Consorting with Dragons

By: Sera Trevor

Narrated by: Philip Alces

Lord Jasen of Grumhul, an impoverished young nobleman, has come to the Draelands to find a rich husband to help pay his father's debts. To the shock of everyone, he ends up attracting the attention of King Rilvor himself and the dragons who control the magic in the land.

Becoming royalty wasn't something Jasen either expected or wanted, but he can't control his growing feelings for the kind and handsome king. Scheming factions at Court conspire to keep him from Rilvor's side, and now, Jasen has to decide if the chance at true love with Rilvor is worth the burden of being the husband of a king.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Sera Trevor (P)2018 Tantor

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so good, the perfect balance of fantasy, love, and self. I adored the writing and narration and I want another and another!!!

Just a good time…

truly a pleasant listen. There’s no spicy scenes (which isn’t a bad thing, just something people might like to know before listening), but the romance is very sweet. Lore and world building is good, characters are good, narration is good. The story is very fluffy, if you’re looking for an extremely low stress environment you’ll find it here. In terms of story quality, I would call it ‘a study in stereotypes’ of fantasy romance. Not a whole lot of new ground, but that’s okay. You can just turn your brain off and enjoy a cute lil story. Just all around a good time, definitely recommend.

a very cute fantasy adventure!

I'm a big fan of the fantasy/fairy tale genre; I love stuff by Naomi Novik and Shannon Hale, things that combine adventure and intrigue with romance. In fact I first started dipping into romance novels because I was hoping to find something that satisfied that criteria while also being queer, and I think this book is exactly what I was looking for. It's a fun, sweet story, with enough conflict to keep things interesting but never enough to lean towards angst. There's even a love-at-first-sight feel, just to really play up that fairy tale angle, though the relationship is fleshed out enough not to seem trite.

The performance is definitely very good; Philip Alces has a nice voice, and the characters are varied and distinct enough to make it mostly clear who's speaking. I would listen to something by him again, though I wouldn't be willing to stick out a bad book just for his sake. (yes, there are actually narrators whose voices I enjoy THAT much)

Overall I was absolutely pleased with this book and will probably read it again. My understanding is that it's an expanded novella, but it definitely doesn't feel needlessly padded out. A note for those who are here for the spice: there is nothing explicit in this novel. There's definitely some mature implications and discussion, but nothing on-page. Obviously not something I take issue with but ymmv. Personally I was happy with it, especially since it means I can recommend this one to my niece (who's 16) without guilt. I'll probably be recommending this one to quite a few people, come to that!

Very nicely done

Very nicely written and performed. I felt it a bit lacking in the physical romance portions. This is a very G rated novel based upon gay characters.

Fantastic!

Wow! I adored this audiobook! The story and world are both very interesting! Jason is an extremely likable protagonist, good-hearted but pragmatic, and his relationship with the king is very sweet. I only wish there was a bit more steamy details between the two. Their relationship was very PG-13, making this feel a bit more like a YA novel than I expected.

I adored the narration! It was pretty much perfect! No slip-ups in the reading at all and the accent of the narrator was great, especially for a fantasy novel.