From Library Journal
Having survived an encounter with a dragon, Arlian also known as Lord Obsidian qualifies as a member of the elite and dangerous Dragon Society, whose members enjoy the benefits of agelessness and increased vigor even as they grow less human with each passing year. When Arlian inherits the secret knowledge of a fellow Society member, he takes upon himself the challenge of waging a final war against dragonkind and against the other members of the Dragon Society. Veteran fantasist Watt-Evans's sequel to Dragon Weather combines swashbuckling fantasy with serious themes of self-sacrifice and personal courage in an adventure that belongs in most libraries. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review
“The Best Fantasy Novel of the Year!”—Science Fiction Chronicle

“[With] plenty of intrigue and magic, this book is sure to satisfy the author’s many fans, as well as lovers of epic fantasy in the tradition of L. E. Modesitt and Terry Goodkind.”--Publishers Weekly



Review
“The Best Fantasy Novel of the Year!”—Science Fiction Chronicle

“[With] plenty of intrigue and magic, this book is sure to satisfy the author’s many fans, as well as lovers of epic fantasy in the tradition of L. E. Modesitt and Terry Goodkind.”--Publishers Weekly



Book Description
One Man Must Stand Against the Dragon Menace!

It all began with Dragon Weather: a wave of incredible heat, oppressive humidity, dark angry clouds . . . and dragons. Dragons with no remorse, no sympathy, no use for humans; dragons who destroyed an entire village and everyone in it. Everyone, that is, except the young boy, Arlian.

Orphaned and alone, Arlian was captured by looters and sold as a mining slave. Years later he escaped, fueled by years of hatred for the dragons, bandits, and slavers that took away his youth—and a personal vow to exact retribution from those who have wronged him.
Arlian seeks out The Dragon Society, whose sworn purpose is to stand against the dragon menace. What he learns there is shocking: that he may well be the best hope humanity will ever have for defeating the dragons . . . permanently.



About the Author
Born and raised in Massachusetts, Lawrence Watt-Evans has been a full-time writer and editor for more than twenty years. The author of more than thirty novels, over one hundred short stories, and more than one hundred and fifty published articles, Watt-Evans writes primarily in the fields of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic books. His short fiction has won the Hugo Award as well as twice winning the Asimov's Readers Award. His fiction has been published in England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Poland, France, Hungary, and Russia
He served as president of the Horror Writers Association from 1994 to 1996 and after leaving that office was the recipient of HWA's first service award ever. He is also a member of Novelists Inc., and the Science Fiction Writers of America. Married with two children, he and his wife Julie live in Maryland.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"It all began with Dragon Weather: a wave of incredible heat, oppressive humidity, dark angry clouds ... and dragons. Dragons with no remorse, no sympathy, and no use for humans. Dragons who destroyed an entire village and everyone in it. Everyone, that is, except the young boy Arlian." "Orphaned and alone, Arlian was captured by looters and sold as a mining slave. Seven years later he escaped, fueled by years of hatred for the dragons, bandits, and slavers who took away his youth - and a personal vow to exact retribution from all those who have wronged him, including the powerful Lord Enziet. Arlian's entire life has one purpose, and one purpose only: to mete out justice. And in the climactic battle of Dragon Weather Lord Enziet fell to this justice." In The Dragon Society Arlian returns to Manfort, the city that is home to the Dragon Society, whose sworn purpose is to stand against the dragon menace, and whose foremost member had been Lord Enziet. Arlian must immediately deal with the consequences of Enziet's death. But what he finds is shocking, for the doomed Enziet believed that Arlian might well be the best hope humanity will ever have for defeating the dragons ... permanently.

FROM THE CRITICS

VOYA - Leslie Carter

In this sequel to Dragon Weather (Tor, 1999/VOYA April 2000), the Lands of Man again are threatened by marauding dragons bent on the near destruction of humankind. Hero Arlian now knows that the dragons always must allow some humans to live because they are used by the dragons to incubate their young. Arlian himself is one of these dragonhearts, made so at age eleven when he swallowed a mixture of dragon venom and human blood as his dying grandfather lay on top of him. He also has learned that it takes a thousand years to grow the dragon seed to full term, and that is why he and the other dragonhearts seem almost immortal. Arlian also has learned that dragons can be killed, not with the steel of normal swords but with the brittle black rock called obsidian. Armed with this knowledge, he sets about trying to convince the powerful dragonhearts and their Duke not only that the dragons can be killed but also that the dragons' seven hundred years of cowering in caves has come to an end, and they are once again on a rampage. Watt-Evans does an excellent job of weaving necessary elements from the previous book into the story to give the reader ample information to carry forward without having to read the first book. The action is fast paced and fierce, the characters fully fleshed, and the setting palpable. Mature readers who love fantasy will be drawn easily to this second in what seems to be a natural trilogy. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P S A/YA (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult and Young Adult). 2001, Tor, 428p,

Library Journal

Having survived an encounter with a dragon, Arlian also known as Lord Obsidian qualifies as a member of the elite and dangerous Dragon Society, whose members enjoy the benefits of agelessness and increased vigor even as they grow less human with each passing year. When Arlian inherits the secret knowledge of a fellow Society member, he takes upon himself the challenge of waging a final war against dragonkind and against the other members of the Dragon Society. Veteran fantasist Watt-Evans's sequel to Dragon Weather combines swashbuckling fantasy with serious themes of self-sacrifice and personal courage in an adventure that belongs in most libraries. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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