Talon
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4.5 • 4 Ratings
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
In New York Times bestselling author Julie Kagawa’s groundbreaking modern fantasy series, dragons walk among us in human form…
THE DRAGONS OF TALON: Once hunted nearly to extinction, they are now poised to take over the world.
THE ORDER OF ST. GEORGE: The legendary dragonslayers will stop at nothing to wipe dragons from the face of the earth.
These mortal enemies are locked in secret and deadly combat, with humanity none the wiser.
To take her rightful place in the Talon organisation, young dragon Ember Hill must prove she can hide her true nature and blend in with humans. Her delight at the prospect of a summer of “normal” teen experiences is short-lived, however, once she discovers that she’s also expected to train for her destined career in Talon. But a chance meeting with a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught.
As Ember struggles to accept her future, St. George soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian is tasked with hunting her down. But when faced with Ember’s bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything the Order has ingrained in him – and what he might be willing to give up to uncover the truth about dragons.
‘Kagawa knows how to end a first volume for maximum cliff-hanger drama.’ Booklist
‘A strong, promising start to the Talon Saga.’ – Publishers Weekly
A round of applause for TALON
‘Five stars for TALON, because obviously.’
‘The genius of Kagawa once again shines through in this new series that follows two teen dragon shifters and their transition into society.’
‘Ruthless. Julie Kagawa is ruthless. Mad. Intoxicating…Brilliant.’
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The Talon Saga
Book #1 Talon
Book #2 Rogue
Book #3 Soldier
Book #4 Legion
Book #5 Inferno
About the author
Born in Sacramento, CA, Julie Kagawa moved to Hawaii at the age of nine. There she learned many things; how to bodyboard, that teachers scream when you put centipedes in their desks, and that writing stories in math class is a great way to kill time. Her teachers were glad to see her graduate.
Julie now lives is Louisville, KY with her husband and furkids. She is the international and NYT bestselling author of The Iron Fey series. Visit her at juliekagawa.com.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Flame-haired Ember is a dragon and part of Talon, a secret organization of dragons who, throughout history, have taken human disguise both for self-preservation and to control human society. Garret belongs to the Order of St. George, an equally hidden militia whose purpose is to wipe Talon out of existence, dragon by dragon. When Ember and her twin brother, Dante, are sent to a California beach town to blend in with the local teens and begin rigorous Talon training, Garret and his fellow soldier, Tristan, are instructed to hunt and kill Ember without mercy. Garret, new to teenage freedoms, starts to fall for her, knowing he may have to eliminate her; meanwhile, the human in Ember is drawn to Garret, while the dragon in her favors Riley, a "rogue dragon" targeted by both Talon and St. George. Kagawa (the Iron Fey series) uses alternating points of view chapters shift among Ember, Garret, and Riley to good effect, weaving a dance of adolescent desire. It's a strong, promising start to the Talon Saga. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
This is the first book in a new series
I was drawn to this book because of it’s dragon aspect, I have a real love for book’s about dragon’s and was really interested in how Julie Kagawa had tackled the various dragon lore within this book.
This is a YA and initially the book was quite bogged down with the teenage aspects of the story, I can see this was about setting the scene and making Ember seem human for the reader, having her fit into a popular teenage crowd, surfing, rebelling against her dragon training and so on.
I was interested to see the story unfold with her human closeness with Garret, the St George’s soldier who is undercover and hunting her unfolding, while her dragon side grows closer with the rogue dragon Riley. Whilst a love triangle is a little cliche it was also quite an interesting take given Ember does have two different sides to her personality. And the two characters involved are very interesting.
The dragons themselves are described vividly with horns, colours, scales, beautiful wings and so on. The battles are descriptive, enjoyable to read and the idea of Talon as a dragon organisation ruling how dragons live as an elite force was wonderful.
I loved the idea of the Order of St George as an army who hunt dragon’s. Nobody seem’s to know why Dragon’s hunt St George or vice versa just that the other is evil and Ember and Garret seem to be the first to start questioning this centuries long war.
This is the first book in a new series and whilst a lot of it is scene setting and character creation it is quite interesting and enjoyable. I am very interested in seeing what happens next.