The Dragon's Son
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Book Two of the Dragonvarld
trilogy
This book tells about Melisande's twin sons, Prince Marcus and Vengeance (Ven for short). At the end of book one, Mistress of Dragons
, we see the almost-cult leader Melisande die after giving birth to twin sons, one being the out-of-wedlock son of Edward, King of Idlyswylde, the second being son of the dragon Grald who had taken over a human's body. The Dragon's Son starts with showing Ven being raised with their dead mother's lover Bellona (former guard Captain of Seth, a human realm ruled by the renegade dragon Maristara who reigns through the human bodies of her priestesses) in isolation, while Marcus is raised a prince in his father's kingdom. Marcus is fully human and limited to the 'normal' dragon magic that was bred into the priestesses of Seth over the past several centuries and Ven, while sharing dragon's magic, has a human torso with a dragon's scaled legs and clawed feet which renders him vulnerable to discovery and accusations of being a demon. The walker Draconas remains largely distant from Melisande's children though he is able to give a little spot-help in the form of rescue for Ven and magical training for Marcus, a necessity to help him maintain sanity in the face of dragon communications. The twins, unaware of each other's existence, are continually cautioned to avoid using magic by both sets of parents to maintain normalcy, and by Draconas to maintain safety from the searches of Grald, Maristara and the unknown traitor of the dragon Parliament.
At the age of 16 Ven is robbed by Ramone and captured with the help of Ramone's daughter Evelina on a trading trip to the city Rhun. In calling for help, he accidentally calls his father as well as Draconas. A bunch of monks with dragon magic are sent to rescue him from the freak show he is held prisoner in under the direction of a nun who had almost captured him years ago. The monks destroy the freak show on the nun's orders, leaving only Evelina alive at Ven's request. They are taken to Grald's hidden city of Dragonkeep while Bellona travels to Idlyswylde in order to see if Marcus can help her locate Ven through their twin-bond. He not only does so but insists on accompanying her to rescue Ven. While scouting the entrance to Dragonkeep, Bellona is killed by a random sweep put out by the monks leaving Marcus to enter the city on his own. He is assisted by Draconas who has finally caught up with tracking Ven. Draconas puts Marcus in a hut and leaves, allowing Ven to find and speak with Marcus. Evelina has followed Ven and tries to kill him while Draconas himself is accosted in his hiding place by the nun that had almost captured Ven 10 years ago and recently rescued him from the freak show he was held captive in. In attacking Draconas she reveals herself to be another dragon in a human's body, the Parliamentary traitor ... Anora, head of the dragon Parliament. The attack results in an explosion that destroys part of Dragonkeep and allows Marcus and Evelina to escape with the aid of Ven, who remains in the city to fulfill his name ... Vengeance.
The Dragon's Son, Margaret Weis
, copyright 2004, A Tor Book, ISBN 0-765-30469-4
Dragonvarld
Dragonvarld is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Margaret Weis. Within the series, this also refers to the setting; the word Dragonvarld is said to be the Dragon name for Earth . It resembles Earth of the Middle Ages, complete with a church bent on witch and demon hunts...
trilogy
This book tells about Melisande's twin sons, Prince Marcus and Vengeance (Ven for short). At the end of book one, Mistress of Dragons
Mistress Of Dragons
Book One of the Dragonvarld trilogyDragons have made a pact against dealing with the human world, organizing their own Parliament to rule themselves and their interactions with humans. A renegade dragon named Maristara has gone and taken over the valley of Seth, a human realm...
, we see the almost-cult leader Melisande die after giving birth to twin sons, one being the out-of-wedlock son of Edward, King of Idlyswylde, the second being son of the dragon Grald who had taken over a human's body. The Dragon's Son starts with showing Ven being raised with their dead mother's lover Bellona (former guard Captain of Seth, a human realm ruled by the renegade dragon Maristara who reigns through the human bodies of her priestesses) in isolation, while Marcus is raised a prince in his father's kingdom. Marcus is fully human and limited to the 'normal' dragon magic that was bred into the priestesses of Seth over the past several centuries and Ven, while sharing dragon's magic, has a human torso with a dragon's scaled legs and clawed feet which renders him vulnerable to discovery and accusations of being a demon. The walker Draconas remains largely distant from Melisande's children though he is able to give a little spot-help in the form of rescue for Ven and magical training for Marcus, a necessity to help him maintain sanity in the face of dragon communications. The twins, unaware of each other's existence, are continually cautioned to avoid using magic by both sets of parents to maintain normalcy, and by Draconas to maintain safety from the searches of Grald, Maristara and the unknown traitor of the dragon Parliament.
At the age of 16 Ven is robbed by Ramone and captured with the help of Ramone's daughter Evelina on a trading trip to the city Rhun. In calling for help, he accidentally calls his father as well as Draconas. A bunch of monks with dragon magic are sent to rescue him from the freak show he is held prisoner in under the direction of a nun who had almost captured him years ago. The monks destroy the freak show on the nun's orders, leaving only Evelina alive at Ven's request. They are taken to Grald's hidden city of Dragonkeep while Bellona travels to Idlyswylde in order to see if Marcus can help her locate Ven through their twin-bond. He not only does so but insists on accompanying her to rescue Ven. While scouting the entrance to Dragonkeep, Bellona is killed by a random sweep put out by the monks leaving Marcus to enter the city on his own. He is assisted by Draconas who has finally caught up with tracking Ven. Draconas puts Marcus in a hut and leaves, allowing Ven to find and speak with Marcus. Evelina has followed Ven and tries to kill him while Draconas himself is accosted in his hiding place by the nun that had almost captured Ven 10 years ago and recently rescued him from the freak show he was held captive in. In attacking Draconas she reveals herself to be another dragon in a human's body, the Parliamentary traitor ... Anora, head of the dragon Parliament. The attack results in an explosion that destroys part of Dragonkeep and allows Marcus and Evelina to escape with the aid of Ven, who remains in the city to fulfill his name ... Vengeance.
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The Dragon's Son, Margaret Weis
Margaret Weis
Margaret Edith Weis is a fantasy novelist who, along with Tracy Hickman, is one of the original creators of the Dragonlance game world and has written numerous novels and short stories set in fantastic worlds.-Early life:Margaret Weis was born in 1948 in Independence, Missouri, and later attended...
, copyright 2004, A Tor Book, ISBN 0-765-30469-4