The Bane of Dragons by Dan Rice

 In The Bane of Dragons by Dan Rice, in order to save the planet from ravening shapeshifters, a teenage alien human hybrid must overcome her greatest fear, herself.

 About the Book: Monstrous forces from across the multiverse have set their eyes upon Earth as the perfect planet to create a beachhead in the universe humanity calls home. The problem with that? Humans will be enslaved…and used as food stock for skaags, ravenous shapeshifting super soldiers.

    Allison, a teenage alien human hybrid, is humanity’s only hope. She must do the unthinkable and travel the slipstream, the super highway through the multiverse, to bring the conflict to the enemy’s turf. With a crack squad of miscreants as allies, she does just that, but nothing goes according to plan.

     Instead of arriving at the enemy’s home world, they end up as the prisoners of angry terrestrial octopi. Their astute negotiations don’t win them freedom, but see them transferred into the custody of General Bane, the skaag supreme military commander feared throughout the multiverse. Allison discovers that to save herself and life on Earth, she must learn to unravel the magic binding General Bane and his kind to their overlords. To accomplish that, she must face her greatest fear, herself.

 Our Review: One of the things better than the glorious cover art on this story is the writing. Even fans of YA or the fantasy/paranormal/futuristic genre will drop their teeth over this one. It is edge of your seat action, toe curling danger, and a few hints of the gore involved. Author Dan Rice has hit this one out of the park.

 Based on a scale of 1-5, The Bane of Dragons merits an 8.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews