Dragon Quest
The Stone Crown Series, Book 2
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Dragon Quest
Buy Now for £14.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Amy Soakes
-
By:
-
Ava Richardson
About this listen
She can save her people—or doom the world.
Narissea and her dragon Yimma face an impossible choice. With a map unearthed from a hidden shrine, she is forced to lead Inyene’s heir, Abioye, across the treacherous Plains to claim the Stone Crown—an artifact of unimaginable power. Only the crown’s wearer can command all dragons and claim the High Throne, uniting the fractured kingdoms.
To place such power in Inyene’s hands would be a betrayal of everything Narissea holds dear. Yet refusing the mission would mean certain death for herself and those she fights to protect.
But dangers lurk at every turn. Ruthless mercenaries hunt the crown for a shadowy patron, striking when Narissea’s group is most vulnerable. Amid the chaos, the map is torn in two, leaving her to navigate the perilous Plains and the ghostly Sea of Mists using only the fragmented stories passed down by her village elders.
When suspicion drives Inyene to unleash her mechanical dragons, the sands ignite in a ferocious battle of fire and steel. As trust shatters and choices grow ever darker, Narissea must weigh the fate of the kingdoms against the price of her people’s survival.
The crown’s power could save the world—or destroy it.
This book has since been republished with updates. This audiobook is based on the original edition.
©2020 Relay Publishing (P)2020 Relay PublishingListeners also enjoyed...
Narration 6/10
The narration remains exactly the same as the first book "Dragon Connection" so I'll just repost what I wrote about the narration back when I reviewed that one:
"Even though the narrator seems skillful and conspicuous effort is put into giving life to the characters, since the first moment I could not get past the sound tone chosen for the main protagonist, Nari. The voice, for me, was totally unfit for the character and it sounded more fit for the narration of something like "50 shades of grey" and I truly cannot understand why would someone designate a slightly silly and partly sensual voice to a fantasy hero, who should normally bear a more bold voice with some, either concealed or obvious, determination to it. In this regard, no matter how hard I tried, by the end of the novel I did not manage to get used to it. As a matter of fact, during the last few chapters I decided to speed the narration up to x1.5 which surprisingly helped, since the sped up voice took away an adequate part of the aforementioned sensual - silly hue.
Additionally, although a minor issue compared to the above, I should mention that the lingual sound effects were a bit off-putting, since they sounded nothing like they are supposed to. To be more precise, a dragon roar does not sound like "squeeeeeel" and a whistle does not sound like "feet feet feet".
For confrontation to the above and to give credit where credit is due, backtracking to my premise, the narrator does possess perspicuous skill with potential for improved recitation in future work, a dribble of which can be distinguished by the narration of several secondary characters whom she portrayed greatly."
To add to the above, I've actually checked the narrator's profile and I found what seems to be the source of the problem: She mostly narrates romantic flicks. Apparently she keeps the same style for the rest of the books as well, while she should adapt and change her style and tone depending on what she is narrating.
Story 7.5/10
The story continues where the first book (Dragon Connection) left off and it is told via the perspective of Nari, a sixteen year old girl set on a journey with her bonded dragon to find the Stone Crown.
The story is pretty straightforward, simple and easy to follow. I find it a bit improved upon the previous book since, even though the first half can be a bit stale, the second half is action packed and more interesting. Don't expect any twists and wows out of it though, it's a mostly foreseeable action fantasy story.
Overall, as I did with the Dragon Connection, I will also recommend this one for younger ages (10-15 y.o.), people getting familiar to the English language and people getting started with novel stories, as it is a pleasant, rather simple story, with easy vocabulary to tail after.
Improved upon first book, narration still the same
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.