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Dragon Wars #1-5
Dragon Wars Collection: Books 1-5 : Epic Sword and Sorcery Fantasy Adventure Dragon Series
The Sky Riders--the last force for good--are dying. Two gifted runaways must rise and become heroes. Because the dragon ruler of the frozen north is amassing an invincible dragon army to overtake the world.
Grey Cloak, a mysterious young elf, and his human blood brother, Dyphestive, escape their oppressors and stand in defiance of the onslaught of evil. With dark forces of unimaginable power determined to hunt them down, their battles take them through hills filled with bloodthirsty goblins and orcs, unforgiving wastelands and monsters, ancient dungeons ruled by the undead, and diabolical subterranean forces aplenty. It is a tale of strange monarchs and majesties, wily warriors, wizards, slayers, dragon riders, and thieves who must all join together in the world's gravest time of need.
Amid conspiracies and deadly schemes, tragedy and betrayal, triumph and horror, the fate of the blood brothers, their comrades, and the survival of their world hang in the balance if they fail to secure victory in the perilous Dragon Wars.
★★★★★ "This series offers everything I love to read in the fantasy genre! This author has done epic things with his other book ventures, I was quite pleased to see this series available! Orcs, Mages, dragons, just non-stop pages bursting with my favorite beings!" Amazon Reviewer, Patti Hays
This is the first installment of four boxsets that build into a swashbuckling magical adventure over one million words long. All books include several expertly painted character images and scenes.
Age Range: 9 and up. For dragon lovers of all ages.
Books most like: Dragonlance, The Sword of Shannara, Lord of the Rings, and Percy Jackson
Grey Cloak, a mysterious young elf, and his human blood brother, Dyphestive, escape their oppressors and stand in defiance of the onslaught of evil. With dark forces of unimaginable power determined to hunt them down, their battles take them through hills filled with bloodthirsty goblins and orcs, unforgiving wastelands and monsters, ancient dungeons ruled by the undead, and diabolical subterranean forces aplenty. It is a tale of strange monarchs and majesties, wily warriors, wizards, slayers, dragon riders, and thieves who must all join together in the world's gravest time of need.
Amid conspiracies and deadly schemes, tragedy and betrayal, triumph and horror, the fate of the blood brothers, their comrades, and the survival of their world hang in the balance if they fail to secure victory in the perilous Dragon Wars.
★★★★★ "This series offers everything I love to read in the fantasy genre! This author has done epic things with his other book ventures, I was quite pleased to see this series available! Orcs, Mages, dragons, just non-stop pages bursting with my favorite beings!" Amazon Reviewer, Patti Hays
This is the first installment of four boxsets that build into a swashbuckling magical adventure over one million words long. All books include several expertly painted character images and scenes.
Age Range: 9 and up. For dragon lovers of all ages.
Books most like: Dragonlance, The Sword of Shannara, Lord of the Rings, and Percy Jackson
802 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2021
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About the author
Craig Halloran
182 books272 followersCraig Halloran grew up a role playing fiend and dungeon master's nightmare. Since, he's turned his boundless creativity into more than 80 acclaimed novels that span a wide variety of fantasy fiction sub-genres, from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery to future world apocalypse. Creator of the bestselling Darkslayer and the Chronicles of the Dragon series, he imagines unique worlds and wonders that are breathtaking in concept, and then brings them to life in stories brimming with excitement, suspense, and surprise. A former military policeman who now labors in the realm of the remarkable, Halloran has a large and loyal following of devoted fans who eagerly devour his page-turning, action-packed tales of fantastic adventure.
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#1 Bestseller of Epic Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery & KDP All-Star!
Dragon Wars (20 Books) releasing 2020-21
The Darkslayer Series #1 (6 Books)
The Darkslayer Series #2 (10 books)
The Chronicles of Dragon, Series #1 (10 Books)
The Chronicles of Dragon, Series #2 (10 Books)
The Odyssey of Nath Dragon, Prequel series, (5 Books)
The Supernatural Bounty Hunter Files (10 books)
The Henchmen Chronicles (5 Books)
The Red Citadel and the Sorcerer's Power (1 Stand Alone Book)
The Gamma Earth Cycle (2 Books, Work in Progress)
Zombie Impact (3 Books)
Top Spot: Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Coming of Age Anthologies, Werewolves & Shifters
Top 5: Thrillers & Suspense/Supernatural/Werewolves & Shifters/Vampires
Top 10: Dark Fantasy
Top 10: Coming of Age
Top 100: Genre Fiction
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: (Free in Kindle Store)
#1 Epic Fantasy
#1 Sword & Sorcery
#1 Coming of Age
#1 Urban
#1 Horror
#1 Dark Fantasy
#1 Genetic Engineering
#1 Thrillers/Supernatural/Werewolves & Shifters and Vampires
Over 4000 reviews
4-Star+ Average Rating
For more news and anecdotes you can follow him at:
Facebook: The Darkslayer Report by Craig
Twitter: Craig Halloran
www.craighalloran.com (Website and Blog)
www.thedarkslayer.com
www.dragonwarsbooks.com
Or drop him a line anytime as he loves to hear from readers: craig@thedarkslayer.com
***
#1 Bestseller of Epic Fantasy and Sword & Sorcery & KDP All-Star!
Dragon Wars (20 Books) releasing 2020-21
The Darkslayer Series #1 (6 Books)
The Darkslayer Series #2 (10 books)
The Chronicles of Dragon, Series #1 (10 Books)
The Chronicles of Dragon, Series #2 (10 Books)
The Odyssey of Nath Dragon, Prequel series, (5 Books)
The Supernatural Bounty Hunter Files (10 books)
The Henchmen Chronicles (5 Books)
The Red Citadel and the Sorcerer's Power (1 Stand Alone Book)
The Gamma Earth Cycle (2 Books, Work in Progress)
Zombie Impact (3 Books)
Top Spot: Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Coming of Age Anthologies, Werewolves & Shifters
Top 5: Thrillers & Suspense/Supernatural/Werewolves & Shifters/Vampires
Top 10: Dark Fantasy
Top 10: Coming of Age
Top 100: Genre Fiction
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: (Free in Kindle Store)
#1 Epic Fantasy
#1 Sword & Sorcery
#1 Coming of Age
#1 Urban
#1 Horror
#1 Dark Fantasy
#1 Genetic Engineering
#1 Thrillers/Supernatural/Werewolves & Shifters and Vampires
Over 4000 reviews
4-Star+ Average Rating
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July 20, 2023
I feel really bad for the main characters of this fantasy novel series. It seems that the author enjoys killing, torturing, enslaving, immolate (burning alive), etc. his main characters. Not only once, but every time he can. I do not understand how an author can create a series of "original" fantasy characters just to beat them to a pulp, enslave them, kill and maim them and everything else possible. It's Crass and Pyrrhic at the same time, worse if you consider that this author is catering to the Young Adult genre of readers. Every possible situation, including gruesome deaths is written by the author for the members of the Talon (adventurer/thief group) and the friends and protectors of the Elven main characters Gray Cloak and Dyphestive, half-Elven beings thought to be naturals (beings that have powers to be able to ride and fly with the dragons). Can constantly running away be a main theme of a story? For how many books can this theme not get old and boring?
The most interesting part of this sociopathic/psychopathic-ly-inclined fantasy novel series are the dragons. But they are barely a part of the story. At least in the first two books.
I don't get the constant punishment, violence and hate (trolling) of the main characters though... Is the author trying to get sympathy reviews and likes from the readers? Is it a kind of self-loathing/suicidal (I want to destroy my creations) kind of pathology from the author??
Because of this constant hate/trolling towards the main characters of this story/series, the books lack balance. It's not enough that some of the main characters survive, they have no training, no special abilities and just receive constant punishment and hate from the author and the antagonists of this story.
It's not enough for the author to force physical, emotional, psychological abuse everyday, at every moment to the main characters, there is a moment in the third book where the author thinks it a good idea for Dyphestive to lose all of his memories, and become full-on-psycho, the man of dreams of an author like this one.
It worries me, that the author actually places an above 9 year old reading guidance for this sociopathic-psychopathic dystopian fantasy novel series. I wouldn't recommend it to adults much less young adults, and never to young children starting out.
So, if you are a masochist, and like to have your main characters constantly receive abuse/torture/become abusers and have danger of dying in gruesome and violent ways, then maybe this book series could be for you???
Otherwise, I do not recommend this dystopian/sociopathic/psychopathic Fantasy novel series.
The most interesting part of this sociopathic/psychopathic-ly-inclined fantasy novel series are the dragons. But they are barely a part of the story. At least in the first two books.
I don't get the constant punishment, violence and hate (trolling) of the main characters though... Is the author trying to get sympathy reviews and likes from the readers? Is it a kind of self-loathing/suicidal (I want to destroy my creations) kind of pathology from the author??
Because of this constant hate/trolling towards the main characters of this story/series, the books lack balance. It's not enough that some of the main characters survive, they have no training, no special abilities and just receive constant punishment and hate from the author and the antagonists of this story.
It's not enough for the author to force physical, emotional, psychological abuse everyday, at every moment to the main characters, there is a moment in the third book where the author thinks it a good idea for Dyphestive to lose all of his memories, and become full-on-psycho, the man of dreams of an author like this one.
It worries me, that the author actually places an above 9 year old reading guidance for this sociopathic-psychopathic dystopian fantasy novel series. I wouldn't recommend it to adults much less young adults, and never to young children starting out.
So, if you are a masochist, and like to have your main characters constantly receive abuse/torture/become abusers and have danger of dying in gruesome and violent ways, then maybe this book series could be for you???
Otherwise, I do not recommend this dystopian/sociopathic/psychopathic Fantasy novel series.
August 10, 2023
Magic and imagination
These books are for a wide audience. There are many adventures and lots of fighting. Dragons are a favorite both friendly and evil. I enjoyed the first set of five and will continue on to the next set.
These books are for a wide audience. There are many adventures and lots of fighting. Dragons are a favorite both friendly and evil. I enjoyed the first set of five and will continue on to the next set.
April 19, 2025
Easy to read.
Easy to read. A simple fairy tale with some similarities to LOTR, as u see it. So, a little disappointing for me but, nice idea, plan for creation of fantasy, adventure. Overall, digestible for some bookworms, like myself :).
Easy to read. A simple fairy tale with some similarities to LOTR, as u see it. So, a little disappointing for me but, nice idea, plan for creation of fantasy, adventure. Overall, digestible for some bookworms, like myself :).
July 20, 2021
What an amazing collection of stories. This is binge worthy from the start and then you’ll want to read it again.
July 12, 2023
Enjoyable read
It was a easy read. Just enough intrigue to keep me interested. Love the plot twist, and the unexpected. Some very interesting magic and items.
It was a easy read. Just enough intrigue to keep me interested. Love the plot twist, and the unexpected. Some very interesting magic and items.
December 20, 2023
Dragon Wars 1-5
I went through these really fast.They’re that easy to read.Good character development and I love the dragons of course.Can’t wait to read the next 5 books
I went through these really fast.They’re that easy to read.Good character development and I love the dragons of course.Can’t wait to read the next 5 books
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