Book description
Meka must capture a king dragon, or die trying.
War between the island states of Kattaka and Mazemoor has left no one unscathed. Meka's nomadic people, the Ba'Suon, were driven from their homeland by the Kattakans. Those who remained were forced to live under the Kattakan yoke, to serve their…
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1 author picked The Mountain Crown as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Exceptional characters and world-building, with backstory gently woven in and a pulse of tension starting on page one. I love how Karin Lowachee's writing is so simple yet powerful, with not one wasted or extraneous word, and never does the writing get in its own way. Oh, and did I mention dragons?
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