Aranya (Shapeshifter Dragons #1)
Chained to a rock and tossed off a cliff by her boyfriend, Aranya is executed for high treason against the Sylakian Empire. Falling a league into the deadly Cloudlands is not a fate she ever envisaged. But what if she did not die? What if she could spread her wings and fly?
Long ago, Dragons ruled the Island-World above the Cloudlands. But their Human slaves cast off the chains of Dragonish tyranny. Humans spread across the Islands in their flying Dragonships, colonising, building and warring. Now, the all-conquering Sylakians have defeated the last bastion of freedom–the Island-Kingdom of Immadia.
Evil has a new enemy. Aranya, Princess of Immadia. Dragon Shapeshifter.
Aranya-Zip banter and Aranya's brooding often made me want to knock a star off the final rating, but that's a bit harsh. There's a lot of solid adventure in this book, it's just a bit immature imho. Shrug, it's YA.
Aranya was very entertaining. I started out feeling so sorry for the poor little princess that had been traded to save her kingdom. Than as the storyline progress's. She gets to be a stronger and stronger character in the book. Until you can't recognize the poor little traded princess anymore. She becomes a larger than life heroine. The author takes us to a land that has been at war. I keep thinking it was something like the middle ages type land. She has been taken to the king that has
Aranya is the first book in the Shapeshifter Dragons series. In it, we meet the lead character Aranya as she prepares to become a hostage due to her island's surrender to the Sylakians. Aranya is tall, athletic, and strong-willed. Although she succumbs to a small pity party, she is soon pulled out of it by her servant, Beri. She makes the best of the situation she can, and actually saves the live of her captor. Once she makes it to the tower, her life changes completely. After a very rocky
[Full disclosure: I received a free ebook in conjunction with the blog tour in exchange for an honest review.]As with a lot of books I seem to read, I was a little skeptical about this one from the blurb. It had the potential to be either a totally awesome book or really suck. Good thing for me it was the former and not the latter, right?I am just blown away by Aranya. The plot, the world-building, Marc Secchias incomparable writing and the vivid characters all come together to make this book
My favorite part of this first book is the unique and new world Marc created for his characters. There's interesting customs, fashions, technologies and histories to bring the setting to life without being overwhelmingly detailed. I was further impressed that Aranya is not the typical "I'm so small, I hate how tiny I am!" heroine that is always described as and perceived by other characters as adorable and petite. (Although, in all fairness, the character of Zip falls into this category, and to
Magic, technology and lots of humor.Aranya is the story of a young princess who must face a terrible fate. In the Island-World, one country has been systematically taking over island countries, and now it is Aranya of Immadia's turn. Her father wisely decides to surrender rather than face the sure slaughter of his entire kingdom, but Aranya must pay the price. She becomes yet another hostage of the Sylakian Empire. Her entire life to be locked away in a tower with other royal hostages, like
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Edition Language: | English |
Series: | Shapeshifter Dragons #1 |
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Now available in audiobook formatChained to a rock and tossed off a cliff by her boyfriend, Aranya is executed for high treason against the Sylakian Empire. Falling a league into the deadly Cloudlands is not a fate she ever envisaged. But what if she did not die? What if she could spread her wings and fly?
Long ago, Dragons ruled the Island-World above the Cloudlands. But their Human slaves cast off the chains of Dragonish tyranny. Humans spread across the Islands in their flying Dragonships, colonising, building and warring. Now, the all-conquering Sylakians have defeated the last bastion of freedom–the Island-Kingdom of Immadia.
Evil has a new enemy. Aranya, Princess of Immadia. Dragon Shapeshifter.
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Title | : | Aranya (Shapeshifter Dragons #1) |
Author | : | Marc Secchia |
Book Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 458 pages |
Published | : | June 12th 2014 by Kindle |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Dragons. Romance. Young Adult. Paranormal. Shapeshifters. Magic |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 1035 Users | 122 ReviewsEvaluate Regarding Books Aranya (Shapeshifter Dragons #1)
3.8 Aranya is a fun and well written book. The world building is unique and very creative. I like the main characters, Aranya and Zip, they are 2 fierce princess who really kick-ass. There's a lot of action through Aranya and Zip's adventure and journey sprinkle with romance. Overall the book is good but just too young for my liking.Aranya-Zip banter and Aranya's brooding often made me want to knock a star off the final rating, but that's a bit harsh. There's a lot of solid adventure in this book, it's just a bit immature imho. Shrug, it's YA.
Aranya was very entertaining. I started out feeling so sorry for the poor little princess that had been traded to save her kingdom. Than as the storyline progress's. She gets to be a stronger and stronger character in the book. Until you can't recognize the poor little traded princess anymore. She becomes a larger than life heroine. The author takes us to a land that has been at war. I keep thinking it was something like the middle ages type land. She has been taken to the king that has
Aranya is the first book in the Shapeshifter Dragons series. In it, we meet the lead character Aranya as she prepares to become a hostage due to her island's surrender to the Sylakians. Aranya is tall, athletic, and strong-willed. Although she succumbs to a small pity party, she is soon pulled out of it by her servant, Beri. She makes the best of the situation she can, and actually saves the live of her captor. Once she makes it to the tower, her life changes completely. After a very rocky
[Full disclosure: I received a free ebook in conjunction with the blog tour in exchange for an honest review.]As with a lot of books I seem to read, I was a little skeptical about this one from the blurb. It had the potential to be either a totally awesome book or really suck. Good thing for me it was the former and not the latter, right?I am just blown away by Aranya. The plot, the world-building, Marc Secchias incomparable writing and the vivid characters all come together to make this book
My favorite part of this first book is the unique and new world Marc created for his characters. There's interesting customs, fashions, technologies and histories to bring the setting to life without being overwhelmingly detailed. I was further impressed that Aranya is not the typical "I'm so small, I hate how tiny I am!" heroine that is always described as and perceived by other characters as adorable and petite. (Although, in all fairness, the character of Zip falls into this category, and to
Magic, technology and lots of humor.Aranya is the story of a young princess who must face a terrible fate. In the Island-World, one country has been systematically taking over island countries, and now it is Aranya of Immadia's turn. Her father wisely decides to surrender rather than face the sure slaughter of his entire kingdom, but Aranya must pay the price. She becomes yet another hostage of the Sylakian Empire. Her entire life to be locked away in a tower with other royal hostages, like
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