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Broken by Magic: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (Dragon Gate Book 3) by [Lindsay Buroker]

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Book 3 of 5: Dragon Gate

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Even before our heroes discovered a portal to other realms, Jak Freedar wanted to seek out powerful allies to help overthrow the tyrannical wizard rulers of his home world. Instead, he chanced across a dragon egg and is now the surrogate father of a hatchling.

Since he found the egg, taking care of the young dragon is his responsibility. Even as King Uthari forces the team to prepare for another mission, Jak must do his best not only to care for the hatchling but to keep it safe from those who want to use it for their own gain.

As he soon learns, it’s not only the wizards of his own world who would love to control a dragon. It turns out that powerful enemies in other realms want a hatchling too. And they’re willing to kill for it.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0976B2NC2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lindsay Buroker (August 19, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 19, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3252 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 475 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #7,673 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #195 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks
- #222 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy (Books)
- #257 in Epic Fantasy (Kindle Store)

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Lindsay is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over sixty novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.

She grew up in the Seattle area but has itchy feet and moves every couple of years. She's currently living in Bend, Oregon, and working on the next book.

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Slow slog with characters that rarely feel heroic

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2021

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I want to enjoy this series, but I'm finding it to be a painful slow slog through what feels like filler material before the characters become more than a speed bump for anything they face. The plot feels like an MMO that lurches along re-setting the power curve in order to make it to the next book or expansion.

I have a hard time caring for the characters when they are constantly curb stomped by NPC's who just pop up with even more ridiculous immunities and power that make the "good guys" current power irrelevant. Not to mention the frequent use of magic to stun or freeze the actions of characters. It's just not very fun reading.

I don't care for the constant perspective shifting between different characters. After awhile I found myself just skipping over pages to get to the parts that actually moved the story along.

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John R. Aberle

Explorers Encountering a More Powerful Mage Culture Are Saved by Help from a Precocious Baby Dragon

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2021

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This third book in the series is captivating and hard to put down. I loved watching the relationships develop: Jak with Malek and Jak with Rivlen. Best of all was the rapid development of Shikari, Jak's good dragon foundling.
For two weeks in age, Shikari is both an inquisitive, playful new baby and amazingly precocious, thankfully. While Jak and Zidarr Malek plus the elder (good) dragon foundling, Shikari, seem to be the primary characters in this story, it has many subthemes and a multitude of characters, each with his or her own personality and skills.
Like almost all books by Lindsay Buroker, I loved this series and wish it would go on past the forthcoming fourth book. Her characters are always interesting and, for the most part, likeable.
The exceptions to being likeable are the villains like Night Wrath and, to a lesser degree, King Uthari and the druids.
She introduced Vran, a somewhat parallel culture on Torvil whose mages are vastly more powerful than on Torvil. Naturally, this fact and the existence of the younger (evil) dragons on Vran set this story up for many adventures.
Meanwhile, back on Torvil, things aren’t idle either, so there are numerous subplots to enjoy there as this book bounces back and forth. Included in the challenges there ae some new magical threats to human life including one major surprise thanks to the druids.
I really enjoy Lindsay Buroker’s characters and imaginative stories.

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Penelope T.

I feel like I'm half way through a book

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021

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I love a good series, but I wish each book had some sort of conflict resolution. The ending 9f add book with 4 running conflicts had only one resolution. For thr majority of groups of conflicts, their are simply no answers or conclusions. It just stops after a couple of battles or serious conflicts are over and juststops. It's frustrating. Each book should Bea complete story in itself. There are enough constantly similar problems that makes the reader hope for some sort of resolution to give the reader a breath of hope. Its just so depressing that even with all the superior magic wielders on other worlds, there's always remains in the same crushing nasty brutality of people who are slaves to thr whim of multiple Mages or Kings who use majic to keep humans fearfully under their tyumbs.

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Some surprising twists and turns with serious hints about book 4

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2021

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Read this as the fun action romp it is but notice that the characters grow and change as the books progress. I also love the way LB manages to increase my vocabulary as she works in words and factoids that both fit well into the story and yet are out of the vernacular.

The mages get a taste of what it feels like to be on the bottom of the power scale while a cute baby dragon is much more than he seems. Our star crossed lovers are barely keeping their distance. My favorite scene is post battle when Malek, Jadora and Jac hold each other in a thank god we are still alive hug.

Big hints for changes to come in the next book as Jadora works closely with Dragon Steel and Vinjo makes gifts for the mercenaries. General Tonovan is never far from Rivlen's thoughts as she gathers her allies plots revenge.

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Lauren

Excellent continuing story

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2021

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Wow. Just wow. So much happens in this book and I was so engrossed that I read it almost too fast! I am super excited to see where this goes in the future and look forward to book 4!
This story covered a brand new world through the portal, some more cranky dragons, and adorable baby dragon who just might be a genius, and the whole crew of friends we've met in the previous books. There are some great battle sequences and great camaraderie amongst the characters that builds the longer they're forced to be together through the danger. I recommend this book if you're looking for an entertaining read of a fantastical world (but definitely start with book one so you know about all the quirkiness of the main characters!!)

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Salustra Wallace

Wow, Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2021

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I love her writing and everything I have read I thought great but this series is pure drama. Best comparison would be Star Trek (new version) & Yellowstone (TV). Both great dramatic stories, pops of humor but Yellowstone has so many more layers and angles. This series started out great but with book 3 you really get epic fantasy, you know all the characters and you are really invested in them all. Plotting fabulous, twists, turns, motivations. I really like that there are no “sub” plot B. There are plots that involve other main characters who are important and integral to the story. I really can’t wait for next book! There are so many options in the world she has created.

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Sharon L Hughson

Epic and Gripping

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

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Great addition to this series. The plot continues to thicken for this cast of humans and mages.
Buroker is a master at making each book in a series have its own problem that is resolved at book end while also building tension and adding complications that will carry over in the next book of the series. Amazing! This is one of the reasons she’s a must-read author for me.
Oh, and her quirky, complex characters are the other thing I adore about her books. I would have liked more time with Jak than I got in this book, but I’m loving the development of most of the others.
Waiting for the next book, on the other hand, will NOT be fun.

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Gopher

A less than comfortable read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2021

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My rating for this book is on the basis of previous works by this author which I have read and thouroughly enjoyed. She has a good track record of writing compelling story lines containing lovable and/ or quirky lead characters with secondary lead characters who may initially be solitary and difficult to like but usualy finally redeemed by love of a good partner.

There are elements of this in the Dragon Gate series but in my view there are currently way too many unredeemably powerful, vile and sadistic characters/ villans manouvering against each other and crushing any discent to their control around. Mundane humans are under the thumb of too many powerful and constantly warring magical kingdoms and there appears to be no end in sight to this control.

Every new planet that is explored via the Dragon Gates slightly advances the lead characters knowledge of the ancient dragon culture but seem to contain either similarly sadistic power blocks to the 'first world' or the 'crabby' bad dragons controlling what has become a wasteland.

Some of the viler characters really need to be removed in the next book for me to willingly continue reading this series.

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Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2021

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I normally really like Lindsay’s books but I have struggled with this series from the start. The concentration on torture and vileness is unusual for this author. Added to that, the rest is just a drudge and lacking the usual humour of her books, and so it means I giving up on this series.

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JOannaRS

A rollicking tale of magic, war, mages and warriors, distant worlds, and dragons

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2021

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Lindsay Buroker is surpassing herself yet again.
The saga of the Dragon Gate develops into three sided internecine warfare between foreign druids, warrior mages fighting for their kingdoms, and the mundane humans caught in the middle. And dragons, oh my!

A tale of heroic deeds, thwarted romance, imperious rulers, and mercenaries, with all the characters vibrantly described as they leap off the page into your imagination. A book, no an entire saga, that cannot be put down.

Naomi

More captivating adventures

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2021

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Another set of excellent stories from the awesome Lindsay Buroker. Not only one fully realised new world, but many. An entire crew of characters and the usual fast-paced, utterly engaging storylines. Just brilliant!

Stop reading reviews and started reading the story. You won’t be disappointed.

Black Invader

Brilliant story it continues on….

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 9, 2021

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This book like alll of the Lindsay Buroker books is simply fantabulous a massively enchanting read about Dragons and Zidarr who are mages of a higher order in the world that she envisages.. story is wonderful and well worth reading as are all her books of which I believe I have read almost all.

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