Vainqueur the Dragon - Fantasy Novel, Epic Adventure Book for Adults - Perfect for Fantasy Lovers, Book Clubs & Gift Giving
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Vainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: a giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time.So when a would-be thief turned unwilling minion tells him about "classes," "levels," and "quests," Vainqueur wonders if maybe, just maybe, he should consider a career change. After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?
Customer Reviews
I had a lot of fun reading this. The two protagonists are a dragon and a thief. Neither respects the other, yet manage to stumble through. They're more clumsy than evil, though they're definitely not "good guys". It's wonderful to see events from the "bad guys'" perspectives. The dragon's arrogance and stupidity end up being hilarious, as everyone around him makes jokes that he doesn't even notice. One delightful moment is when the dragon complains his intelligence number of "8" can't be right, insists on the "real" number, is told "square root 64", and becomes much happier. The human thief is equally amusing. He is trapped into serving the dragon, yet everyone falsely accuses him of "taming" the dragon and turning it loose on cities. All he really wants to do is get laid, but that keeps going wrong in bizarre ways. The world building, deities, and magic system are interesting, and seem largely original, or at least not overused in fantasy and LitRPG. Most elements are obviously based in older works, ie classic fantasy and HP Lovecraft, but the mixture seems new. I look forward to reading more books in this setting.
