Prince Lander and the Dragon War
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- Author：S.D. Smith
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Summary
Old Natalia， during the declining years of Whitson Mariner and the rise of tyrannical dragons and their master， Namoz Dragonking。
Rabbitkind faces extinction， and Prince Lander must follow his aging father to the last desperate edge of hope。 A possible future is glimpsed dimly through a veil of darkness and death。 This will not be a safe ending。
Blood calls。
Oathbreakers attack。
Allies fracture。
Legends end。
Rabbitkind faces extinction， and Prince Lander must follow his aging father to the last desperate edge of hope。 A possible future is glimpsed dimly through a veil of darkness and death。 This will not be a safe ending。
Blood calls。
Oathbreakers attack。
Allies fracture。
Legends end。
Reviews
DeNae
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We finished all of the books in the Ember's End series， and they are excellent。 We finished all of the books in the Ember's End series， and they are excellent。 。。。more
Amybooks
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Fantastic！！！Definitely read the others first， but fantastic read <3 highly recommend！！ It really fills gaps in the history for some of the other books。
E。 Joy
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My days！ Incredible work on this book， Mr S。D。 Smith！ So full of twists and action I almost fell off my seat several times， so full of heart that I cried， and the lore！ I loved all the lore and the mystery。 I loved how he explained and elaborated several things in Ember's End。 What a fantastic book！ I can't wait until the next one！ There are still many stories in Natalia yet to be told。 My days！ Incredible work on this book， Mr S。D。 Smith！ So full of twists and action I almost fell off my seat several times， so full of heart that I cried， and the lore！ I loved all the lore and the mystery。 I loved how he explained and elaborated several things in Ember's End。 What a fantastic book！ I can't wait until the next one！ There are still many stories in Natalia yet to be told。 。。。more
Amy Culp
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I always love S。D。 Smith！
Bakingshepherdess
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This may be my favorite of all Smith’s books。 It is so very moving！
Mikayla
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This was my favorite of the tales of old Natalia because you finally get information that has something to do with The Green Ember。
Erin
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S。D。 Smith does it again。 I know these books will be on our family bookshelves forever！ Can’t wait for him to write more books。 My children and I have throughly enjoyed reading this series。
Ebony and Ivory
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4。5 starsS。D。 Smith， you've done it again！ 4。5 starsS。D。 Smith， you've done it again！ 。。。more
Alyssa Tabor
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S。D。 Smith is the author we have been waiting for。 More please！！
GuardedLegacy
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I love S。D。 Smith's books， and usually love them even more after reading a second time。 However， the Tales of Old Natalia books are always difficult for me to review， in a similar way that it is difficult to review The Legend of Korra without comparing it to Avatar: The Last Airbender。 So I plan to approach this review from three angles:1。 Standalone plot and story2。 The lore in the greater Green Ember series。3。 Narration （Audiobook）So let's dig into Prince Lander and the Dragon War。（please unde I love S。D。 Smith's books， and usually love them even more after reading a second time。 However， the Tales of Old Natalia books are always difficult for me to review， in a similar way that it is difficult to review The Legend of Korra without comparing it to Avatar: The Last Airbender。 So I plan to approach this review from three angles:1。 Standalone plot and story2。 The lore in the greater Green Ember series。3。 Narration （Audiobook）So let's dig into Prince Lander and the Dragon War。（please understand， I've only read this once so far， and this is probably the most critical review I've written for one of S。D。 Smith's books）First， the plot and story， and how well Prince Lander and the Dragon War stands on it's own merits。 S。D。 Smith sticks to his usual writing style of filling the story with emotion and adrenaline。 This has worked well enough in some of his other books， but I've always viewed it as one of Smith's weaknesses。 This is usually my reasoning behind 4-star ratings for books that I find myself loving。 I think Prince Lander suffers more than other books in the series due to lack of character development as we jump from one adrenaline-fueled jaunt to the next。 There are a lot of questions established as this story charges heedlessly into the fray， but few of them are answered because Smith doesn't spend much time in those character driven moments。 Who is Hollie Grimble and does she have any significance？ She could have easily become a love interest that could lead to a marriage bringing peace between the factions。。。 but no。 She doesn't seem to have any significance。 Who are Lander's brothers？ I just don't care enough about them。 Why is everyone so quick to turn on King Whitson？ I guess because he made them all settle right next door to the dragons--again， WHY？ Who are the Drekkers （I know this is explained， but is it really）？ Don't get me wrong， I enjoyed the Drekkers; I just didn't understand their role。 Oath sworn to the king， but we won't honor it or pick sides， but we'll pick your side。。。In a sense， the plot suffers from a "chosen one" trope。 Prince lander spends the entire book trying to unravel and bring about prophecies about the star sword， in essence， trying to make himself the chosen one。 There's a sense that all depends on Lander， and despite injuries and overwhelming odds， nothing would succeed without him。There's also （annoyingly） a new catchphrase for this book: "Defend all。 All defend。" While I love Blackstar's oath， this is the one book where it somewhat makes sense to have another catchphrase--Blackstar's not here and King Whitson's trying to build a community。 I still think it's unnecessary， and the oath would have been fine。Second analysis: Lore in the overall Green Ember series。My overall thoughts。。。 think Solo: A Star Wars Story--it's telling a story that is legendary and mysterious within the lore of it's own universe。。。 and then it fails to deliver that legend。 Without spoilers， I think there could have been more to how the dragons ended up under the lake at First Warren。 I'll go back to The Green Ember and my review of The Black Star of Kingston--these are supposed to be stories that Picket and Heather grew up listening to。 Picket idolizes Blackstar and his devotion in protecting King Whitson， but they spent all of 5 seconds together。 Yes Blackstar shows up in this book， but he's never with King Whitson。After The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner， I thought Massie would have made a better idol for Picket， as he never left Lander's side--but then he disappeared in this book。Sadly this book just doesn't fit into the established lore of the series。 Sure， names and hints and little Easter eggs are scattered throughout the book， but I'm sad to say it's not a satisfying， cohesive tale。Finally， the narration by Eric Fritzius。I love Joel Clarkson's narration of the main Green Ember series， but I've always struggled to enjoy Eric Fritzius's narration of the Tales of Old Natalia and the Green Archer series。 He does well enough with voice variations and accents， but most of the time I just imagine a character sounding differently， especially in this book。 This is probably because all the truly old characters （King Whitson， Blackstar， Massie， etc。） don't sound old enough， which makes Lander sound too old。 I just didn't enjoy the narration。 The Drekker voices are fun， same as Jimmy Docker was。At the end of the read， this book was a lot of hype， and I'm surprised I'm giving it 4 stars。 I'm tempted to only give it 3。 I'll read again soon with my daughter， and maybe it'll grow on me。 I'm sorry， I really wanted to love this book。 。。。more
Kerr Howell
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The Howells love Natalia stories。 This story is face paced and a really good outer story of the ember series。 Lander is a great king！ Waiting for next one。 Great job Mr。 S。 D。 Smith and great art Mr。 Zach Franzen。
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 SO GOOD。 S。D。 Smith， you really know how to tug on people's heartstrings。 THAT ENDING was AMAZING。 What will Fleck do now though？？？？ SO GOOD。 S。D。 Smith， you really know how to tug on people's heartstrings。 THAT ENDING was AMAZING。 What will Fleck do now though？？？？ 。。。more
Fabulous Fork
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Ok， we got this preordered and I must say it was worth the wait。 I finished it in one night。 Incredible story; dangerous， yes， but incredible。 It tied together really nicely with the main Green Ember series， especially one moment near the end。 On the whole a fantastic addition to the series， and in my opinion one of the most important。 However， I do recommend you read it after finishing the main Green Ember books （The Green Ember， Ember Falls， etc） as the book has some spoilers。
Dmilligan
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Probably my favorite out of the Old Natalia trilogy！
Kelsey Bogus
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I have read all of the books on this series so far。 They are amazing。 I am part way through this book now and am hooked once again。
Erin Jarrod
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Love this book series。 Read it as a family
Chris
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My kids enjoy every book in this series！
Amanda Osenga
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This is the latest in my family's favorite book series and it did not disappoint！ Great for older kids/tweens， teens， and their parents :） We love these books so much！ This is the latest in my family's favorite book series and it did not disappoint！ Great for older kids/tweens， teens， and their parents :） We love these books so much！ 。。。more
Jared Boyd
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S。D。 Smith brings in another exciting installment in the world of the Green Ember！ We return to the world of Old Natalia for the exciting follow up to the plotlines begun in The Black Star of Kingston and The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner。 Fans of the entire Green Ember line can expect heroism in the face of grim adversity on the level of Ember's End。 There are moments that may scare or sadden， but there are also heroes willing to press on in the face of overwhelming odds。 S。D。 Smith brings in another exciting installment in the world of the Green Ember！ We return to the world of Old Natalia for the exciting follow up to the plotlines begun in The Black Star of Kingston and The Wreck and Rise of Whitson Mariner。 Fans of the entire Green Ember line can expect heroism in the face of grim adversity on the level of Ember's End。 There are moments that may scare or sadden， but there are also heroes willing to press on in the face of overwhelming odds。 。。。more
Ashley Reid
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Best book in the series （according to my kiddos）！ We've enjoyed all the books in this series。 Best book in the series （according to my kiddos）！ We've enjoyed all the books in this series。 。。。more
Patience
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I recommend S。 D。 Smith's books to everyone。 I'd say around seven years old is the youngest age to fully appreciate the #rabbitswithswords Green Ember books。 This particular one was a little heavier than the others， but still masterfully presented。 I recommend S。 D。 Smith's books to everyone。 I'd say around seven years old is the youngest age to fully appreciate the #rabbitswithswords Green Ember books。 This particular one was a little heavier than the others， but still masterfully presented。 。。。more
Allyson
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Mr。 S。D。 Smith has done it again！ The book was full of adventure and it never had a boring or dull moment。 It is definitely a must read for anyone， young or old。 This series needs to be heard。 My place besides you， My blood for yours。Till the green ember rises， Or the end of the world！
Est
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