Gather Bitterwood: The Complete Collection (Bitterwood Trilogy Book 5) Written By James Maxey Readable In Version

Bitterwood sounds wonderful, if you're into epic fantasy with dragons and the like, I can't wait to read it, To pique your interest further, I thought I'd share this interview with the author, sitelinkJames Maxey, courtesy of Fantasy Focus:


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I really wanted to love this trilogy, Book One was great! I felt as if I were really looking in on a possible future for humanity along the lines of Terry Brooks' Shannara series.
Dragons as a part of our future was a cool concept,

And then the story went way off the rails by including Atlantis and the "goddess", I felt like I was reading two different trilogies at the same time, It was jarring going back and forth dealing with something that seemed like it grew from the need to explain the "magic" in a scientific manner.


It will be a while before I attempt to read the Dragon Apocalypse trilogy, I was surprised to see Bible verses at the beginning of the first couple of chapters of the first book of this trilogy, but I wasn't surprised to see cuss words follow because I didn't think this was a Christian fiction work.
Anyway, because I don't read books with cussing in them, I wasn't able to read more than the first two chapters.
This is a quartet and I only made it through the first two books, I realized I was forcing myself to finish and let it go, Didn't work for me. A Great Adventure

This is one of the best stories I've gotten lost in in a long while.
The characters are well developed and believable, The story progress smoothly and is well thought out, I would advise getting the complete collection just to save time, as I'm sure you will want to find out how it all ends.
Have fun. An epic tale of war between dragons and mankind! When the mysterious dragon slayer Bitterwood murders the son of the DragonKing, the dragons respond with a campaign of genocide against their human slaves.
Amid the chaos of war, a band of rebel humans risk everything to fight for freedom, and an end to the Dragon Age.
Read the saga that Orson Scott Card called "a magnificent hero story, " Bitterwood, the Complete Collection gathers together all four novels of the Bitterwood series, plus the prequel short story "Tornado of Sparks.
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I found this to be unbelievable, and very boring in places, It couldn't hold my interest, To me even a fantasy has to be a little believable, but this is way way out there, It took medays to read, which is a long time for me, I gave it a chance and it was a waist of my time! READ THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Overall enjoyed the story.
There were way more scifi aspects than I had expected in the summary, While there is nothing particularity wrong with that, I dislike it when I'm surprised with it, I was kept interested and wanted to see how it ended, I would have enjoyed more interactions of how dragons and humans could get along, and less alien technology, Well, this collection was quite a wild ride, The premise of a scifi/fantasy book series definitely peaked my interest, and oh boy, did this series deliver, Lots and lots of very intriguing world building, that slowly eases you into the fantasy setting of it all, only to then slowly and casually start introducing scifi elements, in a way that, surprisingly, wasn't jarring.


The way it was done left me feeling very intrigued and interested, and the best example of this was Hezekiah.
A seemingly normal "person" that has abnormal strength, wears a long black coat, with a black tophat, is an excellent fighter and.
. . quotes psalms from the Bible, And has a Biblical name, In a made up fantasy setting, that is full of dragons and castles,

A lot of chapters and book intros being prefaced by psalms from the Bible was also really interesting, and made me even more curious about the world in the book series.
I also really liked how the series was antitrope, in the sense that this is dragons ruling over humans, and not viceversa, even though I definitely appreciated how it wasn't black and white.
Both sides definitely had their ups and downs, and I often found myself cheering and rooting for specific characters from both the human and dragon side.


And speaking of characters, I immensely enjoyed how Jandra developed as a character, and the way she slowly learned to rule over her "powers".
Bitterwood was also great, even though he didn't change or grow that much, he was always mostly the same psychopathic dragon killer, made bitter by what the dragons did to him, although the other characters like Zeeky and her odd quirks were very much charming and enjoyable.


Bookswere great and nicely followed an overarching storyline, BookDawn of Dragons was, . . completely and entirely different . It is, in fact, jarringly different and is definitely not for everyone, It's a prequel to the first three books, even though I did read it after the trilogy, and the reasons why it's so different goes into the territory of how the scifi aspect works, and how the general world in the series came to be.
However, despite how jarring it was, I ended up absolutely loving the characters in it, especially Alex Pure, Other characters were immensely charming and funny, but he in particular was a joy to witness, Utterly whacky, witty, with a bizarre sense of humor and a completely screwed up personality, I must also point out that Dawn of Dragons had a surprising amount of social commentary/mentions in regards to politics and civil rights and liberties, especially LGBT rights, as well as climate change, economy and morality commentary.
How does any of that have anything to do with a book series about a dragon assassin in a fantasy world Well, it's a long story, but a damn good one.


Finally, the three small novels that came with the eBook version of Bitterwood Hunted, Haunted and Hurt were also very enjoyable.
Quite thrilling, action packed and intriguing, they continue the story of several characters while acting as a bridge into the Dragonsgate series, which is the sequel to Bitterwood, and it definitely left me feeling very excited to start that series as well.


Overall, a/from me, Very unique world and setting with elements that would seem out of place at first but were implemented really well.
The Bitterwood quartet by James Maxey is a complex speculative fiction tale of bitterness and revenge that at first presents itself as a dark fantasy.
The narrative draws back proverbial veils throughout the quartet, in the end revealing a deep history in an expansive postapocalyptic, SF world.
Maxey weaves plot in a way that makes big things happen in an otherwise small and petty world inhabited mostly by small and petty people.
Many of the characters present as antihero to begin with and change their alliances throughout the series, The combination of hightech and complex characters makes for a thrilling plot that takes unexpected turns,

Although I was drawn in from the start, it took me longer before I could appreciate the characters.
Jandra in particular started as a seemingly flat character a flatness brought on by her sheltered upbringing but in time she grew to become a character that I enjoyed.
Antagonists such as Blasphet grow alongside the protagonists, a dynamic that, along with the complicated world, allows the story to explore many themes and subplots appropriate to a SF quartet patterned after epic fantasy.
The bad guys and sometimes the good guys offer up plenty of deception and misuse of religion that go along with the many layers of the history and world of Bitterwood.
Wow!! What an amazing tale, I don't normally get into ScienceFiction, per say, I'm more of an EpicFantasy person, Dragons and magic, and that sort of thing, That's what drew me to this series Dragon overlords, and human slaves Right up my alley, But then, as I was reading, and it started bringing in bits of "hightech scifi", I was already into the story, and wanted to learn more.
The SciFi actually fit, and made the story even more interesting, It was sad, happy and cheerful at all the right times, needed,
I do feel the series should have been Bitterwood and Jandra, or something along those lines, They seemed to be the two main characters throughout the series, Lots of background characters, and sublead characters, but those were the two in the front, I actually think I was rooting for Jandra than Bitterwood,
Overall, a very well put together story, with characters that you actually feel for, and can root for, I'd definitely recommend it. Buy and read this book,

It's not often you find a story worth reading, and even rarer a story that leaves you looking for more.
This is one of those stories, Not only does Mr Maxey tell an excellent story, he manages to hold it together and pour it out like he loved it himself, like he wanted to tell it and tell it completely right to the very end.
If you've ever read a book that it seemed the author tired of writing or was just pumping out another paycheck you'll know what I mean.


I was fortunate enough to have found this bundle at an excellent price so I suggest you pick it up while you can as it's worth much more.
An epic tale of war between dragons and mankind! When the mysterious dragon slayer Bitterwood murders the son of the DragonKing, the dragons respond with a campaign of genocide against their human slaves.
Amid the chaos of war, a band of rebel humans risk everything to fight for freedom, and an end to the Dragon Age.
Read the saga that Orson Scott Card called “a magnificent hero story, ” Bitterwood, the Complete Collection gathers together all four novels of the Bitterwood series, plus the prequel short story “Tornado of Sparks.
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The individual works:

Tornado of Sparks: The dragon Vendevorex demonstrates his magical powers for the dragonking Albekizan in a test that orphans a human infant.
Can Vendevorex reunite the child with her only remaining family

Bitterwood: Dragons rule the world and humans serve as their slaves, pets, and prey, with only the mysterious dragonslayer Bitterwood fighting the dominant dragons from the shadows.
But when Bitterwood slays the beloved son of the dragonking Albekizan, the dragons launch a war of extermination against all humans.
Can mankind survive the combined might of the dragons

Dragonforge: As a war spreads throughout the dragon kingdom, a band of human rebels take over the armory of the dragon armies, the legendary Dragon Forge.
As the dragon armies mass to take back the fortress, Bitterwood finds himself in the fight of his life, facing off against the most dangerous dragon of all: Blasphet.


Dragonseed: With the dragon forces in disarray, the humans face their own woes as allies banded together to fight the dragons begin to take up arms against each other.
With all of civilization on the verge of anarchy, can Bitterwood save the day by joining forces with his worst enemythe sundragon Hex, the last surviving son of King Albekizan

Dawn of Dragons:years before Bitterwood, a man named Alex Pure gets disemboweled by a dragon.
Its the beginning of a beautiful friendship, Also, the apocalypse.
In praise of Bitterwood:

“For the sake of humanity, join in Bitterwoods revolt, ” Kirkus s

“A grabber from page one, a smart tale of adventure and revenge sprinkled with echoes of our own dangerous times.
James Maxeys world of dragons and humans at war is so solidly and engagingly rendered that I never wanted to leave.
” John Marco

“Bitterwood is an unlikely hero in a rich world, with a rich history that holds many surprises.
James Maxey tells his story with a sure hand, Enjoy the journey!” Carrie Vaughn

"Fine action and cool world building, Anne McCaffrey through a mirror darkly, " E. E. Knight

“A magnificent hero story, ” Orson Scott Card Fun mix of fantasy and scifi!

Unlike so many other fantasy novels, this series seems intent on having flawed characters and a link to science.
My only complaint is the lack of gravitas later in the book I would have enjoyed an omelet at the expense of some eggs.
Still, fun read and certainly a different approach to a dragon story!

I enjoyed the books, I had a hard time imagining the dragons physical characteristics according to the author's description, Otherwise, enjoyed the whole series, This was a fascinating series of stories that kept my interest throughout, The convoluted plot was oddly believable! I highly recommend this author and series to anyone interested in scifi/fantasy, This is the whole set so I am grading it on that, The first book is great, Second one had me wishing it was over so I didn't have to quit reading it, but I did anyway.
Never got to the third,
The second one got bogged down in trying to set up a government with the dragons and humans working together.
The story got lost in the political drama, I didn't want the series to ever end, It was a nice change of pace to read a fantasy novel with some perspective from the dragons, The series can be a bit dark and the title character is not the most lovable, Bitterwood is pretty much a straightup fantasy novel, but Dragonforge and Dragonseed start to delve into SciFi, I enjoyed reading Dawn of Dragons at the end, which is a prequel and also the most SciFi oriented of the set.
Interesting Read

This is an interesting story with some good character's and the story gradually draws you in.

Having the complete collection in one book was a great help An enjoyable story well told, This is an original take on postapocalyptic fantasy with a good mix of the old world added nicely into the tale.
Interesting characters carry the story forward with the dragons endowed with as much an interesting blend of personality as the humans.

Bitter wood is obviously the main character, but he doesn't dominate, His motivation is his hatred of all dragons after his wife and children and entire village are brutally murdered when everything is burned to the ground by dragons.
With vengeance in his heart he sets forward to kill any dragon that crosses his path, In the process he becomes a sort of folk hero,
The only con I had toward this book was the blatant assumption and faith that evolution and atheism are true and correct.
Granted, this is a fantasy story, so adding his belief and faith in that religion is just another element of fantasy, so why not
Aside from that one con for Christians out there, it's a good, enjoyable read and worth checking the next book in the series.
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