debbieh2109's review
5.0
Great start to the series when strange beast attack Hans village and take the people for slaves the dragon riders step in to help rescue them. But the outcome isn’t always good with the death of his little sister. So when he bonds with a dragon and is on his way of becoming a dragon rider.
constant2m's review
4.0
Tharuks have Entered Dragon's Realm
Another fabulous prequel to the world of Dragon's Realm, Eileen Mueller takes us to yet another region, as an ordinary family encounters Tharuks for the first time and doesn't escape unscathed. We are introduced to their mindnumbing drugs and see the making of yet another dragon rider. This book didn't have a clear a connection to Ezaara as Silver Dragon, but functions as a back story to the world building. The characters are delightful and make me wish, as always in this series, that I could be a dragon rider too.
Another fabulous prequel to the world of Dragon's Realm, Eileen Mueller takes us to yet another region, as an ordinary family encounters Tharuks for the first time and doesn't escape unscathed. We are introduced to their mindnumbing drugs and see the making of yet another dragon rider. This book didn't have a clear a connection to Ezaara as Silver Dragon, but functions as a back story to the world building. The characters are delightful and make me wish, as always in this series, that I could be a dragon rider too.
thehamsterreads's review
5.0
This is an action packed novella! It’s the prequel to the Riders of Fire series, and does an excellent job of introducing the world to us! The characters and world are very well developed for such a short read. There is also a huge amount of emotion packed into it, as we experience the joy of playing with siblings, all the way to the sadness of losing loved ones. I will definitely continue to read this series!
inked_up_bookshelf's review
4.0
I picked a novella as I love to read in order and I wasn’t disappointed! Fast paced with a lot of emotions and connections. I look forward to reading the rest of the series
secre's review
3.0
A brief story which serves as an interesting introduction, if a little limited by the short scope. The length is slightly misleading as the actual story ends 60% into the kindle version, with the remainder being a teaser for another book. As a freebie I can't really complain, but I was left disappointed at the sudden ending when I had been expecting at least another chapter. Either way, the setting is interesting, although looks to be drawn from Anne McCaffrey - without more background behind the colour schemes for the dragons it is difficult to say and the short length precludes this.
I enjoyed the perspective changes, particularly to the perspective of the giant dragons and found the gift of prophecy used well. There is also an impressive amount of emotion packed into very few words here and I couldn't help but truly feel for our lead characters. I would have loved to see more depth and background in the world building and hope this will be a higher priority in the full length novels. So yes, I'm certainly interested in continuing in this world that Mueller has created.
I enjoyed the perspective changes, particularly to the perspective of the giant dragons and found the gift of prophecy used well. There is also an impressive amount of emotion packed into very few words here and I couldn't help but truly feel for our lead characters. I would have loved to see more depth and background in the world building and hope this will be a higher priority in the full length novels. So yes, I'm certainly interested in continuing in this world that Mueller has created.
fredtyre's review
3.0
Enjoyed the story despite the writing...
There were times where the author forgot to mention we switched from being on the groumd to being in the air. Talk about whiplash. The dragon took off and started flying with two people in the saddle (I think) without the author telling us. There were also grammatical errors. I can look past that to see the story and enjoy it still, but it would have been much more enjoyable if it had been more polished. Thanks for writing it.
There were times where the author forgot to mention we switched from being on the groumd to being in the air. Talk about whiplash. The dragon took off and started flying with two people in the saddle (I think) without the author telling us. There were also grammatical errors. I can look past that to see the story and enjoy it still, but it would have been much more enjoyable if it had been more polished. Thanks for writing it.
talian1201's review
Great read. Loved the dragons. Loved the characters and the world building. Could picture them in my mind. Would recommend this book to my friends and family.
ketreads's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I found this free book randomly and as you probably know if see a dragon, I read!
Bronze Dragon is a prequel to a book I have not actually read followed by teasers for others of Mueller's works though title is a bit misleading as I presumed the whole 80 pages would be the prequel but it ends about 60% of the way in. As it stands I'm not disappointed by any means as I enjoyed everything I read but it does leave me itching to continue the story.
The first section of the prequel we're introduced to Handel and his rider. Mueller does a fantastic job at making you care for characters in so few pages as I often found myself tearing up at events taking place. We then flash to Hans where we spend the remainder of the novella following his adventure after his home is attacked and family are taken.
I was able to connect and care for every character Mueller introduced and loved the vivid world she was able to create in such few pages. The ending felt a little rushed and would have benefited from a page or 2 more but as it stands 4.5 stars for the prequel itself!
I've rated the book overall 3 stars as the later sections I didn't find myself connecting with as much, though it's probably a symptom of the other stories having less pages to develop.
I can't wait to read more of her works, though currently I'm not sure how as it seems she only sells on Amazon, a site I don't buy from.
Bronze Dragon is a prequel to a book I have not actually read followed by teasers for others of Mueller's works though title is a bit misleading as I presumed the whole 80 pages would be the prequel but it ends about 60% of the way in. As it stands I'm not disappointed by any means as I enjoyed everything I read but it does leave me itching to continue the story.
The first section of the prequel we're introduced to Handel and his rider. Mueller does a fantastic job at making you care for characters in so few pages as I often found myself tearing up at events taking place. We then flash to Hans where we spend the remainder of the novella following his adventure after his home is attacked and family are taken.
I was able to connect and care for every character Mueller introduced and loved the vivid world she was able to create in such few pages. The ending felt a little rushed and would have benefited from a page or 2 more but as it stands 4.5 stars for the prequel itself!
I've rated the book overall 3 stars as the later sections I didn't find myself connecting with as much, though it's probably a symptom of the other stories having less pages to develop.
I can't wait to read more of her works, though currently I'm not sure how as it seems she only sells on Amazon, a site I don't buy from.
rowena_m_andrews's review
2.0
This was a quick, entertaining read. It felt a little too rushed for me, particularly with the emotional aspects of the story which should have had more impact, however, that is partly due to the length and there were places where the writing felt a little clunky to me. There is potential here, and I am interested to see what the main series does with this world.