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Vainqueur the Dragon
Vainqueur the Dragon · Book 1 · 2019
Audiobook available
Vainqueur Knightsbane sleeps on a pile of treasure and regards adventurers as a nuisance. Then a thief forced into his service explains classes, levels and quests. The dragon sees a business opportunity: he could collect rewards for hunting monsters and make his hoard grow faster.
From the author’s blurb
“After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?”Read the full description at Maxime J. Durand, official book description
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What makes it funny?
The usual reward for a fantasy adventurer is surviving a dragon. Here the dragon wants an adventurer’s paycheck. His interest in changing careers begins with the same greed that made him a menace in the first place.
The comedy at work
Vainqueur’s enormous confidence gives his human minion Victor an awkward job: trying to turn a dragon’s appetites into workable plans. Their unequal partnership supplies a second source of jokes alongside the reversed roles of monster and questing hero.
Try this if…
An option for readers who want broad fantasy parody and a dragon at the center of the action. The game rules matter: earning levels and collecting rewards help drive the adventure, with treasure providing a simple motive.
Good to know
This begins a completed four-book series. Its dragon enjoys kidnapping princesses and making adventurers miserable; the appeal depends on finding that greedy, self-satisfied outlook funny.
A few distinguishing details
- A dragon discovers paid adventuring
- A thief becomes an unwilling minion
- Classes, levels and a growing hoard
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Sources & further reading
- LitRPG Podcast review
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- Apple Books series audio
Book information
- The Audiobook Review
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- Author
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