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  • The Dragon's Blade

  • The Reborn King
  • By: Michael R. Miller
  • Narrated by: Dave Cruse
  • Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (199 ratings)

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The Dragon's Blade

By: Michael R. Miller
Narrated by: Dave Cruse
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Dragons once soared in the skies, but that was before the Transformation, before they took human form. Now, demonic forces stand to obliterate them. When left mortally wounded, Darnuir, the Prince of Dragons, can only be saved through a dangerous rebirthing spell. He is left as a babe in human hands.

Twenty years later, Darnuir is of age to wield the Dragon's Blade. As the last member of his bloodline, he is the only one who can. He is plunged into a role he is not prepared for, to lead a people he does not know. Shadowy demons ravage his new home and the alliance between humans, dragons and fairies has fractured.

Time is short, for new threats and deadlier enemies are emerging....

©2015 Michael Miller (P)2017 Michael Miller
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About the Creator - Michael R. Miller

About the Creator

Michael R. Miller: Hailing from the wet and wild west coast of Scotland, Michael enjoys writing stories as sweeping in scope as the ancient landscapes he grew up in. His writing is known for rich character arcs, tight pacing, and layered magic systems. Songs of Chaos is his love letter to the dragon rider sub-genre, drawing inspiration from the classics like Pern, Dragonlance, and Eragon and combining them with the harder magic systems of Branden Sanderson and Will Wight, creating an epic tale all ages can enjoy.
Michael is also ‘that guy’ who enjoys-well, enjoyed... -discussing the mad fan theories of Game of Thrones even more than the books or show, and knows more about World of Warcraft than is probably healthy.

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Prince of Dragon

It leaves you wanting to read the next one. It has a lot of characters at times moving about in one scene but it is worth following.

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Rejuvenated and reborn

The prince of dragon kind is re-born to live among humanity. An interesting premise to be sure. This story brings a new and refreshing take on the concept of dragons, wizards, faerie and trolls to the genre. The story is well crafted and leaves the listener anticipating the next volume. Strong narration aides in the development of the characters and breathes life into the story.

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Ok

The beginning is a bit hard to follow. Became more interesting once you have progressed into it a while.

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Fantastic dragons

A fantastic tale told by a fantastic narrator! Gotta love some dragons. get into it.

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Great!!

Love the narrative on this book. The different voices lends a great deal to how well it comes off as a story. I could picture it as it went. Great job.

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Dullest story ever!!!

The beginning seemed interesting but as it got on in story it just was boring. Fight after fight with demons and dragons, and humans just wasn’t a good story line.
The narration was beautiful but the story line not so good!

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Interesting view of dragons and magic

This is a very intricate story, with various scene changes and perspectives. I found the back and forth confusing sometimes and had trouble keeping all the people and places straight. However, I enjoyed the story overall, and I am glad I invested the time to listen. The characters were varied and complex. I particularly found intriguing the view of magic being dangerous and poisonous, like an addictive drug, to the people who use it. The story is full pf twists and turns. And you never really know who is on whose side. There are a lot of betrayals and secrets. Some I guessed, but others were a complete surprise. I am looking forward to answers to some of the mysteries in the next book. This is NOT a stand-alone book/audiobook, and I think the description should make that clearer. I was not aware of that until I got to the end of this part.

The narration was smooth, even, and well-paced.

I was voluntarily provided this review copy audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator.

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If you love deeply detailed, intense stories, look no further

Fantastic narration. The story is convoluted in a good way that really helps the reader to only see most things as the main character learns of them. Super entertaining battle scenes, the gore isn’t described in a way that will bother most (I think) and the language is minimal at most (no F bombs). Allusion to a intimate scene only once and is left primarily to the readers imagination.

I’d say this is for those above the age of 17 or so.


—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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An Interesting Take on Dragons

The Reborn King series is an interesting twist on the typical dragon story, and I really liked the change. I love traditional dragons soaring through the air and settings things on fire, but Michael R. Miller has come up with a fresh twist on these creatures and it's a nice change-of-pace.

In this series, dragons once were creatures that most people think of today, but some time ago, changed into human-like men, albeit, taller and stronger than typical mankind. As you could expect, though, dragons have become arrogant due to their apparent superiority to traditional men. It's this arrogance that Darnuir is full of, that makes him very unlikable in the beginning of The Dragon's Blade, and ultimately leads to him receiving a mortal wound. To save his life, along with the rest of the races battling a demonic hoard, Darnuir will be put under a rebirthing spell and forced to have a second chance at life living among mortal men. Will he grow into a worthy leader this time, the only hope the world has at stopping the demons that threaten to conquer the world?

I really liked these fresh concepts that are in this series. The twist on dragons is a welcome one and adds serious character flaws to Darnuir that he will have to overcome if good is going to prevail over evil. He's quite unlikable in the beginning of this book, but needs to be in order to see the change and growth in his character through his second chance at life. I enjoyed the different characters and races presented in this first book and the unique characteristics of the Dragon's Blade has been intriguing. This is a true epic fantasy story with good battling evil across multiple lands and with the help of multiple races. It reminds me a lot of The Lord of the Rings series, without being too similar. I'm looking forward to seeing where book 2 takes me!

The audio narration was well done. Dave Cruse is a good fit for an epic fantasy story like this. There's not a crazy amount of variation between characters, but they're different enough for my liking. I enjoyed his narration and had no problems with it.

I was provided a copy of this book and am leaving a voluntary review. My thoughts and opinions are my own.

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Great fantasy adventure!

Loved the world building and characters! Excellent narrator as well. The story grabs you and keeps you hooked to the end. I received a free review copy of this audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

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