The Dragon Dreamer

A wounded dragon and an undersea misfit.

Bullied as a worthless dreamer, Arak flies away on a dangerous quest and crashes at sea. A fearless shape-shifter octopus heals the young dragon, and an unexpected friendship begins. Arak returns to the dragon clan, but a terrible illness strikes. Then an undersea volcano erupts, which triggers a deadly chain of events! How can two misfits save the dragons?

Dive into a new fantasy world!

Science fantasy with dragons and an undersea world, for young adults 9 to 99. The Dragon Dreamer won IAN (Book of the Year) first place for Best First Novel; finalist for Best Science Fiction and Best Fantasy. It's stand-alone book one of the Dragon Dreamer series.

©2014, 2016 J. S. Burke (P)2023 J. S. Burke

Absolutely brilliant

I really enjoyed it. The narrator added some undercurrents that enhanced the story. Which is brilliant, as I said. I loved that the characters were entirely non-human and the author really embraced the differences. The culture of the creatures is amazingly well thought out. I wish I could see Dragon art and Octopus displays in real life! Arak and Scree are surprisingly relatable, for a dragon and an octopus. The story is well thought out and extremely interesting. I look forward to books two and three in audio form of the author wants to continue this route; but I’ll be ordering them in hard copy in the meantime. This is a series I’ll want on my shelf to reread in future!