Dragon Champion (The first book in the Age of Fire series) After escaping those who killed his siblings, Young Auron, a rare, defenseless gray dragon, fears he might be the last of his breed. Armed with nothing but his claws and a boundless determination to survive, he sets off in search of his kind. But to find other dragons-or, at least, find out who's killing them off-Auron will have to search a world of mercenary elves, vicious humans, and dangers of all kinds. Finding allies in the strangest places-and himself along the way-Auron is on the trek of a lifetime.

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Dragon Avenger (The second book in the Age of Fire series) Flung to freedom as their mother battles a group of slave-trading dwarves, young Wistala and her gray, scaleless brother, Auron, find themselves alone in the Upper World. And when Auron sacrifices himself so that she may live, Wistala must overcome her grief and fear to find others of her kind-and bring her wrath to bear on those who would destroy them. Dragon Outcast (The third book in the Age of Fire series) Dragon Outcast continues E.E. Knight's thrilling fantasy series about a brood of young dragon siblings-each unique, each powerful, and each fated to battle the other to the end. Here, the darkest of the dragons is introduced as he strives to make himself the strongest-and the last-of his brethren.

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Dragon Strike (The fourth book in the Age of Fire series) Three dragon siblings are among the last of a dying breed, and the final hope for their species' survival. AuRon, Wistala, and Copper find themselves at odds over the coming human war. AuRon thinks dragons should have no part in the affairs of humans. Wistala believes dragons and man can peacefully co-exist. And Copper has designs of his own on the world.

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Dragon Champion, the first book in E. E. Knight's all-ages fantasy series chronicling the adventures of a fledgling dragon, is a dramatic departure for the author of the bestselling Vampire Earth saga ( Valentine's Rising, Tale of the Thunderbolt, et al.) - an adrenaline-fueled postapocalyptic blend of military science fiction and Lovecraftian horror that chronicles the on Dragon Champion, the first book in E. E. Knight's all-ages fantasy series chronicling the adventures of a fledgling dragon, is a dramatic departure for the author of the bestselling Vampire Earth saga ( Valentine's Rising, Tale of the Thunderbolt, et al.) - an adrenaline-fueled postapocalyptic blend of military science fiction and Lovecraftian horror that chronicles the ongoing war between soul-sucking alien invaders and the last few remaining pockets of human resistance. Knight's fantasy debut concerns a rare, scaleless gray dragon named Auron. Born high in a mountain cave, he witnesses the slaughter of his parents at the hands of a band of dwarves and eventually matures into the last hope for the survival of his kind. Once above ground, Auron learns quickly just how dangerous it is to be a dragon.

With dwarves, elves, and humans relentlessly hunting him, Auron finds friendship in the most unlikely of places - but the young dragon's quest to find others of his kind may not lead him to the answers he hopes to find. The good news is that Knight has penned a highly entertaining novel with profoundly moving themes that should appeal to fantasy fans of all ages, especially those with a penchant for dragon-powered story lines a la Anne McCaffrey's Pern and Mercedes Lackey's Dragon Jousters trilogy (Joust, Alta, and Sanctuary). The bad news is that those who have already read Knight's brilliantly dark and addictive Vampire Earth novels and are expecting something similar will be sorely disappointed. In the matter of content, these are not very cuddly dragons. The protagonist kills people and eats them on occasion, children included. He has his own In the matter of content, these are not very cuddly dragons.

The protagonist kills people and eats them on occasion, children included. He has his own code of honor. It has been a while since I read these, so I can only assume what scene they were referring to and to call it a conflict of love vs lust is well put.

Basically the dragon hero is expected to take part in. A one-sided relationship and refuses.

But to answer your question, the intimacy is not detailed, only its presence is noticed or referenced by characters. When such does occur throughout the series, two dragons will fly as high as they can, embrace, fall, then separate. That pretty much how it is described minus some flowery bits.

Hearts racing, etc. Hope that helps.

I'd recommend this book for teens and young adults. The dragons in this are not the cute sort and do not get along with humans. Death and enslavement I'd recommend this book for teens and young adults. The dragons in this are not the cute sort and do not get along with humans. Death and enslavement are common themes.

It's like a toned down version of Game of Thrones with dragons as the heroes in a Middle Earth-like world. Something like the Wings of Fire series would suit you better if you're looking for dragon stories, which is like a toned down version of this. There is still some violence and death in that, but is more kid friendly.

The first chapter of the first book gives a good sample of what to expect from the worst scenes if you want to preview that before deciding. This is a YA novel, sort of. Definitely great for adults, but this is a coming of age story. Knight explains in a very short, wonderful introduction that his Vampire Earth series garnered a lot of emails from fans & he likes that, except he noticed many were younger teens. He doesn't think that series is recommended reading for that age group, at least he doesn't want his kids reading it, so he decided to write this series. As you might guess from the title, the dragon, Auron, is the mai Wow!

This is a YA novel, sort of. Definitely great for adults, but this is a coming of age story. Knight explains in a very short, wonderful introduction that his Vampire Earth series garnered a lot of emails from fans & he likes that, except he noticed many were younger teens. He doesn't think that series is recommended reading for that age group, at least he doesn't want his kids reading it, so he decided to write this series. As you might guess from the title, the dragon, Auron, is the main character, the hero of the story. It's a great world full of dwarfs, elves, people, & all kinds of critters.

While our young dragon is as smart or smarter than a human, he's also able to communicate with some other animals like wolves & dolphins. Dragons are a wonderful mixture of base instincts, long lives, & high intelligence. All of this adds up to a backdrop on which Knight paints a great coming of age story beset by prejudice (both sides), war, slavery, the benefits of learning, & even some love/lust, although the last is handled in an entirely appropriate way for even the youngest kids.

The love/lust bit demonstrates a subtle realism with which Knight hands out the lessons in this book. Auron grows up & has urges. Even human women smell enticing & he realizes what is happening to some extent. He has memories (dragons have a type of telepathy) of how some dragons without mates like to capture female humans & play with them before killing & eating them.

This is something he detests, but recognizes this in himself after he actually pursues some one time in a fit of passion. He comes to his senses & berates himself for it. There is a lot more to this story than just the normal fantasy adventure. Even with 5 stars, I find I don't want to read any more in the series right now.

This one was great, but enough for me now. Maybe more later, though. This is probably a personal thing. I've been like this with other fantasy series that I really like, too. I'm full & another book would be gluttony.

It doesn't really make sense to me. I blew right through 's 'Game of Thrones', but they were kind of like candy.

This is more like ' 'War of Light & Shadows', meaty & rich. There is far more to think about than just the fantasy story. First off, thank you to my friend Niki Hawkes at Fantasy Buddy Reads (FBR) for recommending this novel to me! It truly was a joy to read. Real Rating: A solid 3.5 🌟s This novel was a good natured, fairly light read that was a refreshing change of style from the darker fantasy series that I've been reading lately.

You're introduced to the main character of the book immediately after he's born and, at the same time, you begin a culture lesson on what is like to be a dragon. Yep, that's right! The First off, thank you to my friend Niki Hawkes at Fantasy Buddy Reads (FBR) for recommending this novel to me! It truly was a joy to read. Real Rating: A solid 3.5 🌟s This novel was a good natured, fairly light read that was a refreshing change of style from the darker fantasy series that I've been reading lately.

You're introduced to the main character of the book immediately after he's born and, at the same time, you begin a culture lesson on what is like to be a dragon. Yep, that's right! The protagonist is a DRAGON! Like, 🐲, but grey! Knight's writing style is so easy to follow making this book enjoyable, fun, and relaxing. He doesn't use big words or artistic descriptors, he just tells one heck of a story! Half way through I started thinking to myself that this could be something that I could read to my 8 year old son.

One scene near the start made me question this. The young dragon is thrust into the world to fend for himself before his paternal care is completed due to an attack on his lair by Dwarves. Without knowing how to hunt or what humans are like, he listens to his hungry tummy and eats a 2 year old girl near the waters edge, easy prey,and a complete meal.

Knight writes a one sentence descriptor for this, doesn't dwell on it, and by this time in the story, you truly read it with understanding since you've spent enough time with the dragon family to understand their natural behaviors. However, the remainder of the book feels like the movie 'Homeward Bound' as our young protagonist learns about himself, the world, and others around him during his coming of age journey from hatchling, to drake, to dragon. He makes more friends than enemies along this journey but he's also challenged morally throughout. I can't continue praising this novel without starting to get into plot spoilers and I don't like doing that!

Just know this: This is a great book with Dragons, Elves, Dwarves, Wolves (my favorite part of the story), Vultures, Dogs, Bears & others. Each race is presented perfectly with a combination of heroes and villains. The believability of his story telling, the goodness found within random characters, and the fact that the protagonist is a scaleless dragon made this a great, heroic, read. Highly recommended! Thanks again for the recommendation Niki!

This book taught me that dragons have a tough life. The striving!

The struggling! The straining!

The constant loss of hatchling teeth accompanied by the gain of hellacious wounds! Woe, I tells ya! To be serious, I did enjoy this book. I'd give it a 2.5 star rating if I could. If someone asked me if I liked it in person, I would look off in the distance, slowly nod, and say, '.yeeaah, yeah.well.yes, I liked it.

The Moral(s) Of The Story came across rather heavy-handed, and This book taught me that dragons have a tough life. The striving! The struggling! The straining! The constant loss of hatchling teeth accompanied by the gain of hellacious wounds! Woe, I tells ya!

To be serious, I did enjoy this book. I'd give it a 2.5 star rating if I could. If someone asked me if I liked it in person, I would look off in the distance, slowly nod, and say, '.yeeaah, yeah.well.yes, I liked it. The Moral(s) Of The Story came across rather heavy-handed, and the bits of poetry (as well as some of the 'accents' E.E. Knight applied to some of the animals' speech) made me cringe from time to time, but I generally sympathized with the main character, and I enjoyed the author's descriptions of the world. It was very action-y, which was a nice break for me.

So it was pretty surprising that the author prefaces this book with a note that he wanted to write something 'tamer' for young adults, because the violence, brutality, and gore start early and don't stop. There really is something to be said for a book where one of the villains is lambasting the protagonist for killing a little village boy and you're searching around like, 'Um, yes, actually, that is a pretty awful and unjustified act, why are we supposed to root for the dragon?'

The answer, I t So it was pretty surprising that the author prefaces this book with a note that he wanted to write something 'tamer' for young adults, because the violence, brutality, and gore start early and don't stop. There really is something to be said for a book where one of the villains is lambasting the protagonist for killing a little village boy and you're searching around like, 'Um, yes, actually, that is a pretty awful and unjustified act, why are we supposed to root for the dragon?' The answer, I think, is because he's a.literate. dragon wise enough to co-exist with other sentient creatures (just not all of the time though, because he's happy enough to eat humans in great detail too.) The book is nominally inspired by Watership Down, except where their wandering are held together by the thread of the very clear and basic goal of 're-establish a warren', Auron's goal is constantly fluctuating. Find his family??

Of course he's passionately pursuing that. Except without much fanfare that goal changes another five times and he often drops one passionate pursuit to hare off and take a trip with some new companions.

So the book is basically in a few parts: Auron Travels With Wolves (Tamora Pierce did it better); Auron Travels With Dwarves (by far the best part of the book, but Tolkien did it better); Auron Travels With a Human (a la Clan of the Cave Bear, a bit?) and Auron Studies Under Old Mentor Dragon, before, finally, Auron Confronts the Big Bad. This book took me a while to get through when I had nothing but time on my hands, which is telling. This book is beautifully written in simple but lush terms (and wonderfully voice-acted in the audiobook). I actually started to not want to finish it towards the end because up until that point the author had avoided the whole 'fantasy setting war with dragons' thing, but I could see where it was headed. It was disappointing, in a way, that we did end up there, because it's been done to death and the greater part of the book set up such a rich world for the dragons, with some really great charac This book is beautifully written in simple but lush terms (and wonderfully voice-acted in the audiobook). I actually started to not want to finish it towards the end because up until that point the author had avoided the whole 'fantasy setting war with dragons' thing, but I could see where it was headed.

It was disappointing, in a way, that we did end up there, because it's been done to death and the greater part of the book set up such a rich world for the dragons, with some really great characterizations. I will say, though, that the part about the war was not as it was usually done, with endless minutia about this town and this person and this battle and so on, which was nice.

But as I logged in to record reading the book, I see it's part of a series, which is depressing, because I'm afraid that's where we're going to get away from a fun dragony adventure into the usual swords and sorcery and dragons crap. To put further emphasis on how good some of the writing was, the resolution for scenes with Ellium and Starlight was unexpected, original, and strangely satisfying. They began in a recognized pattern but then veered off, quite delightfully. And as a possible spoiler: I believe the story of Auron could be completed as it stands. I would rather see a complete book about his sister, from her impressions at hatching to.

And hell, even his dad and brother could have similarly fleshed out dragon histories. Instead of another series about war dragons.

I'm just a reader. I HUMBLY and DEEPLY apologize to E.E. Knight for not giving enough credit.

As I read the synopsis for the second book in this series, I see it DOES tackle Wistala's story and HER adventures apart from Auron. Color me chagrined! This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, I kind of wish this site allowed you to give 'half-stars'. I'd actually put this somewhere between the three and four star mark. Although I enjoyed the premise of 'epic fantasy told from the dragon's point of view', the story seemed very slow-going in parts. I attribute much of this to it being the first in a longer series of novels, requiring a lot of it to be set-up, giving the reader an idea of how this world works.

I also attribute a little bit of it to 'well, fantasy can be like that'. The I kind of wish this site allowed you to give 'half-stars'.

I'd actually put this somewhere between the three and four star mark. Although I enjoyed the premise of 'epic fantasy told from the dragon's point of view', the story seemed very slow-going in parts. I attribute much of this to it being the first in a longer series of novels, requiring a lot of it to be set-up, giving the reader an idea of how this world works.

I also attribute a little bit of it to 'well, fantasy can be like that'. The book didn't really start to pick up for me until about the half-way point, when Auron joined up with the dwarf, Djer. After this point, however, there were many more colorful characters, exciting events, and not long after we find out bout the book's primary antagonist. It should also be noted that if one likes their protagonists to be 'squeaky-clean' by human moral standards, this is probably not the book for you. Auron murders his brother fresh out of the eggshell, injures and drives the other brother from the nest, and after leaving the nest has no qualms about killing and devouring children from villages he passes. He is, after all, a dragon.

Some of this can be a bit jarring, but it did not take away from my enjoyment of the book. So, although I started out feeling unsure about it due to the pacing, it really picked up toward the end and now I pretty much have to get the next book. I guess if I decide I want to read the next one, the story has done its job. A delightful story of trial, hardship, and the perseverance to overcome it all, Dragon Champion follows the adventures of Auron, a rare, scaleless dragon as he moves from hatchling to full-fledged dragon. Right from the start, Auron proves his wit and cunning in blood, killing or running off his fellow drakes and thus claiming the title of clutch winner.Born in the dark of the egg cave, he soon learns that he and his sisters are the future for their kind, born into a world of dwarves, humans, an A delightful story of trial, hardship, and the perseverance to overcome it all, Dragon Champion follows the adventures of Auron, a rare, scaleless dragon as he moves from hatchling to full-fledged dragon. Right from the start, Auron proves his wit and cunning in blood, killing or running off his fellow drakes and thus claiming the title of clutch winner.Born in the dark of the egg cave, he soon learns that he and his sisters are the future for their kind, born into a world of dwarves, humans, and elves, all vying for the chance to claim his head for their trophy.

It's not long before fortune turns upon our hero, however, for ruthless dwarves raid the nest, killing his mother and sending him and his sister, Wistala, out into the light of the Upper World. Their adventure of hunting barely has time to manifest before they are separated as Auron is captured by traders in a bid to save his sister. Escaping his bonds and fleeing a ship bound for an unknown destination, Auron is soon set on a path that will take him from one corner of the world to the other.

Falling in with individuals of all shapes and sizes, ranging from Hard-Legs Black-Bristle, lead wolf of the Dawn Roarers, to Heiba, a girl with a weakness for berries. As he sees more cruelty towards his kin, Auron is pushed to discover the secret weakness dragons are reputed to have in a bid to save him.and his race, from certain destruction. These books were recommended to me by one of my test readers. So, I picked up the first one, this one.

And, I certainly am glad that I heeded the recommendation! For years, I've been a fan of dragons, so the concept of story told exclusively from a dragon's point-of-view had me on wings of my own. At first, I was a little taken aback by the ferocity of the opening chapter, and of some of the things Auron does later on (though, with one exception, he's defending himself and those who have helped h These books were recommended to me by one of my test readers. So, I picked up the first one, this one.

And, I certainly am glad that I heeded the recommendation! For years, I've been a fan of dragons, so the concept of story told exclusively from a dragon's point-of-view had me on wings of my own.

At first, I was a little taken aback by the ferocity of the opening chapter, and of some of the things Auron does later on (though, with one exception, he's defending himself and those who have helped him). But, it was great fun following Auron in his travels and watch him grow and develop as an individual. And, see him interact with his allies-especially with Hieba.

I haven't read any of his books prior to this one, but Knight certainly gives this series a very good start. There's a healthy amount of humor to balance out the drama. I definitely recommend this, and the other books, to any with an interest in dragons. (Warning: Some slight spoilers ahead!) As a lover of dragons and fantasy, this book immediately caught my interest. I pretty much love anything fantasy-related. The only problem is that fantasy can be a pretty 'cut-copy' kind of genre.

A lot of authors stick to the same general layout when they write the world and characters for their books. It seems to always be the same: The magical elves, the mountain dwarves, and the mortal humans. Dragons are usually the big-bad monsters or the wise-good rep (Warning: Some slight spoilers ahead!) As a lover of dragons and fantasy, this book immediately caught my interest. I pretty much love anything fantasy-related.

The only problem is that fantasy can be a pretty 'cut-copy' kind of genre. A lot of authors stick to the same general layout when they write the world and characters for their books.

It seems to always be the same: The magical elves, the mountain dwarves, and the mortal humans. Dragons are usually the big-bad monsters or the wise-good reptiles.

So, when I picked up this book, I was a little cautious. I wasn't sure if it would end up being just another samey fantasy book or a hidden gem. But I was still eager to try it out. In the end, even if I don't particularly like it, I still get some enjoyment just because I like reading about faraway fantasy lands filled with magic and magical creatures. So, is this book one of those hidden gems?

No, not really. After reading it, I can sum up my overall feelings with a big 'meh'. I thought it was really cool to have the dragon as a main character, though I feel the potential was wasted. Hearing the small tid-bits of dragon culture and lives was pretty interesting. I think the book should have been more focused on that. Maybe going more into the history of the different dragons and their culture and languages. The history of the world was nice, but nothing was was super unique or memorable.

I guess for me, there were tiny pieces of interesting parts of history. For example, I thought the concept of having the dragon living and being raised by wolves was very interesting! Overall though, the book just isn't that captivating. It gets so boring at times, honestly. Nothing really caught my attention or really inspired me to keep going. The dragon's journey wasn't that harrowing or compelling.

It's not like where Frodo has to take the One Ring to Mount Doom or the entire world will plunge into an era of chaos. Nothing feels frantic or energetic. Sometimes, it just feels that 'this dragon is going here and here just because he wants to.' I think that maybe if the journey had more feeling or had more at stake, it would be more inspiring to read on about. The beginning pieces are there, but they need to be emphasized a bit more. If Auron was the last of his kind and had to find the fabled DragonLand (or something similar to that), then it should feel like that.

Auron should be thinking about how he holds the key to his species survival! Or if it had a more 'fish out of water' type of feel.

Auron could be a dragon that knows next-to-nothing about the world below and is forced to retreat after a giant dragon war or something like that. He has to survive in environments he has never seen before and interact with creatures he didn't know existed in order to get back to the dragon lands. As I said before, it starts out trying to give this kind of feel, but it falls short. As it is now, it's just.eh. Kind of boring. Also, it doesn't really help that Auron isn't a very interesting character in my opinion. Having a dragon (who was partially raised by wolves) sounds like it would make for a great narrating voice!

Instead, I feel that if you took Auron out and plopped in a human, elf, dwarf, etc., it wouldn't have much of an impact. Having Auron make observations in a more dragon-perspective from his culture and up-bringing would have made it more interesting to read about. Also, Auron didn't feel like he made any huge character developments. He is traveling through a world entirely new to him, and it doesn't seem to have had any effect on him at all. With all that said, there were some parts of the book I really did like.

As I said before, showing the lifestyle of dragons and some of their culture was something I enjoyed reading a lot. I personally liked the explanation that the reason dragons hoard treasure such as jewels and coins (having to eat to them in order to make their scales hard). That was an interesting twist! There were a few moments in the book that I liked and wished were expanded upon or had more of an impact on Auron / the story (such as living with wolves). Dragon Champion isn't a bad book in my opinion, just one that's.okay. I still went through it and didn't mind it too much, but it fell short.

It is a book with some interesting bits to it. If you like fantasy (and dragons!) books, I would still recommend that you at least take a peek at it and see if you like it. If you can get past the flaws and enjoy it, it's not a bad book at all and can be an enjoyable read. I originally picked this novel up in November, but as I fell into a reading slump, I placed it aside. I decided to return to it as my reading slump began to dwindle away, but ultimately I suspect now that this book was the cause of my November slump. I felt really drawn towards the story when I initially began it.

Auron’s hatching and upwards until the very first traumatic experiences he undergoes were exceptionally compelling. This book was my very first time reading from the first-person persp I originally picked this novel up in November, but as I fell into a reading slump, I placed it aside. I decided to return to it as my reading slump began to dwindle away, but ultimately I suspect now that this book was the cause of my November slump. I felt really drawn towards the story when I initially began it. Auron’s hatching and upwards until the very first traumatic experiences he undergoes were exceptionally compelling. This book was my very first time reading from the first-person perspective of a dragon, which felt quite original and refreshing.

Learning about their physiology and behaviour patterns made for some fascinating stuff. However, as Auron continues onwards with his journey, I found myself quickly losing focus and feeling immensely bored; the book became a struggle. He goes through some really terrible things and about one-third of the way through, I began to wonder if the novel was just going to be one depressing and tragic thing after another. The challenges became repetitive and uncomfortably despairing.

When he partners up with a different race of animals, their strange interactions finally brought some of the plot progression back to life. But as that arc ended and Auron moved on to formulate friendships with a humanoid race of people, everything just fell apart for me. This second encounter and partnership situation was excruciatingly tedious. It dragged on and on for many pages when in actuality it could’ve been wrapped up within a chapter or so, especially given how long each chapter is and the amount of content covered within each chapter. The descriptions of these people’s’ buildings and specific settings relating to them in general felt like massive walls of information that wasn’t incorporated into the story, but rather sandwiched around it.

The book told us where and what was happening instead of immersing us into it to fluidly. To be perfectly blunt, it substantially lacked atmosphere, which in turn made me inconceivably bored out of my mind as it’s a characteristic that I positively adore in fantasy narratives. I found myself falling into another miserable slump again and it was at this point that I decided to set the book aside. I was eagerly hoping to enjoy Dragon Champion as I love fantasy of this calibre and the premise was quite promising. Nonetheless, the title simply ended up not being my cup of chai. I do want to mention that the meticulous attention to detail, in conjunction with the weaving of fantastical facets and scientific elements were very promising. With a more refined touch and more cohesive building of atmosphere, it could make for fantastic storytelling.

It just wasn’t the case with this book, unfortunately. 2 scales outta 5!

Via Book Reviews by Niki Hawkes at Even though there are many other excellent dragon books out there, I have never before read one quite like this. Most authors use dragons as important companions to their main human characters, but E.E. Knight takes it one step further by allowing his readers to become a dragon.

Told from the dragon's perspective, the story follows him from the struggles of hatching all the way to the adventures of adulthood. As if that wasn't cool enough, this Via Book Reviews by Niki Hawkes at Even though there are many other excellent dragon books out there, I have never before read one quite like this. Most authors use dragons as important companions to their main human characters, but E.E. Knight takes it one step further by allowing his readers to become a dragon. Told from the dragon's perspective, the story follows him from the struggles of hatching all the way to the adventures of adulthood. As if that wasn't cool enough, this dragon, Auron, is grey-scaled, an anomaly in the dragonworld who lacks the rock-hard scales that protect others of his kind. Because most of the main characters are dragons, it makes for an interesting dynamic, as they have all sorts of traits and motives that are quite different from a human's.

Everything from their basic regard of other species to the complex inner-workings of their societies was simply fascinating. Not only, that, but it also has a highly interesting story, an engaging plot, and a decent writing style. Overall, with such a unique concept, this is a must-read for any dragon-lover! Recommendations: Although 'Dragon Champion' is geared towards adults, I sometimes feel comfortable recommending it to young adults who are ready to up their reading level, provided they can handle some 'scary' moments. Other books you might like: 'Joust' by Mercedes Lackey 'Dragon's Blood' by Jane Yolen 'The Last Dragonlord' by Joanne Bertin 'Dragonriders of Pern' by Anne McCaffrey 'Eragon' by Christopher Paolini. I would have given it five stars, but at times i found the descriptions difficult to follow along.

It's the writing style that was odd for me. And there were a few scenes i felt deserved more importance, but were over-looked. Either that or my brain was fried from exams, now for the good stuff. The story-line was very compelling. There were many, many interesting and well played scenes.

The characters are each important in their own right. I especially loved AuRon's development. The way he think I would have given it five stars, but at times i found the descriptions difficult to follow along.

It's the writing style that was odd for me. And there were a few scenes i felt deserved more importance, but were over-looked.

Either that or my brain was fried from exams, now for the good stuff. The story-line was very compelling. There were many, many interesting and well played scenes. The characters are each important in their own right. I especially loved AuRon's development. The way he thinks changes as the book progresses, not only due to the fact that he's no longer a lizard sized hatchling, but because of the friends he's met and lost.

I might be biased with this book because I absolutely LOVE dragons, and I liked the descriptive anatomy that progressed through the book (the fire-breathing, the wing development, the fact that they have two hearts, etc). My biggest issue through the book, was probably my own fault. I had a hard time visualizing AuRon while he was young (which is for the first 2 thirds of the book) because I had a hard time remembering his size/scale, or I kept confusing him with the dragon from 'How to train your dragon'. I blame this more on my own mind than on the author's narration. The narrative kept teasing at Wistala, his lost sister, whom we never see after she escapes the first raid on their home cave, which I guess must've been a ploy to encourage for the second book. And it worked on me. O screw it I love dragons, 5 stars:).

An uplifting dragon story written from the perspective of a young dragon from birth to first mating, encountering many difficult lessons and facing many challenges. Written for an early teen audience-the author's forward states that he wrote it with his 10-13-year old fans of his other series in mind, since he had written that one (about vampires in a futuristic Earth) for an older teen audience. Provides some positive moral lessons, such as illustrating throughout the book how the main charact An uplifting dragon story written from the perspective of a young dragon from birth to first mating, encountering many difficult lessons and facing many challenges.

Written for an early teen audience-the author's forward states that he wrote it with his 10-13-year old fans of his other series in mind, since he had written that one (about vampires in a futuristic Earth) for an older teen audience. Provides some positive moral lessons, such as illustrating throughout the book how the main character, a dragon, learned to appreciate the wisdom of his mother, who had taught him to avoid the seven deadly follies of dragons (gluttony, wrath, lust, etc.). The only thing I would be concerned about is the dragon's devouring of humans-it is presented as a normal part of dragon life, and the author doesn't try to justify it, but does show the dragon coming to some conclusions later about not wanting to kill humans as indiscriminately as his fellow dragonkind would, and moves in a direction toward a more civilized dragon society. I was previewing the book because my 10-year old daughter wanted to read it. I felt it would be okay for her, but it is less geared toward entertaining someone her age than she would probably want. This is a review of the book Dragon Champion by E.

This is a book that talks about a world populated by dragons and other creatures. The author stresses the fact that this book is about dragons, specifically one by the name of Auron. This book is similar to other dragon books, but the difference is that this story was specifically speaking about a little grey dragon, Auron who uses his cunningness instead of power to get through life.

I do believe that the author did a great job crea This is a review of the book Dragon Champion by E. This is a book that talks about a world populated by dragons and other creatures. The author stresses the fact that this book is about dragons, specifically one by the name of Auron. This book is similar to other dragon books, but the difference is that this story was specifically speaking about a little grey dragon, Auron who uses his cunningness instead of power to get through life. I do believe that the author did a great job creating the story due to her vast imagination and careful choice of words. The author of this book is extremely adept at picking the right words at the right situation. Although this seems like a prerequisite nowadays for any good book, I still feel that her diction is notable.

This diction also helped her to add to the content of the story. For example, this one scene in the book, she describes a huge black dragon that the main character, Auron, saw in the book.

She described the black dragon very intricately so it helped me to get a good image of what regular dragons look like versus what Auron looks like. Dragon Champion.

New York, New York: New American Library, 2005. A fascinating concept-a coming-of-age story revolving around a dragon, told from his own perspective.

Though the read was engaging and intriguing at times (mostly the beginning and end), that, unfortunately, is where by far the most original idea that comes from the book. Most of it follows the adventures of Auron, the narrator in question, as he travels through a poorly developed fantasy world. The stories are most unrelated or at the least very loosely connected and culminate in a short battle A fascinating concept-a coming-of-age story revolving around a dragon, told from his own perspective. Though the read was engaging and intriguing at times (mostly the beginning and end), that, unfortunately, is where by far the most original idea that comes from the book. Most of it follows the adventures of Auron, the narrator in question, as he travels through a poorly developed fantasy world. The stories are most unrelated or at the least very loosely connected and culminate in a short battle.

Both the battle itself and the story leading up to it could have been better devised. The author makes poor use of suspense and his characters are not very likable, save for the protagonist. Still, I'll be the first to admit, regardless of the flaws and lack of fun that other novels within the genre of fantasy sometimes elicit, I will be continuing the series. Upon reading the short description of the second novel, my interest was peaked. The series has interesting narrative developments for subsequent books, which I'll leave you to discover on your own should you decide to give them a try. I really, really enjoyed this book up until a point.

Somewhere along the way AuRon lost a bit of my sympathy, probably during all of those years he spent alone, hiding and being selfish. When he finally decided to start doing something about the situation in his world it felt very forced and fake. Not to mention that most of the book was of the 'walking around purposeless' variety, AuRon had very little direction for a good chunk of the book.

When the action finally picked up again, the last 100 I really, really enjoyed this book up until a point. Somewhere along the way AuRon lost a bit of my sympathy, probably during all of those years he spent alone, hiding and being selfish. When he finally decided to start doing something about the situation in his world it felt very forced and fake. Not to mention that most of the book was of the 'walking around purposeless' variety, AuRon had very little direction for a good chunk of the book. When the action finally picked up again, the last 100 or so pages, all of it happened too fast and easy. There was very little resistance and everything just seemed to go his way, over the span of a couple hours, he got a tidy little ending, all wrapped up with a bow.

I think the concept was wonderful, and for the most part I liked the story, the world building, and the characters. It was unique without being gimmicky.

All of which is why, despite its short comings, I gave it 4 stars. I will likely read the sequel in the hopes that it is better than the first. This is a unique perspective. It's from the point of view of a dragon independent of his connections to the human world. There's no 'rider', 'bonded' or 'keeper.' While he may have friends among the various humanoid races, none have more influence than friendship. He's wild and yet he's not evil.

He may eat humans when he's hungry, but he's happier to eat their sausages, cows and sheep. He's even happy to work with or for humanoids to earn his food if that's easier for him than hunting on his ow This is a unique perspective.

It's from the point of view of a dragon independent of his connections to the human world. There's no 'rider', 'bonded' or 'keeper.'

While he may have friends among the various humanoid races, none have more influence than friendship. He's wild and yet he's not evil. He may eat humans when he's hungry, but he's happier to eat their sausages, cows and sheep.

He's even happy to work with or for humanoids to earn his food if that's easier for him than hunting on his own. It seems that usually wild dragons are portrayed as uncontrolled, evil, greedy, or gluttonous. It's refreshing to see a point of view that gives the dragons credit for their own intelligence without requiring the intervention of humans. I did grade this at less than 5 stars because at times it seemed that E.E. Knight was telling stories just to flesh out the world - not because the characters would tell (or listen) to that story at that particular time.

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I thought it was an excellent book,giving that I've been looking for a book with a dragon as the main character. Though I loved the parts where he saves the dolphins and fights for The dragonelles against Eliam Dragonblade and the other dragonguards. However, I was seemed quite rash for him to spit his foa when he sent Heiba away, even if he had good intentions.I enjoyed the parts he'd stayed with Blackhard and Djer.Though it was actually a little corny in some parts;I thought AuRon's brother wo I thought it was an excellent book,giving that I've been looking for a book with a dragon as the main character.

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Though I loved the parts where he saves the dolphins and fights for The dragonelles against Eliam Dragonblade and the other dragonguards. However, I was seemed quite rash for him to spit his foa when he sent Heiba away, even if he had good intentions.I enjoyed the parts he'd stayed with Blackhard and Djer.Though it was actually a little corny in some parts;I thought AuRon's brother would turn up again but instead there was Starlight.I still think he should have finished him off,though it made him seem like his brother, because of the way they disliked each other.It never said what happened to Wistala, even though it seemed like a foreshadowing that she was at the Isle of Ice, so I found that disappointing. Either way, it was still a good book and I plan on reading the others in the Age of Fire series. I liked that it was told from the dragon's point of view, that was a nice change. Unfortunately towards the middle it dragged a lot where it got into the wars and politics of the different species (calling different species 'races' goes against my nature). I kept wondering 'why is AuRon listening to this?

Does he care? Why is he sticking around for all this?' At that point I think the author had gotten too far away from the dragon's perspective.

I would have liked more internal-AuRon there. But I liked that it was told from the dragon's point of view, that was a nice change. Unfortunately towards the middle it dragged a lot where it got into the wars and politics of the different species (calling different species 'races' goes against my nature).

I kept wondering 'why is AuRon listening to this? Does he care? Why is he sticking around for all this?' At that point I think the author had gotten too far away from the dragon's perspective. I would have liked more internal-AuRon there.

But it picked up towards the end so overall I quite liked it. I noticed that towards the end of the book there were an unusual amount of typos. I wonder if it was rushed.

(Spoiler Warning) Dragon Champion is an excellent story that gives a commendable view into the lifestyle and hardships of dragons. The novel centers around Auron, a gray scaled dragon as he fights to survive against several ordeals. Such as his family being hunted down and killed by dragon hunters attempting to capture them.

All of this is orchestrated by a man to rid the world of other races; elves, dwarves and blighters. Every city and character have interwoven back stories that help to empha (Spoiler Warning) Dragon Champion is an excellent story that gives a commendable view into the lifestyle and hardships of dragons. The novel centers around Auron, a gray scaled dragon as he fights to survive against several ordeals.

Such as his family being hunted down and killed by dragon hunters attempting to capture them. All of this is orchestrated by a man to rid the world of other races; elves, dwarves and blighters. Every city and character have interwoven back stories that help to emphasize the world's mythos.

The settings are described in great detail and are easy to picture. This book is considered YA, but that shouldn't stop anyone from reading this story.

3.5 rounded up to 4 stars because I totally love dragons and stories about them. Knight's dragon mythology and storytelling is solid.

I love that this series is told from the POV of dragons. Plus, there's enough adventure and intrigue to keep the plot moving forward (especially when Auron joins the wolf pack-loved it!), but perhaps not enough for me to continue on with the rest of the series - although I am super curious what happens with the little red dragon from the clutch. I listened to th 3.5 rounded up to 4 stars because I totally love dragons and stories about them. Knight's dragon mythology and storytelling is solid. I love that this series is told from the POV of dragons.

Plus, there's enough adventure and intrigue to keep the plot moving forward (especially when Auron joins the wolf pack-loved it!), but perhaps not enough for me to continue on with the rest of the series - although I am super curious what happens with the little red dragon from the clutch. I listened to the audiobook and it was top-notch in terms of the reading. “Listen my hatchling, for now you shall hear Of the only seven slayers a dragon must fear.

First beware Pride, lest belief in one’s might Has you discount the foeman who is braving your sight. Never Envy other dragons their wealth, power, or home For dark plots and plans will bring death to your own.

Your Wrath shouldn’t win, when spears strike your scale Anger kills cunning, which you will need to prevail. A dragon must rest, but Sloth you should dread Else long years of napping let assassins to your bed. ‘Greed is good,’ or so foolish dragons will say Until piles of treasure bring killing thieves where they lay. Hungry is your body, and at times you must feed But Gluttony makes fat dragons, who can’t fly at their need. A hot Lust for glory, gems, gold, or mates Leads reckless young drakes to the blackest of fates. So take heed of this wisdom, precious hatchling of mine, And the long years of dragonhood are sure to be thine.” —.