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Sales Rank: 1353671
Category: Book
Author: Robert Stanek
Publisher: Reagent Press Echo
Studio: Reagent Press Echo
Manufacturer: Reagent Press Echo
Label: Reagent Press Echo
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Deluxe
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 1575455188
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781575455181
ASIN: 1575455188
Publication Date: February 4, 2008
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Product Description
For the first time ever, Robert Stanek's Mark of the Dragon is available in a deluxe hardcover edition with a dust jacket. Featuring an exclusive Art of Ruin Mist insert with illustrations from original paintings, and many extraordinary extras, this powerful fantasy novel will delight even the most demanding fantasy enthusiast! ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Robert Stanek is the award-winning, international best-selling author of more than 65 books for young people and adults. He lives with his wife and children in the Pacific Northwest in the United States, and is intensely fascinated with our natural world. He loves the outdoors and frequently takes his family on short trips to see the natural wonders of the Pacific Northwest, including Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, the Columbia River Gorge, and Puget Sound. ABOUT THE BOOK: Mark of the Dragon is the continuation of Robert Stanek's multilayered epic fantasy adventure begun with Keeper Martin's Tale, continued with Kingdom Alliance, and last told in Fields of Honor. In his acclaimed Keeper Martin's Tale, he introduced us to the story of Ruin Mist, an extraordinary world of magic, adventure and intrigue. Now in the eagerly awaited follow-up to Fields of Honor, he once again proves himself a wonderful storyteller with a gift for fast pacing and believable storylines. Already hailed as a classic, Robert Stanek's powerful series has been enjoyed by readers all over the world. Against a backdrop of treachery and intrigue, murder and mayhem, the price of free will is high. Many will pay with their lives. Many will succumb to imprisonment and enslavement. For when alliances shatter, old hatreds rise anew and the plotting and scheming begin. Bold, inventive, brilliantly imagined, Mark of the Dragon is a novel of magic and wonder--a tale of pure excitement you will not soon forget.
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Glorious Conclusion December 5, 2008
An epic conclusion to the Ruin Mist Chronicles by Robert Stanek. These books are absolutely the best. It doesn't get much better than this. Stanek is truly gifted and this story has been building and building, getting better and better every step of the way and this grand finale to the series delivers 1000%.
A great read, wonderfully entertaining! May 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Robert Stanek is a wonderful new voice in fantasy and Ruin Mist Chronicles is absolutely spectacular. After reading the earlier books, I couldn't wait to start Mark of the Dragon and it provided such a spectacular conclusion to the series that I couldn't wait to go back and re-read it all again.
Like the others, Mark of the Dragon is a fast paced, action filled, fantasy book. It'll keep you reading till midnight and beyond. Very well done!
Grand Finale! August 19, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ruin Mist Chronicles starts off good with Keeper Martin's Tale and gets better and better. This is a must read series and one of my all time favorites. Like the other books in the series, this book takes place in a world known as Ruin Mist, an ancient world once ruled by titans and dragons. The titan and dragon masters no longer rule, but their reach still affects the lands and the other peoples of the world. I love the author's clear voice and brilliantly conceived world. A must read!
Why I Love Ruin Mist September 15, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
There are plenty of reasons to love Stanek's increasingly popular Ruin Mist books. I have plenty of favorite moments, characters, and more from the four books. Here are my reasons why I love Ruin Mist...
Keeper Martin's Tale
* Adrina's first encounter with the mysterious lady, when she turns to the window and the lady disappears and then reappears. This is where readers first learn of the terrible change coming to the land.
* When Vilmos goes into the woods to collect wood for the fire and encounters a bear, he unleashes the magic he is forbidden to use setting off a chain of events that will change his life forever.
* Seth's studies of the peoples of the kingdoms, when he learns of places beyond his world and is unsure of himself. This is where readers get their first glimpse into the world of the elves. This is where readers first learn about the one who has returned.
* Adrina attempts at renewing her friendship with Emel and Emel's encounter with the lowland cat round Braddabaggon way.
* Adrina's first trip beyond Imtal, where she and Emel learn of the betrayal. Readers learn how sheltered her life has been. Stanek does a wonderful job portraying Adrina's awakening, and how closed off she has kept herself after the death of her mother.
* Xith and Vilmos entering Vangar Forest, getting chased by the shapeshifting wolmerrelle. This is the reader's first full introduction to the greater realms of the world and the dark forces at work.
* Vilmos's first lessons with Xith, where he eventually bests Xith if only for a moment.
* Adrina's bittersweet reuniun with her brother in the fallen city.
* Adrina's first encounter with the evil Erravane, the queen of the shapeshifters.
Kingdom Alliance
* Adrina meeting Rudden Klaiveson, and doing what she believes is right.
* Vilmos's arrival at the Mouth of the World, and the continuing of his apprenticeship.
* Emel's awakening to his ancient ancestry.
* Vilmos's first experience with the orbs.
* The arrival of Myrial as witness to Adrina's awakening. This moment provides more insight into Adrina's childhood and the events shaping her life.
* The competitions in the free cities. This is where readers first learn about the trios and the annual competitions.
* Vilmos's journey into the dark place, where he is forced to his the dark magic.
* The journey through Galan's past. This is where the reader first learns the full details of the elven brotherhood.
* Vilmos's experiences with Edward the troant. This is where the reader first learns of King's Mate.
* The return of the old woman, where she takes Valam's sight.
* The arrival of the Adrina's sister, when she delivers the final scroll.
* The dragon tower where two must move as one.
* The first appearance of the dragon king.
* The first competitions and the bitter choice.
Fields of Honor
* The introduction of the titan Amir and the mysterious Noman
* When Amir uses the orb to travel through shadow and later battles a shadow of himself. Stanek's at his best in scenes like these where his characters come to life through their actions.
* The introduction of the great eagles and Ayrian. This reveals more of ages past.
* Valam's first encounter with the trickster Eldrick.
* The confrontation in the sky city, and later discovery of the hidden city.
* Adrina's first meeting with a titan
* The arrival of the prince is the elven lands, and the first meeting with the queen.
* Vilmos's outburst and sudden attack.
* Brodst's meeting with the bandits and the hunter clan.
* The shattering of the alliance of men.
Mark of the Dragon
* The confrontation in the great hall. Stanek brings this together masterfully, as he has done in the past with scenes of conflict.
* The journey into the shadow and the introduction of the stone dragons.
* Adrina's strange sickness, and how she is forced to do what she doesn't want to do.
* Valam and Tsandra's awkward interactions.
* The arrival of a mysterious company.
* Emel's encounter at the Two Hands.
* The arrival of night in the day, and the coming of the one.
* The dream encounters and the forbidden tower.
* Adrina's encounter with the shadows.
* The conflict in the shadow realm and the appearnce of the fourth.
* The dragon king and his queens.
* The passage through the great door and the first encounter with the people.
I would also add that the history of the world is as fascinating as the many characters. Ruin Mist seems real place, and I was fascinated to learn how the name evolved from ancient myth to describe the intetwined realms of earth. These journeys through under earth and over earth, the kingdoms and the reaches are captivating and fascinating. I can't wait to see where the story goes next.
Read it Twice now and savored every moment. August 9, 2006
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
I read the other three last year and picked this up right after. I've now read the series start to finish twice, and I loved it just as much the second time as the first. Out of all my reading, the Ruin Mist Chronicles remains the most captivating, wide scoped and all encompassing works I've read. Stanek's fascinating mix of fantasy and reality makes this series stand out as do the many intrigues, mysteries, and action sequences. In this final book of the series, I was amazed at how Stanek brings the dozen or so plotlines (major and minor) together, giving Mark of the Dragon a great finale. If you haven't read this series yet, you're missing out on one of the greats. This is a must buy, and should be on everyone's must read list. As a note, if you're going to start this series, get one of the deluxe editions first. The deluxe editions have expansive details on the world and the characters in the back.
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