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Beginnings: five heroic fantasy adventure novels by Lindsay Buroker

saidahgilbert's review

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4.0

2nd reading: I only read the Dragon Rider story in preparation for my re-read of the Dragon Blood series.

schomj's review

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4.0

3.5 stars

Dragon Rider This was my first Buroker story. This is supposed to be a standalone introduction for people who haven't read rest of the series (like me!) as well as a treat for fans, but I think you'd get a lot more out of it if you know how this fits into the greater whole.

Encrypted Read the rest of the trilogy as soon as I finished this story. Philologist heroine and morally questionable engineer hero. Really enjoyed it.

The Emperor’s Edge Another story that prompted me to immediately start reading the rest in the series. Amaranthe is super cool. And Sicarius from Encrypted makes another appearance here.

Balanced on the Blade’s Edge My second story in this world. Not my favorite. But it's also Buroker's first fantasy-romance novel, so maybe it was the romance aspect that didn't work for me.

Warrior Mage The description of this one isn't pulling me in, so I'm putting off reading it until I'm in the right mood. Not counted in my rating for the collection.
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