Steel Dragon: Steel Dragons, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Kevin McLaughlin (Author), Michael Anderle (Author), Emily Beresford (Narrator),

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Dragons rule the world. Their claws are into every aspect of human life, from government to industry. But Kristen Hall is about to throw a wrench into all of that.

Because she's a dragon, too. She just doesn't know it...yet!

A dragon raised by humans, in the human world.

After graduating from the police academy, she's dropped right into the ranks of Detroit's elite SWAT team. A rookie, in SWAT? Unheard of. But what the dragons want, they get.

The reasons behind their machinations become clear as her dragon powers begin to surface.

Will Kristen rise to the challenges her new life delivers? What designs do the dragons have for her future? And perhaps most pressing of all - how did she come to be a dragon with human parents?

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17 hours and 45 minutes
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Kevin McLaughlin, see all
Narrator

Emily Beresford
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August 11, 2020
Language

English
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Tantor Audio
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B08DG81K78
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	17 hours and 45 minutes
Author	Kevin McLaughlin, Michael Anderle
Narrator	Emily Beresford
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	August 11, 2020
Publisher	Tantor Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08DG81K78
Best Sellers Rank	#38,278 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #267 in Dragon & Mythical Creatures Fantasy #305 in Military Fantasy (Books) #444 in Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy (Books)

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Great reading

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 25, 2023

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Wow! A truly good read. Always liked Dragons, but to put them into a human body is the bomb! Great plot twist, fantastic ending.
Can I get invited to the next barbeque?

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Shelpooh65

Good story...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 23, 2022

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...but I kept wondering, "Are we there yet?". Really long with memorable and likeable characters and pretty good story-building. I always love the snark and I'm kinda looking forward to re-reading the next book..wish I could remember if it is shorter than this one. Mostly I like Anderle for quick-moving stories that I wish were longer. I would love if this writing duo could find a happy medium.

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White Queen

When a Human Is More Than She Dreamed!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 16, 2020

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I confess, I'm a huge dragon fan. In high school, my nickname was Dragonlady! I love a new twist to the cadre of Dragon life being created by intensely imaginative people. Michael Anderle and Kevin McLaughlin have expertly crafted an alternative world in which dragons and humans have coexisted for millennia. The beginning of this most enjoyable, action oriented series puts the reader in Detroit, following the protagonist, Kristen Hall, while she begins here career as a police officer - with a tough assignment - being a raw rookie in SWAT! Naturally, a recent graduate going straight into SWAT doesn't sit well with her new teammates. Then, she starts showing signs of being something very not human. A dragon. And you think you've had a hard day?

This book was a finely crafted, eye gluing, bite your lip at the non-stop twists, explosions, and a giant chasm between dragons and humans. Well Kristen find a way to bridge this great gap between the species? More importantly, will she lose the humanity of loving family and friends, or start looking at humans like other dragons - as if humans are no better than cattle? Navigating life for Kristen had become about as easy as running a NASCAR race through a ten mile wide hedge maze!

Highly recommended for fans of Urban Fantasy, Dragons, and Alternate Universes. Fantastic collaboration by the authors, this is a series to follow!

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Clarkson

Awesome Teamwork

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 4, 2020

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The more I read from Anderle et al, the better they write. What a team. Who knows where they will go as long as I continue to read their work? ;-)
The book was awesome, there's not much I can say without giving out huge chunks of spoilers, but there is a little.
Kristen is the daughter of a cop, at least that's what she thinks and how the Halls treat her. When she finds out she is really a foundling and the Halls never told her. Things get emotional and very intense. Things like tthis relationship can go to pieces in an instant because a comment taken wrong blinds and deafens everyone. From personal experience, I know. My Dad was adopted, he adopted me and I adopted my oldest son. But like the Halls, we were and are family.
The story of Kristen coming to accept who and what she is is well told, with adventures that don't normally happen to a rookie cop (yes, like in many police families, sons and daughters follow Dads and Moms into the business.)
You'll be pleased to know there is a bad guy, truly evil. At one point you think ... No. I can't say it, it's too big of a spoiler.
Read it, you'll be glad you did

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BumbleBee

Decent, with some fallicys

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 21, 2019

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The books really a 3.5 star overall - great premise and such, and honestly fairly well written. It could have used an editor, but that wasn't the main failing of the book, even if it is a reason I dropped the rating. No - my personally main beef is this - this book was written with a large majority of the scenes involving guns. It's an action book, so that's understandable, and in fact to be expected. But many of the guns are refered to as "assault weapon" or "assault rifle/gun". Contrary to popular belief, the AR in AR-15 does not stand for assault rifle, and describing the guns as such tells little to nothing about the guns. AR-15 is a style of semi-automatic guns.
And finally, while there was some decent character development (especially for Wonderboy) many of the characters seem very flat, and could use a little more love from the author. (For example, I wasn't moved at a pivotal point in the story when a certain character died)
So, areas for improvement, but not at all bad.

30 people found this helpful

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Granny Sandy

Much better than expected

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 12, 2019

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After reading the reviews,i want expecting to enjoy the book as much as i did. The bad attitude that was mentioned in many of the reviews I had was as part of making the character note realistic and believable. No one is perfect all the time and we all go through changes when forced too adjust to new elements in our lif. This is especially true when unexpected and/or life changing situations bring them on,especially those that are making the greatest changes in our life. When a character remains steady in his or her thoughts and actions dispite major and even minor plot twist, that character quickly becomes dull and unbelievable while dragging the story into one that is impossible for this reader to continue reading.
Love this introduction to a new series and appreciated that it was kept long so the story was told in a complete and satisfying manner.
Have come too appreciate almost everything I've read with Michel Anderle's name on out and always love to be introduced to new authors. This pair has proven to be a compatible pair that seem to work well together.
Will demonstrable definitely bee reading more in this series

5 people found this helpful

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Lcashless 1.

Good book, slow in spots, all in all worth the read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 24, 2019

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I started to read the series because of the number of reviews. Reviews do make a difference in attracting someone to read a book. I enjoyed this book as a whole, what I did not like was Kristen’s vacillation between her being human and a dragon. I think her indecision went on too long, nearly to the end of the third volume of this book. It drove me personally crazy that she could not decide who and what she wanted to be was she a human, or was she a dragon. It should’ve been obvious to her early on that she was a dragon raised by humans with human values. Her transformation should’ve come earlier in the book during the death of somebody she cared about. There are some typos as well as a few other things in this book that rated ita four instead of five, it’s well worth the read.

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Beachbum

Slightly different to the usual

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 3, 2020

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Dragons rule the planet, but let the humans get on with things for the most part
It's a strange concept, that kind of works. However a long comes someone that upsets the apple cart and bring the whole dragon/human dynamic into question. To top it all, she's a rookie copper who arrives on the scene just in time to challenge a takeover of Detroit.
It's a good book all of the characters are fun and the humour and action all well done

3 people found this helpful

Kindle Customer

It's OK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 1, 2020

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This just seems very episodic and quite dull. Ooh, a SWAT shoot out... followed by... another shoot out. There's potentially a brilliant story arc to this series, and to be frank, that was the only bit I was interested in. If I had found out I were a dragon, I'd have a lot more questions and be keen for answers, but there's a complete lack of curiosity here and an over Reliance on getting to the next set piece of a fight. Not for me.

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S. Reid

Masterful Work

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 11, 2020

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Not the usual collaboration you would expect from Anderle but this story works very well as both Authors are extremely talented and ones i have both followed.
The usual premise exists more fantasy based storyline ie from unknown powers to the fulfillment of these powers.
The best bit ( not including Dragons ) is the subtle banter that is weaved through this story and something that is integral to the characters development. A great new series and something i will follow with great interest.

One person found this helpful

Sharon Leslie

Steel Dragon epic tale of a dragon coming of age.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 30, 2019

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This is a great story and its pace easily pulls you along. Follow Red as she joins SWAT in Detroit and her trials to finally become a dragon. A wonderful combination from Kevin and Michael. Now I've got to fill the time with other books until the second in the series is published.

2 people found this helpful

Kindle Customer

Good fun. Massive story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 23, 2020

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This story was really fun, and it was also absolutely massive. As a physical book, it must be huge! The main character is interesting, but goes through bits of being both stupid and annoying, but I guess everyone does. It was enough to make me put the book down a few times and have to mentally gear myself up to get back to it, but I'm glad I did.

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