The Legion of Flame (Draconis Memoria, #2)

by Anthony Ryan

The Legion of Flame is the action-packed second novel in the Draconis Memoria series - an enthralling epic fantasy of magic, adventure and the furious battle to forge an empire.

Claydon Torcreek has survived drake-infested jungles, hostile tribes and the cold touch of betrayal - yet his troubles have only just begun.

The legendary white drake - believed to be nothing more than a myth - has awoken from its long slumber, with a thirst to reduce the world of men to ashes.

One city has already fallen to the drake's formidable legions. More will follow, unless Clay can uncover an ancient secret that lies buried beneath the southern ice.

Once again Clay must face unthinkable danger, and this time he carries not just the hopes of his own nation, but the fate of the entire world.

Praise for the series:

'Fabulous . . . Sure to be another fantasy classic' Huffington Post UK

'The world Ryan has created for his new dragon adventure is a joy to visualise' SciFiNow

'A fascinating world packed with dragons, pirates, political machinations and an interesting magic system to boot' Fantasy Faction

'A marvellous piece of imagination with plenty of twists, a refreshingly different setting, and excellent world-building' Mark Lawrence

'Memorable characters and great action' Django Wexler

'Excellent epic fantasy' BookBag

• ISBN10: 0356506401
• ISBN13: 9780356506401
• Publish Date: 29 June 2017 (first published 27 June 2017)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Orbit
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 576
• Language: English

Reviews

[Ashley]

I stopped reading on page 352.

Sadly this book just bored me. :(

Clay's point of view was essentially Journey to the Centre of the Earth. Which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, except they were pretty much just journeying/wandering around the entire time, with little actually happening. It just got… boring.

I loved Lizanne in the first book, but I wasn't a fan of her plot line in The Legion of Flame. At first there was some political manoeuvring, and I did like that! But then there was a whole prison break plot line and I just really didn't like that setting. I had zero interest in the prison politics.

Hilemore was my favourite character, but he didn't get many chapters, so that was a bummer for me.

There was a new point of view: that of Sirus. I really liked his first chapter and was eager to see where that led… but sadly it led somewhere I really didn't care about. Ultimately I found his chapters to be boring and not have much point. I probably could have skipped them and not been any worse off.

This was a massive bummer for me because I loved the first book, and given that I read 350 pages of this, I really put in a good effort. But I finally had to accept that I was bored and dreading making it to the end. :(