Dragon Road

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Pub Date 1 May 2018 | Archive Date 19 Apr 2018

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Description

Final Fantasy meets Star Wars” as a skyship crew races to avert a murderous plot before a crazed cult sends millions to their deaths (Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth)

When portal-mage Harkon Bright and his apprentice are asked to help select a new captain for the immense skyship Iseult, they quickly find themselves embroiled in its Machiavellian officer’s court. Meanwhile, their new recruit, Elias, struggles to adapt to his unexpected gift of life while suffering dark dreams of an ancient terror.

As the skies darken and storm clouds gather on the Dragon Road, the crew of the Elysium come face to face with deadly intrigues, plots from beyond death, and a terrible darkness that lurks in the heart of a thousand-year storm.
Final Fantasy meets Star Wars” as a skyship crew races to avert a murderous plot before a crazed cult sends millions to their deaths (Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth)

When portal-mage Harkon...

Advance Praise

“Final Fantasy meets Star Wars in Brassey’s fantastic sequel, cram-packed with magic, action, and a heartfelt, hard-fought quest for redemption.”
– Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth

“A worthy follow-on to Skyfarer and then some!”
– Neal Stephenson

PRAISE FOR THE DRIFTING LANDS SERIES: 

“To say that Skyfarer was Firefly meets the Battle at Helm’s Deep would be to dismiss the amazing world-building that Brassey wraps us up in, or to gloss over the intricate and intense battles we are thrust into, both on high and up close. Brassey raises the bar for everyone else. More, please.”
– Mark Teppo, author of Earth Thirst and Silence of Angels

“Brassey’s writing is an adrenaline dump in page form.”
– Stant Litore, author of The Zombie Bible series

“A richly imagined story full of soaring adventure, dark intrigue, and characters you’ll fall in love with.”
– Megan E O’Keefe, author of Inherit the Flame

“Brassey has created an action-packed roller coaster ride with rich characters, incredible combat scenes, and a fresh heroine audiences will love.”
– John G Hartness, author of the Black Knight Chronicles series

“I finished this book in one night, and smiled when it was over. For a weekend of fun fantasy reading, you can’t do much better.”
– B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

“No one who reads Skyfarer will ever accuse Joseph Brassey of being hip; this novel is so unabashedly dorky, it reads like something dreamed by a Mountain Dew guzzling twelve-year-old hooked on Star Wars and Final Fantasy. This sword and sorcery space adventure stands apart from everything else currently out there in the SFF market.”
– The 1000 Year Plan

“Fun and engaging throughout.”
– Skiffy & Fanty

“This is a fun read — the pacing, the tone, everything makes this feel like the adventure films and books that I grew up on. You want to read it — not just to find out what’s going to happen next, but because it’s written in such a way that you just want to be reading the book, like a having a glass of iced tea on a summer’s day.”
– The Irresponsible Reader

“It’s hard to write a good review of this book because the entire time I was reading it, I was just having so much fun and couldn’t put it down… I already know several people who I’m going to make read this when it comes out, and I can’t wait on the next book. This is a book that I would very highly recommend and is one that I will happily re-read multiple times. If you enjoy Fantasy or Sci-Fi, I would definitely suggest giving this a chance. It’s a fast and fun read and I just had so much fun reading it.”
– Brenhine’s Books

Skyfarer is a novel packed with equal parts entertainment, emotion, energy, homage, and originality.”
– SFF World

“His prose, in the field Skyfarer was written in, is purely original and uncontested – at least in all my years of reading books. It is, without a doubt in my mind, a dazzling claim to place Brassey right there among the greats: Isaac Asimov, Alastair Reynolds, Brandon Sanderson, William C. Dietz, Steven Erikson, Ray Bradbury…I can honestly do this all day but you get the point: the guy wrote a story that blew my mind.”
– Splattergeist

“Blissfully satisfying.”
– Wayward Kitsune

“Final Fantasy meets Star Wars in Brassey’s fantastic sequel, cram-packed with magic, action, and a heartfelt, hard-fought quest for redemption.”
– Beth Cato, author of Breath of Earth

“A worthy...


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Featured Reviews

Just as I enjoyed the first book in this new series by Joseph Brassey, I enjoyed this second foray as well.

Harkon Bright and his apprentice, Aimee, are called upon to be mediators in a dispute where three strong candidates vie for the position of captain of the mega skyship <em>Iseult</em>. And while Aimee managed to save Elias (from himself, mostly), Elias hasn't found a way to put behind him all the things he did when he was known as Azrael. It doesn't help that the crew don't trust him a bit. And in addition to the choosing of a new captain, Haron and Aimee must try to find out what happened to the previous captain ... and maybe save the universe while they're at it.

As with the previous volume (and it might be important to read the first book to really understand who these characters are), this is just an action/adventure space opera We know who the good guys are and we cheer for them all along the way, just as we boo and hiss at the villains. Though author Brassey does a fine job of muddying the waters a bit more with this book. Still, we can pretty well tell who the heroes are.

I wasn't quite as interested in the story this time around - I got a bit bored and distracted, in fact - but the strength here is really in the characters anyway. These are stock characters from every sci-fi adventure movie you've ever seen, but they work because Brassey gives them just enough personality to make them fun.

This isn't a deep read. It's not the sort of cutting edge fantasy or sci-fi that I've found in some of the other Angry Robot published books the last few years, but it IS fun. It's a perfect get-away read.

Looking for a good book? <em>Dragon Road</em>, by Joseph Brassey, is fun, fast space opera.

I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher, through Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

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The sequel to "Skyfarer", "Dragon Road" is another entertaining, engaging science fantasy. A lot of people compare it to Final Fantasy, but that's not a particularly helpful comparison for me. It's populated by interesting characters, has a good plot well-executed, and is engaging. Give the series a shot.

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