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Dragonswan (Dark-Hunter, Book 1.5)
written by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Studio : Jove
by Jove
Publisher : Jove
Released : 2005-09-27
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780515140798
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 48 reviews)
List Price : $2.99
Our Price : $0.59
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Book Description |
New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon delivers a special collector's-edition tale of unexpected passion woven from the mysteries of a celebrated ancient tapestry.
Beautiful scholar Channon MacRea has spent years studying the legendary Dragon Tapestry, devoting days and nights to deciphering the impenetrable Old English symbolism. Then one evening the unnaturally handsome Sebastian appears. He claims to hold the key to solving the tapestry's mysteries. Bearing magnificently taut and tanned flesh marked by intriguing scars of battle, he also claims to be a dragon slayer trapped between two worlds.
For Channon there's only one way to finally uncover the secrets of the intricate embroidery-by following the seductive stranger into a fantastic alternate world of magic, danger, and erotic adventure. |
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"Be Kind to Dragons..." |
I've read more recent offerings in Sherrilyn Kenyon's delightful Dark-Hunters series, but I recently stumbled across this earlier segment, a novella previously published as part of a collection. This one starts off seemingly like any other paranormal romance: quiet, mousy girl meets exotic, darkly sexy guy and they hit off great -- but then at the end of the first chapter, it kicks into high gear, and we find the darkly sexy guy is a shape-shifting, time-traveling dragon prince in search of an artifact she has been studying, not knowing it is a vital treasure he needs to save a loved one.
It's a good, quick read, maybe even a little too quick: the snappy dialogue is a blast and the world just begs to be developed a little more, which leaves you with an "Aww, ending so soon?" feeling as you turn the last few pages, but it still leaves you satisfied. I love the pamphlet size of this book: reminds me of the old-style serialized novels from the early days of popular fiction. |
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Awesome Story..Wish it was Longer! |
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Nice addition to the series. I found this after I was finished book 6. Loved the characters, just wish it was longer! |
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DragonSwan Review |
I have read Sherrilyn Kenyon for years and will continue to do so.
DragonSwan was a wonderful and funny beginning to this awesome series. Sherrilyn Kenyon actually got me started on reading paranormal books.
As usual her men are yummy and strong and these Were-Hunters are no different. Every book is an adventure within itself. I highly recommend this book. Once you start this series you will not stop until she has written the last book. |
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Dragonswan |
As book 1.5 of the Dark-Hunter series I had missed it until finishing book 5. It was worth going back and reading this novella as it gave so much information that helped fill in some minor gaps of the stories that followed. Kenyon is by far the wittiest, laugh out loud, writer I have happened upon.
May there be uncountable more to come! |
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Doesn't Meet Kenyon's Standard |
Yes, I realize that this is a short story, but why bother setting a story in Anglo Saxon England if you aren't going to research the culture? One of the things that I originally admired about the Dark Hunter series is how well Kenyon wove elements from ancient Greek mythology and culture into the structure of her universe. The lack of ancient Saxon myth content was disappointing to me, and Kenyon could have incorporated it into the story of the dragon tapestry if she had chosen to do it. As it is, what we are left with, is rather thin ,though it does integrate well with the Dark Hunter universe. This story reminds me that although Kenyon is seen as a crossover writer and is marketed as such, she still has a way to go before she can match the quality of the best in the fantasy genre. I'll grant that she was ahead of the curve in romance when she started the Dark Hunter series and I still consider her an imaginative romance writer.
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