Dreamwalker

The Ballad of Sir Benfro Book One

By: J.D. Oswald

Narrated by: Wayne Forester

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of The Ballad of Sir Benfro: Dreamwalker, the first installment in the new fantasy series from JD Oswald, read by Wayne Forester.

Miles from the great cities of the Twin Kingdoms, a young boy called Errol tries to find his way in the world. He's an outsider, and no one, not even himself, has any knowledge of his true lineage.

Deep in the forest, Benfro, the young male dragon begins his training in the subtle arts. Like his mother, Morgwm the Green, he is destined to be a great Mage.

No one could imagine that the future of the Twin Kingdoms rests in their hands.

But it is a destiny that will change the lives of boy and dragon forever ...

Slow start!

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The story started out slow but picked up momentum at the end. I'm excited for next book.

hard to

Narrator was great but really had a hard time with getting into the story for some reason.

Everything's There

This book has everything you'd want in a Fantasy Novel: Magic, Dragons, Knights, Honor, Dishonor, etc. But you start to get bored after a while and disappointed by the Dragon's themselves.

Errol has all the potential in the world and he actually starts to take over that potential in the end. Benfro though comes off as whiney. Morgan and the other Dragon's are less than desired, but you do grow a happy hatred of Freknah (I'm sure I spelled that wrong). Klum is a welcomed sight on Knightliness. And the rest of the story fits into place just fine. But in all reality, by the end of Book 1, I kept finding myself the most interested in Queen Beulah and Inquisitor Melyn (the main protagonists)

So I guess it's all there, but it's just short of really drawing you in and wanting more. I'll keep reading hoping to find the true spark.

Oh, and the narration was okay, not great, but not bad either. Worth the money/credit I'd say.

why haven't I heard of this author before?

I love Sanderson, Martin, manning, Brett, Goodkind and similar. I had a very pleasant surprise when I listened to this book. I often read blogs trying to find new good adult fantasy authors and am frequently disappointed. I expected to be disappointed here since the books are so cheap and I've never heard of this author. I never write reviews but I thought this author deserves more recognition for his work.... there are also very few reviews of his work. don't hesitate here if u like the authors mentioned above and like dragons, this book may be the best $11 u spend all year!

Entertaining, albeit predictable

The book description promises more than what is ultimately provided. I will have to read the other two installments to get the complete story. The Sir Benfro series was probably submitted as one complete work of fiction, and the publisher likely chopped it into three books. Mind you, I am enjoying the story--it's easy going and the narration is good. I do need SOMETHING to listen to while I wait for the next books from Diana Gabaldon and George R.R. Martin! And, yes, I know the writings of Gabaldon and Martin are in a completely different class.