A review of The Sunset Sovereign: A Dragon's Memoir
A cozy adventure with a dragon as the main character that talks about cycles and how reality changes over time.
The Sunset Sovereign: A Dragon’s Memoir by Laura Huie
When a dragon finds an assassin sneaking into his lair, he tells her of his life's work and his soon to be final chapter.
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For the past thousand years, the dragon Vakandi has watched the people of Vakfored grow from a wandering band of refugees to a glorious city of art and magic. Under his protection, the city has survived monsters, floods, and wars all without building an army, dam, or even a wall. But time changes everything and now the citizens of his beloved city want him dead.
Vakandi spends his last day telling his assassin why he loves them, and why it's his time to die.
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 198 pages
Tropes: MC is a dragon, heartwarming, found family, powerful FMC
Warnings: none that I can think of
Publish date: 25 Sep, 2023
Whether you’re reading this from the point of view of a parent wanting the best for their child, a child learning how to stand up on its own, or having an existential crisis over history books and what may have been miswritten or skipped over completely - this story will get you.