The Smoke Thief (The Drakon, Book 1)
by Shana Abe
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Author: Shana AbeEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Published: 2006-09-26
ISBN: 0553588044
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Bantam
Book Reviews of The Smoke Thief (The Drakon, Book 1)
Book Review: A Good read that needs more Development
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this book was good but not fantastic. The idea of "The Drakon" combined with the setting of England rather than some made up land, makes the book unique and refreshing if you've read a lot of fantasy. However, the concept could've been taken so much further. I thought the book would be mostly about a conflict The Drakon were having and the Romance part wouldn't be the focus. Don't get me wrong I love Romance, but the book lost some of its appeal when I discovered it was just another romance book. There isn't much of a conflict, it is just a story about Kit and Rue, The Drakon are mearly apart of the setting. Shana Abe keeps herself from being a great author by not making the story more complex. It is a good read and I will continue with the series, but I am a little disappointed.
Summary of The Smoke Thief (The Drakon, Book 1)
For centuries they’ve lived in secret among northern England’s green and misted hills. Creatures of extraordinary beauty, power, and sensuality, they possess the ability to shape-shift from human to dragon and back again. Now their secret–and their survival–is threatened by a temptation that will break every boundary....Dubbed the Smoke Thief, a daring jewel thief is confounding the London police. His wealthy victims claim the master burglar can walk through walls and vanish into thin air. But Christoff, the charismatic Marquess of Langford, knows the truth: the thief is no ordinary human but a “runner” who’s fled Darkfrith without permission. As Alpha leader of the dra?kon, it’s Kit’s duty to capture the fugitive before the secrets of the tribe are revealed to mortals. But not even Kit suspects that the Smoke Thief could be a woman.
Clarissa Rue Hawthorne knew her dangerous exploits would attract the attention of the dra?kon. But she didn’t expect Christoff himself to come to London, dangling the tribe’s most valuable jewel–the Langford Diamond–as bait. For as long as she could remember, Rue had lived the life of a halfling–half dra?kon, half mortal–and an outcast in both worlds. She’d always loved the handsome and willful Kit from the only place it was safe: from afar. But now she was no longer the shy, timid girl she’d once been. She was the first woman capable of making the Turn in four generations. So why did she still feel the same dizzying sense of vulnerability whenever he was near?
From the moment he saw her, Kit knew that the alluring and powerful beauty was every bit his Alpha equal and destined to be his bride. And by the harsh laws of the dra?kon, Rue knew that she was the property of the marquess. But they will risk banishment and worse for a chance at something greater. For now Rue is his prisoner, the diamond has disappeared, and she’s made the kind of dangerous proposition a man like Kit cannot resist....In this bewitching novel, Shana Ab? transports us into a world of exhilarating romance and magic.
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SHANA AB? is the award-winning author of eight novels, including The Last Mermaid, The Secret Swan, Intimate Enemies, and The Truelove Bride. She resides in southern California with her husband and six surly pet house rabbits, all rescued. Please, please support your local animal shelter, and spay or neuter your pets.
Visit her website at www.tlt.com/authors/sabe.htm.
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