Megazaur2: Akysha's Fury [Kindle Edition]

Brian Poor (Author)

Book Description

You Do Not need to read Megazaur 1 to read this!
Megazaur 3 coming December 2012

In a world where man rules dinosaurs with his mind—where survival is won by the ruthless and where the weak become slaves or perish, comes the ultimate test of man's continued supremacy.

Having outgrown the forest mankind has suppressed it in, the Necroraptor is ready to break out and openly challenge man's right to dominate the world. Its renown lethal capriciousness scares the Megazaurs (dinosaur riders) enough, they have no choice but to plead for help from the nation they have forsworn to destroy (in the name of the father god).

Realizing the raptors will turn to their lands once it ravishes the Twelve Omadas, the Thirteenth Omada sends Akysha, their most promising warrior, with a small army to help their bitter enemies. Owning a god-given skill with a sword, Akysha vows the raptors will learn to fear the bite of her blade or the forest will run red with their blood. And if the raptors prove to be a match for her sword, she has a three thousand-pound best friend with a jaw full of razor-like teeth to back her up.

But Akysha soon finds that there are dangers in the lands of the Twelve Omadas that can't be fought with swords and teeth. An unseen enemy begins to spark the flames of a civil war that could endanger her mission. And worse, the barbaric lands of the Twelve Omadas bring an uncomfortable truth to light about her god given abilities. Her gift comes with a 'Fury' that proves love and hate are different sides of the same sword, and Akysha is always endanger of falling off her precarious balance on the edge where those two sides meet.

Product Details

• File Size: 574 KB
• Print Length: 297 pages
• Publisher: Prehysteria imprints; 1 edition (October 7, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005TN8Z9G
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #686,066 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A Refreshing Fantasy Environment June 5, 2012

By Jonathan B

Format:Kindle Edition

Before I begin, I should write that I never read the first Magazaur, so some of my initial confusion in understanding this setting would probably not have occurred had I read it. However, the author included a very detailed "Meglapedia" at the end of the novel. There aren't any spoilers in it, and I recommend anyone read that first before getting to the actual story. I wish I had as it would have made things much more clear in the beginning. Despite my initial confusion while sorting things out, this novel can certainly stand alone, and a reader does not have to have read the first volume in order to enjoy it.

The story takes place on Hysteria, a planet where in at least one small section, men and dinosaurs co-exist in a god-ordered symbiosis which protects environmental balances. Certain humans can mentally connect with certain dinosaurs, and together, they can make an efficient fighting team. The humans were divided into 12 city-state-type groups (omadas), each with one type of dinosaur to which their Megazaurs (the men who have this ability) can connect.

Some escaped slaves have formed a 13th omada, which the chief god despises, but the other 12 have not been able to destroy it. This story opens with Akysha, a general in the 13th Omada's fighting forces, and the only known female Megazaur, leading a force to assist another omada in ridding the forest of a plague of necroraptors (a fictional homage to Jurassic Park's smaller but real velociraptors.) Akysha has a god-given gift which makes her a superb fighter, and she rides a giganotosaur, a large carnivore larger than a T-rex. Meanwhile, rumblings of war between the 12 omadas are heard.

The entire story and setting is rather unique and refreshing. I think I smiled like a kid opening his Christmas presents as I uncovered each fact and aspect of Hysteria. The author's imagination is really impressive.

Characterization in this novel is uniformly superb. All of the characters have their own voice, their own thought patterns, and their specific characteristics. And these characteristics are not static. They grow and adjust as the situation changes. I particularly liked how Akysha was this kick-ass fighter, but she was not a man in a woman's skin. She was still female through-and-through. I also appreciated that while she was in charge of her group of fighters, she was not the next Sun Tzu, but rather struggled a bit with leadership, feeling much more comfortable with a sword in her hands. I also liked how Serak, a T-rex Megazaur, grew and changed over the course of the story.

The pace of the novel was pretty good. I am not one to enjoy dream sequences, but the ones in this novel didn't bog the flow.

Editing was pretty fair, but misuse of words was a bit annoying. Several times, for example, the word "instinct" was used instead of "extinct." But at least the editing was better than in some recent novels I have read. I have a feeling that editing problems are part of the modern publishing paradigm system rather than any author in particular.

My main problem with the story was in scientific accuracy. Oh, I will give the author the communal abilities of the necroraptors. They are his creation, after all, and some poetic license needs to be granted. I have a harder time with the pterodactyls. First they aren't even dinosaurs. Second, the name is no longer in use (pterodactylus is the accepted name now.) But by any name, this flying reptile was about the size of a smallish dog, and they certainly could not carry a passenger. Even if the author really meant the pteranodon, which was much bigger, it still would be unable to carry a human passenger, much less two with one wearing armor. In the story, rain can bring one down, but two people seem to be within its capabilities. There were also quite a few mistakes in size descriptions, with some dinosaurs being way too big (24 feet at the shoulder for one) or way too small (a giganotosaur weighing 3,000 pounds instead of a more probable 20,000 pounds.)

A huge target market for this book would probably be the dinophiles out there, people who may not typically be in the fantasy market but who I think would love this novel. And these people tend to be quite knowledgeable about dinosaurs. So I think it is pretty important, when writing a book like this that the science is as accurate as possible and up-to-date with current thinking. If the story needed an air corps, so to speak, then "invent" a new species of pterosaur just as the necroraptors were invented.

Normally, the mistakes made would result in lower review from me. But the fact is that I really enjoyed the book, and that is the bottom line. I intend to go back and read the first volume, and I eagerly await the third volume. I may have a few issues with facts, but I have no issues with the core value of the book. I heartily recommend it to everyone.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars And the sequel is better! May 6, 2012

By Mikail

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I didn't think it was possible to trump Megazaur 1. It was the total fantasy epic with the sort of passion and intesity that you rarely find. (Like the Hunger Games)

At first I rebelled a little when reading this. I mean how could Brian dare to write a sequel 18 yrs after his masterpiece with new main characters and still capture the drama and overt richness of the first?

But he did. I came away extremely impressed. He didn't try to repeat Meg1, he went in a different and vibrantly raw direction that blows away the first one!

Can't wait fot Hollyword to discover this!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read! June 4, 2012

By Marti Erway

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I liked the first book, and loved the second. This on is much more gritty than Megazuar but it's just what the story needs. Your immersed in the world even farther. The relationships are moving and a bit scary at times. I like the way it makes you think about good vs evil and just how far you may have to go. Akysha is a wonderful strong character coming into her own. While it is a stand alone story I feel you will have a better perspective if you read Megazuar the 13th Omada first. It sets the stage for this story.

More About the Author

I'm a huge Roller coaster-enthusiast and I try to write a story that sends my readers on the ultimate ride. Everything I write keeps that in mind. I want you to plunge down steep hills, throw you into heart-pounding twists. I want to give you a chance to catch your breath, but just before you can say--wow--I want to grab you and send you through the next set of surprises.