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Dimwater's Dragon (The Sorceress of Aspenwood Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sam Ferguson (Author), Bob Kehl (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 266 ratings
Young Kyra is destined for four years of sorcery training at Kuldiga Academy. After that she will be wed to the man her father has chosen for her and embark upon the perfectly respectable and confining life of a noblewoman in the Middle Kingdom, something she never wanted.

But, when Kyra’s mother is murdered by strange creatures, she is thrust into a world of demons and magic before she is ready. More dangerous still, she finds a dragon egg. Though wisdom would suggest she destroy it before it hatches and wreaks havoc on the land, she realizes that it needs her to survive, for there is a terrible curse threatening to destroy it.

As their relationship grows, she comes to understand that she needs the dragon just as much, if not more so, if she is to survive the creatures that killed her mother and are now tracking her.
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  1. Reading age
    12 - 18 years
  2. Book 1 of 4
    The Sorceress of Aspenwood
  3. Print length
    213 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    6 - 12
  6. Publication date
    19 Nov. 2015
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B014B0OXOS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dragon Scale Publishing; 1st edition (19 Nov. 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 213 pages
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 266 ratings

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Sam Ferguson

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Sam Ferguson wrote the Amazon best-selling series The Dragon’s Champion, as well as hitting top 10 spots in the U.S., U.K., and Australian markets for novels such as Dimwater’s Dragon, Jonathan Haymaker, & The Dragons of Kendualdern: Ascension. With over 20 novels on the same world, he loves to write action-packed adventures that tie into each other and leave plenty of Easter Eggs for the voracious readers out there.

Before launching his writing career he worked in U.S. embassies in Latvia, Hungary, and Armenia, but now he’s quite content to travel the far reaches of his imagination instead.

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Customers find the book easy to read and enjoy. They like the enchanting main character and her love for her dragon. The characters are portrayed as feisty, with interesting mythical creatures. The story offers adventure and unexpected twists that readers appreciate.

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it easy to picture the characters and follow the plot. The writing is described as brilliant and works well for them. The story is a good start to the series.

"...to be a relatively short, stand-alone story that would be easy reading on my phone. I am so glad I did...." Read more

"Fantastic book I highly recommend this to all who are fans of fantasy...." Read more

"Loved this one. Easy to picture the characters and follow the plot. Nice number of different subplots. Can be read on its own." Read more

"Really enjoyed this book, lots of adventure and unexpected twists, the wrong person dying but for the right reasons, to protect her daughter...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Character development’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the character development in the book. They find the main character's purity and love for her dragon enchanting. The mythical creatures are interesting, and the characters are easy to picture and follow the plot. Readers appreciate the feisty heroines, nasty wizards, and demons that they expect from a fantasy story.

"...The books do not contain sex or swearing and the mythical creatures are interesting." Read more

"...It has everything you want from a fantasy story - feisty heroines, nasty wizards, nastier demons, a hero in the making, idiots who get their..." Read more

"Loved this one. Easy to picture the characters and follow the plot. Nice number of different subplots. Can be read on its own." Read more

"...The purity of the main character is enchanting as is her love for her Dragon. Looking forward to the next book" Read more

4 customers mention ‘Story quality’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the fantasy story. They find it engaging with feisty heroines, nasty wizards, and demons. The plot is well-followed, and they appreciate the adventure and unexpected twists.

"I bought this on a whim as it appeared to be a relatively short, stand-alone story that would be easy reading on my phone...." Read more

"...It has everything you want from a fantasy story - feisty heroines, nasty wizards, nastier demons, a hero in the making, idiots who get their..." Read more

"Loved this one. Easy to picture the characters and follow the plot. Nice number of different subplots. Can be read on its own." Read more

"Really enjoyed this book, lots of adventure and unexpected twists, the wrong person dying but for the right reasons, to protect her daughter...." Read more

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  • barrulus
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 January 2016
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    I bought this on a whim as it appeared to be a relatively short, stand-alone story that would be easy reading on my phone.

    I am so glad I did.

    The sad thing is that now I am hoping that this particular story will be continued as I really want to know what happens with some of the broader background stories.

    Sam's writing worked well for me, for a 200 page grand adventure that moved with a nice tidy pace.

    I have already lined up more of Sam's books to read as I truly7 enjoyed this one and want to explore his world more.
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  • Mrs. Bruce
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good use of magic and interesting mythical creatures - no sex or swearing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 October 2017
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    Kyra is 14 and is sent to Kuldiga Academy (think Hogwarts, plus boys learning to fight with swords). She finds
    an abandoned dragon's egg and protects it and keeps it warm, despite it being illegal. This is because dragons fell
    prey to a disease/curse that sent them mad and made them the enemy of humans. However, Kyra gets help to keep her
    dragon from catching the disease.

    Her mother is murdered by an evil creature, which then hunts Kyra seeking a powerful, magic dagger which Kyra's mother
    has hidden. Cyrus is her professor at the Academy but he has his own agenda for helping her. We get glimpses of this, which
    will obviously be continued in the next book.

    The book was short and was "padded out" a bit too much with the children's story about the sun and stars which Kyra read to her
    dragon. This made the book feel more suitable for older children and young teens. I didn't think this was as good as "The Dragon's
    Champion" which featured Kyra and a few other characters many years forward. I also liked The Dragons of Kendualdern, which
    was by this author. The books do not contain sex or swearing and the mythical creatures are interesting.
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  • A Howard
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous fantasy - want more
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 January 2016
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    I loved this book and seriously disappointed that there is no second because so many loose ends were left unfinished. It has everything you want from a fantasy story - feisty heroines, nasty wizards, nastier demons, a hero in the making, idiots who get their comeuppance and even a vampire!

    So go read it and if you're not left wanting more, you are reading a different book so try again!
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2015
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    Fantastic book I highly recommend this to all who are fans of fantasy. This sets the scene for all the other stories in the series which I have already read and also highly recommend. Brilliant.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good start to the series. Young girl discovers a dragon egg.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 December 2016
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    Kyra starts her education at Kuldiga academy, but is never quite accepted by the other students. She discovers her father is a vampire, and her mother had conceived as the vampire's captive. She finds a dragon's egg, and is immediately drawn to the hatching but he s in danger, and it takes some help from a satyr to conceal him. When the academy discover her powers, and her affinity to the Dragon, they resolve to help her. Hovering in the background is the wizard, Cyrus, whose intentions are unclear.
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  • Zoe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic fantasy .
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 July 2017
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    Loved this one. Easy to picture the characters and follow the plot. Nice number of different subplots. Can be read on its own.
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  • William James Davies
    5.0 out of 5 stars The story about miss Dimwate .
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2016
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    Janik a old warrior as to gave his word to Cyrus a old Wizard to save is life and becomes his servant.
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  • L Gilson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Dimwater's Dragon
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 October 2016
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    Really enjoyed this book, lots of adventure and unexpected twists, the wrong person dying but for the right reasons, to protect her daughter. The purity of the main character is enchanting as is her love for her Dragon. Looking forward to the next book
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  • Mandie
    5.0 out of 5 stars A girl and her dragon
    Reviewed in the United States on 22 March 2020
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    This has the beginnings of a fantastic story with a young sorceress and her dragon companion.
    The story revolves around Kyra, sent to master her magic at an academy for 4 years. Having no real friends, she finds a place to hide herself away for hours in the woods, where she discovers a dragon egg, something which is supposed to be almost extinct in their world.
    This is a tale of self discovery, rebellion, vengeance, magic and friendship that kept me turning the pages long after I should have put the book down and done some adulting!
    I'm looking forward to seeing where Kyra goes next in her training in book 2.
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  • Jinxx00
    4.0 out of 5 stars Dragon!
    Reviewed in the United States on 13 December 2017
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    I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful turn of fantasy by Sam Ferguson. Kyra is young but passionate and smart and it is a joy to see her grow and develop, as she hunts down her destiny. I really valued the groundwork that was laid, to explain the backstory and why Kyra is such a unique character and I didn’t feel there was ‘too much fluff/filling’ as other reviewers have stated. The story moves along at a decent pace, picks up momentum as it should and leaves us with a satisfying ending for this arc - as well as setting the stage for the following storylines yet to come. And I’m keen to see where Kyra leads us next!
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  • Adam Soosman
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fantasy
    Reviewed in the United States on 28 November 2020
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    I thoroughly enjoyed the character development . I found the ratio of descriptive explanation and back story to plot development well balanced. I like Mr. Ferguson’s writing style and was thrilled to learn that he has 20 plus novels that are set in this wonderful fantasy planet/Universe.
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  • Thrysca
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good start on the book
    Reviewed in the United States on 10 March 2016
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    Very good start on the book. Please make book 2 as this was really well developed and I want more dragon and human time together. Right when they were getting closer and the dragon was able to speak it kinda just ended a chapter after that. It was really good book am looking forward to book 2.
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  • Fran F
    4.0 out of 5 stars Was as good as expected
    Reviewed in the United States on 27 June 2021
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    Liked the run of the story and liked the character development. Plus recommend trying this one. The dragon was the best.
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