Talon by Julie Kagawa Series: Talon #1
on October 28, 2014
Genres: Fantasy
Pages: 400
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Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they're positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser.
Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George.
Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon's newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember's bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.
About the author:
Julie Kagawa was born in Sacramento, California. But nothing exciting really happened to her there. So, at the age of nine she and her family moved to Hawaii, which she soon discovered was inhabited by large carnivorous insects, colonies of house geckos and frequent hurricanes. She spent much of her time in the ocean, when she wasn’t getting chased out of it by reef sharks, jellyfish and the odd eel.
To pay the rent, Julie worked in different bookstores over the years, but discovered the managers frowned upon her reading the books she was supposed to be shelving. So she turned to her other passion: training animals. She worked as a professional dog trainer for several years, dodging Chihuahua bites and overly enthusiastic Labradors, until her first book sold and she stopped training to write full-time.
Julie now lives in Louisville, Kentucky, where the frequency of shark attacks are at an all-time low. She lives with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian shepherd who is too smart for his own good and the latest addition, a hyperactive Papillon puppy.
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Giveaway!
Each tour stop is offering up a finished copy of TALON!
Five lucky grand prize winners will receive one of Julie’s amazing dragon figurines as well as some fun signed swag. To enter for the grand prize, you MUST follow the tour each day, find and catch the dragon, and answer the daily question.
Where could the dragon appear? On all Book Blogger Tour Hosts and The Harlequin Paranormal Blog, so go now and catch yourself a dragon! Will you find it? And will you be able to keep it?
Daily question: What about Talon has you most excited to read it?
- Monday, October 6th – Jessica at Step into Fiction
- Thursday, October 2nd – Harlequin Blog
- Wednesday, October 8th – Katie’s Book Blog
- Friday, October 10th – Page Turner
- Monday, October 13th – Bewitched Bookworms
- Wednesday, October 15th – Mundie Moms
- Friday, October 17th – Fiktshun
- Monday, October 20th – Two Chicks on Books
- Wednesday, October 22nd – YA Interrobang
- Friday, October 24th – Supernatural Snark
Very much been looking forward to this one!
Julie Kagawa is why I’m excited to read Talon. 😛
Cannot wait to read. I have loved Julie’s other books.
Julie’s Blood Eden series is one of my favourites so I’m eagerly anticipating her next book! Plus, it has dragons, something I don’t think I’ve ever really read about.
Just the fact that it’s by Julie has me excited. All of her books have really captured my attention.
I can’t wait to read Talon! I love all of her books ^-^ The Iron Fey is still my favorite so far!
I can’t wait to read Talon!!! I absolutely love all of her other books. Dragons are my favorite, and I can’t wait to see how Julie has them in the modern world.
Very excited! Been on my to-read list for a while now. 🙂
Super duper excited. I just love Julie’s novels!!! I cannot wait to read about Dragons.
Thanks for the giveaway! Can’t find the dragon!
I can’t wait to read this novel!
I’m mainly excited because of the author. I love Julie Kagawa and all of her works. She’s an amazing author
MAGH! The teaser is killing me! I need this book!
I’ve loved her other books, and can’t wait to read her take on dragons:)
I’m super exited to read this book
I can’t wait to read this book! I love Dragons and anything Julie Kagawa writes. I NEED this book!
Oh how I can’t wait to read this book
a definite ‘must-add’ to my Wish List!!!
Can’t wait to read 😀
Love dragons and Julie Kagawa! I’m most forward to seeing her take on dragons and for the romance!
I cannot wait to read a Dragon book!
I really want to read this
I’m so excited because this is about DRAGONS!!!! *want want want* <3
this looks and sounds awesome!!! Congrats to Julie on the new release and thanks for sharing!
Yes i’m excited about Talon. I love dragons and this book sounds great and the cover just beautiful.
It sounds interesting
I am definitely looking forward to this book. It really sounds amazing. I love the pretty cover. Thanks for having this giveaway.
LOVE dragons!!! Cannot wait to read Talon!! Thank you for the amazing giveaway!
I am definitely excited about this! I LOVE dragons.
I am excited about Talon because I love Julie Kagawa’s writing. I have enjoyed all of her other books.
I am totally obsessed with dragons and I have been waiting on this book since I first heard about it. Julie’s Immortal Rules series is one of my favorite series ever and I KNOW that this book won’t disappoint!
I’m so freaking excited for Talon! Julie is one of favorite writers for sure. 😀
I really can’t wait for this book!! It is one of my most anticipated releases of the year.
Dragons! YAY!!! And Julie Kagawa, I’m IN!!!
So cant wait ^^
I love dragons and this book sounds awesome!
Dying to read this… gorgeous cover and… well, DRAGONS <3
I can’t wait! I love dragon tales!
Answer to question: OMG! What has me excited? The cover… the dragons! The epicness!!!!!!
I love dragon books, this one looks so good! Thanks for the giveaway! 🙂
This is quite literally on the top of my TBR list, it sounds so so so so so good.
I am soooo incredibly excited about this series! I read the first two chapters and I’m addicted already. I’ve loved everything so far that she’s written, and this one has dragons! How can you beat that? Thank you so much for sharing this and the giveaway 😀
This looks so good!!
I have heard so many great things about this one. Cant wait to read it.
Thanks for the giveaway! This is on my to-read list!!
Thank you very much!! I <3 dragons, Julie and Talon.
I love Julie’s other series and when I found out that she had a new series AND it was about dragons you can bet I was very excited!! Cannot wait for its release 🙂
I’m excited about this book because I love dragons!!!
I’m super excited to read this book!
I’m excited to read Talon because I love to read about dragons and I’m a huge fan of Julie Kagawa! 🙂
Awesome! I am so excited to read Talon!!