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Dragon Warriors #1

The Truth About Dragons

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Meet the Dragon Warriors, the brave heroes who will dedicate their lives to keeping you safe. There's just one thing they're not telling you...

In the heart of the forest, the reclusive Dragon Warriors reside in their dark, dilapidated castle, operating outside royal instruction and protecting the realm from dragons, monsters and other unpleasantries.

Ramon Subramani, the queen’s charming Chief of Swords, enjoys a comfortable life behind the palace walls. When Her Majesty sends him to snoop on the Dragon Warriors, he’s willing to put up with hostility and mediocre meals in order to impress the queen.

But Ramon soon suspects the Warriors are hiding something, and they do not give up their secrets easily. To find the answers he’s looking for, Ramon will have to confront uncomfortable truths from his past … and risk revealing some secrets of his own.

THE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGONS is the first book in the Dragon Warriors series.

178 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 28, 2020

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30 reviews
May 18, 2021
Meh...

This book reads like a summary, or prologue. Doesn't have much story. The characters are boring and lifeless, their actions mostly make no sense, and everyone is pissed off at everyone for no reason. It seems like this book was written as an eighth grade English assignment. The premise is ok: dragon warriors out doing good in the world, envied by a childish queen, a man out to hide his secret who falls in love... But it all falls flat because there isn't actually a story. And the big secret the warriors hide isn't that they are shape-shifters themselves, but that they are actually grave robbers, feeding bodies to the dragons to keep them happy... Meh. Could have been much better.
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827 reviews20 followers
April 29, 2026
Entire book to be read for later.

*3 stars
Notes: really have no clue what it is with electronic books these days.

some of them have an okay written quality and some of them don’t.

If it gets to the point where I literally have to relearn english again, and I draw dragon images from what may be only described as “Wings of Fire”, then I am going to.

As much as I have tried to make this polite and appropriate, what happened to me in relation to dragons and angelic stuff was very very real.

I am mostly anti dragon. I am only pro-dragon if there is a “good dragon.”

Let me explain this one more time.

There have been classic stories about dragons for a long time.

Many of them have been rewritten over and over again. This book is just about as prone of an example as to the fact that it’s not entirely original.

Primarily, I could automatically tell from English grammar styles.

Secondly, lot of dragons are bad in fictional styles. Dragon hunters existed as well. Roleplaying was appropriate for a long time and I am honestly so tired of stuff to do with actual dungeons and dragons at this point if I have to imitate a black dragon then I can.

I absolutely do not mind or care if someone accuses me of false studying one more time.

I never rode on the back of someone else’s dragon. I never was in a dragon rider fight. I never was several feet near a dragon or in the presence of a dragon. I was never in an “alternate universe.”

What happened to me was name on name issues and depression instances and i am very sorry about this but the only one who could replicate me was a knight from eragon, which means that given my understanding of stuff in alg——— however that’s spelled. alagaesia????

———> eragon was supposed to do stuff
———> eragon ran away
———-> eragon was a farmer

So yea someone can maybe try to understand why i am careful about starvation or dehydration due to what happened to me with ah “having to reread chapters of eragon in a day” that hurt my mind to no extent.

Mind pain is in eragon.

eragon is a middle grade book series.

eragon was supposed to be safe.

the first book of eragon is eragon.
the second book of eragon is eldest.
the third book of eragon is a spell related to fire in said realms language.
the fourth book of eragon….Hold on here.

I have no idea what happened to the original eragon concept of book one or why there were multiple point of views in book two and i had to do my research and reread book four so much until i had to stop and look at books two and three and book one. again.

my one warning.
i really do have physical earlier editions of eragon books one and two and three.
no i am not in any alternate universe ever.
i know stuff about the air quality.
i do not “portal travel”.
I do not like to mention “portal travel” as this can cause major issues with individuals who have horrible post traumatic stress disorder.

I have suffered over and over again so I apologize for this one more time however and I mean however: there is a Murtagh 2 being written.

I own a physical copy of murtagh book one. I had a knowledge of how to find a deluxe edition of murtagh book one in a bookstore that while i never had a copy of it it was due to this.

i had to formulate a version of fake galbatorix due to stuff that has happened to me that has been near impossible to explain. stuff where it seemed i apparently knew battle strategy and war strategy and war tactician stuff. i made myself seem like i was nice and kind and friendly.

i was crying to myself in the middle of the night reading murtagh book one over and over.

that book contained the only definition of what could be explained as psychic slavery anywhere. at the time i had to have a book like that because i have had stuff Happen to me that is Real where i am fine and okay seeming and then my attention span is not normal and i act a certain way and i politely covered it up as percy jackson.


in real life i went to a high school

in real life i knew someone with the first name of this author.

yes it is myself.
391 reviews1 follower
July 29, 2023
Ramon Subramani left his home in Karkarus for some unknown reason, and in his travels, he made his way to the country of Jerran, where he found employment as a soldier. He stayed on and rose through the ranks. Ramon eventually became the Chief of Swords, a very high position for a foreigner just under the Captain of the Guard Alison Maccrae, who had hired him in the first place. As he rose in station, he started to enjoy his position and the perks that came with it. The pay, of course, gave him access to better wine. He had private quarters, free meals twice daily, and castle servants to help him. But now, the queen wanted him to travel to Castle Linnivere and find out why the Dragon Warriors wanted more money to upkeep the castle. She wanted to know their secrets because she hated them and their popularity with the common folk. Then the Captain of the Guard, Alison Maccrae, told him some interesting news. She planned to retire soon, and if he was successful in his mission for the queen, he could probably have any posting he wanted in the kingdom.

The story premise holds a lot of promise, but there were some formatting errors in the copy I got, which made it hard to read in some places. Then there was the need for an editor, a human editor. The physical world-building is done well, while the ethereal world-building has its moments. The character development and interaction were done well enough, but the characters did not distinguish themselves sufficiently to be remembered. Thus, I had to keep notes to refer to the scene change or when another character entered the picture.

This book, the first in this series, has fantasy covered and has given a seriously good base for an epic story. However, I think it could have been darker or more ominous. Then there is the twist, the secret, and it’s so good. I give this tale four stars out of five stars.

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280 reviews6 followers
April 26, 2022
Fairly Fast, Often Humorous

I really enjoyed this fairly fast, often humorous tale introducing the Dragon Warriors of Jerran. It reminded me a lot of the governing system of several present-day countries with a queen that is quickly and easily distracted, and the dragon warriors hiding a HUGE secret! Yet the general public despises the queen and loves the dragon warriors almost to the point of worship.

This book is just an introduction, and does not tell the story of any one dragon warrior in particular, although the main character in the book, Ramon Subramanian, Queen Estrella's Captain of Swords, has been assigned to investigate the warriors and their home and takes a liking to Evan, the Blue (Water) Dragon Warrior.

I highly recommend this book. It's appropriate for young teenagers to young-at-heart adults with the most adult content being an allusion to Ramon and Evan spending the night together. No details. It was very refreshing just for that! The queen was also hilarious. I look forward to reading more books in the series as I am able.
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February 18, 2021
I really enjoyed the story. Brace yourself though- there are a lot of side stories (some which don’t seem necessary). I cant say that it could’ve been written better but hey. They basis is this guy is trying to find a place in society and gets sucked into a world of dragons. He is trying to sort through what is actually true.
186 reviews
May 22, 2021
I really enjoyed this book. There were enough surprises to keep me interested.
4 reviews3 followers
September 25, 2021
I simply love dragon stories

This was a really good one. Many interesting twists and turns. Can’t wait to see book 2. Please keep me updated on it.

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11 reviews
March 14, 2026
This book popped up on my amazon might like and here I am binge reading the entire series . This book is a fast read and give a world building story perspective, it is humorous and I enjoyed the character building .
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