Dragonspeak
Isaac's Blessing
by Austin Valenzuela
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Pub Date 21 Oct 2021 | Archive Date 27 Feb 2022
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Description
The sacrifice of a dragon yields immense power.
Isaac attends a church school where pastors sacrifice dragons and use their magic to enslave the world. The last thing his father gave him before shipping Isaac away was a notebook depicting pastors who lived in peace with the creatures. The notebook tells stories about dragons of all kinds, heroes who could communicate with the creatures, and treasures that the dragons left for humans to find. Yet, because of the world he sees around him, Isaac throws the notebook away and chooses to follow the Lord.
Why would Isaac’s father send him to a church that kills the very creatures he’d been encouraged to love? Why is the Lord sacrificing dragons, while training students to do the same in the name of the Spirit?
In Isaac’s Blessing, three rogue students escape from the church of St. Daemonus while the horror surrounding them becomes more than just deceit. They discover the truth about the Lord and the first era, and are tasked with stopping the ultimate draconic sacrifice.
Perfect for fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Brandon Sanderson. Scroll up and click buy now to enter a world created through epic storytelling.
Advance Praise
" Dragonspeak: Issac’s Blessing is a sprawling story remnisant of books like Eragone or The Wheel of Time series. This book is the expansive development of a short story from the authors past and the love for the world and the characters by the author is obvious from the first chapters.
Without giving too much away, this is a world built on lies and as our main characters slowly discover this, each must decide what they will do with this knowledge. This is also a radical reimagining of the dragons and their place in the world. Fans of dragon fiction will be rewarded by Dragonspeak.
There is action, intrigue, and philosophical debate enough to keep any reader hooked. Scenes are beautifully described and this is a world I would love to visit again. A bold tome for a new author but this book will pull you in and leave you wanting more.”
Featured Reviews
Aaron S, Reviewer
Thanks Net Galley & Austin...
dragons!magic! a magic school! and a spooky forest! What a Great combo!
A world built on lies and as our main characters slowly discover this, each one must decide what they will do with this knowledge.
The action builds slowly and then moves pretty fast between different protagonists. My only qualm with this is for me the inability to connect to a character as our hero changes so often.
I found this to be good for folks attracted to Dragon fantasy. I expected young adult but there are so.e truly dark concepts with the sacrificing of baby Dragons.
This book developed from a short story from the authors past, and I agree with turning it into a book. I would like further stories in this world and see more development of character Jericho.
Recommended for all fantasy lovers
Isla M, Bookseller
This is a book about a young person named Jacob that lives in a society where dragons are not spiritually regarded as they used to be due to the emerging prominence of one that is known as the prophet. The world building is the most spectacular aspect of this story. The characters are engaging aspects of this fantasy epic as well. Rebecca in particular was interesting to me as she is a strong female character in a world of men. The writing is efficient and moves the story along but also possesses grace and deft movement. I requested this story as it is centered on humans relationship with dragon kind, a key interest in fantasy novels for me. I loved where this was going but was unable to finish the book in the allotted time. I look forward to purchasing it when it released. I highly recommend this to all high fantasy readers. Thank you for the opportunity.
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