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Title | The Last Falcon
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Author | Colleen Ruttan
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Cover Art | Colleen Ruttan
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Publisher | 2013
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First Printing | 2013
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Title | Dragon Fire
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Author | Colleen Ruttan
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Category | Young Adult
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Warnings | None
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Main Characters | Erynn Taylor, Adena, Krystalix
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Main Elements | Dragons
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Website | colleenruttan.com
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 The Last Falcon
Don't let them catch you Erynn.
Erynn Taylor was fourteen when she witnessed the brutal murder of her father. She should be dead too, she knew that. But a reclusive golden dragon swooped down upon the scene - scattering her attackers and sparing her life, but ultimately denying her justice.
Two years later, Erynn's attackers ride boldly into her kingdom for a visit with her king. But her elation at the nearness of justice turns to anger and then fear as she learns there is more to this visit than meets the eye - a conspiracy that threatens the entire kingdom - and that is just might bring her the death she so narrowly avoided. Erynn wants justice...but doesn't she want it badly enough to die?
When the mystery of her own past makes her a target, Erynn flees the castle where she has lived since her father's murder - setting off a manhunt that can only end in bloodshed. The question is, whose blood will be spilled?
Ruttan created a fascinating world. At first it seems your run of the mill sort of medieval world, and while there are mentions of dragons and elves, no one seems to be sure if they still exist anymore. That is, till a golden dragon saved the life of a fourteen year old girl named Erynn.
I really enjoyed Erynn as a heroine, she was strong and brave, but still just a girl, confused about the events happening around her, and as surprised as her best friend as to how many of those events were happening because of her!
We learn about the world through her experiences, so while we get a good feel for how the world works (to the best of her knowledge), there are a lot of mysteries left to explore. Such as why Krystalix seems intent on protecting Erynn, who her parents are, why was her father killed by a man who shows up two years later looking for her, and who can she trust? She makes mistakes, but she isn't stupid. And I love the fact that while a few characters appear to be two-dimensional villains, there are quite a few others whose motives keep you guessing.
Some of these questions will get answered in this book, while others to be continued in the next, but you're not left feeling like the author just stopped in a random place (as a few books I've read in the past have done). There is a kind of closure at the end, but enough left unresolved to make you eager for the continuation!
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