The Waking Fire, Anthony Ryan
The Waking Fire, Anthony Ryan
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The Waking Fire
The Draconis Memoria

Author: Anthony Ryan

Narrator: Steven Brand

Unabridged: 22 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 07/05/2016


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling Raven’s Shadow Trilogy was a perfect read for “fans of broadscale epic fantasy along the lines of Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time series and George R. R. Martin’s Song of Ice and Fire novels.”* Now, Anthony Ryan begins a new saga, The Draconis Memoria...

Throughout the vast lands controlled by the Ironship Trading Syndicate, nothing is more prized than the blood of drakes. Harvested from captive or hunted Reds, Greens, Blues and Blacks, it can be distilled into elixirs that bestow fearsome powers on the rare men and women known as the Blood-blessed.
 
But not many know the truth: that the lines of drakes are weakening. If they fail, war with the neighboring Corvantine Empire will follow swiftly. The Syndicate’s last hope resides in whispers of the existence of another breed of drake, far more powerful than the rest, and the few who have been chosen by fate to seek it.
 
Claydon Torcreek is a petty thief and an unregistered Blood-blessed who finds himself pressed into service by the Protectorate and sent to wild, uncharted lands in search of a creature he believes is little more than legend. Lizanne Lethridge is a formidable spy and assassin facing gravest danger on an espionage mission deep into the heart of enemy territory. And Corrick Hilemore is the second lieutenant of an Ironship cruiser whose pursuit of ruthless brigands leads him to a far greater threat at the edge of the world.
 
As lives and empires clash and intertwine, as the unknown and the known collide, all three must fight to turn the tide of a coming war, or drown in its wake.

 
*Library Journal

About The Author

Anthony Ryan is the author of the Raven’s Shadow novels, including Blood Song, Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. The Waking Fire is the first novel in the Draconis Memoria series. He lives in London, where he is at work on his next book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on November 19, 2024

Hooray! I've finished! I've been reading this book for 16 weeks! I'm a sloooooow reader. And it's a long book. At 220,000 words it's longer than any book I've written and almost three times as long as Prince of Thorns! Still, it's only half a George Martin doorstop. But mostly, I had an electronic copy......more

Goodreads review by Petrik on May 01, 2018

3.5/5 stars A decent foundational start to a steampunk epic fantasy and also a far departure from Blood Song. The Waking Fire is the first book in Anthony Ryan’s Draconis Memoria trilogy and it is overall a good foundational book, which could’ve been great or amazing if it wasn’t for the weak first ha......more

Goodreads review by Niki Hawkes on March 09, 2017

Have you ever read a book that felt like it was written just for you? That’s how The Waking Fire made me feel. It had everything I love in fantasy novels and then some. And it was also one of the best dragon books I’ve ever read – nice! The Waking Fire was a cool merge of dragon-centric high fantasy......more

Goodreads review by Petros on September 24, 2016

I received a signed ARC of The Waking Fire the day before my birthday. Best birthday gift ever? I'll begin by saying that The Waking Fire is nothing like the Blood Song. If you are looking for a Badass and heroic, flaming-sword-holding and ever-winning protagonist, you are searching in the wrong pla......more

Goodreads review by Solseit on March 07, 2022

I have not read any book by Anthony Ryan but I can say that I am in the Anthony Ryan fan club as of December 12. This book is just a majestic combination of several fantasy elements in a 16th century setting (primarily for the weapons being used) rather than medieval. Magic, dragons (and the cover i......more


Quotes

Praise for The Waking Fire

"A marvelous piece of imagination with plenty of twists, a refreshingly different setting, and excellent world-building. A great read."—Mark Lawrence, international bestselling author of The Wheel of Osheim

"The Waking Fire is part Indiana Jones, part Pirates of the Caribbean, and part Mistborn. It's got wonderful, memorable characters and great action...I loved it."—Django Wexler, author of The Guns of Empire

"A fascinating world run mostly by corporations, where much of the power comes from dragon blood, provides a compelling backdrop for this sprawling epic fantasy...Breakneck pacing and sheer wonder keep the story compelling."—Locus 

"Ryan handily juggles draconic fantasy, espionage, and steampunk naval fiction with realism and effortless skill."—Publishers Weekly

Praise for the Raven’s Shadow trilogy

“All fantasy readers should rejoice.”—Michael J. Sullivan, author of Age of Myth

“Ryan hits all the high notes of epic fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly

“A powerful epic.”—SFFWorld.com

“Heroic epic fantasy.”—Fantasy Book Critic

“A page-turner.”—Booklist