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By: Lindsay Buroker (Author)
Our heroes have escaped with the ancient dragon…
Art of the Hunt: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (Dragon Gate, Book 2)
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By: Lindsay Buroker (Author)
Our heroes have escaped with the ancient dragon…
Chase M –
Well written
Good job author. Good job editor. Its nice to read a well written book that has me spending money on the next book in the series. I am glad i didn’t read the reviews first coz some are misleading. Banter between characters build the story into the tone of voice of the book. It flows into reading a book like watching a movie. It helps believability. And i downright laughed out loud from a few dialogue parts.I suppose some readers cannot emerse themselves in the world that they are reading. I suggest they go read really crappy books and then feel refreshed when they read this book. Some people don’t have the imagination required to read fantasy books.The Author did very well… the points raised about a powerful race taking advantage of another in different forms, is eye opening and give the reader a deaper understanding of the negativite use of power.The complexities and scenarios in this book is amazing. The characters are some loavable and some loathsome, which is great.Author, do not deviate from your path… this series is great. Keep writing as you are. Thank you for publishing this book.
Richard ours –
Great next chapter!
I love the flow and action. The drama and complex stories with in stories makes for a great read.just a great book
terlmac01 –
Exciting
I am really liking this series. a great mix of battles and magic with a bit of hidden romance sprinkled in. Every time I get to a point where I believe I have the story figured out a new plot twist is revealed.
Amazon Customer –
Buroker does magic.
I love most of Buroker’s work, but this series is fantastic. It’s everything an intelligent reader looks for. Great Series!
peacock pal –
mage battles are ugly affairs and the seeds of subversion are sown
First, the minor dislike. I love snarky dialogue but some of the characters didn’t seem quite right for it. It felt out of place in some of them. Also, I just can’t imagine that pick axe hand and how it looks and works. I wish there were some illustrations.There are some great new characters introduced, like the mage mechanic,the Druids and the new captain. I suspect we’ll see more of both in the 3rd book and I hope desperately that General Tonovan gets his just rewards, like ending up a slave on some other world.The flow of the story moved along quite rapidly and I had a hard time putting it down for bed time. I leave it for others to describe the full story line, I like to leave my over all feeling of how I enjoyed the story and I enjoyed it quite a lot.Slightly spoilerish:The King should know better than to forbid the kids getting together. Even a loyal “son” will one day break away and the disloyal one is already plotting. The kingdom rots within.
E. Nolan –
Improving But Still Not Her Best
[I was not sure what book to put this review on as it covers books 2, 3 & 4 without giving a lot of plot details on any one of them. In the end, I thought it was most useful to put it here on book 2 to give some idea of where the series is going. Thus there may be some spoilers for the direction and general events, but I don’t think there is a lot of specific spoilage. But, if that worries you, stop reading now]Finally the dimensional portal unearthed in book one is put into play,and our three main (?) viewpoint characters are on the away teamquesting for King Uthari’s possibly mythical medicinal plant whichcan yield the immortality elixir Uthari needs to stave off the deatheven magic can’t keep at bay much longer. The warrior monk Malekleads the mission as a dedicated servant of his king, though he isconflicted with growing, very un-monklike feelings, archeologist/herbalistJadora goes because Uthari is holding her father prisoner, andbecause she still hopes to find allies for the oppressed non-magicalhumans on possible other worlds. Her son Jak goes because he hasa bond with the portal, is being mentored by Malek to use his unexpectedlyawakened magical abilities and to look out for his mother.Somehow each new world seems more dangerous than the last, and theportal continues to be a political football on the homeworld, withkings and queens from all over the planet coming to either ally orcontest with Uthari, not to mention the natives of the area where hehas returned the portal who remember all to well the terrors that camethrough the last time it was active, even though that was a thousandyears ago, and spend all their efforts trying to destroy it, and anyonewho gets in their way. In the meantime, the fate of the Elder Dragonswho built the portal system is becoming gradually more clear, andthe fact that the Younger Dragons are aware that the path to the protagonistshomeworld is once more open becomes more than a theoretical worry.This series continues to feel like Buroker trying to stretch andget out of her comfort zone. To some extent that works, and tosome extent it highlights how good she was in that zone. The firsttwo books of the series get bogged down in putting all the piecesin place and establishing the players. There are a lot more viewpointcharacters than is typical for Buroker, and she seems to struggleat times to give them all something interesting to do. This improvessome once the dimensional expeditions actually start, but somecharacters remain underused and a bit puzzling. The main exampleof this is the mercenary Tezi whose arc is unclear and uncompellingdespite getting quite a bit of viewpoint time. In book three inparticular, she is built up, given clear instructions on how to useher magical ax, put into numerous circumstances where that wouldbe clearly useful and then fails to put that knowledge into play.It’s not as though a she’s being painted as bad at her job, it’sjust as though Buroker keeps forgetting she (supposedly) has theseskills.The series has gained momentum noticeably since book one, and I willfinish it, but it is currently not her best.
KAT –
Great condition
Came fast and in mint condition
Oldyargle –
Nice easy book to get into
Pamela Steele –
Being a huge fan of Lindsay Buroker’s books is easy as she never disappoints her readers. The young man, Jak, along with his mom, and a powerful magic user who serves a power hungry monarch embark on a danger filled quest to travel to another world in search of a legendary plant believed to extend life to immortal proportions. The loyal magic user’s monarch will use any means to ensure that Jak and his brilliant mom do his bidding and retrieve the plant and perhaps other riches to guarantee his rule over lesser humans remains for eternity. The only downside is book three won’t be released until September. So I wait with as much patience as I can muster for the next grand adventure by a master storyteller.
Kathryn Carlisle –
I loved the foundational building of character and greater bonds between each character, such as Jak, and Malek.The complexities of different cultures, class and expectations were challenged as the book evolved.I really enjoyed the read and the flow leaves many opportunities for the next in the series.Well done.
Kindle Customer –
The first two books have been great and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series. Great character development and simply fun and entertaining.
Avid Reader B. –
I found it just as hard to put down this second book of the series. Fast paced, expanding on the characters and providing lots of opportunities for further developments. Interaction between the characters is fast and charged with tension. Throw in a few twists and turns and you have an excellent read. Already bought the third book, but have to wait until September for publication. Highly recommend.