Waiting on Wednesday 12/02/15
“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick:
The Dragon Round by Stephen S. Power: July 5, 2016 (Simon451/Simon & Schuster)
While browsing the net one day, I stumbled across a snippet of a book blurb with the description: “swashbuckling adventure of The Count of Monte Cristo, but with dragons!” Of course, that immediately piqued my interest. So I read some more and that was how I discovered The Dragon Round. Throw in a maritime setting and a deserted island and I knew right then and there I had to check this out. I had debated including this one in my “Top Ten Tuesday” list of debuts I’m looking forward to in 2016 yesterday, but my excitement for this is so great that I decided I had to feature it by itself for a Waiting on Wednesday.
And will you look at that gorgeous cover? It’s almost like the Jaws poster, except mirrored. That and sharks have got nothing on dragons.
“For fans of Scott Lynch and Naomi Novik comes a high fantasy epic that blends swashbuckling adventure with a dark tale of vengeance–when a ship captain is stranded on a deserted island by his mutinous crew, he finds a rare dragon egg that just might be the key to his salvation and his revenge.
He only wanted justice. Instead he got revenge.
Jeryon has been the captain of the Comber for over a decade. He knows the rules. He follows the rules. He likes the rules. But not everyone on his ship agrees. When a monstrous dragon attacks the Comber, his surviving crew, vengeful and battle-worn, decide to take the ship for themselves and give Jeryon and his self-righteous apothecary “the captain’s chance:” a small boat with no rudder, no sails, and nothing but the shirts on their backs to survive.
Marooned and fighting for their lives against the elements, Jeryon and his companion discover that the island they’ve landed on isn’t quite as deserted as they originally thought. They find a rare baby dragon that, if trained, just might be their ticket off the island. But as Jeryon and the dragon grow closer, he begins to realize that even if he makes it off the island, his life will never be the same again. In order for justice to be served, he’ll have to take it for himself.”
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Looks good 🙂
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it’s a really beautiful cover!
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Ooh, dragons!! Me want!
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Ooh very nice! That’s a totally new to me one! Hope you enjoy it once you read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
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Wow, that cover! I want to put it on my wall:-) I’ve never heard of this, so thanks for highlighting it. The story sounds amazing!
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Oh and I just saw this pop up on Edelweiss!!
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Ooh! Thanks for the heads up, Tammy!
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Reading this reminds me that I haven’t done my own Waiting On Wednesday since… September? October? I don’t remember. *lol* But I know I’m really looking forward to Truthwitch by Susan Dennard.
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I’m curious about that book too! I’m going to have to keep an eye for reviews when it comes out…January, I think?
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First week of January, I think. So it will be one of the first books of 2016.
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Okay, that sounds very cool!
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I haven’t heard of this and it sounds great! And that cover is great, too. Adding it to my list.
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“swashbuckling adventure of The Count of Monte Cristo, but with dragons!” WHA?! Ok. So. I need this. Like air. Thank you SO MUCH for discovering this one hahaha I’m off to add it to my tbr shelf 😀
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I know, it was the Count of Monte Cristo that hooked me. How could I resist, right?!!
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Added! Thanks Enabler!
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All I have to say is…MUAHAHAHAHA
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I love the painting of the sky of the cover, and it does remind of me the Jaws cover! Except, I think I’d still be more terrified of a megalodon than a dragon. Worst nightmare: dragon attacks my ship; I get knocked off and fall right on top of the shark XD
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Sounds like a good scene from a movie 😀
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