The Dragon's Egg (Dragonfall Book 1)

Well, Wizards, dragons and a world destroyed. Evil in the dragons, zombie like creatures, good magic, bad magic and a race to save the world. Good character development. Easy read that holds your attention. Waiting for the second book

I love the new concept of this saga.
New abilities has been given to the main player. Like old technologies blended with magic.
The only reason I have giving it four stars, because I am not happy that the grandfather has been lacking wisdom to prepare and teach his grandson how to use his magical abilities especially when he use to be a famous Wizard himself.

Deep Meditation is not enough to wield the magical force. Sure that is the platform to build upon on but manifestation of the 4 elementals takes time to learn.
Personally, I hate it when any author's disable its players by not giving them enough knowledge how to use self protection or some form of combat magic. But otherwise its is a good story Highly Recommend it, and I am looking forward to read the next one.

Would not have started these if I would have known that book 3 was not out. I like to read the whole series to get the story at my pace. Not wait on author to finish causes you to move on to other stories that are fun and complicated too.

I read the Thinblade series and really liked it. This book on the other hand starts out nice but falls short of the authors previous work, IMO. There are times in the book when the banter between characters evokes a feeling of reading a play script with my head swiveling from one character to the next. The story concept itself is not bad but I just did not find it to be up to the same level of his previous series, Donald Wigboldy's Battle Mage books, or Michael G. Manning's Mageborn series

I have read the author's other series Sovereign of the Seven Isles and absolutely loved it! They were thought provoking and excellently written. I was excited to see another series by Wells and pleasantly surprised to find out that it was medieval fantasy set in a post-apocalypse world. However, I was quite disappointed with the foul language I found is Dragon's Egg. There was next to none in his other series and it took me by surprise in this book. Also, I found the darkness of the magic is rather disturbing.
Overall I liked the story, it is well written & fairly unique. Unfortunately the language & creepy black magic will probably prevent me from reading the rest of this series.

If you want a great series read Sovereign of the Seven Isles!!

I really wanted to like this. I thought the initial premise had promise. Instead, I've found that I've watched this story before. Ben = Luke (naive, but filled with the force, I mean filled with magic, and moral to a fault). Cyril (Ben's grandfather) = Obi-Wan (mentor, guide, tells only enough to lure his protege forward, and dies before he can teach Ben much of anything). The Dragon Guard = Stormtroopers (horribly inept, serving only as fodder for the protagonists' incredible fighting skills).

Character development: none.
1. Ben is upright morality defined throughout, and who ends up realizing he has a grand purpose in life (gee, what could it be? Oh, I know, kill the dragon). From the beginning, I think the only one not aware that Ben was going to "decide" to kill the dragon was Ben . . . and maybe the author.
2. Cyril is Obi-Wan with a little Han Solo thrown in. He treats one grandson like a messiah and the other like a pariah.
3. Frank (Ben's brother) is a narcissistic prick who needs to have not been born, a bad caricature of one at that. He has no redeeming qualities.
4. Homer (Ben's dog) can talk to Ben in Ben's mind, but sounds like a straight-man sidekick. He has no canine qualities, thinks like a human, and seems to mostly be mental comic relief.
5. Rufus, aka Hound, is a friend of Cyril's and seems mostly to be a BMOC-wannabe. He begins the story as a good guy who likes to brag and blow things up, but mostly does what he's told to do by Cyril. He ends the story as a guy who likes to brag and blow things up, continuing to do what he thinks Cyril would want him to do.
6. John Durt is a highway man (which is never really explained what that means) never wavers from his initial description, "a lean, competent man."
7. Imogen is Ben's aunt, but more of an age to be an older sister. She's given the great quality of caricatured females, she can cry on cue.

Story/world development:
1. Mostly told from Ben's perspective, occasionally--though rarely--switching to another character. And frankly, Ben is pretty boring.
2. It isn't until almost the end of the book that we find out that Ben and Frank are twins. Ben never referred to Frank as a twin, just an older brother. Then we're told he's older by a minute and a half. Instead of "Luke, I am your father" we get "Ben, I am your twin." Except Ben knew this all along.
3. Colloquialisms abound. Granted, this story is set in a future earth, supposedly ours but not necessarily. The concept of multiple universes is floated, which means this story could be set in another universe's earth. Regardless, the phrasing and language matches today's American linguistic characteristics almost identically.
4. Wells has tried to mix fantasy, science fiction, modern-day technology, and the supernatural all into one story. We have ghosts, zombies, wizards and warlocks, dragons, camera-enabled drones, revolvers, Gauss rifles, arrows, swords, demons, guardian angels, and artificial intelligence. The last comes in the form of an unintended brain implant in Ben's brain, and has the same personality and "mannerisms" as C3PO. It's all terribly confusing.
5. The world itself is not described very well. I was left with no real idea about where I am in this future, quasi-earth.
6. The nature of evil in Wells' world is too simple. There are no layers within it. None of the antagonists display any sense of decency, nor do they even pretend to have redeeming qualities. Their Lucifer is a dragon that fell from the sky, as opposed to an angel falling from grace . . . the story actually has a scene with a demon (who's a big wuzzie) capitulating to Cyril's guardian angel . . . Really? Yes. Seriously? Yes. I guess the only element missing from Wells' world is the Worm Ouroboros, or maybe the great turtle carrying the world on its back.

So why a 2-star rating and not a 1-star rating? Because when I decided to read the novel as a parody of the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, many of my criticisms became muted. As a critique of the genre, the novel isn't that bad. Not that good, though, either.

The characters are well written. This is a book about dragons that fell from the sky as eggs. As soon as they hatched they are up to no good. They want to take over and rule the earth. This story starts after millions of people have died and governments have collapsed. There's one dragon left who rules with the help of the evil, greedy human dragon guards! The dragon must die! Our hero is a young wizard named Ben, who along with a group of committed friends who are determined to end the dragon threat!

I had not expected to like this book. The stories about dragons or Elves seem to follow one of two paths. Either they love humankind and want to help or they hate humankind and want us all dead. Never seems to be a middle ground. No Elves in this book (at least not yet), but, boy do the dragons want us dead. Or abject slaves.
This is yet another story of a young man who has no idea where he came from or what his potential is. And has to find out the best he can while fleeing from one life threatening danger after another. It has a post-apocalyptic flavor - most of the world's population was destroyed by WMD's - dragon's being the influence here that released them. Low tech abounds, but extremely high tech is still available if you know where to look for it. Small pockets of resistance exist - much to our hero-in-the-making's surprise. Oh yeah - he has a talking dog. Only Ben seems to have no idea who the dog really is...............see if you can figure it out, gentle reader.
I do not know where the ability to use effective magic comes from - maybe that will be explained in the subsequent books.

Getting right down to it: The overall plot was decent if you ignore the serious issues with character development (especially, as mentioned by another reviewer) with Frank. I enjoyed the world the author created, particularly the concept of a dragon-caused apocalypse. Ok. Cool.

The main issue for me is writing style. If this is a children's book / YA, please ignore the rest of this review. But it seems to be marketed to adults. And I have to say, this is very much NOT a novel that holds up to adult standards. The writing is overly-simplistic and reads like something you would find in an amateur fantasy writer's critique group.

Maybe it's someone's cup of tea, but not mine.

I was really liking the book until the "tech" part entered. It just seemed very out of place to me, though still enjoyable. Some scenes could have been expanded also, leaving lots of questions. But maybe the answers will be in book 2 ...So looking forward to reading the next one : )). ***** Update - book #2 love the tech now and all questions answered. Gave a 5 star to books 2 & 3 (Which was just released Dec 2017!! Awesome you will LOVE it!!

Like the first of the Sovereign of the Seven Isles series, you are left wanting more but satisfied with how it ends. The author's mixing of tech and magic in this series is great. He is masterful at capturing human emotion and building characters that you developer an emotional bond with.

Will they save Imogen's? Will Frank betray them? Will Cyril ever reveal the whole truth about himself? What makes Ben so special? You'll have to read to find out.

BTW, I am about half-way through Book 2 when writing this. It continues to be outstanding.

This is an amazing excellent Dragon book. The dragon is evil and rules most the world through Priests sand the Dragon Guard. Our hero Ben doesn't know that he has powers and that is what his grandfather was training him for. Some of the twists you can see coming and others make sense after they have been sprung. The stalkers a very scary as a concept. I really enjoyed this story and am looking foreword to book two.

Enjoyable epic adventure, suspense building, characters and world-building well done. I liked the hero's and disliked those that were enemies. The questionable character of one was interesting and I'm wondering if he will redeem himself or turn fully evil. Unexpected ending for me. The writing was tight, no errors that I picked up on. Will be reading the next very soon.

I actually just started the book, but have read the entire Thinblade series and really enjoyed it. Mr. Wells, if you read these reviews, I find the town and city names you use interesting. My Family owned Lake of the Woods Resort for four years back in the early 70's and I lived there or in Rocky Point at the time and went to Klamath Falls Elementary at the time. Brings back memories. Hope you write more books in the future.

A really great read. Mr. Wells starts the story of with a smooth introduction and each segment of the story line flows with easy. I have come to life Ben and despise the self centered overgrown PITA (Pain In The Arse), wine bag Frank. Frank will either start pulling his own weight, or he will wake up one morning wearing a red Shirt

This my second time through this series and it is more intense this time than it was the first! The pace, the characters inter-play and the central theme is carried through all the time. I am looking forward to chapter 2!!!

I loved the Sovereign of the Seven Isles series and equally love the start to this series. David A. Wells is one of those authors whose books you simply can't put down. I really liked the concept of the story (without giving too much away: future/advanced tech, dragons, and magic) and, being from Oregon, the setting was a pleasant surprise. :)

Having read Wells' other series and absolutely loving it, I was happy to find this one. The Dragon's Egg is fast paced, and certainly masterfully written. Interesting mix of traditional fantasy and futuristic science fiction. I'll be eagerly awaiting the next installment.

Characters are hard to keep track of at times due to switched use of first and last names only. This story has a great imaginative quality to it with in depth descriptions. Those that get queasy at blood and gore be warned.

I was totally engaged in the story and actually enjoyed how the author kept me in suspense, letting a little of the history out a little at a time. Now I am waiting for the next book since I find myself invested in the characters and wondering what happens.

Having read The sovereign of the seven Isles novels and loving them, I thought I'd give this trilogy a go too. I'm just through the first book and really enjoyed it. A good mix of fantasy and futuristic tech which is a nice twist. Great chracters that are well developed and likeable/hateable also. I'd give it 5 stars but, the intro to the talking dog could have been smoother and Bens brother Franks story is a bit predictable at times. Still it's a really good read that I couldn't put down and I'd recommend it to fantasy/future readers alike.

A very enjoyable read. It's a fantasy with wizards, dragons, and a young man on a quest with his faithful dog who can converse mind to mind. AND the setting is a dystopian future in the wilds of Oregon.

Have to admit that it's better than my description. Receives a strong recommendation from me.

Well written and edited. Characters are strong and developing except for Frank. Frank in my opinion is totally stereotyped. I'd like to see more depth to him. Maybe because I believe everyone has a little good and not totally self centered.

An interesting and development of our main heroes. It will be interesting to see what happens to Ben, In oven, Frank and the rest of the survivors of the first Dragon war and how they fare against the Dragon and Warnock.

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Reminiscent of the works of Robert Jordan, but with a modern day post-apocalyptic twist. Well developed characters, back story, and not so predictable as to be disappointing. Looking forward to next one...or several!

I really enjoyed the build up and character development of the first half of the story. With the introduction of a secondary antagonist, the plausibility and more importantly the believability of the storyline started to strain. The character never "fit" in the story. When this antagonist plays a major role in the resolution of the conflict, it lost me. That being said, it showed a lot of potential. I would be willing to bet the author has addressed these issues in later works. Overall : fun and frustrating?