The Dragonet Prophecy

As a 20 year old guy I found this series to be AMAZING! I rarely cry, but when I finally finished Darkstalker the latest (and best written) book in the series, I was shedding a waterfall of tears.

I was looking for a book series about a world of dragons, without humans, written for adults and this is the closest thing I could find. Even though it only fit one of my criteria, I almost immediately fell in love with it.

Never once has the author done something that made me think “That’s impossible” as the author does a very good job of using science and logic to resolve conflicts in a way that never feels cheap. The worst I have thought is “that seems highly unlikely” only twice in the entire series. I wanted a series for adults so that there would be no Deus ex Machina’s, but this series shows that even books for a younger audience can be just as well written as any books for adults.

Also, although there are humans in this book series, they are NOT the dominant species and they are treated by dragons exactly as you would expect. This was very satisfying for me, as I have had enough of “dragon riding” books. I don’t read dragon books for the humans, I read them for the DRAGONS!

The only gripes I have with the series are entirely because of my age and the fact that I am not in the target demographic. First off, although the books can get quite violent, I would have enjoyed MORE violence. Especially from the main characters. However, I was satisfied by the fact that any violence in the series has a reason to be there, and is never meaningless.

My other gripe is that I feel that, if the author was able to write such an amazing book series with so many tight restrictions on themes in order to make it for a younger audience, it makes me wonder just how much more deep and powerful her writing could get if she didn’t have those restrictions.

Overall, if you love dragons, buy this series. It has been an inspiration to me and I am sure it will be to you as well.

As I write this, my fourth-grade boy is devouring this book on a snow day, which makes me a happy parent.

He just finished “The Land of Stories” and I thought I’d have him try out this series.

For reference, he’s a sporty, active kid and, for a long time, I had a hard time convincing him to read for pleasure. A couple of years ago, when he was 7, I managed to reel him in with graphic novels in the fantasy genre. He was surprised to realize that reading is fun! It looks like there are also graphic novels connected to this series. Since then, he’s moved on to the traditional novel format (I think he graduated to Land of Stories after reading several graphic novel series).

Personally, I’m happy to see the mainstreaming of fantasy. When I was a kid, books like this were considered “dorky” and I hid my interest in them rather than face ridicule from my peers. I’m beyond pleased that this is not the case anymore!

I purchased this book for my 9 year old daughter. I found out about this series at the Library. While sitting there a little girl was frantically putting her name on the waiting list for the newest release. When I overheard that the waiting list was over a duzen people long, I had to check out the series. So I purchased the book for my daughter.
I gave it to her 2 days ago. Shes barely put it down since. This is her comment/review when I asked if she liked it:
This book mustve been written by a Dragon because no human could know this much about Dragons.
She went on to say how much she loved it and how she really feels she part of this story.
I would recommend this to anyone who is raising fantasy nerds, those that love fantasy and who want to help ignite your childs imagination. Its just a lovely story that has excited my daughter.

I’ve just started reading this series of books with my 8 year old, and she absolutely loves them. At this point, she could read them herself (they are listed as being for kids 8-12 years old), but she still enjoys having her bedtime read-out-loud stories, and I’m not going to argue with that. The books are engaging, easy to read, and very well written: the dragons talk and behave much like human tweens and teens, but their struggles and their adventures all take place in the fantasy world of Pyrrhia, where dragons are the main characters and humans are only mentioned in passing as “scavengers”. I would highly recommend these books to any and all young readers with an interest in fantasy, and especially for dragon-lovers!

Ive never read anything by Tui Sutherland before, but I started reading the Graphic novel of this book to my sons and wanted to read the book to find out what happens. 5 Young Dragons from different parts of Dragon World (Pyrrhia) Sea~Tsunami, Sand~ Sunny, Mud~Clay ,Rain~Glory, Night ~Starflight.. and (Sky..an opponent later) will bring peace to all by deciding the true Queen (Burn, Blaze or Blister)..or so it is said. Each Dragon comes from a different clan or section of their world each with their own unique powers. They are hidden away safely in a cave with 3 elders so arent very warm and fuzzy. I never know whos on which side as it seems these Dragons are all scheming and full of drama. Queen Scarlet even has Entertainment with Dragons fighting to the death.. I was just Reading Indian Hill by Mark Tufo which also has a fighting arena in much the same way..except its aliens making humans fight each other to study them, lord over them and eschew a winner who doesnt really win at all…the same sort of story here. But alas the dragons go on a journey they think is their destiny, meet other dragons and are discovering a twisted plot.. by whom they arent quite sure. Definately engaging and fun to read.. I dont know that the pits are acceptable for little kids.. but middle graders yes (I have and 8 and a 6 year old). Ive been reading the story without pictures lol. Id like to read Menagerie, and also Spirit Animals as well. 4 Stars for a great start!