Book Review: Dragon Bane

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I picked up this book, and I was immediately dropped into a high fantasy world that transcends time.  It is based in our world and time, but the characters have the ability to travel through time.  After a chapter or two, I realized that I had been dropped into the story line in the middle - instead of at the beginning.  No matter, the author wrapped me up into her world, and the characters worked their dragon magic on me.  I was hooked before the end of the first hundred pages.  What a fabulous piece of high fantasy!  With a tale woven through time and dimensions.... it is a sweeping piece of imaginative work.  I will have to read the other books that tie into this novel.  The author does a fabulous job of giving just enough information about what had come before in order to keep the story moving and to give the reader enough information to understand the current action in the story.  WHAT A FANTASTIC READ!!!!

Please Note:
This book contains adult themes.  In the movie theaters, this book would get an "R" rating for sex.

Book Talk:
Maxis Drago is a mysterious, antisocial, withdrawn dragon who lives in Sanctuary - a quiet place in the city of modern day New Orleans that offers sanctuary to the magical, mystical shape shifting creatures that inhabit our world.

For thousands of years, Max has lived a solitary life, working to guard and protect the items that were entrusted to his care.   Quietly living in Sanctuary, very few know the true story of Max's past.

And then, Fate intervenes and not only puts Max back into the limelight, but exposes his past to everyone who lives with him - forcing them to choose sides.

It begins the night that Max's wife - the wife he thought had died centuries ago - shows up to tell him that his children (that he never knew he had) had been kidnapped and were being held prisoner.  They would only be released when Max was given in exchange.

Why is Max such a hot commodity?  Because he is the dragon bane.  Legend has it that he is the one who killed the Greek Prince who first merged humans and dragons.  The Greek Prince who began the great line of shape-shifting humans with his great and powerful control of the darkest of magics.  Hatred for Max has been brewing for centuries among all shape shifters- even the ones with whom he lives so quietly.

 When his wife suddenly shows up out of nowhere, Max is forced to reveal his unsavory past to his extended family in Sanctuary.

Will he be able to rescue his children in time?
Will his wife's plan to turn him over to the enemy succeed?
Will his extended family accept him for who he is, or will they force him back out into the world?
Will war erupt between the residents of Sanctuary and the "others" who claim the same heritage but have chosen sides?