Dragonstar
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The novels of New York Times bestselling author Barbara Hambly have broken new ground in the realm of fantasy. With a sweeping cast of characters whose powers are both awesome and heartachingly limited, the Dragon series is built around the touching relationship between a husband and wife separated by a flood of violence and chaos. Condemned to die for consorting with demons, dragonslayer Lord John Aversin sits in a dank prison cell and calculates the odds of escape, while smelling the smoke of the executioners' pyres. In Winterlands, Jenny Waynest pays a heavy price for choosing to be human, mourning the loss of her husband, Lord John, and the dangers that engulf her family. But in a season of the Dragon Star, strange miracles are about to transpire.As a pitched battle between the Hellspawn and the human rages, Jenny and John will be reunited in a city under siege. And there, they will have one last chance to understand all that has happened to them and why, who their true enemies and true allies are, and most of all, for what magical purpose each has been chosen.A vast adventure and a powerful mystery teeming with demons and witches, gnomes and dragons, Dragonstar explores profound issues of faith, fate, and technology--while obscuring long held boundaries between good and evil, love and hate, what is human and what is fantastic. With this glorious finale to a breathtaking series, Barbara Hambly establishes herself as one of the most visionary and inventive storytellers in the field of fantasy fiction today.From the Hardcover edition.
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4 primary booksWinterlands is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1985 with contributions by Barbara Hambly.
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Not sure if this is the case in all editions or not, but the edition I read included a summary of the first three books before the book properly started. The tone of this book is much closer to the original Dragonsbane, so here's what I'd actually recommend:
If you like Dragonsbane and want to continue, read reviews for Dragonshadow. If you think that book likely isn't for you but still want to read more of Jenny and John, skip straight to Dragonstar. You'll get the summary of what happened in the previous books, which is enough to understand the story.
Full disclosure: I did enjoy the two middle books (most people seem to regret reading them) but they were hard to read at times. The content is very dark, which I knew ahead of time per a review - but even knowing that, I had trouble at points. I do think the middle books are good (I loved seeing more about how dragons think, especially compared to Morkaleb), but they are definitely not for most people and will leave you hurt. Dragonstar does not.
This book does talk about some of the darker things that happened in the previous two, but not quite as harshly, and there are more good feelings in general. This is still a book about demons, though, who continue to do what demons do. So if that whole concept is upsetting for you, then just read Dragonsbane and leave it at that.
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