Dragon's Winter

by Elizabeth A. Lynn

Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Ace (1999), Edition: First Edition, Mass Market Paperback, 352 pages

Description

An "utterly engrossing" novel of shapeshifting, sorcery, and two brothers at war by a World Fantasy Award-winning author (Publishers Weekly). Born to the shape-shifting dragon king of Ippa, twin brothers Karadur and Tenjiro share an ancestry, but not a bloodline. Only Karadur carries dragon blood, destined to one day become a dragon and rule the kingdom. In an act of jealous betrayal, Tenjiro steals the talisman that would allow Karadur to take his true dragon form and flees to a distant, icy realm. Now, years later, Tenjiro has reappeared as the evil sorcerer Ankoku. His frozen stronghold threatens to destroy Dragon Keep, and Karadur must lead his shape-shifting warriors on a journey to defeat his brother and reclaim his destiny. With Dragon's Winter, World Fantasy Award-winning author Elizabeth A. Lynn returns with the kind of richly drawn characters and intricate worlds her fans, both old and new, will love.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member wyvernfriend

An interesting fantasy story with complicated and complex characters, not all of whom are either good or bad but both. Shapechangers and magic, dragonfolk and revenge. A good read.

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LibraryThing member mirrani

I enjoyed this story immensely and quickly found myself caught up in the lives of not only one individual, but all of the characters and the history of their world. I actually found myself desperate to want to feel the history of the place I was traveling to through the pages.

While I love Fantasy

stories, I am not typically a fan of shape-changing dragons, but I found this one to be attention getting and easy to manage. I didn't see a dragon changing to a man, I saw a man hurt by his past, angered because of betrayals, and wanting a love that might not be. The love story in itself was very unique and pulled at my heart, but be aware it's not your typical story of kings and future queens.

The king isn't the only story we follow in this book, his isn't the only love shared with the readers, nor the only heartbreak. The story of the shape-changing wolf and his family is also a page turner, filled with joys and sorrows of its own. To be honest, I think readers will find it difficult to locate a part of the book that won't touch them in some way.

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