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The Dragon Society (Obsidian Chronicles) (udgave 2003)

af Lawrence Watt-Evans

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One Man Must Stand Against the Dragon Menace! It all began with Dragon Weather: a wave of incredible heat, oppressive humidity, dark angry clouds . . . and dragons. Dragons with no remorse, no sympathy, no use for humans; dragons who destroyed an entire village and everyone in it. Everyone, that is, except the young boy, Arlian. Orphaned and alone, Arlian was captured by looters and sold as a mining slave. Years later he escaped, fueled by years of hatred for the dragons, bandits, and slavers that took away his youth—and a personal vow to exact retribution from those who have wronged him. Arlian seeks out The Dragon Society, whose sworn purpose is to stand against the dragon menace. What he learns there is shocking: that he may well be the best hope humanity will ever have for defeating the dragons . . . permanently.… (mere)
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Titel:The Dragon Society (Obsidian Chronicles)
Forfattere:Lawrence Watt-Evans
Info:Tor Books (2003), Mass Market Paperback, 480 pages
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This is the 2nd book in the Obsidian Chronicles series and it is not a disappointment. I feel that this series and the author are both under-rated. It is not fantastic writing, nor a compelling setting, but it is a very different approach to the humans vs. dragons theme. In the Lands of Man, dragons rule surpeme, while a few survivors of dragonhearts lead very extended lifetimes due to the injestion of a mix of dragon venom and human blood. One of those survivors has sworn vengeance on the dragons and the Dragon Society members responsible for destroying his family and his village. Near immortality isn't as important to Lord Obsidian as justice and revenge.
A very different sort of fantasy, no cute dragons or fantastic magic here. ( )
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One Man Must Stand Against the Dragon Menace! It all began with Dragon Weather: a wave of incredible heat, oppressive humidity, dark angry clouds . . . and dragons. Dragons with no remorse, no sympathy, no use for humans; dragons who destroyed an entire village and everyone in it. Everyone, that is, except the young boy, Arlian. Orphaned and alone, Arlian was captured by looters and sold as a mining slave. Years later he escaped, fueled by years of hatred for the dragons, bandits, and slavers that took away his youth—and a personal vow to exact retribution from those who have wronged him. Arlian seeks out The Dragon Society, whose sworn purpose is to stand against the dragon menace. What he learns there is shocking: that he may well be the best hope humanity will ever have for defeating the dragons . . . permanently.

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