Friday 56 and Book Beginning: Dragon God (The First Dragon Rider Trilogy #1) by Ava Richardson || Friday 50/50: Favorite/Least Favorite Red Cover Design

This is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice

These are the rules:

1. Grab a book, any book.

2. Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader.

3. Find any sentence (or a few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.

4. Post it.

5. Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda's most recent Friday 56 post.

Please join us over at RoseCityReader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name.

Synopsis:

The new world is calling... 

    Niell Torvald is desperate to prove himself—his father’s warlord kingdom depends on him. When a vicious attack on the way to the Draconis Order monastery nearly kills him, it becomes clear that grave trials await him on this path. Joreth, the wise monk who saves his life, advises caution upon entering the sacred halls. His mission is to learn arcane magic from the monks that will help to cement his father’s power, but Niell will need more than magical arts alone to navigate the challenges before him. 

    Among the monks’ students, Niell meets the lovely and mysterious Char, who senses evil deep within the ranks of the Draconis Order’s members. She takes him to a dragon she has raised, Paxala, and the three of them become fast friends. Niell soon grows in strength as he and his fellow students gain ancient knowledge, and his closeness to Char blossoms into something more. 

    But when Niell’s brothers grow impatient and attack the monastery in a bid to seize power, he will have to decide where his loyalties lie: with his warlord father’s domain, or the new friends he has made in the wider world.

Book Beginning:

PROLOGUE
Malos & Malice
The Personal Letters of Malos Torvald, Chosen Warden of the Eastern Marches, as written in Autumn, the Year of the Fire-Ruby, Under the Rule of Prince Vincent, Heir Apparent to the Middle Kingdom

My 56:

"Down! It's a dragon," he hissed, looking up into the sky frantically, but Paxala had seemingly vanished.
 Good. Maybe I can pretend that this is a wild dragon... I thought; when we were both flattened to the ground by a sudden beat of wind as a dark shape rushed us.

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50/50 Friday is a new weekly link-up hosted by Carrie @ The Butterfly Reader and Laura @ Blue Eye Books.  Every week they have a new topic featuring two sides of the same coin - you share a book that suits each category and link up on the hosts' blogs.

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