Unbound

A Dragon Rider Fantasy (Songs of Chaos, Book 2)

De: Michael R. Miller

Narrado por: Peter Kenny

Duración: 24 h y 13 m

Resumen del Editor

Sometimes the world needs a little chaos.

Holt and Ash saved the kingdom of Feorlen against all odds. Now they are outcasts, alone on an impossible quest to unite the Elder Dragons. But they are children playing in a game of Dragon Lords. Trapped between the riders, servants of Sovereign, and the scourge, even their luck cannot last forever. Their only hope is to advance their bond by any means necessary.

In Feorlen, Talia faces a world unaccepting of a rider queen. Her councilors will not heed her warnings of Sovereign. Foreign powers threaten war and bloodshed. Pleas sent to rider headquarters fall on deaf ears.

All the while Sovereign regathers his strength in an ancient fortress. Enthralled cultists swell his ranks. Disillusioned riders flock to his cause.

And his unwilling servant Osric Agravain scours the land for dragon eggs. There are new types of magic to be discovered, and Sovereign intends to control them all.

Only the mysterious half-dragon Rake has a plan to stop Sovereign. To pull it off, he’s going to need a team.

Unbound continues this bestselling dragon rider epic fantasy combining the best of Eragon and Pern with the hard magic of Brandon Sanderson and Will Wight.

©2021 Michael R. Miller (P)2021 Michael R. Miller

More of what we love but better!

Talia, Holt, Pyra, and Ash come into their own in this sequel to Ascendant! Michael R. Miller had a herculean task ahead matching the exciting pace and filling his world with more loveable characters, and he pulled it off with aplomb. I daresay that while sequels are rarely as good as the original, this is the rare exception that is in many ways better than what came before.

Talia is given more time in the spotlight, and her struggles to unite Feorlin as she deals with political intrigue and increasing peril from the scourge, other kingdoms, and even the Dragon Rider Order itself make her every bit the compelling protagonist that Holt is, if not moreso.

As for our main pair, as Holt and Ash struggle to accomplish the mission set forth for them by the Life Elder, it is Ash who gets to show us just how much he has grown, and whose quiet assurance manages to keep Holt on the right path even when things are at their darkest.

Even Osric Agravain is given a compelling arc, a descent into madness and hopelessness from which it may take a miracle to recover.

The stories of Sovreign and Rake are expanded on, and loveable new characters like the science minded drake Abaranth are introduced to flesh out the cast.

Overall a compelling read that mixes political machinations, swords and sorcery in a way I think would make even JRR Tolkien proud.

Peter Kenny does a fantastic job of bringing these characters to life. His narration is on point, and while I initially found his changes to Ash and Pyra's voices a bit jarring (Ash in particular being a bit hard initially to tell apart from Holt's voice), this was only a very minor nitpick, and I quickly got used to these new voices, as well as loving the new ones he managed to create. Amaranth's fussy, stereotypical scientist voice in particular got a chuckle from me and warmed me up to him right away, and mystic dragon Eidolon's aged, world weary voice came across wonderfully.

My only regret now is having to wait another year or more to continue the adventures with these amazing characters. Bravo, Michael R. Miller. You've done a masterful job of showing why thr stories most worth telling are the ones that feature dragons!

The Best Dragon Rider series hands down!

I'm a huge fan of the Eragon series, but M.R.M. does dragon fantasy even better then C.P.! Ascendant was amazing, and Unbound is even better. I highly recommend this series and M.R.M.s Dragon Blade trilogy.

Anticipating the next.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I had trouble in the beginning, figuring out who was whom. So much time since I read the first. Great story. Please write more and fast.

He has done it again!

this is just as good if not better than the first book. I absolutely enjoyed this book start to finish.

Captivating

This series so far has captivated me. I'm ready to see where Holt and Ash end up. maybe past that of paragon. will they form their own blade?

Love it

Really enjoying this series! I like the closer look at how the bond between a human and their dragon works, how magic is manipulated through the dragons core and how it grows in strength.. I also really like the ranking system as power progresses. Can’t wait for book 3!

So good

Absolutely expert narrator. Good luck finding a better one!
Second book better than the first in this series.
Good for almost all ages. Great pick in the fantasy, dragon, magic genre. Will be starting Miller’s next trilogy now!

great story

I do love these story and the characters. I could foresee something happening and other no clue love it

Absolutely breathtaking

I love this book, and I look forward to the next one whenever it comes. I haven’t been this excited to read/listen to a book in years, and it reminded me of when I first picked up the book Eragon. The bonds between dragon and rider is crafted beautifully, and seems like truly a thing made of magic. Thank you for this amazing read, and I look forward to the next!

Getting even better.

Happy there was a book 2 and that the author left a little tidbit at the end that there will be a book 3. Can’t wait to see how this ends there’s so many different characters now with their own agendas and stories. More emotionally connected a lot of sad moments but a lot of headway in the overall scheme of things. Holt is becoming much smarter and Ash much more independent. Ozrick and Rake are complicated and you like and dislike there characters but well developed. Loved all the supporting characters feel like some deserve more time so I can’t wait to see what happens with all the little characters as well.