The Dragon's Egg (Dragonfall, #1) by David A. Wells

The Dragon's Egg (Dragonfall, #1) Reviews

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  Mark Boyd

  This is the first book of a second series I've read by Wells. Although I noticed that it was panned by other readers, I found it in line with Wells style. It wasn't quite as good as his other series Sovereign of the Seven Isles, but none the less it was enjoyable. It is interesting that other reviews I've read about this book complained of Wells character Frank, the backstabbing, whiny brother of the the protagonist Ben, ruining the story when in essence, Frank did exactly what authors are supposed to accomplish...conflict and someone to hate and someone to cheer for. I was entertained enough to finish the series. I will definitely follow more of Mr. Wells. Give it a go if you like a good fantasy read.
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  Lisa

  I'm quitting this book because fuck Frank. It's sad because the world looks like it would be really cool and fun to play in, but fuck Frank. Also it's a little problematic because why did Imogene marry who she did in the first place, but it doesn't matter because fuck Frank.
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  V

  I'm making myself keep reading despite the writer severely overusing 'dialogue as lecture' and odd inconsistencies and such. I'm not enjoying the book so far but I've given up on two books in a row and while those were from a source I didn't expect great things from, this one I picked up via Amazon's free-to-Prime-customers option and had higher hopes of.
  
  Nope, it never got better. The potentially interesting things were explained via dry dialogue instead of showing us what happened via flashbacks or such. (Maybe the reader is supposed to have read other books first but if so, that much dry retelling would have made me just as nuts, I'm sure). The characters all sound alike, even the designated 'hate this guy' character -- he just sounded like a pissy, greedy version of the others. And I never could get a fix on the brothers' ages. Sometimes they sounded like early teens, sometimes like they were supposed to be late teens or older, so it was difficult to build any sort of connection to the main character. The last annoyance I'll mention was how derivative it was in so many places. 'Oh look, it's the girl from "The Ring."' 'Oh look, it's Loki's staff. Yep, it's even used like his was, has the same general effects and everything.' And so on.
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  Michael Lazar

  I really like this book except for one character. Unfortunately this character ruined the book for me. He was so annoying, whiny, pathetic, untrustworthy, etc., that it was impossible to believe that no one had simply pushed him off a cliff by page 75. Yes, some people are sketchy or severely flawed, but not every action they take or word they utter has to make you want to punch them in the face. He reminded me of the character Matt Dillon played in the Poseidon Adventure remake. He is that over the top horrible. Otherwise, it was pretty cool and interesting with more rounded characters. If this character had simply been the standard overbearing big brother who wasn't as brave or as charming as the thought, I would have given this book 4.55 stars. Because of him it loses 1.5 stars.
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  LJ

  Could not make this work.
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  Franceska

  So very boring. I usually read books in a few days....this one was so utterly boring that it took over a month!
  
  There’s no character development, all characters seem the same. I couldn’t identify with the main characters and got really bored with the bland statements made throughout when action was supposed to be happening.
  
  I’d have more fun reading the back of a shampoo bottle.
  
  If you’re suffering from insomnia then try this book as it’ll put you to sleep in no time! But if you’re hoping for stimulating action and adventure then go and watch water boil as it’ll be far more enjoyable than reading this book!
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  Will Wittmann

  Epic disappointment
  
  After the thinblade books I was expecting similar quality. That was a major mistake. The majority of this book is one character making stupid decisions being selfish and all-around problem for everybody else. Not only does his family recognize this they also realize they can't trust him and they know that you betrayed them with history and yet they don't do anything about it. I got to about three quarters market this book and just couldn't take it anymore perhaps you off I was able to wrap it up with the most mind blowing ending but I don't see app
• 
  Bran Pendergrass

  A Review of The Dragon’s Egg: Book 1
  By Davis A. Wells.
  
  Seventy-five years ago, the dragons fell from the sky. We thought they were just meteorites—six terrifying explosions rang the world like a bell. When the dust settled, we went on with our lives as though nothing had happened.
  More than a decade later, five of the eggs hatched. The dragons that emerged were small and weak. They kept to the shadows, working in secret to persuade people to do their bidding, offering magic as payment and reward. Years passed … and still we didn’t notice the evil growing in our midst.
  The war began suddenly. Survivors called it the ‘apocalypse’—nine billion people killed in an afternoon. Then the dragons revealed themselves, burning huge swaths of what remained, taunting and mocking and murdering the survivors.
  Four leaders arose: The Wizard, the Dragon Rider, the Monk, and the Dragon Slayer. Allied with the rebel dragon, they waged war for years until they too were defeated, scattered, or killed.
  When the war ended, only one dragon remained … but that single dragon was enough to plunge the world into tyranny. The Dragon's Egg is the first book in the post-apocalyptic, epic fantasy series--The Dragonfall Trilogy.
  
  
  
  
  Review
  I started reading this book because I have recently devoured the entire Sovereign of the Seven Isles series, also by Wells, and I was totally enraptured. The Dragon’s Egg started out with about the same premise. A young boy with a normal, everyday life is thrust into an unforeseen battle with good vs evil. Thus, causing a chain of irreversible events that launches the story into a quest.
  
  “Ah … you’ve just stumbled into one of humanity’s greatest conundrums. It’s difficult, maybe even impossible, for a good person to fully comprehend the inner workings of an evil person’s mind. Lacking that comprehension, most people assume that everyone else sees the world in the same way that they do. As a result, far too many people are easily taken in by the carefully crafted deceptions and lies that are told so convincingly by those who crave power.”
  ― David A. Wells, The Dragon's Egg
  
  I do not particularly care for the frequent curse words in the story. Not because I am prudish or am offended by them, but because they are unnecessary and seem to take away from the dialog instead of add substance. They are being hunted by magical creatures and curse words that are not an enchantment or spell is ridiculous.
  Even worse the characters are not memorable, and I keep forgetting who is who and how they are related. This coming from the fact that they have a talking dog, that I keep confusing for someone else, is vastly disappointing! When I finally pegged down who was whom, the absurdities kept coming when the talking dog ended being the main character who cursed and was talking in the main character head.
  I had such high hopes for this book! There is one character that is simply appalling and so over the top that I can scarcely believe that he would be tolerated- even by his family- for more than a few moments. They even talk about how they must keep all the secrets the troupe discovers along the way from him or they will not be safe. Can we say leave him at home to his own devices? There is little help for the characters when there are literally 5 references total to the past that happened in the blurb, so I am not even sure why it’s listed on there and we are left to assume that regular people have magical powers and know all the details about the Dragon Army.
  Only when the book is almost over does the reader discover that the book is in fact set right after our own time and place and that the dragons had destroyed everything to invade our planet. This was the final straw that broke the camel’s back in my opinion. The entire plat is misconstrued and confused about what it is supposed to be. It becomes apparent that Wells could decide on what direction he wanted to take the book and when the timeline was going to take place. The Earth went from what we are now to sparely resembling the vastly uninhabited middle ages with no sign of what great civilization we live in within the span of 20 years or less? I mean this could happen over a much longer span of time, but twenty years is hardly long enough to forgo everything that we are and everything we will ever be again with the hope that some grandson of a not that power wizard would save us from invading dragons from another planet. I am vastly disappointed in this book and it breaks my heart because I use to refer Wells to everyone who wanted an epic fantasy fiction adventure. Now I will be more selective.
  
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• 
  Andrew Hale

  A lot going on with much philosophy
  
  Dragons, demons, angels, horror, action, gore, sword & sorcery, magic, high technology, ninja skills, cussing, and family. Some might think this goes all over the place and some may love the chaotic world. Through it all, one character shows us his inner struggle of emotion and information while maintaining a meditative control over it all. Another character waxes philosophy for us, with some good messages on over-reaching authority and those who instill fear in the People in order to come and offer them an authoritarian "protection" from the "badness".
  
  Cyril appears to be the seasoned vet with many unseen facets to his past. Ben is the inexperienced youth trained up well by Cyril's words of wisdom and physical defense training. This is one of those stories that play out like a coming-of-age for the youth while someone from the older generation teaches them. These types of tales do well when the youth listens, watches, and learns instead of solely engaging and having a world view that they know how to handle everything. Like Frank. Frank is annoying but it's how he was written. He is Ben's peer but they're both two different examples of the same experience. They're choices and desires make them who they are even though they've hade similar choices through life. Like two sides of the same coin, or two coins of the same make and year. My only complaint against using the character is giving us more background into why he thinks and acts/reacts the way he does. He ultimately is just an annoying self-centered person but he is family.
  
  So far, it's worth moving on to the next book in the series but I am leery of the powerful characters falling so easily.
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  Doris

  Good, but flawed
  
  A very interesting premise. This is a post-apocalyptic fantasy with a good main character. He happens to have a worthless brother with no obvious redeeming qualities at all. His grandfather is an enigma with many secrets.
  This book was interesting but had quite a few holes. Who is the Highwayman? Where did Hound come in? When the group is on the run how did they get food? I suppose some of these might be answered along the way but I am not sure I am willing to stick with this saga. We’ll see.
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  Chris Cole

  Having the read some of the reviews concerning this book I have to strongly disagree with a vast majority of them. I just finished the book and have tobsay that it is fantastic. Wells really understands the different forms of magic that exist, even if it's not Harry Potter wand waving. He painted a beautiful picture of a post apocalyptic future of our world. All of the characters are lovable, except Frank. I believe some of the criticism is mostly because of a slight misunderstanding of what was used in the novel, such as the magic. I'm excited to read the last two in the trilogy.
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  Bob

  Great for Teens
  
  Great book for teens, but adults will probably wonder why some tech survived after 3 generations of Dragon control of the world- or why more didn't. Or, how one dragon was able to control the entire world in that same amount of time. Humans are a notoriously hardheaded bunch.
  Very few spelling/proofing/editing problems and NO homonym mistakes.
  Many authors have told this story.
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  Janette Lechuga

  Really good book
  
  I really loved this book. It is fast paced and has great character development. I am only giving it 4 stars because I hate when the dragon is the bad guy!!! Even the rebel dragon is portrayed to only really be out for himself!!! Maybe it’s because Anne Mccaffrey filled my head with stories of noble and lovable dragons at an early age, but can’t we have at least ONE dragon that is a good guy????
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  Ralph Trickey

  Not good
  I have lots of issues with this book. It's a combination of Dragons, Advanced Tech, and Magic granted by Guardian Angels. Most magic is more like wishing and hoping things change, that's just a little too convenient for the author for me.
  
  One of the brothers is too self-centered and the other too self-righteous and powerful, his magic means that gold coins just appear sometimes.
  
  
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  Becky Strait

  Another amazing series from David A. Wells!!
  
  The characters are so alive I can see them in my minds eye. I now follow this writer so I never miss out on new books. This story is fast paced and well written. If you like fantasy reads. This is definitely one for you. Can't wait to read the next book!!
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  Mike Goodman

  Awesome Fantasy Story
  
  This story of dragons returning to Earth and killing billions of mammals to rule the world is a very entertaining story. Magic kills electronics. Good twin vs bad twin. Talking dog. Martial art training that was really wizard training. Great Read. I'm glad and sorry I waited for three books before I started reading this series.
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  Tony

  I don't know if the hate we all feel for Frank is testament to a good writing or bad but, either way, he makes reading this book less enjoyable.
  
  There's too much here which is just exposition dumps via the medium of an older character teaching a younger character.
  
  But mainly Frank. Fuck Frank.
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  Chrissy

  Although a little slow, the author did a good job in keeping the journey of the characters and storyline fluid. One of the characters, Frank, is a little annoying. However, that’s also how his character is supposed to come off due to the good cop/bad cop roles the brothers fulfill. Excited for the trilogy.
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  Drew Archeron

  not as good as Sovereign of the seven isles. this first book of the series took a lot of start and stops for me to finish. I may try to push on and give it a second shot, but hands down sovereign of the seven Isles is a great series by this author. shame this one did not grab me quite as well
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  Pep

  Not for me
  
  I loved SoSI series. But this just made me feel bad. Way too deprrssing. When you think it can't get worse..it does. I like a balanced book. This was like all the life, fun and love was sucked out.
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  Jay Collins

  DNF, Sadly I could not get into this book and had to stop reading it. I loved the other series by this author (Sovereign of the Seven Isles) so maybe I will give it another chance sometime but for now I will be moving on.
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  Gay Deputee

  A fun read.
  
  Very well written tale with dragons as the bad guy and a futuristic setting to our modern day. The characters are good, the story is wonderful and I am anxious to continue the trilogy.
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  Cresta DIttman

  Captivating tale
  
  Characters are hard to keep track of at times due to switched use of first and last names only. This story has a great imaginative quality to it with in depth descriptions. Those that get queasy at blood and gore be warned.