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Dragon’s Trail: The Outworlders, Book 1 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Joseph Malik (Author), Troy Duran (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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"I didn't come here to sell my soul. I came here to buy it back."

Once dubbed "The Deadliest Man Alive", Jarrod Torrealday is a former Olympic saber hopeful and medieval-weapons expert banned from competition for killing another fencer in a duel. Despondent, volatile, alcoholic, yet still one of the greatest swordsmen alive, he now works for third-rate fantasy films as a technical consultant and stuntman.

When Jarrod accepts the gig of a lifetime from a sorcerer looking for a hero, he finds himself facing an invading army in a world inhabited by creatures from Earth's mythical past. He soon learns that the enemy mastermind is also from Earth and has laid the foundations for a new kind of war.

Contains mature themes.

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10 hours and 44 minutes
Author

Joseph Malik
Narrator

Troy Duran
Audible release date

April 9, 2019
Language

English
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Tantor Audio
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B07Q59W841
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Unabridged
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Listening Length	10 hours and 44 minutes
Author	Joseph Malik
Narrator	Troy Duran
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	April 09, 2019
Publisher	Tantor Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07Q59W841
Best Sellers Rank	#369,553 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #843 in Magical Realism Fiction #9,612 in Magical Realism #9,949 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals)

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Great first book, get it while it's at the introductory price.

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017

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Would I recommend this book to a friend? Yes
Would I read this again in the future? Yes.
Would I pre-order the next book without waiting for reviews ? Yes
Would I read /look for other books by this same author ? YES
Readability- 5 . Excellent writing. Excellent word usage. Good wordsmithing.
Editing 5 stars. Didn't notice any errors. Excellent formatting.
Intended audience Teen to Adult (more young adult to adult)
Writing skill Level. Above average.
Worth the price? YES 5.99-7.99
Controversial issues -- None really, some James Bond type behavior, but nothing graphic or overt.

Great Book. I would rate it 4.5.
Starts out with good premise. Lots of action, rapid storyline. Flow of the story is great. Writing is very good.
Plot is some what predictable, but very enjoyable. Characters are alive. Dialog and actions are very good.
I was able to get immersed and the story and had a real hard time stopping reading.
Main character is engaging, coming off as mostly believable, but some what "Can do no wrong, gets the girl" but still overall a good read.

All in All I enjoyed this book and would recommend this for a fun read.

NOTE Recently I have noted some reviewers posting negative comments due to Social Issues/preferences.
Just as some people are offended by Graphic Sex/ Violence, others are offended by overt Social Justice Warrior tones (see urban dictionary), LGBT or overt religious tones.
I think these views are somewhat of a personal preference just like whether you like Space Opera series or LITRPG literature. So rather than rate on what offends me personally, I have just decided to add a category for controversial subjects to make potential readers who wish to avoid stories with these controversial issues aware that they are present so they can move on and leave their noncontributory outlooks with them.

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Matt

Awesome start for a new fantasy author

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2019

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I really enjoyed the Dragon's Trail. If you're at all interested in a swashbuckling tale of sword play and magic, with some nice sex thrown in, then do yourself a favor and pick this one up. It's mature, it's generally well written, it's original, and it shouldn't be missed if you're a fantasy enthusiast.

I did have a few issues, and I highlight them here as constructive criticism for the author because I hope him the best success possible.

First, this sounds relatively minor and it is, but it was confusing that two of the main characters who are in almost every scene together have similar names: Jarrod and Javal. This confused the hell out of me and took me out of the experience at times because I had to put in extra effort to keep the characters straight.

Next is the use of all the technical jargon to describe weapons and fight scenes. I understand this is the author's speciality and do not expect him to change, but he must understand that this again removes me from the experience as I have to do extra work to figure things out (yes, I know, hand me a tissue). But I'm someone who has consumed a relatively large amount of this type of fiction and media - if it's difficult for me, I know it's difficult for the vast majority of readers. If the author ever wishes for wider readership, I'd think this is an area he could consider tinkering with.

Last, and this is probably the biggest complaint, while I found that most of the writing was high quality, I did find myself confused more than I should have. Settings were not always fleshed out well enough, the magic system wasn't described well, sometimes the dialogue was just off (reading a knight say "cross reference" was an odd one). Also about the magic: it seemed odd that magic is powerful and yet had little (no?) role in combat. Not sure that makes sense - wouldn't powerful magic essentially negate the utility of, say, plate armor? And a few character reactions/actions seemed off: why weren't Jarrod and Carter more freaked out about the experience of being thrown into an alien world? Why the hell would they allow themselves to be split up like they did?

Overall, Dragon’s Trail was a great read and I highly recommend it. There’s not enough mature fantasy like it, and I truly wish nothing but the greatest success for the author. I point these criticisms out only because I enjoyed it so much but I did find my immersion broken at times.

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Kay L. Ling

There isn't a dull moment in this book

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2017

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When I read the synopsis: a sorcerer from another world hiring a hero from ours, I knew this was a book I had to read. I'm a fan of portal stories. There's something appealing about being able to step through into another world and travel back and forth at will. My own novels are portal stories, although very different from this one. This book reminded me a bit of Michael Sullivan's novels, in that the characters are humorous and likable, the dialogue is witty, and the situations the characters find themselves in are action-packed and entertaining. The author's knowledge about military tactics and weaponry, particularly medieval weaponry, added a lot to the story. There isn't a dull moment in this book, and despite having it's share of bloodshed and violence, which I typically avoid, I really enjoyed the story and look forward to the sequel.

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L. James Rice

Good portal fantasy

Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2018

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Honestly, I’m torn between a 4 and 5 star here, call it a 4.5, LOL. It’s strength is in some ways its weakness... badassery. It’s a bit like watching John Wick, I find myself enjoying those movies even as I roll my eyes at parts of its over-the-top nature. And yet, like the Wick flicks, that’s exactly what they’re intended to be, so I try not to judge against the author succeeding in writing the story as intended. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but by the end I was kind of used to the “god of war” language. The technical elements are a lot of fun if you are into such things, like myself. And the Indiana Jones moment towards the end was nice, it was pretty much to the point of not wanting to see another fight anyhow.

The modern language of the portal fantasy was also something to get used to... I’m not typically a portal kind of reader.

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Jeff Hein

Good concept and story.

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021

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I enjoyed the idea of portal travel and the contrast of two worlds. The swordplay and action scenes were done well, a little to specific for me on the details of the types of swords and armor, but that's not a negative comment, just not for me. All in all, well written, good story, and a fun time reading it. Great job. I would definitely buy the sequel.

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Rogo524

New Author I intend on following.

Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2019

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Good fantasy action, had me chuckling and then laughing in the first couple of chapters. Found it harder and harder to put the book down as the story progressed. I’m pleased to find a good new author to follow. I just purchased the follow up book ‘The New Magic’ so that’s where I’m headed now.

Mr. Richard Edwards

A twist in the tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2020

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I have to say this is my second read of this story and it was just as good the second time. And I hope for a sequel it's a wild ride a MMA master who's also a blade master ends up on another planet in the time of sword and sorcery sounds bonkers but it works enjoy it I did

Günther S.

I read this last year, I can't believe I forgot to review this.

Reviewed in Germany on February 5, 2018

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Any fans of the whole "transported into a fantasy world" genre should definitely read this. It's done brilliantly. I was fully satisfied with the ending. I'm eagerly awaiting part 2!

Wish there were more novels like this around!

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Matthew Poehler

Magnificent!

Reviewed in Australia on April 11, 2019

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It is rare to see a sword & sorcery book that also does combat, weapons and armor well.

There is also well enough character development to be right with the people here.

Good action and politics without being contrived, with enough surprises to be to notch.

Laugh out Loud moments are well placed!

Kindle Customer

Fun read

Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2017

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Overall good book. Would read sequel. However, the MC is a bit of Marty Sue as is his friend. Author had a tendency to blatter on to show how much he knows of medieval combat. Similar to Tom Clancy in that sense

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