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Dragonborn
Dragons. Magic. Rents in time . Dragonborn follows the journey of the young prison guard, Ervig Greenfields, as he seeks out dragons to remove a curse. The dragons offer him access to the Labyrinth of Times, which purges dark magic. But there’s a catch. To enter, he must take the Dragon Oath—an oath to secrecy that requires allegiance to the dragons and a promise to fight alongside dragonkind for centuries, never to return to his own time.
Dragonborn conjures up a winning recipe with prophecies of destiny, humans, and dragons working together to navigate through time to put the pieces in place. Dragons of the Thornose and Goldenhorn clans must learn to work together and to trust the humans. Not all humans, but the handful of people chosen to be Dragonborn. Together, they must overcome the spirits of evil living within the magically protected Book Darkmore. The Dragonborn, and their dragons, become seeds of change in this epic tale, of sacrifice for the greater good. Ride along with them as they slip through a tear in time to the past to change the future.
Dragonborn conjures up a winning recipe with prophecies of destiny, humans, and dragons working together to navigate through time to put the pieces in place. Dragons of the Thornose and Goldenhorn clans must learn to work together and to trust the humans. Not all humans, but the handful of people chosen to be Dragonborn. Together, they must overcome the spirits of evil living within the magically protected Book Darkmore. The Dragonborn, and their dragons, become seeds of change in this epic tale, of sacrifice for the greater good. Ride along with them as they slip through a tear in time to the past to change the future.
343 pages, Paperback
Published October 2, 2021
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About the author
Donna Sundblad
14 books37 followersDonna Sundblad is a gifted author of young adult fantasy, celebrated for weaving captivating tales filled with prophecies, quests, and the timeless struggle between good and evil. With a rich background as a freelance writer, editor, and ghostwriter, Donna now devotes her energy to crafting imaginative novels that highlight themes of friendship, adventure, and meaningful life lessons.
Her recent works, published through Next Chapter Publishing, include The Inheritance (a Christian fantasy allegory), Beyond the Fifth Gate, and Windwalker.
Donna is also immersed in her Dragon's Oath series—an epic saga currently comprising Drake Ascendant, Shadowalkers, and Sages of Tachnir, with more book 4 in the works.
Faith remains a cornerstone of Donna’s life and storytelling. She resides with her husband, their adored shelter rescue cat, and a hand-raised cockatiel. When she isn’t writing, Donna enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family, and blogging about her literary passions.
Her recent works, published through Next Chapter Publishing, include The Inheritance (a Christian fantasy allegory), Beyond the Fifth Gate, and Windwalker.
Donna is also immersed in her Dragon's Oath series—an epic saga currently comprising Drake Ascendant, Shadowalkers, and Sages of Tachnir, with more book 4 in the works.
Faith remains a cornerstone of Donna’s life and storytelling. She resides with her husband, their adored shelter rescue cat, and a hand-raised cockatiel. When she isn’t writing, Donna enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family, and blogging about her literary passions.
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January 21, 2023
A fun book about dragons living with humans. There is magic, evil books, and a cast of interesting characters.
January 17, 2023
A magical tale of humans and dragons learning to trust each other to survive. Time travel, prophecies, magic and destiny are all elements of the story. Very enjoyable.
September 15, 2022
Entertaining!
What a fantastical story in Dragonborn by Donna Sundblad. This is the first book of this author's that I've read, and I really enjoyed the story and its characters. What a wonderful world that Sundblad has created, and now, there is a search for Dragons to undo a curse. The reader is taken on a magical quest, along with Ervig. It's a world of dark and white magic, secrets, and a lot of fantastical creatures and survival instincts. A secret dragon oath? Wow, what a grand story this is. This author is a great storyteller. The story brings the reader on a superb journey. It's a great story to follow and try to figure out what will happen next. This author's characters develop and interacts well with the other characters. I hope to read more books by this author. Dragonborn is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I read this book to give my unbiased and honest review. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews recommends that anyone who reads this book, to also write a review.
What a fantastical story in Dragonborn by Donna Sundblad. This is the first book of this author's that I've read, and I really enjoyed the story and its characters. What a wonderful world that Sundblad has created, and now, there is a search for Dragons to undo a curse. The reader is taken on a magical quest, along with Ervig. It's a world of dark and white magic, secrets, and a lot of fantastical creatures and survival instincts. A secret dragon oath? Wow, what a grand story this is. This author is a great storyteller. The story brings the reader on a superb journey. It's a great story to follow and try to figure out what will happen next. This author's characters develop and interacts well with the other characters. I hope to read more books by this author. Dragonborn is a definite recommendation by Amy's Bookshelf Reviews. I read this book to give my unbiased and honest review. Amy's Bookshelf Reviews recommends that anyone who reads this book, to also write a review.
December 17, 2021
Dragonborn by Donna Sundblad
I purchased this novel in late November and it took me till now to complete it.
I really enjoyed the plot of this story as well as the characters, however I must say that the issue that I had was the middle of the book due to pacing issues. Once however you manage to read more it is well worth getting to the end of this book. I will say that for anyone who enjoys books like The Lord of the Rings or other high Fantasy books they will enjoy reading this as it is a must read.
I purchased this novel in late November and it took me till now to complete it.
I really enjoyed the plot of this story as well as the characters, however I must say that the issue that I had was the middle of the book due to pacing issues. Once however you manage to read more it is well worth getting to the end of this book. I will say that for anyone who enjoys books like The Lord of the Rings or other high Fantasy books they will enjoy reading this as it is a must read.
January 18, 2023
Dragonborn is an epic tale of Dragons, magick and adventure. Following the story of Ervig, dragons and dragonborns as they seek rifts in time and to purge dark magic.
Dragonborns are humans chosen by dragons, gifted with special abilities. With a labyrinth, rifts in reality / time to combat this book feels like an epic fantasy adventure throughout.
There where quite a few characters / dragons to get my head around who's who but the story is well layed out and speeds along quickly.
I liked the old ways of speech the dragons used and seeing how the dragons interacted.
This is a fun fantasy read, with destiny, fate, adventure and plenty of twists along the way.
I was gifted an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Dragonborns are humans chosen by dragons, gifted with special abilities. With a labyrinth, rifts in reality / time to combat this book feels like an epic fantasy adventure throughout.
There where quite a few characters / dragons to get my head around who's who but the story is well layed out and speeds along quickly.
I liked the old ways of speech the dragons used and seeing how the dragons interacted.
This is a fun fantasy read, with destiny, fate, adventure and plenty of twists along the way.
I was gifted an ebook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
January 21, 2023
I am a bit late with my review because the book is big, but it's really worth every page. Dragonborn is a classy fantasy. It has a complex plot, several characters, and extraordinary writing. It's the first time I read a book by Donna Dundblad, but it won't be the last. Five solid stars.
January 18, 2023
Ervig Greenfields is a young prison guard who never expected to become embroiled in the plots of dragons. But when he chases a villain who got ahold of a book of dangerous dark magics, he finds himself seeking the help of dragons to remove a curse. To do this, he must swear an oath of fealty to the dragons and be willing to help across the centuries and even different worlds.
The premise to this work was interesting, but unfortunately, it fell quite flat. While the work promises to be epic, the author didn’t manage to create an immersive setting or world(s), which is a must have for an engaging fantasy read. There were no real details or descriptions of the setting or the world, which made this work lack engagement. The same could be said for the characters, none of whom were well written or felt alive or fleshed out.
This book doesn’t appear to have been professionally edited. The large number of errors throughout detracted from my enjoyment of the read. The author also chose to use some outdated phrases that made it difficult not to roll my eyes when reading – one example was “wept like a woman.” I’m sure the author could come up with a more accurate/relatable simile than that if they gave it a little more thought. Much of the work was written using a repetitive, simplistic sentence structure that often used the same words, making the prose boring and impossible to engage with.
This work was painfully boring to read. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this until it’s undergone some serious editing and reworking. My thanks to Blackberry Book Tours for allowing me to read this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.
The premise to this work was interesting, but unfortunately, it fell quite flat. While the work promises to be epic, the author didn’t manage to create an immersive setting or world(s), which is a must have for an engaging fantasy read. There were no real details or descriptions of the setting or the world, which made this work lack engagement. The same could be said for the characters, none of whom were well written or felt alive or fleshed out.
This book doesn’t appear to have been professionally edited. The large number of errors throughout detracted from my enjoyment of the read. The author also chose to use some outdated phrases that made it difficult not to roll my eyes when reading – one example was “wept like a woman.” I’m sure the author could come up with a more accurate/relatable simile than that if they gave it a little more thought. Much of the work was written using a repetitive, simplistic sentence structure that often used the same words, making the prose boring and impossible to engage with.
This work was painfully boring to read. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend this until it’s undergone some serious editing and reworking. My thanks to Blackberry Book Tours for allowing me to read this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.
January 23, 2022
An epic, sprawling fantasy adventure saga between the dynamics of humans and dragons, working in tandem to rid the many worlds and dimensions they inhabit of evil; it reminded me of the Clan of The Cave Bear series, yet it is far more reaching within the arcane mysteries, the uses of Magic and Dragon interaction within time and space. The Tale follows two humans who are destined, picked, and sought to aid the dragon race (multiple species of them) which live and interact and understand the humans with divine allowance. This is to thwart the evil of a magic grimoire book created from a dragon's blood and skin. I did not find the tale to be particularly highly humorous, or chock full of any comedy but still captivated me into what was going to come up next within the story. It did hold my interest and the descriptive writing of the dragons and the magic interested me. I had a hard time sometimes understanding something that had happened or specific plot changes, for it was not always described specifically as to what it meant, the action or the riddle/clue but it was then mentioned later on, and then it was understood either to leave you wondering or hanging or that most likely my brain being the way it is..just was too daft to get it the first time.
The tale follows the interactive lives of the humans, Dragons, and their progeny and the adventures and perils they are symbiotically subject to; the Evil book which is stolen by a rogue criminal starts the tale, however, is not spoken of after 1/3 of the start of the saga tale is written, and it gave me wonder as to what became of it during the entire time the other action was being presented, and who the next evil owner would wind up to be; I thought at the end it would be mentioned or brought back into the story by the antagonist mentioned who I will not mention for not to spoil it, but still, it, the Evil book was not mentioned and it gave rise to that it might be mentioned then in a forthcoming book for this was to be a series.
If you enjoy magic and adventure regarding epic family interaction and mystery, one that is not high-tech or hugely humorous, serious, and methodical with a sense of suspense, enjoy the tale! I did, and went to sleep wondering how it would end until I finished it the next day.
The tale follows the interactive lives of the humans, Dragons, and their progeny and the adventures and perils they are symbiotically subject to; the Evil book which is stolen by a rogue criminal starts the tale, however, is not spoken of after 1/3 of the start of the saga tale is written, and it gave me wonder as to what became of it during the entire time the other action was being presented, and who the next evil owner would wind up to be; I thought at the end it would be mentioned or brought back into the story by the antagonist mentioned who I will not mention for not to spoil it, but still, it, the Evil book was not mentioned and it gave rise to that it might be mentioned then in a forthcoming book for this was to be a series.
If you enjoy magic and adventure regarding epic family interaction and mystery, one that is not high-tech or hugely humorous, serious, and methodical with a sense of suspense, enjoy the tale! I did, and went to sleep wondering how it would end until I finished it the next day.
October 10, 2021
A wonderful fantasy novel that has it all...great characters, an intriguing plot. And dragons. Well worth a read and highly recommended.
June 2, 2023
Title: Dragonborn
Author: Donna Sunblad
Release Date: October 4th, 2021
Page Count: 381
Format: Audiobook
Start Date: December 28th, 2022
Finish Date: January 17th, 2023
Rating: 3 Stars
Review:
Story: I didn't really care for the beginning at all. If it wasn't for that, this book would get a full five stars. It's a really adorable story other than that. I really enjoyed it. I especially loved the dragons' way of speaking. It was very unique and yet familiar at the same time. I'm really hoping that this is a series so that I can continue reading. I believe I remember it being referenced at the end. I could be wrong though.
Characters: I'm horrible with names. If the book had been told completely from the first person's point of view, I would have put this book down. He wasn't relatable at all. The rest of them were really wonderful Especially the dragons.
Critiques: There were parts I felt were a bit too jumpy. This may be a me thing. I do have ADHD.
Final Thoughts: I'm very thankful that I listened to my gut and kept reading. I didn't like the beginning of the book at all. He really bothered me and made me feel very uncomfortable. I felt like I connected with the daughter more than anybody. I won't get to much into that. I don't want to spoil too much of this book for potential readers. I definitely recommend pushing through the beginning. It seems really frustrating, but it's worth the wait. I promise.
Author: Donna Sunblad
Release Date: October 4th, 2021
Page Count: 381
Format: Audiobook
Start Date: December 28th, 2022
Finish Date: January 17th, 2023
Rating: 3 Stars
Review:
Story: I didn't really care for the beginning at all. If it wasn't for that, this book would get a full five stars. It's a really adorable story other than that. I really enjoyed it. I especially loved the dragons' way of speaking. It was very unique and yet familiar at the same time. I'm really hoping that this is a series so that I can continue reading. I believe I remember it being referenced at the end. I could be wrong though.
Characters: I'm horrible with names. If the book had been told completely from the first person's point of view, I would have put this book down. He wasn't relatable at all. The rest of them were really wonderful Especially the dragons.
Critiques: There were parts I felt were a bit too jumpy. This may be a me thing. I do have ADHD.
Final Thoughts: I'm very thankful that I listened to my gut and kept reading. I didn't like the beginning of the book at all. He really bothered me and made me feel very uncomfortable. I felt like I connected with the daughter more than anybody. I won't get to much into that. I don't want to spoil too much of this book for potential readers. I definitely recommend pushing through the beginning. It seems really frustrating, but it's worth the wait. I promise.
October 13, 2021
An absorbing story of dragons, clans and the characters bonding and traveling through time with them, to fight evil and possibly change history. I was so immersed in the story and life brought to the characters, both human and dragon in this wonderful work of art. I found it hard to put down and though I couldn't wait to know what came next, it was bittersweet to end. I can't wait for the next in this series. A well written, captivating story of love, magic and adventure which I have to have more of! I forsee a reader clan emerging as I simply can't get enough. Recommended for readers both young and old and anyone who loves an imaginative adventure.
March 6, 2025
The exciting start of the story creates curiosity for the remaining parts of the book. When I imagined the details given about the characters in my mind, it was like a quality animation movie was playing. I remember my nephews looking into my eyes with excitement when I read these stories, I think they experienced the same feeling I did. The vivid narration of the story is very gripping and the narration is exciting, so I thank the author for this effort.
January 18, 2023
Numerous species of dragons living with humans, magic and evil books, plenty of mystery and interesting characters — there's a prison guard and outlaws in this — and all of it in a world within worlds (multiple dimensions!). This may not be for adults that enjoy serious GOT style sagas, though junior high kids would certainly like it.
January 16, 2023
Love it! The magic, the story, the writing, the characters... all splendid! Ervig is so fun!
I see room here for a series with many books and also for it to become a tv show. Super fun!
I see room here for a series with many books and also for it to become a tv show. Super fun!
January 20, 2023
An incredible adventure with interesting dragons and well-built characters.
Super fantastic.
Delightful plot.
Recommended!
Super fantastic.
Delightful plot.
Recommended!
March 1, 2023
I love the nostalgia that this book brings! It reminds me of books that I enjoyed in junior high, such as the Books of Umber and the Chronicles of Narnia. There are enough questions about how various aspects of the story are intertwined, that it made me want to continue reading. The pacing was decent overall, but there were a few points where it was a little bit wonky. Overall, a good read.
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February 16, 2023Dragonborn is the story of Ervig and his descendants traveling through time to change the past so that the evil future they are fleeing from will not happen. With the guidance of dragons and their magic, they are led through centuries and generations to prepare for what the future holds.
This story was very detailed and felt sometimes to drag on and on. Everything that was happening, I thought to be the pebble that finally brought the ball rolling, but it always just ended up hitting another pebble. I had a really hard time entering the story, especially as I didn’t perceive this evil they are trying to prevent as apocalyptic as they make it out to be. I think it should have had more disastrous impact on Ervig’s motivation to travel to the past to prevent it from happening than just being turned into a rat.
I’m not saying that I didn’t enjoy Ervig’s journey and his descendants’ destinies unfolding, but it felt like I was also living through 700 years myself. And then I read the last page, and it isn’t even resolved. I was frustrated. Do I want to know how all this ends? YES. But do I really want to commit to another 700 years of my life? I’m not sure.
And last question. Does America really have to be part of this fantasy. I can’t grasp the motivation behind this connection between the real world and the fantasy world.
This story was very detailed and felt sometimes to drag on and on. Everything that was happening, I thought to be the pebble that finally brought the ball rolling, but it always just ended up hitting another pebble. I had a really hard time entering the story, especially as I didn’t perceive this evil they are trying to prevent as apocalyptic as they make it out to be. I think it should have had more disastrous impact on Ervig’s motivation to travel to the past to prevent it from happening than just being turned into a rat.
I’m not saying that I didn’t enjoy Ervig’s journey and his descendants’ destinies unfolding, but it felt like I was also living through 700 years myself. And then I read the last page, and it isn’t even resolved. I was frustrated. Do I want to know how all this ends? YES. But do I really want to commit to another 700 years of my life? I’m not sure.
And last question. Does America really have to be part of this fantasy. I can’t grasp the motivation behind this connection between the real world and the fantasy world.
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