By: Mary Brown Publisher: Baen Average Rating: Binding: Mass Market Paperback Label: Baen Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 320 Publication Date: June 01, 1999
read once and forget it This is a story of a poverty-stricken school-teacher and her quest to fulfill the terms of a inheritance. She is to deliver a dragon egg (ready to hatch), from England to a monastery cliff in china (where it will hatch) in 3 months or she will loose her sizable inheritance. The egg was obtained by her uncle at auction accedentally, with a ki-lim statue (sort of half horse half human). The statue turns out to be troublesome, pridefull deciple of budha who is to be her companion on the trip, along with a gambler and a drunk. Men her uncle hired to accompany her. She must travel thrugh deserts, outsmart bandits, and get to destination before the egg hatches. They make it in time and she retruns to england except ki-lin who hopes to assend in the near by monastery. But surpsise surprise, the egg hatches twins, one dragon baby and one human baby. The dragons are pissed and dump the human baby on ki-lin. The end. The book is unfinished and even though the telling is good the story is down to earth. I rate it good reading but not something I would read more then once.
Dragonne's Eg I found this book to be quite enjoyable. I picked this book up out in the bush of Alaska where I was working at the time and needed something to keep my mind occupied. I found this book quite enjoyable. I aggree with the other reviewers that the beginning was quite well thought out but the ending a bit rushed. I wanted to know what happened to the human twin and also curious as to whom she looks like. I hope that there will be a next book to see what happens to her. I am hoping that Toby will be involved, I became rather attatched to the young man and hope that he will be able to overcome his poverty and become an "xplorer" Dragonnes Eg was my first introduction to the series and I look forward to reading the others.
Pure Genius! What can I say about this book (and the two previous) other than, "My God! This is pure genius!"
I, personally, had never heard of this author until I stumbled across her book entitled "Unexpected Dragon"...the accumulated three stories "Pigs Don't Fly", "Master of Many Treasures", and "Dragonne's Eg". Having read all three books from first cover to last was a long and arduous journey, but none-the-less well worth it. I admit that at times it was a trial to have to read about the petty actions of the characters...but I assure you that without her acknowledgement of those actions the story would be broken and jagged. She had the genius idea to put an extremely dramatic and eye-catching opening line in the first book...I admit that I laughed many times reading that line. I had never before read something so bold as the first sentence to began an epic journey. The only thing that confused me was the fact that I didn't realize the true proportions and weight of the heroine until the story had progressed deeply...I had assumed she was smaller and, well, skinnier. As the story went on I found the romance of Summerdai and her knight to be very sweet...and then dissappointed at the unexpected twist that took. I believe the author could have made more of an effort to make sure the reader understood that Jasper and Summerdai had a "romantic encounter" at the circle of stones. In her second book I think there should have been a resolution between Mr. Spicer and Summer. I found Summer's actions to be a teensy bit rude toward him. I felt sorry for the poor man. In the second book we are introduced to new characters that I feel should have stayed longer...their part in the story was incredibly short, but that is how life is sometimes! I, personally, was very annoyed with Ricardus...his bull-headedness was vexing. I also felt that there were way too many thefts of Summer's supplies and money...those experiences were becoming monotonous, but not to the point that they were expected and predictable. The second book ended on a very unemotional note, and leaves the reader wondering. Her series could have ended there, but this, the third book, opens the story yet again. I truly believe that Sophie is somehow connected to Summer, perhaps through her father, or her uncle. I am perplexed at the (what appears to be) pointless action of Ms. Lee's employer...was she attracted to women? Is that why she did what she did? In otherwords, I think the story could have done without its mention. In the third book there was a lacking of the characters' development...I feel Danny, young Toby (is that his name?), and the third young man (I forget his name) could have done with more insight into their personalities. The re-introduction of Ky-Lin into the story was a bit questionable...one reviewer said he was "annoying"...I disagree with that word, but he was a bit out of place. This book ended openly...it leaves room for a continuation to find out what happens to the dragon/human twins and the role that Ky-Lin plays in the humans safekeeping...the comment of how the child looks like 'her' is perplexing to me...which 'her' is he speaking of? Summerdai or Sophrinisbe?
All in all these books make for a fun and interesting read. I enjoyed how the story read quite like a journal...much like Summer's own "Boke". I would also like to note that the ending to this book is quick and rushed...I feel like the author didn't put a lot of time into its conclusion...there was no exploration of what the characters were doing after their adventure...just some basic information.
I loved all three books...I could not put down that huge single book, "Unexpected Dragon". The world that was woven was so immense that I would have wanted to jump into the story to meet the beautiful Summerdai! It is now one of my 'all-time' favorites!!!
Pure Genius
.....another journey, with an unexpected twist Hello! I read this book when it came out in 1999. I've read some of the other reviews and while I share some of the same opinions regarding character development, I have different feelings regarding the book. I'm not one who follows the SF&F genre, generally preferring period romances, or true historical novels. That being said, I am an admirer of Mary Brown and will read anything she writes........even if it is directions to boil water!
When I received this book, I eagerly dove into it. It started out okay, the female lead character was nicely developed. However, every other character was flat. I wondered whether they were really travelling along with the female lead at times! To see an example of how well Ms.Brown can develop on characters, refer to The Unlikely Ones, Strange Deliverence, or Playing the Jack.
As usual, Ms.Brown was extremely good with the plot, and descriptions of the adventures. This kept me going, until the end.....and what I consider the best part, the epilogue! It was written with such excitement and enthusiasm that I finished with my heart pounding! The book is worth the journey to the epilogue, readers! And that epilogue is written in true Ms. Brown style - a blast of fresh air!
was excited about getting it..disappionted when i read it since master of many treasures left me unsure of what had REALLY happened to the heroine i was hoping some of that would be reveiled. i agree with the others that the characters werent well developed (i really only read this book to see what happened to the egg.) i was happy when Ky-Lin was reintroduced cause it was a familiar character like summer and growch were. and cried at the very end because of what happened to the dog :( (im lame arent i) but anyways the book was okay enough just didnt like that she didnt have a direct link to the egg she just happened to be someone who was related to the person that bought it off an auction and was marveling at it.. i wanted someone more caring of the egg or more related to it..book really disappointed me...maybe there will be a next one with ky-lin and the twin hatchling hopefully
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