Dragon Blood - Omnibus

Charming and Strangely Soothing!

The first book in this series grabbed me immediately, and over the last few months I've gone back to these books over and over again. I dare anyone to listen to the first book and not be entranced by the story and the magic. Love this!

There is something wonderful about Lindsay Buroker's writing -- with Caitlin Davies reading -- that makes me feel like I'm in safe hands. I find I can relax at the end of a difficult day, knowing the stories she writes will take me away to a simpler time, with sweetly interesting characters that I find it easy to care about. The magic, the potions, the action scenes and affecting relationships, are so well written and fleshed out, that it's easy to get lost in this world.

Kind of steam-punky -- but steam punk done subtly and really well -- the descriptions of the mechanisms suit the world and time, and make sense in the context of the story. (Hot air balloon travel over a volcano? Yep!)

While exciting and action packed, Buroker has also shown that it's possible for a fantasy series to be romantic and charming, and I'm a big, big fan! Just got my hands on books 4 and 5 and I cannot wait to begin them.

Highly Recommended: For those who love fantasy and/or steam punk, action, magic and potions, and a small core group of of close friends on a quest!

9 of 9 people found this review helpful

A HIDDEN JEWEL - CAN'T WAIT FOR THE REST!!!!

I just hate that 5 stars is all that I can award this series. I'd love to shout out to everyone who loves a good tale.........listen to this. Yes, get the full benefit & LISTEN not read.

The story weaving is excellent but the audio enhances it to the NTH DEGREE. Caitlin Davies did an awesome job! Each character has their own voice and there were many many voices for her to do. Imagine doing individual voices & personalities for an entire fighter squadron along with the main characters and supporting characters. She even got her soulblade, Jaxi's voice at it's "snarky" best.

What a Great Omnibus of books. I spent sleepless nights listening to this set of 3 books. The only thing wrong is that the remainder of the series isn't available on Audible YET.
There are a few other books at audible by this author but not in this series...I CRAVE MORE. This series is a cross between life on other planets & magic. The author made it marry very well. It sort of reminded me of Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle books in the beginning years when I couldn't put them down.

The shocker is that I got this 3 book set through Amazon for $.99 plus the extra few $$ [2.99] for the audible version [whispersync rocks on occasion]. I can't believe this series isn't flying off the shelves. Basically, $4 for 27.5 hours of bliss. This author was unknown to me prior to my listening to this audiobook but I plan to put Lindsay Boroker on my short list of authors & am eagerly waiting.

It has been ages since I have enjoyed a series as much as this one. Oh, there have been a few that I have enjoyed quite a bit but Dragon Blood tops them all...and to think that I hardly paid anything for this much pleasure. Really, I wish I could tell the world about this series...I haven't been this excited in a long time.

My only question is: How long do I have to wait for Patterns in the Dark (Dragon Blood, #4) & The Blade's Memory (Dragon Blood, #5)? I am like an addict that needs to know the rest of the story...I need that fix NOW. No, I don't want to read it. I want to hear the voices of all the supporting characters in Ridge's squadron. No, I NEED to hear Duck's country boy voice & the voice of Apex, his over educated priggish team mate & all the other wonderful voices that bring this series to life. Sardelle & Ridge have much more to offer me & I can see a long life in this series because the supporting characters are so interesting & all have their own stories that need to be heard. Tolemek must continue his quest because his sister will have a few surprises for him...I just know it.

29 of 31 people found this review helpful

Thoroughly entertaining

These are the first three books of a series of six. I hope the next in the series will be released soon. I found the story to be well written, attention grabbing, and very entertaining.

There's magic but also things like old style fighter planes, which sounds like a strange combination, but the author makes it work. Well worth the credit.

16 of 17 people found this review helpful

Excellent

Well done story with excellent narratiion. The story(with snarkiness) and narration pulled me to this world of engines and magic.

10 of 11 people found this review helpful

Dragon Blood a Steampunk Adventure

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, it's a fun listen

What did you like best about this story?

A very enjoyable steampunk adventure, join Col. Bridgewater his crazy crew including pimples, apex, raptor, duck among others. Also a three hundred year old wizard and her sword (soul blade), the blade provides a sense of humorous dialogue. Such terms as soul schnitzel are included!

What about Caitlin Davies’s performance did you like?

Her ability to voice soo many characters.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Nope far to long for one session.

10 of 11 people found this review helpful

I Never Knew

I have never been an audio fan, preferring real books, our at least ebooks, but had to try the free offer. This brand of books is right up my ally, and HAD to have it. Actually my whole family has been taking turns listening, the story if so intriguing, and the narrator was utterly ridiculous!!! She used perfect voices and tones, that I was always sure would be lost without seeing the words, and the format! I'm very impressed, now just to get the rest if the series!! I just hope that it's the sane voice, it's almost like they are alive ..would be a shame if not, I think I would not listen but have to read them. Can't wait to see what happens next!!

14 of 16 people found this review helpful

Love Lindsay Buroker!

Lindsay's books are full of entertainment and personalities that draw you in. I love her strong female characters!

9 of 10 people found this review helpful

Wonderful!

Full of action and adventure, wonderful characters, and humor Dragon Blood - Omnibus was a joy to listen to! The performance of Caitlin Davies was excellent, and really brought Lindsay Buroker's characters to life! I am truly looking forward to the rest of the series.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

This was a very interesting and absorbing book.

I really liked this book and all three stories. I hope the author keeps up the series. Great characters good plots. I really liked it and sometimes kept driving so I could hear more

7 of 8 people found this review helpful

Not What I Was Expecting... But Better!

Well, for a audio I bought by mistake, it was really good! (I actually meant to buy Loved By The Dragon, but that's another story.) This three book set is a combination of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and romance. The romance aspect is more sweet than steamy and there are no detailed sex scenes. The first two stories were really good. I loved all the snarky witty dialogue and the characters especially the pirate. The third book was ok, it basically further developed the plot from the first two books. Dragon Blood definitely peaked my interest, held my attention, and now I've become invested in the characters. I plan on listening to more stories in the series.

The first audio I've listened too narrated by Caitlin Davies and she did a wonderful job! I really liked how she delivered all the snarky dialogue, especially the talking sword.

10 of 12 people found this review helpful