The Dragonstone (Mithgar, #1)

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The Dragonstone (Mithgar, #1)

1996 | Science Fiction/Fantasy

Vision of a future that must not be...
Arin' s visions come to her unbidden, rising from the campfire that she sits by, night after night. They are flashes of things long past - or yet to come. They are beautiful, terrifying. But never before has she had a vision of such horror and bloodshed, of rioting hordes and raging Dragons. It is a terrifying window onto a conflagration that threatens to engulf all of Mithgar- Unless she can stop it.
Part if Arin's vision, revealed by potent magicks, is a mysterious riddle. She is to seek the cat, the one eye, the peacock, the ferret, and the keeper, and they alone will aid her. And so Arin's quest begins, a perilous trek without direction, which will end only when she has reclaimed the relic of immense power that promises to be the scourge of Mithgar... The fearsome Dragonstone.



Published by Dutton Books

Edition Unknown
ISBN 9780451455222
Language English
Edition Mass Market
ISBN 0451454561
Language English

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The Dragonstone (Mithgar, #1)
Dennis L. McKiernan | 1996 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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The book follows our heroines and heroes hoping to avert a possible disaster by finding the jade egg and defeating a wizard. Their only real map a puzzle of a prophecy that they have to figure out. It does use a lot of what I call "old or high" language where the meanings have changed from today's usage and there are a lot of thee and thine. As well as a peppering of what I think is Japanese and possibly French words. He also really likes the word whelm. The Dragonstone is philosophical inclined and many discussions about free will vs. predestination are inside.

Technically, I rate this book as 7 1/2 stars (I'm not sure how to do a half rating & enjoyed it enough to round up). I received over half of his books over ten years ago about the same time as the LOTR movies came out. Yes, they are very similar. You can tell he is a LOTR fan. Like a lot of his books, this story starts in the middle and builds through flashbacks. One of my favorite things about this books series is that you get multiple p.o.v. And you can read the series all hodgepodge with few as "true" sequels or trilogies- most of those are contained as one book now.