Reception
Reception to the Dragonvarld series has been positive, with Publishers Weekly praising the trilogy and Fantasy Magazine stating that the series was "full of intrigue". The SF Site reviewed Mistress of Dragons, stating that while the book used a "familiar fantasy template", the book employed "an expertly paced narrative". Sfcrowsnest positively reviewed Master of Dragons, citing the battle scenes as a highlight but writing that the character of Evelina was "just damn annoying at times". Kirkus Reviews panned the third entry to the trilogy, stating that "a paint-by-numbers fantasy whose soap-opera characterizations, laughable dialogue and execrable prose will have judicious readers rolling their eyes."
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