Yeah...

...one more of these huge books is read, only two more to go.   My goodreads book reading tally is going to look a bit sad after this series: i was a few books ahead of my 70 book per year schedule when i started this series, i am now 6 books behind schedule and soon to be more when i finish the series.   But, ho hum, i think it's very worth it.

This book picked up a bit with a few extra elements being thrown into the mix: various spirits, mages and other things besides, and i'm thoroughly enjoying the whole experience.

So yeah, keep on reading the earlier books when you feel they drag on a little as it's all pays off well in the end.

And now it's straight into A Dragon of a Different Color, which is the penultimate tome of dragonistic adventures. ( )

Good read. ( )

Slow start, but aaaaaaaaah that ending???? ( )

***8 juni 2018***
I HATE CLIFFHANGERS. Even if I already know the story.

Also... I read this when it's hot as balls outside. Again. Strange coincidence.

***25 augustus 2016***
Today it's hot where I live. Why does that matter? Because I'm pissed off. And sweaty. And lethargic. So combine those things and I was not a very happy camper when I discovered this was not the last book in this series!!!

I thought it was. So I was not amused to discover it was not. NOT AMUSED (it bears repeating).

So instead of brighting my day I got even more bummed out and went on Pinterest because apparently I like looking at journals. Who knew.

Still the story had my heart beating fast and my eyes leaked some salty liquid.

I'm still pissed off though. ( )

Bethesda has been defeated but that doesn't mean that forming a council will be smooth sailing for Julius. Bethesda is still working to sabotage everything from behind the scenes and changing centuries of clan behavior isn't something that can happen overnight. Especially when it is the youngest and least valued member of the clan who is advocating for the change.

Julius is buried deep in dragon politics and Marci is left on her own in the mountain with massive problems of her own to solve. She and Ghost have made pledges to each other but neither really knows what they are dealing with. When the UN in the person of General Emily Jackson who is head of the United Nations Magical Disaster Response Force and Sir Myron Rollins who is the undersecretary of magic for the UN come to see her, they have a proposal and some information that could change everything.

It seems that Ghost might be a Mortal Spirit who has appeared at least 50 years before schedule and the Marci might be the first Merlin on this new age of magic. If she is, then she might have the power to stand up to spirits like Algonquin and dragons too. The UN wants to put her under its protection while it is determined if she is the Merlin. Accepting means leaving Julius and their new relationship behind. But staying in the mountain is harming Ghost because their isn't enough magic to feed him.

Marci is torn between Julius and Ghost. And Julius is struggling equally hard to bring his vision of a changed dragon clan to life. They are both under tremendous pressure.

This story was filled with dragon politics and dragon secrets. Julius wants to make everything better but he has to survive a number of assassination plots before he can even try. And then there is Bob who has plots of plans of his own and Julius is his favorite tool...

This was an great story excellently narrated by Vikas Adam. I was totally immersed in the story from the first word to the last. ( )