The Blood-Born Dragon

The Everlands Cycle, Book 1

De: J.C. Rycroft

Narrado por: Katherine Littrell

Winner of Queer Indie Awards 2023 Best Debut Novel. Shortlisted for Aurealis Awards 2023 Best Fantasy Novel.

A bond she didn’t choose.

A love she can’t escape.

A creature so powerful it bends the limits of time…

Smart, sassy, and sanguine. Des Mildue is a traveling sellsword in Rescalin, a dry and dusty kingdom full of rogues, opportunists, and thieves. She keeps her nose clean, brazens it out with a blade when she can’t, and keeps others at arm’s length where they can’t mess up her plans.

That is until a sword fight gone wrong leaves her tied by blood to the first dragon hatched in centuries. Suddenly, Des has to contend with a new voice in her head: haughty, willful Esquidamelion. Des wants to leave Squid by the roadside, but the blood bond has other ideas.

With half the world on their tail—including her beautiful, faithless ex Liv, who Des is definitely over—Des must search for answers for why so many are willing to kill, maim, and torture to get their hands on Squid. But she’s beginning to suspect her blood bond has tied her not only to a dragon but to a fight for Rescalin’s future.

…and no one else even knows it’s at risk.

If you like the kind of story that grabs you by the shirtfront and hauls you through mystery, magic, adventure, and betrayal with a side of sapphic romance, pick up The Blood-Born Dragon, the first in a new trilogy from author J.C. Rycroft.

©2024 J.C. Rycroft (P)2024 Dreamscape Lore

A world you can see

The description of this world is amazing. The voice actor made the story seem so real. Some people are talking about the relationship with the MC and her lover being messed up but I think we will get a redemption arc in the next book. My favorite relationship was between the MC and her dragon. You can see the bond growing overtime and the two characters actually work for it instead of it feeling rushed like in most fantasy novels. The world itself is laid out before you in a way I haven’t read before by other authors. It’s as if the mc is discovering this world with us and I love it. 10/10

such a fun book

great book with a new concept for dragons and set in a new setting for fantasy that's also fun.

Fantastic series.

Love this series. I read the books and enjoyed this narration. Well done by both author and narrator.

I’m on the fence

This book was well written and had complex characters. As for the storyline I had a personal hard time with it. The dragon was young and annoying like many of young children. As for the love interests their relationship with the MC is so F-up. I’m not sure if the next book will sort their issues and lack of trust out. Not sure if it will have a happy ending or not between them.