger ist. Trotzdem weiß ich nicht, warum man den ersten Band "Reich der Drachen" nennt. Vielleicht wäre "Aufstieg der Drachen" oder so, ein bisschen besser gewählt, da ... es eigentlich nur einen Drachen gibt bisher. Was für ein "Reich" bitte schön? Ist aber nur eine Kleinigkeit, aber man hatte trotzdem (jedenfalls ich) eine Erwartung gehabt, dass schon mehrere Drachen auftreten.
Tja, hätte ich das Buch einfach gelesen, wäre es so super geblieben. Leider habe ich das Hörbuch gehört und der Sprecher hätte echt nur ein Stern verdient. Es tut mir schon leid, so hart zu sein, aber ich habe mich so gefreut, die Geschichte zu "hören", aber nun werde ich es schlussendlich weiter lesen. Was der Erzähler konnte:
Fehlerfrei vorlesen
Namen richtig aussprechen (denke ich mal)
Das wars auch schon. Am Anfang dachte ich, das wäre eine KI-Stimme, die das vorliest. So könnt ihr euch das in etwa vorstellen. Keine Emotionen beim Vorlesen, keine Änderung bei der Sprechart. Nichts. Er blieb konstant und es war so schrecklich langweilig. Nur wegen den Sprecher, hatte ich am Anfang den Gedanken gehabt die Geschichte abzubrechen, aber da hat das Buch sich noch gut selbst gerettet.
Ich empfehle es jedenfalls, das Buch zu lesen und nicht das Hörbuch zu hören, wenn es euch interessiert. Ich habe sogar den englischen Erzähler nochmal austestet, der ist aber leider gleich schlecht. Komisch.
June 13, 2025
loved this book. I couldn't put it down.
March 14, 2021
Realms of Dragons (Age of the Sorcerers Book One) is a masterfully told tale with a multitude of characters and subplots woven into a riveting story of a family of royals of Royalsport. Each character has their own story, their own flaws, strengths and challenges that keep things interesting. And then there is Devin; the wildcard in this story. He is neither a royal nor the son of pheasant parents who raised him. Born under the dragon moon, what he is, is part of the unfolding of this story of two kingdoms on the brink of war and other than that, I will offer no a spoiler.
It is often easy to lose track of characters when there are many, but that is not the case in Realms of Dragons. Each character is unique; some easy to love and some easy to hate, yet it isn’t quite so cut in dried. I enjoyed the way Rice wove in romance and violence without all the specific details but making it clear what is happening. The only thing that disappointed me about the book, is that it follows the same publishing route as many others these days in that the story doesn’t come to a conclusion at the end of the book. And so to learn the fate of the characters you must purchase book 2 in the series. I’m already well into book two, Throne of Dragons, and have purchased book three, Born of Dragons (There are eight books in the series). I can’t recommend this book highly enough for fantasy buffs. You won't be disappointed.
It is often easy to lose track of characters when there are many, but that is not the case in Realms of Dragons. Each character is unique; some easy to love and some easy to hate, yet it isn’t quite so cut in dried. I enjoyed the way Rice wove in romance and violence without all the specific details but making it clear what is happening. The only thing that disappointed me about the book, is that it follows the same publishing route as many others these days in that the story doesn’t come to a conclusion at the end of the book. And so to learn the fate of the characters you must purchase book 2 in the series. I’m already well into book two, Throne of Dragons, and have purchased book three, Born of Dragons (There are eight books in the series). I can’t recommend this book highly enough for fantasy buffs. You won't be disappointed.
December 14, 2021
Listening to the audiobook was easy and enjoyable. It’s a fast paced, action driven story. It might have been more suitable for younger readers if it weren’t so grim. I wished that the chapters were longer and we could learn more about the characters.
Anyways I would rather call it a novella.
Anyways I would rather call it a novella.
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January 7, 2021
A great book with stories told from several points of view. The sudden ending was a disappointment, but the author wants you to continue with the series.
May 27, 2023
After Review Thoughts 🤔
I'm pretty sure Rice watched Terrible Writing Advice's video on fantasy characters to prepare for writing this book: https://youtu.be/rR220D7OH1Y
Review:📝
Another Morgan Rice buddy read with Faith! She is slowly but surely getting me to read this author. If that's for better or for worse we shall see.
My Thoughts 💭
I originally started this as yet another basic bitch Morgan Rice YA™ book to pass the time in between me dying from college courses. Eventually, this went from a decent, middle of the road Rice book read to an absolute dumper fire very quickly. I now have to live with the fact that I didn’t trust my gut instinct to DNF this when I had the chance.
Plot
Starts off with King Godwin of the Northern Kingdom finding a dead dragon. Then Godwin and his family start to get ready for his eldest daughter, Lenore’s, wedding. And a boy named Devin going about dreaming to be a knight and… and… well from there it’s a whole clusterfuck of characters and POVs with no real ending. This book is more of the cut of a thought of an idea (if that doesn’t make sense neither does this book). Plots don’t really go anywhere and the ending will bring you absolutely no satisfaction, if there is any to be gained. There's also not a single original idea in this book, especially in the case of the characters (more on that later). By the 80% mark I had to physically force myself not to skim because I just wanted the book to end! AND IT WOULDN’T END!
Writing
In the beginning, the writing wasn’t bad, typical Rice style of basicness. However, it's at the 50% mark when the writing takes a nosedive into the 4 feet part of the pool. I didn’t even think that the bar could even go that low!
This book was obviously not edited at all. The writing will state things multiple times a chapter or every other chapter even though it’s already been clearly established. For example: In the first chapter, Godwin’s body structure is detailed twice in only like the span of 2 pages. As well as his voice being compared to his royal sorcerer.
The setting of the story is described very weirdly. I think the kingdom is basically the setting for season 1 of Attack on Titan, but with water instead of walls.
The magic system: Nonexistent. Anytime magic appears in a scene the quality of the writing gets so bad it’s on the borderline of incomprehensible. The funny thing is I think that was done on purpose to show how confused the characters are by using magic, but it just doesn’t work and is just really bad writing.
Characters
Oh boy, the mountain of characters. Keep in mind, EVERY single person listed, except Grey, has their own POV at least TWICE or more in the span of about 200 pages.
King Godwin II: King of the Northern Kingdom and world’s shittiest father ever
Just like how the Allies tried to keep the peace when Hitler came to power, Godwin tries multiple times throughout the book to use the politics of appeasement to keep peace with the nobles and people.That plan however, just like it did for the Allies, goes to shit very quickly at every possible moment there is conflict.
Rodry: Godwin’s eldest son; has less than half a brain cell the whole book;
Everyone looks up to the crown prince as the embodiment of perfection. Buuuuuut I saw his character as a Gaston/Avenant embodiment with a 10 year old brain
Lenore: Godwin’s eldest daughter. Sansa 2.0 with more pride than Ayra.
Found her POV chapters to be a chore to read through
Master Grey: an old sorcerer everyone thinks is the bee’s knees
This old cricket is only in maybe 5% of the book and never given a POV. His voice is constantly compared to paper and I don’t understand why!
Queen Illia: Late wife of Godwin, mother of Godwin’s eldest 3 children and sons
She had blonde hair and died when she burst her head open after falling off a horse. That’s literally all we get to know about her.
Queen Aethe: current wife of Godwin; mother of Godwin’s youngest 3 children and daughters
Literally forgot she existed because she does nothing
Devin: The ordinary commoner boy™ and supposedly the chosen one MC of the book.
Only holds about 10% of the total POV chapters. I literally forgot who he was during one of the last of his POV chapters. He has powers that are as useless as they are “mysterious”. His POVs are used as a way to introduce people outside of the inner circle of the royal family.
Vars: Godwin’s second son; a real Theon Greyjoy of a character (no seriously his first POV chapter is ODDLY similar to Greyjoy’s first POV in A Clash of Kings)
King Ravin: King of the southern kingdom. Plagiarism incarnate
Literally a carbon copy of King Maegor Targaryen from GOT:
- He has multiple concubines like Maegor did wives
- He hired a bunch of people to build his castle and killed them afterwards, just like how Maegor organized the construction of the Red Keep
- He is an evil and selfish king that went to war at the drop of a hat; just. like. Maegor the Cruel.
The only thing that differentiates him is that he is written so overly dramatic.
His sword is named Heart Splinter. It sounds more like a widow's dagger than the name of a great sword but ok.
His whole aesthetic reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This fact alone made his POV chapter a bit more durable.
Nerra: Godwin’s youngest child and was born with basically the Scaling Sickness™ (another borderline plagiarism check)
The only thing remarkable she does this whole book is find a dragon egg. Too bad she does nothing with it.
Erin: Godwin’s second eldest daughter who dreams of being a knight.
Literally has half a brain cell for most of the book but at least it's more than her brother Rodry and she's good with a spear. I kept forgetting she existed until her POV chapters came along.
Greave: Godwin’s youngest son; a negative nancy that looks like his late mother
Godwin hates his guts because he looks the most like his dead wife. Greave does absolutely nothing for most of the book besides fall for a girl
Aurelle: a random girl Greave falls head of heels for on sight
Odd: a former knight turned monk trying to forget his bloody past
The most interesting and badass character in this book. The only reason I would ever continue with the series. War Monk for the win!
Bern: a random dude that makes a living threatening people with information and picking fights
Renard: a Robin Hood character that has two POV chapters and a story that goes nowhere
Audiobook Notes 🎧
The narrator put in the bare minimum like he was getting paid below the minimum wage of his state. Small mistakes he made could have been cut out during editing, but since there wasn’t editing for the book why would there be any for the audiobook, I guess??? One interesting thing I did find was the way he specifically says the word “whoomph” sounds like he was taking a bite out of a Whopper burger and I couldn’t unhear it. xD
Recommendation 👎
Don’t even bother with this one. There are other fun Rice books out there. I’m sure Faith can recommend a few of her own guilty pleasure ones, but this one is just plain bad and forgettable.
I'm pretty sure Rice watched Terrible Writing Advice's video on fantasy characters to prepare for writing this book: https://youtu.be/rR220D7OH1Y
Review:📝
Another Morgan Rice buddy read with Faith! She is slowly but surely getting me to read this author. If that's for better or for worse we shall see.
My Thoughts 💭
I originally started this as yet another basic bitch Morgan Rice YA™ book to pass the time in between me dying from college courses. Eventually, this went from a decent, middle of the road Rice book read to an absolute dumper fire very quickly. I now have to live with the fact that I didn’t trust my gut instinct to DNF this when I had the chance.
Plot
Starts off with King Godwin of the Northern Kingdom finding a dead dragon. Then Godwin and his family start to get ready for his eldest daughter, Lenore’s, wedding. And a boy named Devin going about dreaming to be a knight and… and… well from there it’s a whole clusterfuck of characters and POVs with no real ending. This book is more of the cut of a thought of an idea (if that doesn’t make sense neither does this book). Plots don’t really go anywhere and the ending will bring you absolutely no satisfaction, if there is any to be gained. There's also not a single original idea in this book, especially in the case of the characters (more on that later). By the 80% mark I had to physically force myself not to skim because I just wanted the book to end! AND IT WOULDN’T END!
Writing
In the beginning, the writing wasn’t bad, typical Rice style of basicness. However, it's at the 50% mark when the writing takes a nosedive into the 4 feet part of the pool. I didn’t even think that the bar could even go that low!
This book was obviously not edited at all. The writing will state things multiple times a chapter or every other chapter even though it’s already been clearly established. For example: In the first chapter, Godwin’s body structure is detailed twice in only like the span of 2 pages. As well as his voice being compared to his royal sorcerer.
The setting of the story is described very weirdly. I think the kingdom is basically the setting for season 1 of Attack on Titan, but with water instead of walls.
The magic system: Nonexistent. Anytime magic appears in a scene the quality of the writing gets so bad it’s on the borderline of incomprehensible. The funny thing is I think that was done on purpose to show how confused the characters are by using magic, but it just doesn’t work and is just really bad writing.
Characters
Oh boy, the mountain of characters. Keep in mind, EVERY single person listed, except Grey, has their own POV at least TWICE or more in the span of about 200 pages.
King Godwin II: King of the Northern Kingdom and world’s shittiest father ever
Just like how the Allies tried to keep the peace when Hitler came to power, Godwin tries multiple times throughout the book to use the politics of appeasement to keep peace with the nobles and people.That plan however, just like it did for the Allies, goes to shit very quickly at every possible moment there is conflict.
Rodry: Godwin’s eldest son; has less than half a brain cell the whole book;
Everyone looks up to the crown prince as the embodiment of perfection. Buuuuuut I saw his character as a Gaston/Avenant embodiment with a 10 year old brain
Lenore: Godwin’s eldest daughter. Sansa 2.0 with more pride than Ayra.
Found her POV chapters to be a chore to read through
Master Grey: an old sorcerer everyone thinks is the bee’s knees
This old cricket is only in maybe 5% of the book and never given a POV. His voice is constantly compared to paper and I don’t understand why!
Queen Illia: Late wife of Godwin, mother of Godwin’s eldest 3 children and sons
She had blonde hair and died when she burst her head open after falling off a horse. That’s literally all we get to know about her.
Queen Aethe: current wife of Godwin; mother of Godwin’s youngest 3 children and daughters
Literally forgot she existed because she does nothing
Devin: The ordinary commoner boy™ and supposedly the chosen one MC of the book.
Only holds about 10% of the total POV chapters. I literally forgot who he was during one of the last of his POV chapters. He has powers that are as useless as they are “mysterious”. His POVs are used as a way to introduce people outside of the inner circle of the royal family.
Vars: Godwin’s second son; a real Theon Greyjoy of a character (no seriously his first POV chapter is ODDLY similar to Greyjoy’s first POV in A Clash of Kings)
King Ravin: King of the southern kingdom. Plagiarism incarnate
Literally a carbon copy of King Maegor Targaryen from GOT:
- He has multiple concubines like Maegor did wives
- He hired a bunch of people to build his castle and killed them afterwards, just like how Maegor organized the construction of the Red Keep
- He is an evil and selfish king that went to war at the drop of a hat; just. like. Maegor the Cruel.
The only thing that differentiates him is that he is written so overly dramatic.
His sword is named Heart Splinter. It sounds more like a widow's dagger than the name of a great sword but ok.
His whole aesthetic reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This fact alone made his POV chapter a bit more durable.
Nerra: Godwin’s youngest child and was born with basically the Scaling Sickness™ (another borderline plagiarism check)
The only thing remarkable she does this whole book is find a dragon egg. Too bad she does nothing with it.
Erin: Godwin’s second eldest daughter who dreams of being a knight.
Literally has half a brain cell for most of the book but at least it's more than her brother Rodry and she's good with a spear. I kept forgetting she existed until her POV chapters came along.
Greave: Godwin’s youngest son; a negative nancy that looks like his late mother
Godwin hates his guts because he looks the most like his dead wife. Greave does absolutely nothing for most of the book besides fall for a girl
Aurelle: a random girl Greave falls head of heels for on sight
Odd: a former knight turned monk trying to forget his bloody past
The most interesting and badass character in this book. The only reason I would ever continue with the series. War Monk for the win!
Bern: a random dude that makes a living threatening people with information and picking fights
Renard: a Robin Hood character that has two POV chapters and a story that goes nowhere
Audiobook Notes 🎧
The narrator put in the bare minimum like he was getting paid below the minimum wage of his state. Small mistakes he made could have been cut out during editing, but since there wasn’t editing for the book why would there be any for the audiobook, I guess??? One interesting thing I did find was the way he specifically says the word “whoomph” sounds like he was taking a bite out of a Whopper burger and I couldn’t unhear it. xD
Recommendation 👎
Don’t even bother with this one. There are other fun Rice books out there. I’m sure Faith can recommend a few of her own guilty pleasure ones, but this one is just plain bad and forgettable.
August 19, 2025
Ordered the next two books!
Loved the world building, the politics, the multiple POVs were written so so well, very rarely did i find myself getting confused because despite there being a lot going on it was so captivating that i just kept reading and could keep up with it.
I do wish there were fewer books that were just bigger, i don't understand why instead there are 14 books with most seemingly under 200 pages? But i'm not an author so i don't know if there is a specific reason for it?
Regardless this deserves more love it was amazing this is true fantasy.
Loved the world building, the politics, the multiple POVs were written so so well, very rarely did i find myself getting confused because despite there being a lot going on it was so captivating that i just kept reading and could keep up with it.
I do wish there were fewer books that were just bigger, i don't understand why instead there are 14 books with most seemingly under 200 pages? But i'm not an author so i don't know if there is a specific reason for it?
Regardless this deserves more love it was amazing this is true fantasy.
August 24, 2023
200 pages long prologue me thinks lol
June 15, 2024
Best free nook book I've ever read.
July 28, 2024
My first foray into the world of audiobooks yields a 7.5/10. Not a perfect story by any means, but still a good one.
September 1, 2025
Long winded and frankly boring. A snooze fest.
December 12, 2025
1⭐
La recensione che è stata fatta non ha nulla a che vedere con quello che c'è in questo libro.
Menomale che l'ho sentito in audiolibro, perché altrimenti non l'avrei terminato.
Non penso avrò voglia di continuare la saga...
La recensione che è stata fatta non ha nulla a che vedere con quello che c'è in questo libro.
Menomale che l'ho sentito in audiolibro, perché altrimenti non l'avrei terminato.
Non penso avrò voglia di continuare la saga...
April 24, 2025
J'ai beaucoup aimé. Ça faisait un moment que je m'avais pas lu (écouté) un aussi bon livre de fantastique.
Mon premier livre audio d'ailleurs.
Mon premier livre audio d'ailleurs.
January 9, 2024
Would give it 3.5 stars.
Story has a fine setting but too simple in construction. Not subtle enough/ enough depth.
Story has a fine setting but too simple in construction. Not subtle enough/ enough depth.
July 11, 2021
Really nice read,i did enjoy it from start to finish even if it was at times a littel all over the place in story line.
Still i would recommend to try it
Still i would recommend to try it
December 3, 2021
One of the first books of this author that did not draw me in and kept me there with suspense. Maybe the reason was that there are so many protagonists, or important characters (?) to be introduced, that the first book in this series is more or less one big introduction to the persons, and where they are at the beginning of the events I hope will follow in the next books.
In the last third, the narration picked up a bit, things started to happen, and the reader was shown that some of the characters may not be what they seem on the surface (not that that wasn't suspected).
So we have a royal family with 6 children, very different from each other, and the book takes the reader into the middle of the wedding preparations of Princess Lenore, and all the chaos that includes. We learn of palace intrigues at court, of another kingdom set on conquest, of strange things found by a sick princess, and of unknown powers which make a young man question his origins, and a lot more. Some of these events are related, some seem unrelated - as yet? We will see.
I do hope the second book in this series will be as captivating as the ones in this author's other series. It is definitely not a bad book, it may just be that I have been spoilt by this author so far.
In the last third, the narration picked up a bit, things started to happen, and the reader was shown that some of the characters may not be what they seem on the surface (not that that wasn't suspected).
So we have a royal family with 6 children, very different from each other, and the book takes the reader into the middle of the wedding preparations of Princess Lenore, and all the chaos that includes. We learn of palace intrigues at court, of another kingdom set on conquest, of strange things found by a sick princess, and of unknown powers which make a young man question his origins, and a lot more. Some of these events are related, some seem unrelated - as yet? We will see.
I do hope the second book in this series will be as captivating as the ones in this author's other series. It is definitely not a bad book, it may just be that I have been spoilt by this author so far.
April 8, 2022
I enjoyed this book it set up a nice tone for book 2. I think the author did a good job exposing us to over 8 characters who all somehow seem to be the main character. Brillant in that execution. I also liked that the book moves fast. I love it in fact. I hate cliffhangers and when the author left with one I was disappointed and hurried to read book 2. Which left another cliff hanger but at this point I'm invested in this series
July 2, 2020
I absolutely loved this book! It had enough political tension, intrigue and action to keep me hooked the entire way through. The only downside was I did find there were quite a few similarities with GoT that it did feel a bit repetitive. However all in all, well worth a read!
October 22, 2021
Le etichette dello shampo sono più interessanti e hanno una traduzione migliore.
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April 24, 2020This was actually nice!
Book 2.5 in the series "Just got this because it was free on Google Books and I needed something to fall asleep to."
Read by Kevin E. Green.
Realm of Dragons has been compared to Game of Thrones, and though I've barely seen or read any of the show/books, I know enough about it to see the resemblance. Then again, it's epic regal medieval high fantasy, so some similarities are inevitable. This is not something you read to see a unique spin on the genre, it's comfy fantasy. (Comfantasy? Does that work?)
Morgan Rice is one of those insane authors that publish about a gazillion books, though I'm starting to find that absolutely justified. They have a way with words (I'm not sure whether Morgan is a man's or a woman's name, and for some reason I don't want to find out) and an ability to sprinkle in bits of genuine, uncontrived humour, though some turns of phrase may have grown a little too closely to their heart.
The reader's voice was pleasant, the different voices he did for the characters seemed appropriate rather than stupid or annoying (as I find they can be in audio books), and I was especially taken by the accent of the people from the Southern Kingdom.
The chapters are short and there are a bunch of perspectives, which I found kept things interesting (even though it did get a bit confusing at times).
What I've learned from these long series you find (especially when the first book is free) is not to expect each issue to be at least kind of concluded at its end (cliff hanger or not) - you will have to either read on or stop in the middle of the storyline(s), though I think this book did better at presenting something resembling an ending than most.
All in all we have something fairly engaging, with characters that are simple to understand (though hopefully they will develop more dimensions in the later novels) and a first book that clearly builds up to something larger. There are no major plot twists, instead we get a bunch of exciting foreshadowing (since we hear the story unfold from multiple angles), which someone less benevolent might confuse for boring predictability. ;)
I won't give it a star rating because it wouldn't be that high, since this is not my usually preferred genre, and it doesn't seem fair to me to rate based on that.
I'd recommend this to people looking for something chill to listen to in between, say on the daily 10 minute bus ride to work (in the future), without having to fear they'll forget what happened last. You could just as easily devour this in one sitting, though.
Book 2.5 in the series "Just got this because it was free on Google Books and I needed something to fall asleep to."
Read by Kevin E. Green.
Realm of Dragons has been compared to Game of Thrones, and though I've barely seen or read any of the show/books, I know enough about it to see the resemblance. Then again, it's epic regal medieval high fantasy, so some similarities are inevitable. This is not something you read to see a unique spin on the genre, it's comfy fantasy. (Comfantasy? Does that work?)
Morgan Rice is one of those insane authors that publish about a gazillion books, though I'm starting to find that absolutely justified. They have a way with words (I'm not sure whether Morgan is a man's or a woman's name, and for some reason I don't want to find out) and an ability to sprinkle in bits of genuine, uncontrived humour, though some turns of phrase may have grown a little too closely to their heart.
The reader's voice was pleasant, the different voices he did for the characters seemed appropriate rather than stupid or annoying (as I find they can be in audio books), and I was especially taken by the accent of the people from the Southern Kingdom.
The chapters are short and there are a bunch of perspectives, which I found kept things interesting (even though it did get a bit confusing at times).
What I've learned from these long series you find (especially when the first book is free) is not to expect each issue to be at least kind of concluded at its end (cliff hanger or not) - you will have to either read on or stop in the middle of the storyline(s), though I think this book did better at presenting something resembling an ending than most.
All in all we have something fairly engaging, with characters that are simple to understand (though hopefully they will develop more dimensions in the later novels) and a first book that clearly builds up to something larger. There are no major plot twists, instead we get a bunch of exciting foreshadowing (since we hear the story unfold from multiple angles), which someone less benevolent might confuse for boring predictability. ;)
I won't give it a star rating because it wouldn't be that high, since this is not my usually preferred genre, and it doesn't seem fair to me to rate based on that.
I'd recommend this to people looking for something chill to listen to in between, say on the daily 10 minute bus ride to work (in the future), without having to fear they'll forget what happened last. You could just as easily devour this in one sitting, though.
January 7, 2021
3.5 stars
I was hesitant to reading this book because of the lack of reviews. Although the reviews I have read do have some valid points I found the book entertaining.
First of all, I don’t often write reviews and English is not my first language, so please excuse my writing etc.
One of the points the reviews I’ve seen have is that there are a lot of characters. This is not always negative in my book. The “A song of ice and fire”-series by George R.R Martin for example, have loads of characters both mentioned and having their own POV chapters. The Realm of dragons also have its chapters written in different people’s point of view (POVs) and has done quite a good job at doing so. Although it can sometimes feels as though the book is compiled of short stories that aren’t really connected to one another. But hopefully it will feel more like a complete book in the second book.
I can agree that in the beginning all the names and their stories can be a bit much from time to time but as someone who doesn’t mind being introduced to multiple characters this way (mind you I’ve only read the first book in the song of ice and fire series) - it was a fun read.
I feel as though I must put out a warning for those who are easily creeped out or grossed out by sexual scenes and/or violent scenes. Vars, who’s one of the main characters I would say does have a tendency to get a little carried away to say the least. I put it like this, Vars gives me a lot of “Ramsey Bolton”-vibes (mind you I’ve only seen Ramsey in the series and not read about him yet)
The book feels like a prequel to a series, that the real adventure starts in the next book. I don’t mind this but I thought I’d add it in the review.
Overall I find the book slow-paced yet entertaining. It’s interesting to read the characters POV and I feel invested enough to read the second book in hopes of some character-development and continuation of the storylines.
I was hesitant to reading this book because of the lack of reviews. Although the reviews I have read do have some valid points I found the book entertaining.
First of all, I don’t often write reviews and English is not my first language, so please excuse my writing etc.
One of the points the reviews I’ve seen have is that there are a lot of characters. This is not always negative in my book. The “A song of ice and fire”-series by George R.R Martin for example, have loads of characters both mentioned and having their own POV chapters. The Realm of dragons also have its chapters written in different people’s point of view (POVs) and has done quite a good job at doing so. Although it can sometimes feels as though the book is compiled of short stories that aren’t really connected to one another. But hopefully it will feel more like a complete book in the second book.
I can agree that in the beginning all the names and their stories can be a bit much from time to time but as someone who doesn’t mind being introduced to multiple characters this way (mind you I’ve only read the first book in the song of ice and fire series) - it was a fun read.
I feel as though I must put out a warning for those who are easily creeped out or grossed out by sexual scenes and/or violent scenes. Vars, who’s one of the main characters I would say does have a tendency to get a little carried away to say the least. I put it like this, Vars gives me a lot of “Ramsey Bolton”-vibes (mind you I’ve only seen Ramsey in the series and not read about him yet)
The book feels like a prequel to a series, that the real adventure starts in the next book. I don’t mind this but I thought I’d add it in the review.
Overall I find the book slow-paced yet entertaining. It’s interesting to read the characters POV and I feel invested enough to read the second book in hopes of some character-development and continuation of the storylines.
May 22, 2023
〰️𝗘𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗜𝗡𝗢 𝗗𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗦 𝗗𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦〰️
🪶 Autor: Morgan Rice.
🕰️ Año: 2019.
📜 Páginas: 227.
🥀 Género: Novela.
🥀 Subgénero: Fantasía.
💬 OPINIÓN:
Hola mis coquitos, me volví fan de leer los primeros libros de las sagas de Morgan Rice porque estan gratis en Amazon xd. Así que aquí les traigo el comienzo de una nueva saga.
✨ Estructura:
En cada capítulo se nos presenta una perspectiva diferente, realmente en esta novela no puedo decirles cuál es la historia principal porque cada personaje tiene su propia historia, así que se siente como si todas fueran una historia secundaria y la suma de todas ellas hicieran una sola.
✨ Personajes:
Uno de mis personajes favoritos fue Devin, que aunque en este libro no tiene un papel muy protagónico, presiento que en los demás libros sí. Lo que me gusta de él es que es el personaje al que lo rodea más misterio, por tanto siento que tendrá un buen desarrollo.
De ahí en fuera, creo que cada personaje tiene una personalidad muy marcada y que es difícil aburrirse con los personajes.
✨ Trama:
Como dije, cada personaje tiene su propia historia.
Tenemos que el país está dividido en 2 reinos: el norte y el sur.
El norte (donde se desarrolla la historia) está regido por un rey y tiene 6 hijos: 3 hombres de su primer matrimonio y 3 mujeres de su actual esposa. Les cuento mas o menos la historia de cada uno, para que vean cuantos enfoques hay en el libro xd
Una de sus hijas tiene una enfermedad de la que si se enteran la van a exiliar o matar.
La otra se va a casar con un noble de dudosa reputación.
Y la otra quiere ser guerrera.
Por el lado de los hombres, tenemos a uno que es un valiente guerrero pero algo impulsivo.
Otro que es bastante agresivo y promiscuo.
Y el tercero es un ratón de biblioteca.
Y como extra: tenemos la historia de Devin, un joven herrero que tiene extraños sueños y poderes que desconoce.
La verdad a mi el libro me gustó un montón y lo termine en un pis pas porque al estar dividido de esa manera da la sensación de avanzar muy rápido.
🪶 Autor: Morgan Rice.
🕰️ Año: 2019.
📜 Páginas: 227.
🥀 Género: Novela.
🥀 Subgénero: Fantasía.
💬 OPINIÓN:
Hola mis coquitos, me volví fan de leer los primeros libros de las sagas de Morgan Rice porque estan gratis en Amazon xd. Así que aquí les traigo el comienzo de una nueva saga.
✨ Estructura:
En cada capítulo se nos presenta una perspectiva diferente, realmente en esta novela no puedo decirles cuál es la historia principal porque cada personaje tiene su propia historia, así que se siente como si todas fueran una historia secundaria y la suma de todas ellas hicieran una sola.
✨ Personajes:
Uno de mis personajes favoritos fue Devin, que aunque en este libro no tiene un papel muy protagónico, presiento que en los demás libros sí. Lo que me gusta de él es que es el personaje al que lo rodea más misterio, por tanto siento que tendrá un buen desarrollo.
De ahí en fuera, creo que cada personaje tiene una personalidad muy marcada y que es difícil aburrirse con los personajes.
✨ Trama:
Como dije, cada personaje tiene su propia historia.
Tenemos que el país está dividido en 2 reinos: el norte y el sur.
El norte (donde se desarrolla la historia) está regido por un rey y tiene 6 hijos: 3 hombres de su primer matrimonio y 3 mujeres de su actual esposa. Les cuento mas o menos la historia de cada uno, para que vean cuantos enfoques hay en el libro xd
Una de sus hijas tiene una enfermedad de la que si se enteran la van a exiliar o matar.
La otra se va a casar con un noble de dudosa reputación.
Y la otra quiere ser guerrera.
Por el lado de los hombres, tenemos a uno que es un valiente guerrero pero algo impulsivo.
Otro que es bastante agresivo y promiscuo.
Y el tercero es un ratón de biblioteca.
Y como extra: tenemos la historia de Devin, un joven herrero que tiene extraños sueños y poderes que desconoce.
La verdad a mi el libro me gustó un montón y lo termine en un pis pas porque al estar dividido de esa manera da la sensación de avanzar muy rápido.
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