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Review of In the Hall of the Dragon King: The Dragon King Trilogy - Book 1 (The Dragon King Trilogy)
Stephen Lawhead's best-selling trilogy is being relaunched for a new generation of young adult readers.
An orphan boy puts his life in the hands of the God Most High and overcomes the evil threatening to destroy his world.
In book 1, Quentin is thrown into turmoil and must choose a life of ease, or a dangerous unknown path.
In book 2, Quentin, now King, holds life and death in his hands as the rising Wolf Star has cast a long shadow of terror over the realm of the Dragon King.
In book 3, Quentin reigns as the Dragon King and faces the insidious attack of evil from within himself when Nimrood holds his son hostage.
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Comments for In the Hall of the Dragon King: The Dragon King Trilogy - Book 1 (The Dragon King Trilogy)
- Posted on 2007-10-11
Awesome!!!!!
In the Hall of the Dragon King is a GREAT begining to a series. You, as a reader, instantly like the main characters and are thrown headlong into their quest for truth and the salvation of their kindgom. Lawhead shows that even in the first series he published, he already had that...that...I don't even know if words can describe it. Lawhead is one of my favorite authors and this book lives up to any and all expectations I had. It is worth any price Amazon can set.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2007-09-16
For Young Adults
I think you need to remember that this book's aimed for the young adult audience. If you've read Song of Albion, or Byzantium, or Hood and Scarlet, then you read this, you will notice the difference, and I think that's why some people are giving it only a few stars.
However, there's virtually no series I'd recommend more for young adults, especially who are into Fantasy.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2006-06-12
Uninspiring Christian Fantasy
As an avid fantasy lover and non-Christian, I found this book very disappointing. The plot is unoriginal, the characters uninspiring, and I felt cheated by the none-too-subtle religious propoganda -- I realized only after reading the book that the publishing company is all Christian literature. If you're looking for Christian fantasy -- hey, it's a limited genre, and this book isn't all bad. But if you're just looking for good fantasy -- look elsewhere.
Score: 2
- Posted on 2003-07-04
Could have been much better
I haven't read Lawhead's other works, but this was a big disappointment. The characters were shallow, the villains incompetent, the Protestant Christian symbolism too blunt, and the spelling and grammar atrocious. Whoever the editor was should be fired. The only redeeming aspect was a fairly original plot, but it is not enough to save the rest of the book.
Score: 2 - Posted on 2002-03-09
The Dragon King Trilogy is on of my favorite series!
15-years-old acolyte, Quentin is wakened by a commotion in the temple of Ariel one night. A very badly wounded knight had stumbled in to the temple. His name is Ronsard(he is one of my favorite characters) and he has an extremely important message for his Queen Alinea. Ronsard asks if anyone could go and give the message for him. Quentin agrees to go but he can no longer return to the temple. The knight tells him to go to a hermit named Durwin and to give the message without stopping. So, mounted on Ronsard's horse Balder, Quentin rides to Durwin's house. He meets Durwin and also Durwin's friend, Theido. Theido and Quentin rides to Askelon where the Queen was, but they are caught by the crafty coward, Prince Jaspin. The Prince is the King's brother and he wants to have the crown. Quentin escapes and goes to the Queen. The message he gave was that King Eskevar had been captured by the evil necromancer, Nimrood. Then, the Queen, Durwin, and Quentin meets Theido. He had escaped and together they ride to save the King. Quentin learns of a new God, the Most High and he turns away from Ariel and the other gods to worship the true one God. Durwin teaches him more about God on the way.Can they rescue the King from Nimrood? Can they win the battle with Prince Jaspin's 100,000 men with their 10,000?
This is a wonderful Christian fantasy. The next one, "The Warlords of Nin" is my favorite in the Dragon King Trilogy.
Score: 5