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Well, damn, Dragon Princess surprised me. High fantasy is full of bulls*** world building and 1K + page books in a series of ten that most of the time could have been condensed into one book. Swann writes fluidly, the reader moves along with the narrator as he walks, runs, lies & cheats his way out of crazy predicaments.We learn about the world like you should, not info dumping. **Mild Spoilers Ahead**
Swann veers you in all directions. You think you have a knightly character, think again. You think the barbarian is an idiot, wrong again. I love being wrong! Too many times I can predict an outcome of a story. Swann kept me guessing the whole time. Plus humor! Yay!
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a story that has humor, contains clever characters that aren't Mary Sue's, and moves at a fast enough pace to keep you on the edge of your seat.


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Dragon Princess S Andrew Swann 9780756409579 Books Reviews

Dragon Princess was a paperback that caught my eye for two reasons (the title and the gloriously cheesy cover) but which won me over with is promise of gender-swapping mayhem.

Now, S. Andrew Swann is not quite up there with the likes of Terry Pratchett or Douglas Adams, but his writing strikes a nice balance between humor and storytelling that managed to sustain my enjoyment far beyond the initial gender-swapped glee. In fact, I found this to be a rather clever little book that takes great pleasure in twisting and toppling gender tropes as it goes.

With Dragon Princess we have a thief pretending to be a knight, a wizard with ulterior motives, a dragon with a gambling problem, a princess who would rather be a dragon, an stuffy old knight who actually serves the Dark Lord, an awkward barbarian who is the smartest of the bunch, and some of the greediest elves you are likely to ever set eyes on.

Much of the humor here is in the storytelling, with Frank Blackthorne a self-depreciating narrator with a sarcastic sense of pessimism. It is his narration that keeps the story from exhausting the novelty factor, while the personalities of Frank (in the Princess' body) and Lucille (in the dragon's body) serve to draw the reader in and elevate the story above its bodyswap/genderswap roots.

Swann weaves a surprisingly complex story here, with multiple plots and schemes all coming together in the end, and a wide cast of characters who keep the story moving along. Quirky and fun, Dragon Princess is that rare breed of novel that succeeds as both a work of fantasy and humor. It had me smiling throughout, and even giggling aloud at times.
Fun read, gets better the further you get into it. Magic, comedy and gender bending. My biggest complaint is the main character is totally incompetent in the beginning, but turns into a bad ass halfway through. I like the bad ass--it just seemed inconsistent.
Series is highly recommended.
Dragon princess was a lot of fun. The perfect amount of humor and excitement in this crazy little romp. I'm looking forward to the second in this trilogy.
This was a great book. I liked it so much that I got the other two novels in the trilogy.
If you enjoy snowballing consequences and improbable circumstances, then this is the body-swapping fantasy adventure you've been looking for. Enjoy!
Nothing too deep or complex here, but it was still enjoyable. What stood out for me were a couple of the funnier or stranger details, like the dragon with a gambling problem (he'll have his hoard back in no time, man; he's on a streak!), Brock, and the fairy court. There's an obvious setup for a sequel at the end, and I fault that because the hero's got to do something spectacularly stupid to use it. The hero and the princess go through some growth due to the transformation in the story's premise; I enjoyed that because it's handled with some cleverness like showing how the hero makes use of his smaller, lighter body for sneaky work. Fun story overall.
Well, damn, Dragon Princess surprised me. High fantasy is full of bulls*** world building and 1K + page books in a series of ten that most of the time could have been condensed into one book. Swann writes fluidly, the reader moves along with the narrator as he walks, runs, lies & cheats his way out of crazy predicaments.We learn about the world like you should, not info dumping. **Mild Spoilers Ahead**
Swann veers you in all directions. You think you have a knightly character, think again. You think the barbarian is an idiot, wrong again. I love being wrong! Too many times I can predict an outcome of a story. Swann kept me guessing the whole time. Plus humor! Yay!
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a story that has humor, contains clever characters that aren't Mary Sue's, and moves at a fast enough pace to keep you on the edge of your seat.