Jessica Cluess effortlessly juggles individual arcs for all five protagonists and explores thought-provoking questions about the relationship between nature and nurture. Dragon races and basilisk-hunting-aided by romantic drama and villainous face-offs-fuel the action, while the short chapters, narrated by perspectives that rotate among the five protagonists, drive momentum and tighten pacing. As certain death looms, they must unite to expose a sinister plot before the kingdom-and everyone they love-is destroyed.ĭespite clocking in at over 500 pages, House of Dragons moves at a fast clip. Although they know only one will be crowned and the other four will be killed, the competitors bond when a mysterious puppeteer begins toying with them, turning the atmosphere from cutthroat to cautious. The teens compete with their dragons in challenges that test their physical strength and political prowess. But instead of calling the eldest child of each house, as tradition dictates, a ragtag bunch of misfits have been selected: Emilia, a scholar with deadly powers Lucian, a repentant soldier who wants to be a monk Vespir, a servant and dragon trainer Ajax, a thief and Hyperia, a cunning and savage member of the nobility. In the kingdom of Etrusia where dragons fly, the emperor has died, and five teens must compete to become his successor.
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