Death Before Dragons Shorts by Lindsay Buroker [Quickie Reviews]

Death Before Dragons Shorts (The Forbidden Ground, The Box) by Lindsay Buroker
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Death Before Dragons
0.5. Mist and Magic
1. Sinister Magic
2. Battle Bond
3. Tangled Truths
4. Elven Doom
4.5. The Forbidden Ground - Read free on author's site
5. False Security
6. Storm Forged
6.5. The Box - Read free on author's site
7. Secrets of the Sword I
8. Secrets of the Sword II
9. Secrets of the Sword III

Lindsay Buroker
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The Forbidden Ground (Death Before Dragons #4.5)
Format: online read
Source: free through author's site
Date read: August 12, 2022

Synopsis (Goodreads):

In "The Forbidden Ground," Val and Dimitri (and Sindari and Zav) take a trip to Southern Oregon for an assignment that is not as simple as it seems.

In the bonus scenes, we take a look at several events from the first three novels in the Death Before Dragons series from Lord Zavryd's point of view. For the first time ever, we see what he was thinking while interacting with Val and the world at large.

Thoughts on The Forbidden Ground: What should be a routine assignment turns into something a little hairier (in more ways than one) and Val has to muscle her way out of her latest pickle. Her crew (Sindari, Dimitri, and Zav [who probably doesn't want to be thought of as backup or ground support - or is that air support?]) get caught in the weirdness (Zav more than the others) and BAD THINGS very nearly happen.

In the bonus scenes, we get to see in the most magnificent dragon's head as he goes from very put-out over Val's less-than-awed attitude toward him to how he looks forward to their verbal sparring matches. Plus, the big guy buys shoes. *thumbs up*

The Box (Death Before Dragons #6.5)
Format: online read
Source: free through author's site
Date read: August 7, 2022

Synopsis (Goodreads):

This is a bonus scene with Val, Dimitri, and Sindari. Someone is getting in a box, but you’ll have to read on to see who it is.

Thoughts on The Box: Very cute scene where Val attempts to prove to Sindari (and herself) that cats are cats (no matter what their size) and they can't resist a box. Sindari (being the regal beast he is) thinks otherwise. (Dimitri is just sort of convinced Val is weirder than he is and leaves it at that.)

Featuring a box, Sindari, Val, a whole lot of catnip, and a vigorous wind. *thumbs up*