The Dragon Business, Kevin J. Anderson
The Dragon Business, Kevin J. Anderson
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The Dragon Business

Author: Kevin J. Anderson

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 8 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/08/2014

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

King Cullin may be known as “the Dragon Slayer,” but he fears his son’s legacy will be as “King Maurice Who Speaks with Proper Grammar.” The boy keeps his nose buried in parchments, starry-eyed at the idea of noble knights and eager to hand royal gold to any con man hawking a unicorn horn. Tonight, though, Cullin will educate the prince in the truth behind minstrels’ silly songs of glory….Long ago, in a kingdom, well, not that far from here really, young Cullin traveled the countryside as squire to brave Sir Dalbry, along with Dalbry’s trusted sidekick Reeger, selling dragon-protection services to every kingdom with a coffer. There were no dragons, of course, but with a collection of severed alligator heads and a willingness to play dirty, the trio of con men was crushing the competition. Then along came Princess Affonyl.Tomboyish and with a head for alchemy, Affonyl faked a dragon of her own, escaped her arranged marriage, and threw in with Cullin and company. But with her father sending a crew of do-gooder knights to find her, the dragon business just got cutthroat.

About Kevin J. Anderson

Kevin J. Anderson has written dozens of national bestsellers and has been nominated for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and the SFX Readers' Choice Award. His critically acclaimed original novels include the ambitious space opera series The Saga of Seven Suns and the Terra Incognita fantasy epic with its two accompanying rock CDs. He also set the Guinness-certified world record for the largest single-author book signing.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Manda on 2015-06-09 11:14:07

I liked it. It was light and easy to read.It’s in a Knights of the Round Table setting, but they periodically throw serious anachronisms into the speech patterns in a very funny way. For example, they’ll be talking about pageboys and serving wenches and then a character will reference talking to “the castle’s HR department”.

Goodreads review by Nils

Nice, lighthearted entertainment with some puns and a little conmanship. Surprisingly dark at the end, but I still had fun.......more

Goodreads review by A.M.

What fun! I read the synopsis of this story, that it was about con artists slaying false dragons, and thought it such an unique twist on the usual adventure trope that I knew I had to give it a try, and I'm glad I did. Anderson crafted this tale wonderfully, formatting it so that King Cullin is telli......more

Goodreads review by Dan

To Bond with his son, King Cullen the Dragonslayer, tells him his early life story over a few drinks at the pub. Hilarious Book. But, it needs a sequel, some questions are left unanswered......more

Goodreads review by Xenophon

This novel isn't meant to be taken seriously. It's light and funny, making good use of anachronism, cynicism, and satire. Recommended for those who like humorous fantasy.......more

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