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The Dragon Blood Collection, Books 1-3 Kindle Edition

by Lindsay Buroker (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A thousand years have passed since a dragon has been seen in the world. Science and technology have replaced magic, which has dwindled until it has become little more than an element of myth and legend.

There are those who still have dragon blood flowing through their veins, distant descendants of the mighty creatures of old. These rare humans have the power to cast magic, the power to heal, and the power to craft alchemical weapons capable of starting wars… or ending them. But they are feared for those powers, and in recent centuries, they have been hunted nearly to extinction.

The few remaining survivors must find a way to change how humanity perceives them or be lost to the world forever.

The Dragon Blood Collection includes three full-length novels of action, magic, and romance:

Balanced on the Blade’s Edge
Deathmaker
Blood Charged
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00PXGD274
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 20, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 20, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3114 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 666 pages
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Lindsay is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over ninety novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has twice been nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.

She lives in the Seattle area and is currently working on the next book.

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Donnie
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
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Great storyline. Lots of adventure. Loved the characters plus there was spot of special backgrounds that worked well. Loved it.
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Wise Young
4.0 out of 5 stars Dragons Blood has no dragons although it has plenty of blood
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2015
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This curious three volume set entitled "Dragon's Blood" has no dragons in it. Rather, it is about three women, a sorceress named Sardelle, a flyer pilot/sniper named Cas, and a bomb specialist named Kaika, as well as three men they grow to love. The story feels like it has prequels and sequels, as if it has been worked on and written for a long time, almost as if the author expects the readers to know the characters because she has lived with them for so long.

The first volume is about Sardelle, a 34 year old Mage advisor/sorceress/wielder of a soul blade, who was trapped in an attack and was put into suspended animation for 300 years but wakes up in a mine. Ridge is the top ace flyer pilot in Iskandia. He had gotten into one too many fights and was assigned to command a prison mine. The mine turned out to be top secret place where Iskandia found buried crystals that they used to power their flyers. Sardelle wakes up in the mine. Of course, Ridge meets Sardelle and they have many adventures together.

The second volume is about Cas, a 23 year old lieutenant flyer pilot who is the daughter of the most famous sniper in Iskandia and was recruited by Ridge to be in his squadron. She gets captured by the enemy army and is thrown into a prison cell with Tolomek, an infamous pirate reputed to have used a toxin to kill thousands of people on both sides of the war. She turns out to be not just a kick-ass fighter and flyer but also a world class sniper. Cas and Tolomek escape and end up in a pirate hideout in the sky. He turns out to be a nice guy and scientist. They have adventures together.

The third volume starts with Sardelle trying to fit in Iskandia, a place that has a strong aversion to magic. However, before she has a chance to do so, enemies of Iskandia discovered some dragon blood and weaponized it. Ridge is sent to find out more and of course Sardelle goes along. Part of the team included Cas and her pirate lover, as well as two special forces captains, including a woman by the name of Kaika, apparently a bomb specialist. What will they find and will they get back? The answer is in the third volume.

The world of Iskandia is steam-powered. It is interesting that magical worlds tend to be stuck in steam power technology, never progressing to electricity. Because of the weight of coal and steam engines, flying ships rely on hydrogen balloons, except for these magical crystals that they use power the flyers, that is until they came across dragon blood. They do have guns, rockets, magic swords, and telekinetic powers.

The world also appears to be powered by romance. The women each discovers and then gravitates towards a soulmate, who in turn can't help but want to "canoodle" at every available moment. The breeding imperative seems to be very strong, overriding all other priorities except survival. This is definitely a woman-centered series although the men were described lovingly and with great tolerance for their eccentricities.

In all, this was a very entertaining and well-written series. It is quite imaginative, filled with action and suspense, rock and rolling adventures, and romantic interludes. The plots were carefully put together. While some of the scientific explanations were a bit far fetched, the series was impressively tied together with all the details of the stories were accounted for. The writing was well-edited. The author is also clearly very prolific. If all her series were this well-put together, I am looking forward to a good spell of reading.
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Lourena Phillips
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
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Well written, amazing magic system and world building. I loved it, funny, exciting and magical. First book had a semi graphic love making and I almost quit reading, but I didn’t and as much as I wish it hadn’t had one I am glad I read on.
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Ann de Vries
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Begin to Express Just How Good These Are! Recommended!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2015
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When reading reviews of other books, I have seen reviewers occasionally mentioning Lindsay Buroker's books. I decided to take a chance and bought this three volume set when it was on sale. Thank goodness I did, because these books are incredibly good.

Characterization was superb. The protagonists were extremely well drawn. The heros had a bit of Han Solo in them; cocky, swaggering with a bit of 'tongue in cheek' attitude, irreverent, iconoclastic, honourable, capable, protective, heroic, sensitive, appealing and sexy rogues. In other words, they were perfect.

The heroines were the heros' matches, in their cases, with a bit of Princess Leia written into them. They were determined, capable, protective, heroic, assertive, independent, more serious than the heros, but also slightly irreverent. The sentient sword, also a heroine, was definitely irreverent, funny, and very powerful.

Buroker had two types of villains; she wrote standard villainous bad guys, who were on sides opposed to the good guys. They were well drawn adversaries, believable, and had goals opposed to those of the heros and heroines. Where Buroker excelled, though, was in her depictions of the 'allied' villains. These were characters on the same side as the heros, at least for a time. There were officers who were martinets, intransigent, inflexible and callous people who thwarted the hero and weakened their own cause rather than put aside their egos. There were also fellow pirates who manipulated and betrayed their teammates, and always put their self-interest ahead of any friendships or loyalties.

Settings were vividly portrayed. We could see the terrain, feel the suffocating heat and numbing cold, we were with the protagonists and saw what they saw and felt what they felt. Everything became very real.

Buroker had an excellent balance between fantasy and romance. The romance relationships simply evolved naturally as part of the fantasy adventure. They were woven in together so nicely that there was never a feeling of two separate sub genres existing in the same books. Those who like pure fantasy shouldn't feel like these were romances, and those who like romance shouldn't feel as if they were reading straightforward fantasys. There were a few sex scenes but they were brief, not particularly graphic, fit into the story well, and did not slow down the action. The emphasis in the romances of these characters was on the love and relationship building, rather than on erotic sex.

The books were fast paced. Buroker took the time to write wonderful descriptive prose, so that scenes unfold at a seemingly leisurely pace, and yet at the same time, the action races along. I don't know how she does it, but she does, and it makes for a compelling and engaging read.

Reading the synopses, some might think they have seen these stories before. After all, there are only so many plots, and 'Star Wars' and other movies and books have done the 'brave rebels fighting the evil empire' before. However, Ms. Buroker's world building, characterization and many nuanced individual touches give these stories individuality and uniqueness.

I loved these books and highly recommend them. The only thing wrong with them is that they made it to my automatic buy list, which means my Kindle budget is in trouble. Seriously, for anyone thinking about trying this author, do it. Some of her first-in-series books are often free, so it won't cost anything to give her a try. I really don't think you will be disappointed.
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Jerry
5.0 out of 5 stars The Dragon Blood Collection
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2024
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This is a fun read with a interesting storyline that is unique and exciting . The characters are well developed and the interactions between them realistic to the storyline. I look forward to the rest of, the series.
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Aline Samara da Silva Teixeira
5.0 out of 5 stars Bom
Reviewed in Brazil on April 4, 2024
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Muito bom
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Olga m.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read for price
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Simranjit kaur
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice series!
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Thought it'll be boring howevee turns out to be interesting... Should try once.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in Germany on February 19, 2024
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A really great yarn. It was a great story from start to finish and I had problams putting the books down.
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