Reckoning of Dragons Dragon Killer Roll the Bones Sirensbane eBook Rob May
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The complete epic fantasy trilogy. In a world fearfully awaiting the return of the dormant dragon god, a triumvirate of evil villains rises up to take advantage of the chaos. Reluctantly pitted against them is Kal Moonheart, an adventurer and gambler, marked for a life of danger at a young age. But Kal has friends to stand with her honest thief Will Straightarrow, smuggler and pirate Lula Pearl, knight-errant Rafe Firehand, and wily politician Benedict Godsword.
Kal’s quest for peace will take her from the tallest mountains to the deepest seas, from the darkest dungeons to the highest halls of power. All the traditional fantasy elements are here, but with the added suspense and unpredictable plots of a thriller. There will be blood. There will be a reckoning …
In DRAGON KILLER, a mysterious threat puts Kal on a collision course with terrors she thought were long buried in her past. Teaming up with a young guard captain, aspiring knight Rafe Firehand, she travels to a dragon-haunted island to hunt down a murderous beast. But once there, Kal soon discovers there are worse things in the world than dragons, and when an unexpected sequence of events leaves her in an impossible situation, she must summon every ounce of skill, cunning and strength in order to survive.
In ROLL THE BONES, the fate of a city rests in Kal’s hands. An immortal killer stalks the streets of Amaranthium, leaving a trail of mutilated corpses in its wake. A week before the summer elections, Kal is called before a clandestine gathering of the city’s elite, and charged with ending the murders before a terrible secret can come to light—one that threatens to shake the Republic by its very foundations. As Kal hunts the killer, her courage, loyalties and heart are put to the test, and she must decide if she can trust even her closest friends.
In SIRENSBANE, Kal faces her greatest challenge yet. On a freezing winter night, Kal is dragged from her bed by a friend in need. Renowned pirate and smuggler Lula Pearl has been struck with a fearsome curse, and Kal must join her and set sail on a dangerous voyage. On the other side of the world, the Auspice Islands have been overrun by a horde of evil creatures, led by a man whose terrifying schemes threaten all life both under and above the waves—the almighty sorcerer known as Corus Sirensbane.
NOW INCLUDES TWO BONUS SHORT STORIES!
In FIRST CUT, a young Kal Moonheart yearns for adventure. But will her first mission make her … or break her?
In THE FATEFUL FLAME, discover what became of Kal’s young love, Deros, on the day the dragon destroyed their future.
Reckoning of Dragons Dragon Killer Roll the Bones Sirensbane eBook Rob May
I enjoyed these stories enough to finish three books and two short stories worth of reading in this milieu, so that has to count for a lot. The story was decent, and Rob May is a skilled writer. The works desperately needed better editing though. Not in the usual sense of crappy typos and disappointing discount ebooks though. Mostly just for the many inconsistencies, and I did have some small nitpicks.I do love my dragon stories, but we saw surprisingly little of dragons for what I was expecting. Book 3 didn't even have dragons. There was a sea monster that made a cameo, but the 'dragons' were mostly metaphorical. It was a pirate story about drug abuse, which ended up being more interesting than I expected, but it wasn't a dragon tale. I did end up enjoying it though.
I found the climaxes of each three books to be pretty iffy. Each climax included something that just didn't quite make my suspension of disbelief. Book one, Dragon Killer, particularly flipped my “Say what now?” switch, but the rest of the story – and some admittedly great worldbuilding – kept me reading on. I also didn't think that the swapping between third person and then first person flashbacks worked that well. It would trip me up whenever we had a tense change, or I would think the story was current because it's third person only to realize shortly that it's another flashback. It was just clunky and didn't work for me.
The author also hit a few of my personal peeves. I detest when authors (or adults of any kind) consistently refer to grown women as “girls”, and I also hate it when the viewpoint character knows something but the author makes a huge point of NOT letting us know what the character knows. Especially in very clumsy “So Kal shared her plans....[but totally not with you, dear reader]” passages that take forever to finally let us in on the secret. It's a cheap trick, and it rarely works to enhance tension (if that's even what the author was going for). It also seems like the author read some of that advice about adverbs being bad, so he just decided to leave “-ly” off of words whether it's grammatically needed or not. “Things were going pretty bad” instead of “badly”, things like that. I could overlook it in dialogue maybe, but not narrative.
So I guess I'm giving three stars. Better editing would have given this a strong four, maybe even five if the climaxes were strengthened. I did like the books, and the last story was enough to pique my interest if May decides to further tell that particular tale. I'd love to read more. I think my overall 'meh' feeling right now might be attributed to three books and two (long) short stories just being overkill for me personally. If they were stronger, I might have sped through eagerly, but I come away just being glad to finally be done with it all.
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Reckoning of Dragons Dragon Killer Roll the Bones Sirensbane eBook Rob May Reviews
Great set of 3 books with some missing info added after at the end. It was really good to have the extra info after finishing the books as that added a lot and finished off some unanswered questions. Will be watching for the next book in the series.
3 separate stand alone books that meld together as a series. I liked the short story add ins at the end with additional information about characters found early in book 1. A very enjoyable read!
I enjoyed this series of books, and recommend them to folks who like adventure and fantasy combined. My only quibble with them was that the male characters I liked kept getting killed off. Only the heroine perseveres. So, I would encourage the author to find some other way to make the story line move forward.
The characters are kind of inconsistent, the antagonists don't make sense, and the flashing back to Kal's life before isn't well implemented and doesn't add anything to the story happening in the present. And it needed more dragons.
That being said, I did read all the books. They were diverting and I hadn't expected great things from it. If you can get the set as cheaply as I did (only a few dollars) then it's worth it.
Well written. Epic story of adventure.
Especially enjoyed the short stories at the end.
Characters are well developed and you really care for them.
I loved the first two. They dealt more with fantasy, like dragons, trolls, etc. The stories developed well, and I love that the he doesn't retell each previous book in the next. But you don't need to read them in order to enjoy the stories.
First, this is NOT a series of books about dragons, despite the title. There is very little concerning dragons in the series, none at all in the 3rd book. Very misleading title.
The 1st book (Dragon Killer) is probably the most confusing book that I have attempted to read in a long, long time. The author employs the technique of switching timeframes from present to past and back. This is not a rare writing style; however, most authors know how to employ without totally confusing the reader. Mr. May did not at the time he wrote this book. When you start a new chapter, you have to spend a good bit of time trying to figure out which storyline and timeframe you are now in. This continues throughout the book. Interestingly, the 2nd book also uses that style (not quite as much). However, the author handles the style much better in that book. Too bad he couldn't go back and rewrite the 1st book. I suspect that a lot of readers gave up on series after the frustration of trying to read the 1st book.
The 2nd book (Roll the Bones) is the easily strongest book in the series. However, not strong enough to compesate for the failings of the 1st and 3rd book.
For the 3rd book (Sirensbane), I have to be up-front and admit that I am not a big fan of the zombie genre, even though it is seems to be quite popular at this time. The biggest problem with it was the level of believability in some of the scenarios in the book. Just sort of leaves you shaking your head.
Now for the killer. The last short story in the series resurrects the Kal's boyfriend who was supposidly killed by goblins early in the first book. Now if the author had placed that development in the first book, it could have provided an additional storyline which would have been a good addition to the series. However, by waiting until the absolute end of the series to resurrect Deros, it comes across as a "cheap trick" by an author desperate to sell future books in the series. All I can say is shame, shame, shame.
It was claimed that this was a trilogy. False, it is NOT a trilogy since a trilogy stands by itself. Without the final short story resurrecting Deros, it would have been a trilogy; however, with that short story, it now is just the 1st three books in a series.
In summary, I can not recommend this series to anyone. There are too many good books out there to read.
I enjoyed these stories enough to finish three books and two short stories worth of reading in this milieu, so that has to count for a lot. The story was decent, and Rob May is a skilled writer. The works desperately needed better editing though. Not in the usual sense of crappy typos and disappointing discount ebooks though. Mostly just for the many inconsistencies, and I did have some small nitpicks.
I do love my dragon stories, but we saw surprisingly little of dragons for what I was expecting. Book 3 didn't even have dragons. There was a sea monster that made a cameo, but the 'dragons' were mostly metaphorical. It was a pirate story about drug abuse, which ended up being more interesting than I expected, but it wasn't a dragon tale. I did end up enjoying it though.
I found the climaxes of each three books to be pretty iffy. Each climax included something that just didn't quite make my suspension of disbelief. Book one, Dragon Killer, particularly flipped my “Say what now?” switch, but the rest of the story – and some admittedly great worldbuilding – kept me reading on. I also didn't think that the swapping between third person and then first person flashbacks worked that well. It would trip me up whenever we had a tense change, or I would think the story was current because it's third person only to realize shortly that it's another flashback. It was just clunky and didn't work for me.
The author also hit a few of my personal peeves. I detest when authors (or adults of any kind) consistently refer to grown women as “girls”, and I also hate it when the viewpoint character knows something but the author makes a huge point of NOT letting us know what the character knows. Especially in very clumsy “So Kal shared her plans....[but totally not with you, dear reader]” passages that take forever to finally let us in on the secret. It's a cheap trick, and it rarely works to enhance tension (if that's even what the author was going for). It also seems like the author read some of that advice about adverbs being bad, so he just decided to leave “-ly” off of words whether it's grammatically needed or not. “Things were going pretty bad” instead of “badly”, things like that. I could overlook it in dialogue maybe, but not narrative.
So I guess I'm giving three stars. Better editing would have given this a strong four, maybe even five if the climaxes were strengthened. I did like the books, and the last story was enough to pique my interest if May decides to further tell that particular tale. I'd love to read more. I think my overall 'meh' feeling right now might be attributed to three books and two (long) short stories just being overkill for me personally. If they were stronger, I might have sped through eagerly, but I come away just being glad to finally be done with it all.
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