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The Dragon Nimbus Histories #2
The Last Battlemage
Nimbulan, the founder of the University of Magicians and the kingdom of Coronnan, risks the safety of the citizens of Coronnan to find his long-lost wife, an exiled sorceress who remains the last link between dragons and mortals. Original.
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 26, 1998
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Irene Radford
127 books135 followersAlso uses C.F. Bentley, Phyllis Irene Radford, Julia Verne St. John, Rachel Atwood, Phyllis Ames, P. Irene Radford and P.R. Frost.
Irene has been writing stories ever since she figured out what a pencil was for. Combining a love for Medieval history and a fascination with paranormal, Irene concentrated on fantasy writing.
In her spare time, Irene enjoys lacemaking and is a long time member of an international guild. Check out THE LONELIEST MAGICIAN, The Dragon Nimbus #3 for an exploration of her favorite obsession. A piece of magic lace is the obvious patch for a dragon wing. She has published numerous magazine articles about the history and technique of lacemaking as well as self publishing two lacemaker's fairy tales with lace patterns that can be made up to illustrate the stories. When she isn't writing or making lace she enjoys exploring the back roads and many museums of the Pacific Northwest.
For many years Irene was active in Ballet du Lac, a semi-pro ballet company. She taught ballet to youngsters in her local community school program. At the same time she led a Cub Scout pack and frequently found her home the preferred playground in the neighborhood for many more children than she thought possible.
Irene has held many full and part time jobs from Insurance underwriter to assistant curator of a museum to clerk in a fabric store. Writing is now her “day job.”
Two years ago, Irene took up fencing as research for GUARDIAN OF THE FREEDOM, Merlin’s Descendants #5. She figured one quarter would give her some vocabulary and a feel for a weapon in her hand. But that wasn’t enough to write realistic battles on the Ottoman frontier or convincing duels. So she signed up for another quarter. And another. Now she’s addicted and needs to add fencing to more of her books and let her subjects range further afield.
A native Oregonian living in Oregon, Irene is a member of an endangered species. As a service brat, she lived in a number of cities throughout the country until returning to Oregon in time to graduate from Tigard High School. She earned a B.A. in history from Lewis and Clark College, where she met her husband, Tim. Historical research has remained a lifelong passion and finally became a part of her job with the historical fantasy series Merlin’s Descendants.
Irene and her husband currently make their home in Welches, Oregon where they share their back yard with deer, coyotes, bear (check the pictures), raccoons and too many bird species to mention.
Irene has been writing stories ever since she figured out what a pencil was for. Combining a love for Medieval history and a fascination with paranormal, Irene concentrated on fantasy writing.
In her spare time, Irene enjoys lacemaking and is a long time member of an international guild. Check out THE LONELIEST MAGICIAN, The Dragon Nimbus #3 for an exploration of her favorite obsession. A piece of magic lace is the obvious patch for a dragon wing. She has published numerous magazine articles about the history and technique of lacemaking as well as self publishing two lacemaker's fairy tales with lace patterns that can be made up to illustrate the stories. When she isn't writing or making lace she enjoys exploring the back roads and many museums of the Pacific Northwest.
For many years Irene was active in Ballet du Lac, a semi-pro ballet company. She taught ballet to youngsters in her local community school program. At the same time she led a Cub Scout pack and frequently found her home the preferred playground in the neighborhood for many more children than she thought possible.
Irene has held many full and part time jobs from Insurance underwriter to assistant curator of a museum to clerk in a fabric store. Writing is now her “day job.”
Two years ago, Irene took up fencing as research for GUARDIAN OF THE FREEDOM, Merlin’s Descendants #5. She figured one quarter would give her some vocabulary and a feel for a weapon in her hand. But that wasn’t enough to write realistic battles on the Ottoman frontier or convincing duels. So she signed up for another quarter. And another. Now she’s addicted and needs to add fencing to more of her books and let her subjects range further afield.
A native Oregonian living in Oregon, Irene is a member of an endangered species. As a service brat, she lived in a number of cities throughout the country until returning to Oregon in time to graduate from Tigard High School. She earned a B.A. in history from Lewis and Clark College, where she met her husband, Tim. Historical research has remained a lifelong passion and finally became a part of her job with the historical fantasy series Merlin’s Descendants.
Irene and her husband currently make their home in Welches, Oregon where they share their back yard with deer, coyotes, bear (check the pictures), raccoons and too many bird species to mention.
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January 16, 2020
A bit too repetitious—yes, it’s helpful to know what the characters are thinking, but some of the characters are thinking the exact same thoughts over and over, and some of the characters don’t seem to change or grow much (especially the obsessed Bloodmage Moncriith). However, I enjoy the dragons and the magic. The author moved the overall plot of the series forward somewhat, but it seems more questions were raised than answered.
October 11, 2017
This book's faults ran even deeper than its predecessor's. Things got weird and somehow even rapier, as well as bizarrely homophobic.
Again, the magic and dragon storylines are cool, but I could not wait to be done with this book and its preoccupation with sex, and strange internalized misogyny. That's enough of that.
Again, the magic and dragon storylines are cool, but I could not wait to be done with this book and its preoccupation with sex, and strange internalized misogyny. That's enough of that.
September 3, 2018
Book Two of the series. Much better than the first.
May 9, 2022
This particular trip through nostalgic books of my childhood is not going well. Too many mustache-twirling villains.
September 15, 2018
I randomly read the first in this series, and it was worth it for super easy mindless reading. There was no need to read this book.
May 29, 2012
I have to admit that I am really regretting my decision to re-read this fantasy series. I have yet to discover why I liked it as a child, and frankly, now that I know that none of the questions and issues raised in the last book (this is the second book in the sort of prequel series), I am having an even more difficult time just reading them. This particular installment was more entertaining than The Dragon's Touchstone, but the action and plot still move very slowly. The characters have not become more realistic, either.
May 28, 2011
A decent enough second book, but not enough to make me really bite hard. I don't care if I read the rest of the books in this series or not. Since there are plenty of books out there, I will probably not go out of my way to read any more of this particular series.
May 28, 2021
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
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