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    Slayers

    By C.J. Hill

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    Dragons exist. They're ferocious. And they're smart: Before they were killed off by slayer-knights, they rendered a select group of eggs dormant, so their offspring would survive. Only a handful of people know about this, let alone believe it – these "Slayers" are descended from the original knights, and are now a diverse group of teens that includes Tori, a smart but spoiled senator's daughter who didn't sign up to save the world.

    The dragon eggs have fallen into the wrong hands. The Slayers must work together to stop the eggs from hatching. They will fight; they will fall in love. But will they survive?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateSep 27, 2011
    ISBN9781466814967
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    Slayers
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    C.J. Hill

    Lois Richer debuted her first book with the introduction of the very popular Love Inspired line. Since then Lois has continued to craft emotional stories set in small towns with strong characters who search to strengthen their relationship to God. With over 50 titles in print, author Lois Richer continues to answer fans' calls for more

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    • 3/5
      An ultimately underwhelming supernatural/fantasy adventure.Dragons are real - only, most people don't realize it. At a small summer camp, teenaged Tori expects to get immersed in all things dragon-lore - mock dragon battles, role-playing games, and possibly crafts - but instead she learns something unbelievable: she is one of a small group of teens who were exposed to a dragon egg while their mothers were pregnant, activating long-dormant dragon slayer genes. Now, it's up to her and her teammates to track down those dragon eggs (and the soon to hatch dragons) , and destroy them before millions of people die via dragon fire/EMP.Too many cliches (love triangles, traitor in the mix) and exposition make this story a loooong slog.
    • 5/5
      Tori has had dreams about dragons her entire life. When her parents finally allow her to go to Dragon Camp, she discovers that she is a Slayer, a descendant of the medieval knights that battled dragons and hunted them to near extinction. There are only two dragons and two dragon eggs left in the world. However, a villain named is can control the dragons with his mind. Overdrake plans to use the dragons to take over the U.S.Tori and the other campers train constantly in order to be to stop Overdrake and the dragons. But one of the other campers is a traitor, passing information to Overdrake.
    • 4/5
      I came into this book just needing to read it so I could review the ARC of the second one. Boy was I missing out. I loved it! It far exceeded my expectations. Tori was actually written very well. Her reluctance and fear are more real than if she suddenly just decided that a large change in her life, such as this, were normal. I appreciated that. A few things were annoying. The nice, neat little set up at the beginning was far too convenient. The whole "This can happen only in this situation at this time before this happens" thing is irritating but the story does make me forget about that after a while. The other thing is the italics when suddenly switching point of view. It's sloppy and distracting. Overall though the book was fantastic and I've gotten the second one ready to go!
    • 4/5
      Dragons are real and, unlike the Disney version, they are mindless beasts who eat humans. However, there are few dragons and they can have very long gestation periods. Most humans have relegated them to the realm of myth. But now the latest eggs are preparing to hatch and slayers are being born to battle them. These Slayers are modern teenagers. The only thing they have in common is that they are descendants of the ancient knights who battled dragons to near extinction and that their pregnant mothers came near enough to a dragon egg to trigger the dormant slayer DNA in their babies. Tori Hampton is a spoiled senator's daughter when she arrives at the camp. She has always had dreams of dragons and has always known that they were dangerous. She wrecked her father's crystal dragon collection when she was small. She has studied all the myths. She has also studied martial arts, archery, shooting, horseback riding and skating. She is smart and athletic. She has been wanting to attend this camp for several years but her parents convinced her to give other camps a try. She is finally at dragon camp where she joins other slayers who have had the advantage of knowing what they were and training together since they were pre-teens. Tori has a hard time fitting in at first with the other teens even though two of them are hot boys who are the team captains of the two training teams. Jesse and Dirk are both convinced that Tori won't last as a Slayer. Tori isn't at all sure she even wants to try. She would rather that someone other than her be the one who has to fight dragons. Finally, her sense of duty and patriotism kick in and she gets with the program. Each Slayer has a special talent that can be used to battle dragons. Tori knows that she has exceptional hearing but that isn't one of the talents that their leader - Dr. B. - has identified. It isn't long before they realized that Tori can hear what is happening around the dragon eggs.The few remaining dragons and dragon eggs have been preserved by a family that can link minds with the dragons and who want to use them to take over the world. Our Slayers need to stop the man in charge - Overdrake - because it looks like his plan could work. Just a few dragons over Washington, DC who are the size of large airplanes and who shoot out a field that wrecks all electronics could be enough to force the government to give in. This story has the kids training and has them conduct a raid on the facility where Overdrake is waiting for the eggs to hatch. Along the way, Tori learns about her own talents. The group also discovers that they have a traitor in their midst who has been passing information on to Overdrake. That person's identity would be a spoiler so I won't share but his/her moral conflict between his/her duty to his/her family and duty to his/her friends was well-done.I can't wait to read the sequel which will be coming out soon. Fans of teens who have to do heroic deeds will enjoy this story.
    • 4/5
      I got an advanced reading copy of this book for review through NetGalley(dot)com. It was a fun read and an excellent book. This is a book about young adult dragon slayers in the modern day world. Think Percy and the Olympians, but the kids are fighting dragons instead and are part of an ages old genetically modified race. I haven't been able to find any information on a sequel to this book; but based on some things that were left unresolved I imaging this will be a series.Tori has always been fascinated by dragons. But since her father is a Senator and her family is rich and elite, Dragon Camp has never been deemed worthy enough by her father. Finally this year her father relents and Tori finds herself enrolled in Dragon Camp. No pedicures and bell-hops here, just cabins and a bunch of dragon-obsessed kids. Or is it? Tori is older so she is put in the advanced part of the camp; the area for older teens. Thing is the teens in this part of the camp are very different, they have super-hero-like powers. Could Tori be part of a genetically modified subgroup of humans destined to save all of humanity from vicious dragons?The premise of this book is wonderful. The Dragon Camp reminded me a lot of Camp Half Blood from the Percy and the Olympian series by Rick Riordan....it also reminds some of the unicorn fighting school in Diana Peterfreund's Rampant series. You have a group of teens together learning how to use their super powers and how to fight dragons. How cool is that?The characters are all fairly engaging. There are two girls who are pretty stereotypical mean girls, and we never really get a reason for their behavior. Outside of them the rest of the characters are very interesting. Tori comes off as a bit of a spoiled rich girl (she assume the boys that help her take her luggage to her cabin are bell-hops), but she isn't pretentious...she's just used to a different way of life. As the book goes on Tori sheds this rich-girl persona and really grows as a character.There is a love triangle in this book. Slayers always have a power match; one person whose power is similar to or compliments theirs and they are more in tune with this person. This pairing doesn't have to be romantic, but teens being teens it does get involved. Tori is drawn to and gets along with one guy in the camp really well but of course her power compliments a different boy's. So this is just a comment for those of you who either love or hate love triangles. That being said the love triangle doesn't take up a ton of story space.The story is mainly told from Tori's perspective but there are short chapters between that are told from other characters' perspectives. It was well done and I felt that seeing small parts of the story from other characters' viewpoints actually added a lot to the story rather than subtracting from it.The story is well wrapped up in the end, there are a few unresolved plot points but it wasn't really a cliffhanger. I enjoyed the writing style, it was easy and fun to read. The story was full of fun action scenes and interesting superpowers, with a touch of romance. Deeper questions are breached about the importance of saving humanity as a whole versus the happiness of an individual.Overall this was a fun read. It takes the old idea of dragon slayers and applies it to a modern day story with deeper implications on humanity as a whole. I thought the dragons' powers were interesting and had a lot of fun reading about the Slayers and their different powers as well. The characters are generally interesting and engaging. People who enjoy reading about monster slayers and teens learning how to use their monster slaying powers should enjoy this book. It is best suited for middle grade and older. If you love fantasy and reading about dragons, with a bit of a coming of age added to them you should check this book out.
    • 4/5
      3.5 Stars!! Dragons Exist. Dragon Slayers Exist. Dragon Overlords Exist. But I am getting ahead of myself. Back, centuries ago, alchemists were not really looking for a way to turn things into gold, they were creating a serum that would allow Dragon Slayers an edge. The serum worked on their DNA to allow them to fight and kill Dragons. Those mutations were passed down through the Slayer’s generations and lay dormant, until awakened by proximity to a dragon or a dragon egg. Meanwhile, the Dragon Overlords managed a few DNA mutations of their own which allowed them to slip into the minds of the dragons and control them from within. It’s present day, and there are a couple of dragon eggs that are due to hatch in the not-to-distant future. The transportation of those eggs through the Washington DC area woke up the sleeping DNA in about 12 fetuses at the time of the transport. Those fetuses are now young adults and the only thing that stands between us and a man who wants to rule the world by controlling Dragons. I really enjoyed this roller coaster ride. I’m not a big fantasy lover. What I loved about this fantasy was that it takes place in present day United States rather than some fictional world, and that the characters and story were geared toward young adults rather than middle schoolers. The book grabs you from the beginning and doesn’t let go. However, the main character, Victoria, “Tori”, a Congressman’s daughter, was a bit tedious in the beginning. She was a typical rich kid who didn’t think any of it applied to her. We did see her grow and mature, but it did seem as though we spent an awful lot of time focusing on how self-absorbed she was. The story was a bit predictable, but that didn’t take away from the action or the story. The author got us through one conflict, but we know there is at least one more out on the horizon, so I know there has to be a sequel in the future…which I will look forward to for a number of reasons. I recommend this for the quick, easy, enjoyable read that it is.