NEPTUNE RISING by Scott Reintgen

Neptune Rising by Scott Reintgen
Book 2 Dragonships

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Dragons, Friendship

2025; 419 pages

Description

As Neptune's ships launch a surprise attack on Mars, Lunar and his Dread Knights must uncover the mysterious truths behind their divided enemy before those secrets lead to Mars' destruction.

School Library Journal (October 1, 2025)

Gr 5 Up-Earth and Mars have renewed an alliance that allows 500 Earthers to begin a new life on the red planet. A shuttle arrives carrying one too many passengers and the story takes off from there. With an obvious connection and appeal to fans of mythology and science fiction, this title will please readers of diverse genres and offers an invitation to tackle such universal issues as war, colonization, and immigration. Scenes full of force fields, shape-shifters, and dragons that can manipulate time and space will take readers on a roller-coaster ride of interplanetary competition. Triton is an evil and crafty foe who makes keeping Mars safe from Neptune an exciting, extraterrestrial challenge. At over 400 pages, the action is plentiful, and the humor breaks up the tension to keep readers at ease. Those unfamiliar with the series may find the combination of dragon lore and science fiction a little tough to follow, but the relationship between Lunar and Dread will win them over. VERDICT This will be a hit with sci-fi and fantasy fans. At this installment's close, they'll be clamoring for more. © Copyright 2025. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

My Comments
Another winner. I'm waiting for the next book!

 

THE LAST DRAGON ON MARS by Scott Reintgen

 

The Last Dragon on Mars by Scott Reintgen

Book 1 Dragonships

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Dragons, Friendship

2024; 378 pages
 

Description

"Thirteen-year-old Lunar Jones was born on Mars, with every day a struggle, until he stumbles into a restricted military zone where he learns dragons are real and a new dragon has chosen him as a rider--a role he needs to embrace quickly because this dragon could save the Martian colony"--OCLC.

Publishers Weekly starred (July 22, 2024)

In this rip-roaring series launch from Reintgen (the Celia Cleary series), dragons are the living embodiment of celestial bodies; Earth is only habitable because its dragon, Gaia, sacrificed herself. A century before the tale’s start, people headed for Mars, assuming its dragon, Ares, would be similarly selfless. Ares refused, however, sparking a war that ended when the dragons of Mars’s moons killed Ares. With his dying breath, Ares turned Mars’s plants, animals, and weather against humans. Now Martian society is nearing collapse, and orphaned 13-year-old Lunar Jones must risk his life salvaging scrap to support himself. While hiding from murderous rivals, Lunar finds a secret bunker that’s home to juvenile dragon Dread and a squadron of kids training to be his flight crew. Dread has the potential to help save Mars-and wants resourceful Lunar to be the crew’s new captain. Reintgen’s latest balances fraught interpersonal drama with expertly choreographed action and gleefully imaginative worldbuilding. The keenly rendered, racially diverse cast boasts jocularity, heart, and derring-do, enthralling readers while illustrating the revolutionary power of forgiveness and teamwork. Ages 10-up. Agent: Kristin Nelson, Nelson Literary. (Oct.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

My Comments

Fantastic! Fast paced action. Great middle school read. Loved!