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    In the Hall of the Dragon King

    Written by Stephen R. Lawhead

    Narrated by Tim Gregory

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    A kingdom hangs in the balance as Quentin begins his quest.

    Carrying a sealed message from the Dragon King, Quentin and his outlaw companion, Theido, plunge headlong into a fantastic odyssey that leads them throughout Mensandor. Danger lurks at every turn: from the brutal terrain to deadly encounters with both humans and creatures of unknown origins. As their quest progresses, Prince Jaspin schemes to secure the crown for himself, and an evil sorcerer concocts a monstrous plan for power.

    In an effort to save the kingdom and fulfill his destiny, Quentin must travel through strange lands filled with brave knights, striking maidens, a mysterious hermit, and a gigantic deadly serpent. And then, his true journey is only just beginning.

    Brimming with adventure, battles, and danger, Stephen R. Lawhead's timeless epic will satisfy listeners of all ages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateMay 31, 2011
    ISBN9781608148578
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    Stephen R. Lawhead

    Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. His works include Byzantium and the series The Pendragon Cycle, The Celtic Crusades, and The Song of Albion. Lawhead makes his home in Austria with his wife.

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    • 3/5
      Quentin, a simple acolyte of the pagan temple, receives the epic quest to leave his life and rescue the Dragon King from an evil sorcerer.I started to read this several years ago, got distracted, and never returned...until I took the opportunity to make it my book report. Even so, I had no social life the last week before the report was due, because I had neglected reading it. Whoops.Lawhead is a traditional author, with a traditional style. He writes with no contractions, giving the story a formality that a reader will either love or hate. I didn't particularly mind the change in style, but I felt as if it slowed the plot more than it should have. The characters weren't poorly written, although they at times lacked depth. However, each character seemed to have one consistent character trait about them: Theido, wise and stoic; Durwin, faithful, wise, spiritual; the queen, kind, caring; Ronsard, impulsive and impatient; Toli, loyal and quiet; Jaspin, petty and pouty; Nimrood, stereotypical sorcerer.Yes, the downside to the book was the scenes were either unbelievable (miracles of being brought back to life/swine chasing off wolves/a "Legion of the Dead" composed of simply six undead warriors/rescuing characters from an unlocked castle) or stereotypical (evil sorcerer with greasy black hair, black eyes, maniacal laugh, who gloats and monologues before he tries to kill, and can change into a raven at will--all while working through a jealous brother prince). But these are, in fact, the ingredients of the epic fantasy genre, so some may thoroughly enjoy this.One more thing: several of the plot threads seemed loose by the end of the book. Theido seemed so important in the first half of the book, but is forgotten by the second half, as well as a plan for the king. I got the feeling that the author either didn't think through the book completely, or didn't use an outline, but that might just be me.But enough of complaining. It was a very clean book (if you don't count the swearing of other gods' names), and it has some good themes in it, like trusting God no matter what and the act of loyalty.Side note: if you happen to be reading this for a book report and need to do an oral presentation at the end highlighting a certain element or theme throughout the book and are thinking this is an allegory...it's not. Let me just tell you that ahead of time and save you the trouble like I wish someone would have done for me. Instead, focus on the times Quentin had to trust in the true God to get him and his friends out alive. That's a good theme.Things to Watch Out For:Romance: N/ALanguage: a believer of the true God says "by the gods' beards"; Many, many "oaths" taken about false gods (but never about the true God); jacka**-1 (pg 217)Violence: Plenty of sword battles, wounds, several deaths and near deaths; a "legion" of the undead that can't be killed but can kill othersDrugs: Several small drinking and smoking scenesNudity: N/AOther: Several characters lie; whenever the true God is mentioned, his name is not capitalized; a character has a brief encounter with God that is slightly bizarre; sorcery
    • 4/5
      He was using big words and I only understood half of what he was saying. But it was a good storyline and a good book ! I recommend this to people who would like to learn bigger words.
    • 3/5
      In the Hall of the Dragon King is pretty much typical fantasy. I like Stephen Lawhead's writing, and in terms of my synesthesia this tastes good, but it reads like amateur fantasy. It's a really typical, predictable plot with an evil-for-the-sake-of-evil character and a young "chosen one" type character, the characters are generally archetypes or not well developed. The references to Christianity don't even attempt to be subtle. The Big Bad is defeated too easily, everything is resolved very quickly...

      I'm not sure where the scope for a sequel is, since I think this simplistic world doesn't provide a good foundation, but I'm going to read the other two books of the trilogy. It's fun mindless fantasy.

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    • 1/5
      It's been a long time since I've had to force myself to plod through a fantasy novel. I heard that Lawhead is a modern day Lewis and decided to take a chance. Unfortunately, I chose his first book and it really, really shows. From the setting, plot, characters and even dialogue is trite and retread. I began to notice this when I started rooting for the main character to fall into a pit and die a slow, horrible death. That didn't happen. I'll give Lawhead another try; I've heard he's since improved vastly. The only plus is the reader is introduced to the notion of a god who is actively searching for us.
    • 3/5
      This is an early Lawhead book - I think maybe only his second ever. My feeling is that he las learned a great deal since writing this one. These days his descriptions are so much more vivid, his characterisation so much deeper, and he really understands how to put a story together. Another big difference is that these books are fantasy, whereas these days Lawhead writes mostly historical fiction.The story in this book is not bad. Quentin, an acolyte of the god Ariel, leaves service at his monastry to take a vitally important and urgent message to the queen. This leads him into an adventure to seek out a lost king, and he finds out a good deal more on the way.Even though the story is not bad, it is not brilliant either. As a story it does not compel you to keep reading, and the characters are just a little too wooden to really care about. Whereas much modern fantasy has its genesis in Middle Earth, this book seems to have had its genesis in Narnia. Not that this fnatasy world is at all like Narnia - but you can see the same story ideas in places.A book for Stephen Lawhead completists only.
    • 3/5
      Good if a little formulaic.
    • 1/5
      I normally like fantasy but did not really enjoy this very much. Plot was really predictable, and pace dragged. I actually had all three books in this series but could not bring myself to read the other two.