Dawn of the Dragons, Mari Mancusi
Dawn of the Dragons, Mari Mancusi
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Dawn of the Dragons

Author: Mari Mancusi

Series: New Dragon City

Narrator: Everette Plen, Shiromi Arserio

Unabridged: 5 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2025

Synopsis

The dragons are coming … are you prepared? This thrilling, dystopian adventure story is perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Impossible Creatures. Lucas isn’t having the best summer. While normally he’d be away at camp, this year he’s stuck home, watching over his younger neighbor Noah and mourning the death of his beloved cat. Even going outside is dangerous, thanks to mysterious fires making the air unsafe to breathe. Fires that Noah claims are caused by real life dragons. At first Lucas laughs it off—Noah’s dad has always been fond of conspiracy theories. But when the family suddenly flees town and strange rumors start spreading online, Lucas realizes he needs to find out for sure. Meanwhile, young Cinder and her dragon herd are just trying to survive in a strange new world. They’ve found a haven high in the mountains and hope to finally live in peace. But when Cinder suffers a terrible fall, she’s not sure she’ll live long enough to see it.Searching for dragons, Lucas finds Cinder, and he can’t help but feel sorry for this tiny creature and together they begin to form an unlikely friendship. But a simple misunderstanding between scales and skin is all it takes to spark a worldwide inferno. As the dragon apocalypse looms, can Lucas and Cinder find a way to help keep their families safe?Don’t Miss: New Dragon City

About Mari Mancusi

Mari Mancusi always wanted a dragon as a pet. Unfortunately, the fire insurance premiums proved a bit too large and her house a bit too small, so she chose to write about them instead. An Emmy Award–winning former TV news producer, she now works as a full-time author, having published over thirty books. When not writing, Mari enjoys traveling, cosplaying, watching cheesy (and scary) horror movies, and playing video games. A graduate of Boston University, she lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Jacob, and daughter. She invites you to visit her at marimancusi.com or follow her @marimancusi.

About Everette Plen

Everette Plen is an actor and audiobook narrator. He has appeared in Disney’s Really Short Shorts, Criminal Minds, ER, and television commercials. His extensive voice-over work includes readings of Mark Goldblatt’s Twerp, Lenore Look’s Alvin Ho series, and many other titles for young readers.

About Shiromi Arserio

Shiromi Arserio is an author, stage actor, voice talent, and audiobook narrator from London. She holds a BA in theater from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance. In addition to narrating dozens of audiobooks, her voice can be heard in documentaries, e-learning projects, and video games. Prior to venturing into audiobook narration, she worked as a freelance writer for publications such as Renaissance Magazine and Northwest Magazine.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jason on September 16, 2025

Very interesting book. A prequel to New Dragon City, this was a perfect way to describe what happened when the dragons arrived. Hoping a 3rd book comes out 🤞......more

Goodreads review by Mark on October 08, 2025

What worked: Most books depict dragons as huge, fire-breathing monstrosities, but Cinder is a young toddler in this story. Readers follow her for half of the book while a young human named Lucas shares the other half. Lucas rescues Cinder after she’s injured by a bear, leading to their unusual friend......more

Goodreads review by Jackie on May 08, 2025

My Thoughts My love for reading Fantasy tales started about four decades ago in between watching cartoons, riding my horse or playing with my friends. There were more nights than I can count that were spent deeply immersed in the pages of a book when I should have been sleeping, especially......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on April 13, 2025

We find ourselves immersed in a time when dragons are fighting over territory and the humans don’t know about them yet. As a prequel to New Dragon City, I was excited to learn about how the dragons and humans got to the point they were at at the opening of that book-with humans “hibernating” undergro......more

Goodreads review by Karen on August 28, 2025

Just as amazing as New Dragon City! Mancusi is a master of bringing us heavy thoughts on miscommunication and seeing things from someone else’s side. I love the dragons! Fantasy is my jam so this was a quick interest, but not every fantasy is the same quality. Mancusi quality is top notch. I was imme......more

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