Dragon Assassin: Volume 1

Dragon Assassin, Book 1

By: Arthur Slade

Narrated by: Clare Corbett

A thrilling YA fantasy novel from award-winning author Arthur Slade!

Carmen is a student at Red Assassin School. She's an expert at bladed weapons and poisons; and she's desperate to finish at the top of the class, ahead of her twin brother. The students have been trained to hunt using giant black swans, but Carmen has discovered a dragon. All she has to do is get on his back.

One problem: he's killed everyone who gets near him.

Then the Emperor declares war on assassins. And there might be a traitor among them.

Carmen wants to graduate. But the emperor wants her dead. Her classmates might, too. Graduation night is about to become the fight of her life.

In this heartstopping adventure by Arthur Slade, listeners will root for Carmen—an Assassin with a heart of gold, determined to follow her dream against all odds.

©2020 Arthur Slade (P)2020 Podium Audio

What a treat !!

Really enjoyed this book !! Nice change of pace !! looking forward to the next one

Enjoyed it!

I loved the first-person perspective writing of this book. It shows the limited view of Carmen, without making her either too blinded or too knowledgeable.
I love how small things throughout the book are carried consistently as the story progresses. Things like that unlocking spell, Carmen’s love of reading, Brax’s sense of humor, etc.

One eyed assassin sees more

The story is well written with love, betrayal, friendship, honor, trust with mission accomplishment. Bracks is good comic relief.

Good reading. Lots of intrigue

Absolutely loved the story line. The dragon character is smart and funny. An enjoyable read.

Fast paced adventure

I got this on a whim but so glad I did. A fast paced action adventure with an assassin with nothing to loose and a dragon who is an exile in everything but name. Lots of witty humor, full of plot twists, and a zany back and forth between a dragon and an assassin. Overall a good read/listen, I'm looking forward to the next novel.