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    The Dragon Business
    The Dragon Business
    The Dragon Business
    Audiobook8 hours

    The Dragon Business

    Written by Kevin J. Anderson

    Narrated by James Langton

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    King Cullin may be known as “the Dragon Slayer,” but he fears his son’s legacy will be as “King Maurice Who Speaks with Proper Grammar.” The boy keeps his nose buried in parchments, starry-eyed at the idea of noble knights and eager to hand royal gold to any con man hawking a unicorn horn. Tonight, though, Cullin will educate the prince in the truth behind minstrels’ silly songs of glory….

    Long ago, in a kingdom, well, not that far from here really, young Cullin traveled the countryside as squire to brave Sir Dalbry, along with Dalbry’s trusted sidekick Reeger, selling dragon-protection services to every kingdom with a coffer. There were no dragons, of course, but with a collection of severed alligator heads and a willingness to play dirty, the trio of con men was crushing the competition. Then along came Princess Affonyl.

    Tomboyish and with a head for alchemy, Affonyl faked a dragon of her own, escaped her arranged marriage, and threw in with Cullin and company. But with her father sending a crew of do-gooder knights to find her, the dragon business just got cutthroat.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateApr 8, 2014
    ISBN9781480539570
    Author

    Kevin J. Anderson

    Kevin J. Anderson has published more than eighty novels, including twenty-nine national bestsellers. He has been nominated for the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Reader's Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include Captain Nemo, Hopscotch, and Hidden Empire. He has also collaborated on numerous series novels, including Star Wars, The X-Files, and Dune. In his spare time, he also writes comic books. He lives in Wisconsin.

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    • 3/5
      It was an entertaining listen! But I did not appreciate the detail withheld at the end, it really ruined the ending for me.
    • 5/5
      I loved how the roguish con men and not so dainty princess defied well defined tropes.
    • 3/5
      I won a copy of this book from Goodreads.

      This was amusing, as it was meant to be. It is almost wholly satire, after all. It's witty and well-written. I generally really enjoyed it. But there came a point when the joke just kind of got stale and all the anachronisms (which are purposeful) started to grate. But if you're looking for a laugh that pokes fun at fairy tales, pretty pretty princesses and knights in shining armor, look no further.

      As an odd aside: I take issue with this sentence in the description: But with her father sending a crew of do-gooder knights to find her, the dragon business just got cutthroat. It simply doesn't happen in the book. Go figure.

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    • 4/5
      The Dragon Business is a fun comic fantasy with bits of satire about human credulity and occasional snide comments about the business of fiction.
      I did not find it as charming as The Princess Bride by William Goldman, nor as witty as the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett, but if you liked those, I think you'll like this.