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Publisher's Summary

A disabled teen, an empathetic dragon, and a bond that will save the world.

Sixteen-year-old Amel arrived at Dragon School just like everyone else - with a dream to ride dragons and join the Dominion Dragon Riders.

But Amel has a crippled leg, and Dragon School training is grueling. Before she can even become an initiate, she must complete her first flight on a dragon.

Can Amel survive First Flight and become a Dragon School initiate, or will her dreams dash on the rocks below?

This audiobook contains episodes 1-5 of Dragon School:

  1. Dragon School: First Flight
  2. Dragon School: Initiate
  3. Dragon School: The Dark Prince
  4. Dragon School: The Ruby Isles
  5. Dragon School: Sworn
©2018 Sarah K. L. Wilson (P)2019 Sarah K. L. Wilson

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Outstanding YA fantasy adventure.

‘Dragon School’ is outstanding YA fantasy adventure featuring Amel Leafbrought, a teenage girl beginning her career as a  dragon rider.  Despite significant physical and social challenges, Amel demonstrates determination, integrity and resilience, presenting a really good role model for young people who often confront obstacles of one kind or another in achieving their goals. Her discovery of abilities that others do not have is a powerful element of Amel’s narrative, and serves as a strong encouragement for others who experience physical disabilities or limitations.  Amel's experiences of other people, whether peers, teachers or dragons, demonstrate important lessons about the importance of careful discernment about who should be trusted, and about the true nature of friendship.  This series is highly original and well constructed. The story progresses at a very good pace, with plenty of adventure balanced by reflection and the development of friendships and connections between characters. The imagery is colourful and detailed, the characters diverse and varied, and the complications and problems they face are compelling.  The world building is unique and interesting, featuring complex and thought-provoking social systems, detailed and thoughtful architecture, and geography quite unique to this world.  The narration by Jigisha Patel, is clear and fluent, with excellent diction and expression, although there are a couple of minor errors. Her use of voice and tone to develop character and deliver the narrative results in a compelling story that is as engaging and enjoyable as Wilson’s writing.  While there are more episodes to follow, this audiobook ends with sufficient resolution to satisfy the audience, and a tantalising promise of more adventure to come.

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Young narrator but fantastic story

Hard to know who said what as narrator could have made different characters voices clearer.

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I really enjoyed these 5 episodes. The narrator wasn't boring and tried to make the reading have light and shade

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  • Earthquake Girl
  • 03-01-2020

Fun story; terrible narration

This is a fun series of novellas for any age. I mean, who doesn't love dragons? I love the basic story here, and I like the main protagonist and her interesting collection of friends and allies, but it took effort for me to get past the terrible narration and stay immersed in the story. It sounded as if the narrator was reading this book for the first time, aloud, and she was not good. This was more than 11 hours of: misspoken words (I'm still not sure if one particular character is male, female, or perhaps both); terribly done, inconsistent character voices; poor cadence; and her mispronunciations are so bad that every time she says the word "crutch" I hear "crotch." I'm probably going to just read the next 15 installments.

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  • Amazon Customer
  • 06-05-2020

It Sucks

I'm sorry but the person reading is not doing these books justice. She couldn't do any different voices. The whole time she reads it sounds like she is eating. I wish I could get my money back.

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  • discfocused
  • 13-09-2019

Narrator ruins the story

I love the story, but the narrator really ruins it for me. She reads the texts to quickly and with confusing expression. She is able to do some voice changes but she makes the voice of the heroine's love interest sound like a small frail girl. I want to keep listening but her narration of this story is really ruining it for me.

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  • Kay
  • 14-07-2019

Interesting Enough

2.5 stars The story itself got 3.5 stars. It was written fairly well and I admit to be caught by the story line. Highly likely I'll at least get the next installment in the series (episodes 6-10) at least but I was not impressed by the narration and rated the performance with 1 star. So more than likely I'll get the ebook and read rather than listen to the audiobook.

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  • ryngie
  • 22-04-2020

Struggled to finish

intrigued by storyline, characters and dragon antics. Very disappointed by narrator with failure to differentiate character voices and monotone descriptions. Will not continue this series.

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  • Jo Sherling
  • 30-03-2020

ok story, poor narration

I had a hard time finishing this set primarily due to the narrator. She does not differentiate the voices and her pacing and of pronunciation on occasion pulled me completely out of the story. I like the heroine of the story and think the storyline has possibilities but cannot go any further with this narrator.

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  • Evelyn
  • 30-07-2019

poor reader

story line is good but writing very simple. Performance almost ruins the book. reader mispronounces words, no versatility of voices, Grown male has more high pitched voice than the girl.

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  • sharkbait
  • 13-05-2019

Voice

Ok I love the story but the narrator was not so good : I have kids and the narrator sound like them playing imaginary dragon world .

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  • Carlynne Toomey
  • 14-04-2019

Wonderful Stories

What can I say, I love Sarah's stories! This set was no exception. She writes wonderful fantasy and gives her characters so much development, they feel like real people. The world building brings the Dragon School world alive and you can see it vibrantly. The only issue I had with the audible form of the stories is the narrator. There are so many mispronounced words that I found myself correcting them out loud. It was really frustrating for me, but I'm an acknowledged grammar Nazi. If you can get past that, and if you enjoy stories like the Dragonriders of Pern, you'll enjoy the Dragon School series by Sarah K.L. Wilson also. I highly recommend you give them a try!

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  • Picto
  • 19-03-2019

really D level stuff

Almost everything about this is bad. The main character is such an engaging character but she can't be expected to carry this pile of garbage. No character could. The real issue here before I get too ahead of myself is the narrator. Holy heck is it bad. They constantly mispronounce words. (gaped has been pronounced gapped twice that I have noticed) They pause at weird times. Don't pause at weird times. Awful. Just in the writing itself there is almost no merit. The pacing makes no sense. I feel like the author was trying to create some sense of intensity but the first three books take place in what feels like an hour. No one else in the story is even worth paying any attention to. If you do pay attention you either immediately dislike them or you just grow to dislike them. It is one of those stories where the main character is constantly overlooked because she is disabled and she has to overcome adversity to gain their respect..... every. single. chapter. Everyone in the story is an idiot except for the girl and her dragon blah blah blah. Tedious doesn't begin to describe the challenges this girl and the readers face. I won't be finishing this book. I would tell someone I hate to get it but I'm afraid they would think I'm an idiot and I won't give them the satisfaction.

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  • Toe
  • 25-07-2019

Narrator is not good at all!!

good story, but the narrator was awful, to many gaps and the breathing. will read the others.

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  • Knackered
  • 22-08-2020

Okay

The first ten books(2 omnibuses) are really good but after that they get so painful to listen to they make me want to hurt myself

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  • Weirdpup13
  • 21-05-2020

You will fall in love with a dragon

Book 1- This one introduced a whole new world! I emphasize with the main character as I too have a bad leg! I can’t wait to see her overcome everything Book 2- this book gives us more questions than answers! But now I need to know what happens next so book 3 here I come! Book 3- this one is my favorite so far! More action, a bit of Romance and then you are hooked for book 4! Book 4- the more i listen to these books the more I love the dragons personality!! I enjoy the story line on this 1! Book 5- this one gives you more mystery and more want! I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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  • Anonymous User
  • 11-05-2020

Super fun listen

I really enjoyed this listen and really fell under its spell. The writing was well done and very creative. The characters are compelling and I appreciated their unique attributes and differences

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  • Sally Goddard
  • 10-05-2020

Great characters, especially the heroine

A fantastic epic story with twists and turns, beautiful dragons and horrors that you wont forget. This is a story over 20 books of 2 and a bit hours listening each Make sure you get them all, you wouldnt want to miss any. Narration fits well with the heroine of these books. Enjoyed learning about the dragons and the growing politics of this world. Looking forward to the next box set to continue the story. very moreish

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  • mags
  • 05-02-2020

good book

good story, shame about the wooden "narrator ". she reads, rather than narrates, with a strong american accent, hard to understand at times.

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  • Ellen Butfoy
  • 17-02-2019

Get the all the sets :)

I have read the books before listening to the audio books and it can be enjoyed either on its own or after reading the book. I find it great listen and you will get in grossed in the story..... I have to set timer if listening to it a night or I wouldn't get any sleep. The story is great looking forward to the rest

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