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The King's Dragon

Fire and Valor, Book 1

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The King's Dragon

By: W. M. Fawkes, Sam Burns
Narrated by: Lessa Lamb, Greg Boudreaux
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Lord Tristram Radcliffe has a secret - he is the only dragon at the king’s court in Llangard. It’s a secret he’s kept from the knights he’s fought beside, from the ladies who bat their lashes at him, and from his closest companion, Prince Reynold. If it were to get out, he’d be banished to the Mawrcraig Mountains along with the rest of his kind, but the kingdom of men is the only one he’s ever known, and his heart lives in the stone halls of those who’d count him an enemy.

When the old king dies and Prince Reynold takes the throne, two visitors from the north throw Tristram into the middle of the ancient conflict between dragons and men. They put him on a collision course with the king’s shadow, Bet Kyston, a dangerous assassin who may want him dead or may want more of Tristram that he’d ever thought to give.

With the eyes of dragons upon him and a threat from the north creeping toward the home he loves, Tristram must weigh his allegiances before his dual legacies tear him apart.

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This book has it all.
Amazing world building, political intrigue, magical beings, mystery and suspense, divided loyalties and betrayals.
All told from multiple viewpoints that are so brilliantly interwoven you can tell where one ends and another begins.
The narrators have done a bang up job of bringing this vivid and vibrant tale to life..

Intriguing and full of complexities

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Don't let the six...seven? POVs put you off this book. It's fantasy with humans and dragons, history and animosity between the two factions. Into this we have the hero of our story, Tris, half-human half-dragon and friend and confidant to the new king. There is jousting, murder, an elven ninja, courting, unrequited (or is it) attraction, a slow burn relationship, oh, and magic. And did I mention dragons. This is only book one and while it ends at a suitable point in the arc it is in no way the end of the story. And the relationship, while the attraction has been acted upon, is not going forward, although the heat and banter is still there.
I'm not used to dual narrator books but I think the female povs in this book (3) required a female narrator. I love anything Greg narrates and the female narrator did a great job too.

Another excellent audio & the start of a new serie

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This was a very entertaining audiobook.
I really enjoyed it.
It was a great story with great narration.

Great

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I was given a copy of this audiobook by Gay Romance Reviews in exchange for an honest review.

The premise is great. There's intelligent plotting and intrigue, alliances and relationships, etc, amid fantastic world building. The character building is a little shallow, but I'm sure that will be developed in future books in the series where the authors can focus more on that than setting the scene. Those elements give The King's Dragon more of a high fantasy with LGBTQ+ characters feel rather than a gay romance, though. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that...it's very good story telling, just some readers/listeners might need to adjust their expectation for what kind of adventure they're embarking on.

As for the performance, this was always going to be tricky given the story is told from so many POV. It was definitely ambitious to try ro pull it off with only two voice performers. For the most part it works, though. My issue is one of personal taste. Lessa Lamb's voice/performance is just too sugary sweet for me. The constant featheriness (is that even a word?) just didn't work for me and really grated on my nerves at times. I've enjoyed Greg Boudreaux's performance for other authors and he does a decent job here too, but overall I'll definitely choose to read the next book rather than listen to it.

Story: 4.5*
Performance: 3* (mostly for Greg Boudreaux)

Great Fantasy Tale

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The beginning is quite confusing, as there are so many characters and every chapter, we follow another character then in the previous. However, when you've figured out who is who, the story gets extremely interesting!

Captivating

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