Previous SFF Author: Jedediah Berry
(1953- )
Joanne Bertin was born in Manhattan. Bertin had been writing stories set in the Dragonlord universe for over twenty years since she came up with the world in high school, which evolved from an art class picture whose characters stayed in her imagination. In addition to her writing, Bertin also holds a day job. She currently lives in Connecticut with her husband, Walter “Sam” Gailey, and an ever-changing number of ferrets fondly known as the Weasel Patrol.
Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin
Joanne Bertin’s Dragonlord plot has been rather weak overall. However, Dragon and Phoenix is a huge improvement on The Last DragonLord.
The Dragonlords are no longer the sole concern and in fact, they are hardly mentioned for a good deal of the novel. They’re much less overbearing this time around and while the whole “soultwin” bit is still silly, it isn’t quite as absurd as it was throughout The Last DragonLord.
Beth Johnson Sonderby (guest)´s rating: 4 | Joanne Bertin | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Previous SFF Author: Jedediah Berry
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Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
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