The Dragon Heir (Heir Series #3)

I'd have burned it, but then I wouldn't have gotten my 17 bucks back.

It starts off decently, leading you to believe that it will be what the summary promised. Then it goes downhill. Much of the plot revolves around Madison, hardly giving Jason any time and when he does appear, it's sort lived. By the end of the book, I was in shock. I'm not a fan of happy endings myself but at least when the first two ended, the person they were supposedly about lived. Jason had no such luck.

The series needed one more book and for the plot in TDH to be cut in half. It felt too rushed.

The cover art is gorgeous. I'll give it that but overall, I was not happy by what I read.

5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

The Dragon Heir

Looking for a book upon epic proportions? Then go out and pick up The Dragon Heir, by Cinda Williams Chima, with the fights of good versus bad, bad versus bad and even the occasional good versus good. This book has what you need, fight scenes, love stories, betrayals, mysterious magical items and so much more!
Seph is no ordinary seventeen year old boy, nor is his cousin Jack and so many others as well, for they have Weir Stones, a magical stone genetically passed down by their ancestors which give them each powers. Among the six different types of stones, Seph has a wizard stone, Jack would have as well, but due to conditions, was left with a warrior stone. Along with more Weir (powered) friends and a few anaweir (powerless) friends, they try to stop the Rose guilds from regaining power over the lesser guilds.
Along with Maddie, who has powers of her own as well, an elicitor, who sucks up magic instead of using it, like a sponge in water. Maddie refuses to fight, on either side, but when push comes to shove, she'll have to decide on whether or not to help. Especially now that a villain they had forgotten about at their last encounter with him at Second Sister has appeared with something powerful of his own, but only if he gets the right people for it. But little does he know, elicitors maybe be few but they run in packs.
With Leesha Middleton, another wizard, under his control he can sneak through and find out what he needs to know without ever being discovered. If only she was as loyal as he hoped. But with the Roses struggling to regain power, Seph relies on what is called wizard flame, a magic enhancer, not only to be able to protect the barrier to protect him.
The author used the narrator to help explain the reasons for things and the backgrounds of most people; she uses foreshadowing but shows it greatly as Jack reads into the future to discover a major lose in his life. She also uses action sequences during the war between the Roses and the weir of Trinity, Ohio, and uses slow motion action to help show the drama during the war, but is also straight to the point in her dialect, especially when it draws closer to the war. She shows greatly how powerful and stubborn when Nick Snowbeard, a very ancient and powerful wizard says, "it's not in his nature to ask for help," after he had just forcefully put Seph to sleep after maintaining the barrio for twenty-four hours straight.
If magic, wizardry and all things fantasy, this is a great book to pick up, it's full of action, puzzles, and even a romantic story or two. But to better understand it pick up The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir, the first two in the Heir series, both as action pact as this book and full of great magic filled sequences. And remember to never give, even when chances seem slim, always fight until the end.

4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Jbd02

This is an amazing book. I don't know why people don't like it. It is great!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Epic Ending to an Epic Tale

After a week or two of reading, with many distrcations may I add, I finally finished the book today and let me tell you, I love it. The battle was just what I wanted with a little bit of everything thrown in between. I imagined everything in my head as if a movie were playing out, and at times I found myself looking up, to see if there was a fire. (It's like I can see the book come to life so yea haha.) Cinda Williams Chima has created an amazing world here with characters that I loved and loved to hate. The novel is full of twists and turns that keep you turning the next page and even now, hours after finishing the book, I'm still like WOW! All I can really say is that this series is amazing and you should defintely read it. Congratulatina Cinda Williams Chima

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book is great!!!!!

This was my favorite fantasy because it combined magic and might in a setting people can under stand instead of medieval times or the distant future. I think the theme would be not to underestimate women.

You should read them in order or you may be confused because the series of events in the books are so intertwined that you fell like you are missing some crucial information. The book flows quite well and it is easy to read. It is just as good in my opinion as the inheritance series.

By my high standards of a fantasy novel this book was great. The only bad thing is it is hard to tell whose point of view you are reading about. I think there should be more books that tell how Madison's little sister deals with being an elictor.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Expression of gratitude

The 'Heir' series has been very inspiring to me. Each book displayed just the right amount of modern-day troubles and situations that all are related to the real world outside of the novels. I found that 'The Dragon Heir' was the most inspiring to me. Right now, I'm a high schooler who dreams of being an author for non-fiction/fantasy based novels. I've actually started on writing a 'Blood' series, which I was also inspired by Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. I haven't had enough dose of the world of fantasy. Both series have been a bigger help than i had thought to begin with. Ihave gives thanks to my two favorite authors, and I hope they continue to write more novels that in which pull in a wide number of people throughtout the world.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Breathtaking!

The last book of the Heir trilogy is marvelous! It has action, it takes you deeper into the characters and truly get to know them for who they are. There are twists and turns that you won't be able to guess. (And I'm rather good at calling stuff!) Overall, it has everything a successful novel needs, and that is why it so amazingly good! All fantasy readers will love this book. It is up there with the best fantasy writers of all time.

2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

Awsome book

This book of betrail and fights will leterly leave you spellbound. Once you start you'll all but be able to put it down. READ THIS BOOK AND EAT MEH COOKIES!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Lacks Closure

The Dragon Heir was the most steeply disappointing book in the Heir series, because of the lack of substance given to the reader. In the past two books The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir the reader is given two very likeable characters that just cannot seem to fit into normal life. These two characters, Jack and Seph fall very close to home in the ways that they think, and act in ways that in some cases the reader can understand and appreciate. The same cannot be said for The Dragon Heir.
Many of the questions presented from the very first chapter of the book are not solved until the very end, in a very rushed manner I might add. Some of the questions involving Jason are just dropped off and are never answered, which is as you can imagine a very frustrating occurrence. Maudie on the other hand, has her problems solved almost as an after-thought at the very end of the book. Surely the author could have produced a more thrilling way to conclude a three book series?
Thrown into the normal mix of personal drama and looming wizard war is the prospect of a massive battle between the Rose houses and the newly established sanctuary. Sounds exciting right? Wrong. Chima does not embellish the fight scenes nearly at all, and keeps them as brief and dull as possible in some scenes. Very disappointing to find out after all the fighting and build-up throughout the series that the author cannot organize a mass engagement of characters in an interesting manner.
All-in-all I give this book a 6 out of 10. Just because of the lack of closure that is described. I would only recommend this book for someone looking for a reading experience that is slightly below great expectations.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Alright, but could have been better

I think the author ran out of ideas when she got to this book. It was just more of the same events that happened in the other two books. In the very middle, it's like she had no way to transition from one event to the next, so she just skipped whole sections. I feel like this one took way to long to get to the point, and then when it finally got there ended. I'm disappointed with the structure of the book.
This is not to say that it was a horrible read, just thrown together haphazardly. The story line is predictable and the end doesn't really surprise you. bleh.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Book

This book was very good with a great plot and story line. It was a dangerous and exciting book that will keep you at the edge of your seat during the whole book.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great Series to Read!

I loved reading this book and the other two books in the series. It was a very absorbing story that was hard to put down. I think the characters are very easy to connect with, and the pace of the story is steady. I think this was definitely a good series of books to find.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Pretty good, recommended if you read the first 2 in the trilogy

A fast, fun read. The first in the trilogy is probably the best. I hoped that the second and third would build on the world created by the first, which they did to some extent, but there seemed to be potential for more. The characters also weren't very complex, but they were developed enough so that I cared about what happened to each one. Finally, it seemed like everything was tied up a little too neatly at the end, and problems that the characters had (such as Seph) were just assumed resolved. That said, it was enjoyable, and the action was entertaining.

Not as good as the other two, but still worth reading

I'm a huge fan of The Warrior Heir and The Wizard Heir, so I was really excited when this book came out. While I did enjoy it, it left something to be desired. Certain parts I really enjoyed, but I felt that something was missing. The plot got kind of crazy (not in a bad way), and I wasn't entirely satisfied with the end. However, I definitely still recommend to read it - you can't read the first two and not go all the way! Still worth your time and money - I hope this helps :)

Great Ending

Read these three books in school and loved then since.
Now that i have a NOOK getting tham all. :)

Excellent

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Not as good as the others but still pretty good.

Not as good as the others but still pretty good.

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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Awsome

I read the cover and it was awsome go cool cover