Playing with Fire (Silver Dragons, Book 1) | 
 enlarge | Author: Katie Macalister
Publisher: Signet
Category: Book
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 10985
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 0451223780
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451223784
ASIN: 0451223780
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Product Description
Starring the Dragons Of The Aisling Grey, Guardian Novels
Gabriel Tauhou, wyvern of the silver dragons, has found the one woman who can withstand his fire. Too bad May Northcott is already bound to a demon lord. But when the demon orders May to steal one of Gabriels treasuresan immensely important relic of all dragonkin Gabriel has to decide which to protect: his love or his dragons.
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 Good, not great, a somewhat boring beginning to the Silver Dragon series August 29, 2008
I liked it, but I didn't love it like I did the Aisling Grey series. First of all, I was never much of a Gabriel fan, he's very much the opposite of Drake who I adore. So in picking up Playing with Fire, I was doing it as a Katie MacAlister fan. I did like the premise though and May as a character is intriguing. But the relationship between May and Gabriel happened so fast, it was very much "I accept I'm your mate and we're together now". The conflict was outside the relationship not inside, and I prefer a little internal conflict. They are just too easygoing together, a problem I've always had with Gabriel.
However, unlike other reviewers, I did like the ending and how it it sets up the next book in the series, finally the storyline picked up and was moving toward something. Not sure what though, as there is an underlying mystery that is only vaguely addressed regarding outcast dragons. I'm more interested in that mystery than in Magoth, May's demonlord, who seems a bit silly and not at all frightening. I'm also intrigued by Kostya, the black wyvern, Drake's brother, I would very much like to read his story.
It took a lot of time for me to get through this book because for most of the book the romance did not interest me, it was a bit boring and bland despite Gabriel's inability to control himself during sex, it wasn't until the end that the relationship felt real to me. I'll probably buy the next book, but I won't devour it like I did the Green dragon series.
great story but missing something important August 21, 2008
As a reading/writing teacher I make it a point to teach my students that EVERY STORY MUST HAVE three vital parts: the conflict, the climax, and the resolution. Despite the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the silver dragons (Gabriel--oh, la, la) I did not enjoy missing the ending of the story. Yes, the rest of the story was great--full of action and fabulous romance, but I believe lack of ending was a huge mistake on the author's part and deserved two stars off.
A really good book! August 9, 2008
I thought it was a very good read, very smooth. The only thing I had a problem with is that while it's the first book in a new series, it isn't the first book in the over-all series. I felt like I was coming in on the middle of something that had been going on for a while, and I was struggling to figure out what was happening for the first half of the story. After a while, I just settled down and went with the flow. So it isn't the best as a stand-alone story.
Other than that major problem, in my point of view, it was a very nice book.
 Again a hit novel July 28, 2008
I have been a fan of Katie MacAlister for a long time. I bought her first
book and have been buying the others as they come out. I love the inclusion
of the silver dragons into the Guardian senario but I just have to admit
that I have a jones for the "dog" Jim or Jinn. He is a combination of a
smart rough talking Mickey Spillane type character and a scruffy yard dog.
He always has a smart alec type comment within his character as a genie in the
body of a dog.
Her books are always fresh and keep me wanting more. Keep the dog or genie or
whatever he is and just keep on writing. I will be ordering new books as
they come out.
 Disappointed by Author July 17, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am such a dragon fan I look for anything with the word in the title. That doesn't mean the characters don't have to be interesting or that I have to sacrifice an intriguing plot. Sorry, this just didn't hold my interest enough to even finish the book.
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