Dragon Weather
Dragon Weather by Lawrence Watt-Evans is the first novel in the Obsidian Chronicles, published by Tom Doherty Associates on January 21, 2014. This edition spans 480 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Arlian, a young boy from the Smoking Mountain, whose life is irrevocably altered when dragons destroy his village and family. Orphaned and captured by looters, Arlian endures years of hardship as a mining slave, ultimately escaping with a singular focus on vengeance against those who have wronged him.
Readers will find a narrative steeped in themes of revenge and justice as Arlian navigates a world filled with danger and betrayal. His obsession with avenging his family shapes his every decision, even as he forms bonds with others, such as Black, who becomes like a brother to him. The novel delves into the complexities of morality and the consequences of a singular purpose, exploring whether one man’s quest for justice can lead to a better world or if it will consume him entirely.
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The first novel in Lawrence Watt-Evans’ Obsidian Chronicles, Dragon Weather.
Can one young boy beat the odds to avenge his family’s death by dragon?
Arlian had never left his home village on the Smoking Mountain. The stony ground, jagged peaks, and black glass were all he had ever known of life, and though he dreamed of travel and adventure, he knew deep in his heart that he would probably never leave.
Until the dragon weather came. Incredible heat, oppressive humidity, dark and angry clouds . . . and dragons. Dragons with no feelings, no sympathy, no use for humans; dragons who destroyed his entire village and everyone in it. Everyone, that is, except Arlian.
Orphaned and alone, Arlian is captured by looters and sold as a mining slave. Seven years later Arlian escapes, fueled by years of hatred for the dragons, bandits, and slavers that took his youth away–and a personal vow to exact retribution from those who have wronged him.
As Arlian makes his way through life, he is obsessed with the concept of justice, determined to avenge his family and his village, and that obsession informs every task, every decision. Even Black, the man he befriends and grows to love as a brother, has little influence against Arlian’s obsession. His entire life has one purpose, and one purpose only: revenge.
But can one righteous man change the entire world for the better? Or is he doomed by his own actions to become as unjust as those he seeks to destroy?
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