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A review by nclcaitlin
Blood of an Exile by Brian Naslund
3.75
Let this be your new dragon fix!
Ex-Lord, exiled Silas Bershad has killed more dragons than anyone else in Terra. The people refer to him as a demon, staying alive when he should have been killed many times over.
The King promises to lift his banishment if he rescues the Princess and kill the Emperor of Balaria responsible for kidnapping her.
Jolan is a young, inquisitive, and knowledgable apothecary apprentice.
Princess Ashlyn is next in line to the throne, extremely interested about dragons and their wellbeing and abilities, and was once betrothed to Bershad.
“He's just trying to survive, same as us. Keep his belly full and his body warm. To him, we're the vicious monsters showing up with spears and pitchforks."
I loved the worldbuilding in this! How dragons contribute to the environment, welfare, and ecology of the land.
Ashlyn is meticulous and extremely intelligent, studying statistics and analysing dragons to discover how Almira is dependent on them. She is also a woman in a position of power, of mixed blood, and considered a witch as people are extremely superstitious and keen to brand.
She used to believe that anyone could be moved by the greater good once they saw it. Getting people to look was the problem. Now, though, she wasn't so sure.
This had interesting, morally grey characters, thrilling action, humour, and a great world to back it up!
Plus, there’s a loyal donkey called Alfonso!
Ex-Lord, exiled Silas Bershad has killed more dragons than anyone else in Terra. The people refer to him as a demon, staying alive when he should have been killed many times over.
The King promises to lift his banishment if he rescues the Princess and kill the Emperor of Balaria responsible for kidnapping her.
Jolan is a young, inquisitive, and knowledgable apothecary apprentice.
Princess Ashlyn is next in line to the throne, extremely interested about dragons and their wellbeing and abilities, and was once betrothed to Bershad.
“He's just trying to survive, same as us. Keep his belly full and his body warm. To him, we're the vicious monsters showing up with spears and pitchforks."
I loved the worldbuilding in this! How dragons contribute to the environment, welfare, and ecology of the land.
Ashlyn is meticulous and extremely intelligent, studying statistics and analysing dragons to discover how Almira is dependent on them. She is also a woman in a position of power, of mixed blood, and considered a witch as people are extremely superstitious and keen to brand.
She used to believe that anyone could be moved by the greater good once they saw it. Getting people to look was the problem. Now, though, she wasn't so sure.
This had interesting, morally grey characters, thrilling action, humour, and a great world to back it up!
Plus, there’s a loyal donkey called Alfonso!