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queentut's review against another edition
5.0
Book one of the Dragon Mage, book 9 of the Deverry Cycle. Another fantastic book! I had a hard time putting it down. The best thing about a series is how you get to know the characters and really become engrossed in the story. Kerr has done such a wonderful job with this series! The characters continue to develop - and re-develop - and Deverry and the Westlands...it all feels like places I've been, and people I know.
fantastiskfiktion's review against another edition
2.0
https://fantastiskfiktion.wordpress.com/2017/11/05/sagan-om-det-magiska-landet-deverry/
uncommonloon's review against another edition
2.75
not bad, but nothing to write home about. characters were fairly one-dimensional and the magic system was basic, although I did enjoy some of the worldbuilding and the plot moved along at a nice clip. basically exactly what I would expect from the free donations bin at the public library, from whence it came and whither it will likely return.
catamongstthepages's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jennykeery's review against another edition
4.0
Bit of a fail this one as it says book one on the cover but it's actually book nine of a longer series. NINE.
At the start I did think, "Blimey, I'm being thrown in at the deep end here, help me out Katherine?" but I ploughed on and ended up really enjoying it despite not having a clue what was going on for huge sections of the story.
Now to find books 1-8 I guess?
At the start I did think, "Blimey, I'm being thrown in at the deep end here, help me out Katherine?" but I ploughed on and ended up really enjoying it despite not having a clue what was going on for huge sections of the story.
Now to find books 1-8 I guess?
simranshah's review against another edition
3.0
look man, it's not bad, like really it isn't. i just genuinely didn't care about anyone or anything in this story.
katmarhan's review against another edition
4.0
9/10
The ninth book in the Deverry Cycle and the first of a sub series, the Dragon Mage trilogy, The Red Wyvern spends most of its pages filling in the story of the True King, Maryn, and how he came to power at the end of the Civil Wars in about 849. In doing so, it also gives us the backstory of Raena, a reincarnation of a troublemaker in Maryn's time who continues to cause problems for other characters in the "current" time of 1116.
Kerr continue just enough of the ongoing "current" story to keep our interest in Dallandra, Evandar, Rhodry, Jhado, Niffa, and others, while giving us a much fuller accounting of Caradoc, Maddyn, Branoic, and Nevyn during the final stages of the Civil Wars as Maryn battles his way to the throne as High King of Deverry.
Solid entry in the Deverry Cycle. Looking forward to continuing the series.
The ninth book in the Deverry Cycle and the first of a sub series, the Dragon Mage trilogy, The Red Wyvern spends most of its pages filling in the story of the True King, Maryn, and how he came to power at the end of the Civil Wars in about 849. In doing so, it also gives us the backstory of Raena, a reincarnation of a troublemaker in Maryn's time who continues to cause problems for other characters in the "current" time of 1116.
Kerr continue just enough of the ongoing "current" story to keep our interest in Dallandra, Evandar, Rhodry, Jhado, Niffa, and others, while giving us a much fuller accounting of Caradoc, Maddyn, Branoic, and Nevyn during the final stages of the Civil Wars as Maryn battles his way to the throne as High King of Deverry.
Solid entry in the Deverry Cycle. Looking forward to continuing the series.
aderyn's review against another edition
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Incest
wordnerdy's review against another edition
4.0
https://wordnerdy.blogspot.com/2022/03/2022-book-38.html
Back on my bullshit, reading old fantasy series instead of new library books. This is the start of another sub-series in the Deverry Cycle, and introduces some new characters (including, briefly, one who seems to be in our world, or at least a world with Christianity) before linking them up with some characters from the first series. It does fill in some holes in the flashback timeline and I liked those new characters a lot, but was glad we got to see more of the mysterious magical dwarf island as well. I’ll be honest that I have lost track of a lot of the details of who is reincarnated into who across the many, many timelines at this point, but I just sort of let it all wash over me and eventually it all makes sense. The villains here are all pretty two-dimensional (read: boring) but everyone else makes up for it. A-.
Back on my bullshit, reading old fantasy series instead of new library books. This is the start of another sub-series in the Deverry Cycle, and introduces some new characters (including, briefly, one who seems to be in our world, or at least a world with Christianity) before linking them up with some characters from the first series. It does fill in some holes in the flashback timeline and I liked those new characters a lot, but was glad we got to see more of the mysterious magical dwarf island as well. I’ll be honest that I have lost track of a lot of the details of who is reincarnated into who across the many, many timelines at this point, but I just sort of let it all wash over me and eventually it all makes sense. The villains here are all pretty two-dimensional (read: boring) but everyone else makes up for it. A-.