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A review by orionmissing
Dragon Princess by S. Andrew Swann
4.0
This fantasy comedy was such a fun read. Frank Blackthorne gave a silly, cynical, first person narration which set the tone for the story start to finish.
Dragon Princess by S. Andrew Swan is such a fun read! A highly sarcastic, slightly unfortunate, body-swap tale told by the unwilling protagonist: renown thief, Frank Blackthorne.
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Frank thinks highly of his skill and intellect, though he recognizes that he has fallen on hard times. A debt to the thieves guild left him desperate for any job. And when the "abandoned temple" he needed to hit ended up full of cult worshippers of the Dark Lord Natlac mid sacrifice, he made himself another powerful enemy.
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Down on his luck in a crappy bar, with a crappy drink, the court Wizard of Lendowyn offers him a new job: rescue the Princess from a Dragon. But Frank knows Lendowyn is broke, & that this job reeks of "ITS A TRAP" -- unfortunately, he can't afford to make another enemy.
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Miraculously, Frank manages to walk away from the wizard's evil deed unscathed, only....he walks away inside the Princesses body. And thus, we embark on a quest to right this situation which went so terribly wrong.
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The story takes a familiar concept, in a familiar setting, & makes it brand new with a fast pace, modern humor, & the tone of perpetually sighing at requests from your boss. 'I'll do it, but only because I literally cannot say no.'
Dragon Princess by S. Andrew Swan is such a fun read! A highly sarcastic, slightly unfortunate, body-swap tale told by the unwilling protagonist: renown thief, Frank Blackthorne.
.
Frank thinks highly of his skill and intellect, though he recognizes that he has fallen on hard times. A debt to the thieves guild left him desperate for any job. And when the "abandoned temple" he needed to hit ended up full of cult worshippers of the Dark Lord Natlac mid sacrifice, he made himself another powerful enemy.
.
Down on his luck in a crappy bar, with a crappy drink, the court Wizard of Lendowyn offers him a new job: rescue the Princess from a Dragon. But Frank knows Lendowyn is broke, & that this job reeks of "ITS A TRAP" -- unfortunately, he can't afford to make another enemy.
.
Miraculously, Frank manages to walk away from the wizard's evil deed unscathed, only....he walks away inside the Princesses body. And thus, we embark on a quest to right this situation which went so terribly wrong.
.
The story takes a familiar concept, in a familiar setting, & makes it brand new with a fast pace, modern humor, & the tone of perpetually sighing at requests from your boss. 'I'll do it, but only because I literally cannot say no.'