Fury of a Demon (Dragons of Terra, #3)

by Brian Naslund

The war against Osyrus Ward goes poorly for Bershad and Ashlyn. They are pinned in the Deepwood by monstrous alchemical creations and a relentless army of mercenaries, they are running out of options and allies. The Witch Queen struggles with her new powers, knowing that the secret of unlocking her dragon cord is key to stopping Ward's army, she pushes forward with her experiments. Meanwhile, with every wound Bershad suffers, he gets closer to losing his humanity forever, and as the war rages, the exile turned assassin turned hero isn't even sure if being human is something he wants.

• ISBN10: 1250309697
• ISBN13: 9781250309693
• Publish Date: 31 August 2021
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 27 November 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 464
• Language: English

Reviews

[Ashley]

Stopped reading on page 238. :( Just couldn't do it.

I'm devastated, but this series just took a turn that wasn't for me. I fell in love with book 1, which to me had all these elements:

• An interrupted romance, that could be rekindled.
• A reluctant dragon hunter.
• Interesting take on ecology (what happens when you kill all the predators in an environment?).
• Kingdoms at war.

Gosh it was amazing. I adored it.

In book 2, things took a weird turn… weird mushrooms, people turning into plants/trees, monsters, science experiments. It felt like the whole ecology / dragon element just disappeared.

I started book 3 hoping it would swing back to its roots, but nope. It really continued on from the new elements introduced in book 2, and it wasn't to my liking. Sure, there were still some dragons here and there (mostly “The Nomad”), but they didn't actually feel like an important part of the plot anymore. Instead it was just the occasional reminder of, “Yeah The Nomad is still flying above and eating boars makes her constipated.” The plot focused by far on the science experiments (no longer ecology based), skyships, and winning a war against the bad guy. It felt like the ecology element was just dead.

Anyway I really wanted to finish this just to complete the series, but it was boring me. There were still good elements here and there, but it was no longer what I was looking for.