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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780451223784
ISBN number: 0451223780
Label: Signet
Manufacturer: Signet
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: May 06, 2008
Publishing house: Signet
Sale Popularity Level: 14411
Studio: Signet
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Starring the Dragons Of The Aisling Grey, Guardian Novels
Gabriel Tauhou, wyvern of the silver dragons, has found the one woman who can withstand his fire. Too bad May Northcott is already bound to a demon lord. But when the demon orders May to steal one of Gabriel’s treasures—an immensely important relic of all dragonkin— Gabriel has to decide which to protect: his love or his dragons.
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As a reading/writing teacher I make it a point to teach my students that EVERY STORY MUST HAVE three vital parts: the conflict, the climax, and the resolution. Despite the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the silver dragons (Gabriel--oh, la, la) I did not enjoy missing the ending of the story. Yes, the rest of the story was great--full of action and fabulous romance, but I believe lack of ending was a huge mistake on the author's part and deserved two stars off.
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I thought it was a very good read, very smooth. The only thing I had a problem with is that while it's the very first book in a new series, it isn't the very first book in the over-all series. I felt like I was coming in on the middle of something that had been going on for a while, and I was struggling to figure out what was happening for the very first half of the story. After a while, I just settled down and went with the flow. So it isn't the best as a stand-alone story.
Other than that major problem, in my point of view, it was a very nice book.
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I have been a fan of Katie MacAlister for a long time. I bought her very first
book and have been buying the others as they come out. I love the inclusion
of the silver dragons into the Guardian senario but I just have to admit
that I have a jones for the "dog" Jim or Jinn. He is a combination of a
smart rough talking Mickey Spillane type character and a scruffy yard dog.
He always has a smart alec type comment within his character as a genie in the
body of a dog.
Her books are always fresh and keep me wanting more. Keep the dog or genie or
whatever he is and just keep on writing. I will be ordering new books as
they come out.
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I am such a dragon fan I look for anything with the word in the title. That doesn't mean the characters don't have to be interesting or that I have to sacrifice an intriguing plot. Sorry, this just didn't hold my interest enough to even finish the book.
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Katie MacAlister is known for her Aisling Grey, Guardian, series which is an enjoyable, if at times rather over-the-top, group of books. 'Playing With Fire' is the start of a new series, the Silver Dragons, although most of the characters are familiar from the other series. This means that readers who are new to this author might find themselves rather lost because of the large cast of characters, many of whom are barely introduced, and the continual references to events that have happened in the Aisling Grey books.
Initially this book started out with our heroine, May Northcott, in the middle of an endeavor to steal an artefact. She is a thief who has to work at the bidding of her master, the demon Magoth. May has some rather unusual characteristics as she's a doppelganger, created from her sister Cyrene but with the ability to almost disappear, to 'shadow walk'. Doppelgangers are very rare so few know much about them and their abilities, thus May's sucess as a thief. However at the beginning of this book when May steals the requested artefact she also takes something else, something very valuable, which starts a whole host of problems. May very quickly has a price on her head and decides to return the extra item. In doing so she runs into a whole bunch of strange people including the dragon Drake, Aisling Grey, the demon dog Jim and another dragon, Gabriel Tauhou, leader of the Silver Dragons.
When Gabriel discovers that May is his mate he doesn't realise what her being bound to the demon Magoth means. As they try to work out who has stolen an artifact, as they have to rescue various members of their group who are kidnapped and as old Dragon politics seem to be coming back to haunt them, Gabriel and May have to see what they can build together, despite May's fears about Magoth. Gabriel might also have to choose what is more important to him - May or his band of dragons.
This was one of those stories where it's never clear where the plot is going but the ride is enjoyable. The variety of characters adds to this book, although as previously mentioned they could also be a problem for new readers. May is an interesting heroine with some un-heroic moments, a ridiculous sister and a sinister and yet also slightly laughable demon master. However a big disappointment to this reader was that the book didn't end with any great resolution - many of the plot threads weren't wrapped up and there was a major element of the main story that was not completed. It's clearly a precursor to the subsequent book but this reader would have appreciated more of a close to this particular novel.
Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008
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