If a Dragon Cries

The Legend of Hooper's Dragons, Book 1

By: Gary Darby

Narrated by: Scott Glennon

Legend says calamity follows the birth of a golden dragon. Hooper doesn't believe such nonsense. He is about to learn how utterly wrong he is.

Years ago, dragons destroyed his family and home, leaving Hooper burned and broken. Hooper lives with the memory of seeing his mother die and the screams of his brother. The scars caused by dragon fire are nothing compared to the scars in his heart. Now this man-child is forced to feed them and clean out their stalls - he is the poop master. Bitterness fills his soul. In a strange twist of fate, he and a small band of refugees must save the one he hates the most of all - the dragon they call magic. Or the calamity foretold will come to pass.

Come along for an exciting time in a wondrous world filled with heroes, villains, laughter, heartbreak and, of course, dragons.

If a Dragon Cries is the first novel in the eight-book series, The Legend of Hooper's Dragons. Buy this incredible audiobook today!

©2016 Gary J Darby (P)2018 Gary J Darby

YOU DON’T KNOW WHO YOU ARE UNTIL IT’S TIME TO KNOW

Dragon hater, Hooper, is deemed the lowest of all people at the dragon farm on which he lives. Scarred by dragon fire at an early age, he is deformed and has limited use of half his body. Being given a dragon tear, which turned into a jewel, that he thought was only a myth leads him on an adventure of learning himself and how to do what he believes is right. Love, deceit, betrayal, life and death situations slowly transform him into a non-hater of dragons. He doesn’t love them, but he learns a lot of life-lessons in their presence when everyone is plunged into danger.

Good Story, BAD Narrator

Honestly, the protagonist has some maturity issues, and the Narrator amplifies them. The story is good, action-packed, and in a world well built. I should have read the book, I would have enjoyed it much more than the Audible version. The narrator ruined it for me. I still rate it 4-Star for overall and 5-star for story!!

A solid listen

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This was a pretty good coming of age fantasy story. I thought the characters were engaging and the story held my interest. Some places in the story dragged a bit, but the narrator did a good job of keeping thing moving. All in all, this is a solid listen if you are a fantasy genre fan.

Good book

Goods story with a great world and storyline. The characters are interesting and the narration fits the story well.

Very long winded

A good storyline but rambled on and would take three pages to tell you what he could and have in half a page he rambles on way to much plus hooper needs to stop whinnying grow a spine