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The Fires of Gallipoli

Barney Campbell

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Edward Salter is a shy, reserved lawyer whose life is transformed by the outbreak of war in 1914. On...

Historical Fiction WWI

Southern Rambles for Londoners: Walk the English Countryside with S.P.B Mais' Famous 1948 Guidebook!

S.P.B. Mais

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1948: with post-war Britain's sense 'dulled by traffic and by bombs', this pocket-sized book was a...

To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway

Christian Wolmar

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Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and...

A Pilot's Life in Active Service from 1930-1954

Raimund Puda

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In "A Pilot's Life in Active Service from 1930-1957", the story of successful and inspiring pilot...

David McK (3649 KP) rated Dragon Day in Books

Aug 26, 2025

This is an Audible original, which I'd heard - pre-listening - as probably best described as "World War Z, but with Dragons"

Which did prove to be pretty much spot on.

Like World War Z, this takes the form of epistolary storytelling: all presented as if audio recordings of interviews (and personal journals) of journalist Neve Pride, as she witnesses the 'eruption' of Dragons from the earth, and the devastation that follows.

As epistolary storytelling, I found certain sections to be slower than others - I also find that, as it is presented as interviews post events, I also miss the immediacy of the action. That, I find, is a drawback of this type of storytelling device.

Still, at least I can now say I'd listened to it ...