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

by Brian Naslund

Fury of a Demon is the thrilling conclusion to the Dragons of Terra trilogy by Brian Naslund.

‘Part Game of Thrones, part superhero epic . . . a cinematic fantasy whirlwind’ Sebastien de Castell on Blood of an Exile

The land is in chaos as a hero heads for war.

Commanding a devastating army of skyships, Osyrus Ward has conquered most of Terra. And to finish the task, he’s building a machine of unparalleled power. With it, he’d be unstoppable – and dragons would be wiped from the face of the earth.

Bershad and Ashlyn are leading a desperate rebellion, but they’ve been trapped within the Dainwood by Ward’s relentless mercenaries. The rebels pray Ashlyn’s dark magic will give them an edge, but her powers are well-known to their enemies as they draw ever nearer. Out of options, Ashlyn must embark on a dangerous mission to save her fledgling army – or be crushed by Ward’s soldiers.

Bershad was once invincible in battle, but this very power may prove his undoing. Now, with every new wound, his humanity is slipping further away. Bershad seems to be Terra’s last and best hope against terrifying forces. But to save the world, will he become the nightmare?

‘Exciting, epic and wonderfully told, full of subtle humour and laugh-out-loud lines’ Angus Watson on Blood of an Exile

Fury of a Demon follows Blood of an Exile and Sorcery of a Queen.

• ISBN10: 1529016223
• ISBN13: 9781529016222
• Publish Date: 2 September 2021 (first published 31 August 2021)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Imprint: Tor
• 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.