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Kingdoms at War: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (Dragon Gate Book 1) by [Lindsay Buroker]

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Book 1 of 6: Dragon Gate

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As a cartography student, Jak has always dreamed of finding the lost dragon gate and exploring and mapping distant worlds.

Developing magical powers and becoming a powerful wizard? Not a chance.

Wizards are cruel and inhumane, warring with each other from their great sky cities and keeping most of humanity enslaved. Jak wants nothing to do with them.

But when he and his archaeologist mother unearth the gate, they attract the attention of the very wizards they sought to avoid. Even more troubling, Jak starts developing magical powers of his own, powers that could rival those of the great rulers.

Fate may have given him the opportunity to change the world.

But the wizard rulers don’t like change, and when they detect threats, they send their elite assassins to eliminate them.

If Jak can’t unlock the power of the gate, and the powers within himself, the world will remain enslaved forever.

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April 22, 2021
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B091WQDLGF
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3303 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 530 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1951367138
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Best Sellers Rank: #3,937 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #11 in New Adult & College Fantasy (Books)
- #14 in Military Fantasy (Kindle Store)
- #43 in Fantasy Adventure Fiction

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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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LoudlifeLaurie

This may end up being my favorite Lindsay Buroker series!

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2021

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There are so many great characters! I love that there is an all-women mercenary unit. She handles multiple points of view deftly, with none of the awkwardness or confusion that some authors have. As usual, she's great at creating interpersonal relationships between characters that feel natural. She's also great at showing the progression of romantic relationships in that feelings of attraction and romance progress slowly - just like they do in real life - and all the feelings of self-doubt and hesitancy that accompany them, that most of us feel, are there. Although there are not as many moments of hilarity as there are in the Star Kingdom books, I didn't miss them because the story was so engaging. I can't wait for the next book!

P.S. I have no idea what the one reviewer was talking about when she complained about pedophilia??? As far as I can recall, and I just finished it, there are no children in the book at all. "Young girls" were mentioned in one passage that was highlighting the awfulness of one villian, but I didn't take that to mean children. That passage was also the one that mentioned sex - and it was brief, IMO. So...?

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Rai-Neko

Slow at first, but a steady build. Eagerly awaitinng the sequel!

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2021

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My first five stars in... ages, at least. It starts out a bit slower than her previous titles, but it's a steady build. I look forward to seeing how things develop.

To address another review and vague spoilers ahead:

They implied that the depictions of rape and pedophilia are problematic.

First, I don't actually remember any explicit depictions of pedophilia, although it's definitely implied in at least one backstory. I could understand their frustration if the book were glorifying the rape issues, maybe, but the world-building is very clearly framed as:

1.) A society in which normal folks are viewed as animals, where even your thoughts can get you killed.

2.) Disturbing, but realistic. This is a world where killing (or thinking of killing) a member of the ruling class even in self-defense or to protect one's family is a death sentence. This would absolutely corrupt those in power and shape ways of thinking.

Frankly, it would be naive to think rape, abductions, trafficking, etc wouldn't happen in such a world. She could've painted rainbows over it, but that would undermine the goal. It serves a narrative purpose, to evoke feelings of revulsion toward those who are complicit in such a system and sympathy for the the "lower caste", so to speak, as well as to understand the other characters' desires for a better world.

The only thing I'd maybe suggest is a clearer trigger warning somewhere for folks who are looking for a lighter read, since it is a bit of a deviation from her other works, but plenty of them also feature situations where female characters must confront potential sexual assault.

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Why?

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021

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Why does this author feel it is necessary to add the (personally) disturbing elements of pedophilia & sex to an otherwise excellent book? I, sadly, wasn't interested in skipping through these areas in order to finish reading it.

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Kenhoro

Too much trivial bantering

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2021

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I have really liked previous series by this author, always rating them a 4 or 5. But with each new series, there is more and more silly bantering between characters. At first, it was only among the main characters. Then, even the villains started bantering. In this book, everyone says silly things to each other.
Just as one example, when the crew of a ship threatens to kill the hero, he says (my own words) "If you kill your passengers it will be bad for return business." Then the crew (who want to take a gold medallion from him), say that it is a tax on their passenger and he replies that passengers pay fares and taxes are to be paid to the government. All this bantering while they are trying kill him!
And this kind of dialog goes on and on and on throughout the book and with every single character. So, for the first time, I am not planning on reading any more books in a Buroker series and I feel very bad about it.

38 people found this helpful

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Jonathan Briggs

New and good

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2021

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This story has a different flavor from the author's other series. I think it might be the several different viewpoint characters instead of a tighter focus on one.

There are hints of previous character types in this story. The woman archaeologist, the taciturn dedicated warrior.

The wizards in this story remind me of the dragons in her other stories. Arrogance and tons of irresistible power. But so much less amusing. Corrupted by power and taking full advantage of it. You really want to see them all destroyed. There are hints that they aren't all like that, but still.

This story may take several books to finish. I'm looking forward to it.

17 people found this helpful

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Nathan Parker

Her worst series

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2021

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The author only has two personalities in her writing repertoire and she uses them over and over in every book she writes. The most annoying shared characteristic is that they only have one form of dialog, which I will charitably call "witty banter". It gets old.

Her most successful implementation of these characters was in the series "Star Kingdom", which was engaging and funny, but every other series is pretty bland, this one worst of all.

(Oh, and there's no pedaphelia or orgies in this book. Yes, orgies are mentioned in connection with an evil character and he's described as liking young girls, but of the post-pubescent kind, making it icky, but not pedaphelia. I'd still prefer it to not be in the book, but some of the other reviews exaggerate.)

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A lot of procrastination for little action.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2021

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The trouble with books that go to make a long series is that there can be a tendency to spin things out and no real imperative to get on with the story. What I liked about the story is the brutality of the mages (they are really quite vile,and without any real redeeming features), and the promise of dragons. What i didn't like was the long, drawn out battles which just acted as fillers, and the set up for yet another long series in which we will likely spend lots of time travelling from pillar to post with minimal plot advancement in each book. Lindsay Buroker used to be one of my favourite, go-to reads, but her most recent stuff Is not exciting, and I'm almost bored before we start. I'm not sure if I'll read the next one. I think I'd like fewer books in the series, and more concentrated and quality story-telling.

12 people found this helpful

Naomi

The start of another excellent adventure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2021

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Quirky academics, daring mercenaries, pompous mages, flash bangs, and the hint of dragons; this story promises to combine all that has been most excellent in Lindsay Buroker’s earlier books into another thrilling and fast-paced fantasy action adventure.

A host of engaging characters, fantastic world-building, excellent storytelling and the usual humorous interludes and touches of down-to-earth observations that make her books so gritty and compelling.

Highly recommended. Can’t wait for more :D

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An avid reader

Gets better half way through

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 4, 2021

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I didn’t really get on with this at first. I found the characters irritating and the usual ‘banter’ a bit fake. Somehow I never found myself engaged with the characters or the world they lived in. I found the characters lacking charm and their world was just unbelievably oppressive. Unusual, as I am a big fan of LB and have read everything else she has written with huge delight. Luckily, I didn’t give up, kept on reading and by the halfway point the story picked up and I actually wanted to keep reading. Looking forward to the next episode, but hope the writing is more fluid than this one and their world starts to rebalance itself!

jgabrielehay

A new series for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2021

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I quite like this book, but it hasn't hooked me quite as much as some of her other series. Perhaps it's because one of the main characters is a child and I prefer adult characters. I may come back to this series to see where it leads - I do like dragons!

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Janet Williams

Exciting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2021

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I thought the story was a bit slow at the start, but it soon caught me in its grip. The characters are described very well and the story charges along at a galloping pace. Kept me up at night wanting to know what happens next. Glad I've got the 2nd book.

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