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A Host of Dragons (Dragon de la Sangre)

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Even though he has been home two years, Chloe remains angry and unforgiving towards her spouse, Peter DelaSangre for leaving their home Caya DelaSangre and got caught up in the lure of the seadragon (see THE SEADRAGON'S DAUGHTER). When Chloe asks for a family outing, the first in months, Peter readily agrees though he hates having to be amidst the mob of people. They, accompanied by their son Henri and daughter Lizzie, go to Miami for a day on the peninsular. At the dock they notice a man staring at them and then he almost kidnaps Lizzie

After retuning to their island home, twelve strangers arrive. Peter assumes he and his kin are threatened from the Oudere Raad Corporation who wants to destroy him and his family. They scour his ancestral archives and soon abduct Lizzie. Peter knows he must confront these foreigners, but in his natural essence, as a dragon who plans to dine on a dozen humans.

The fourth DelaSangre entry is an exciting urban fantasy in which Peter has to battle with an enemy that has invaded his island, assaulted his heritage, and ultimately kidnapped his daughter as these Europeans plan to destroy him. As a were-dragon, Peter's morality is different than that of humans and he sees things differently. Interestingly the four DelaSangres seem like a regular family on an outing together until the incursion occurs. Peter loves his family while Chloe reciprocates but is jealous when he goes off with other females. A HOST OF DRAGONS is a fine entry in a series starring a hero with a different ethics system.

Harriet Klausner

Of the four books in the series, I feel that this one is the best. Troop manages to give it a mobster movie feel while maintaining the traditional fantasy edge. This series just keeps getting better. I certainly hope that Troop continues to write about our favorite dragon. I will certainly be there to plop down my money for any future books! This is one of the most orginal treatments of dragons I have ever encountered. Even the secondary characters are developed so strongly that you feel like you know them. A wonderful read.

Another great book by Alan Troop. I love reading his books about dragons.

This is a good book. It really follows up were the last book left off. Eventhough it starts out slower than the Seadragon, it really gets going towards the middle of the book. Would have liked a little more interaction between Aric and Peter.

Although it sticks to Troop's formula of Peter DelaSangre's comfortable life disrupted by a previously unknown part of the dragon world, A Host of Dragons does provide the most gripping action of the series so far. The atmosphere of Miami remains a strong focus of his work in this installment, as does boating and Troop's obvious love for the sea. His style is easy to read and engrossing, with the short chapters leaving you with the desire to read more and uncover the mystery. The menacing unknown in the story is sometimes too obvious, however, detracting from the underlying mystery and leading to my occasional frustration with the inexplicable obliviousness of some characters. Perhaps having read the other books in quick succession made these similarities more obvious than to the average reader.

I enjoyed the story on an individual basis, but I find myself wishing the series would travel to a new setting and expand the dragon mythology beyond the family life of one particular dragon. With the unresolved issue of what lay in his father's journals by the end of this book, I sense that the world he left for his son will be revealed in the next installment and perhaps address the unsustainable path of hiding their existence from humankind.

The Dragon DelaSangre series reached a great peak with this story. Here's hoping Alan F. Troop delivers more in this series.

Yet again he does it, Peter beats the odds but yet at more then one point I wasn't sure. And yet again Troop also creates another great book.