The Lost Dragoneer
- Series: The Chronicles of Susah, Book 2
- Series: The Chronicles of Susah, Book 2
- Category: Fiction » Science fiction » Steampunk & retropunk
- Category: Fiction » Christian » Fantasy
- Published by Narrow Way Press
- Published: Aug. 11, 2014
- Words: 132,710
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781937366148
Charles David Sutherland signs his books as C.D. Sutherland. Across three decades, he flew B-52s for the Air Force, where he was known among his fellow warfighters as The Chuck. Then he turned novelist with his "The Chronicles of Susah" series novels, which shook up the fiction world as they defied conventional classification. They blended action and emotional tension with technology and spiritual intrigue in a coming-of-age story wrapped in an epic adventure set in the antediluvian age marking the birth of a new literary genre. His readers called it Antediluvian Steampunk and declared C.D. Sutherland to be its father. If you like Biblically-based action adventures for all ages, then look at his books—you’ll be glad you did.
Born in the Virginia foothills to a coalminer’s son, who long ago joined the Navy to escape a life in the dark Appalachian mines, C.D. Sutherland also joined the military. After high school, he served in the Air Force for thirty-two years, seeing much of the world, flying jets, and doing other things most men have only dreamed about doing.
C.D. Sutherland married the love of his life, and they are well into their 45th year. The two of them are raising a couple of their grandsons. While C.D. Sutherland is a Baptist deacon, author, and ACFW Louisiana chapter President and project manager, he is also the owner and executive editor of Narrow Way Press, LLC, a small independent publishing company. His philosophy for life is to "do the best you can with what you have to work with.”
His power verse is:
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (Philippians 4:16 KJV) *
(*note: You can too!)
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Reviews of The Lost Dragoneer by C.D. Sutherland
Great sequel to the first book, where Susah became a Dragoneer warrior. In this book, she become a leader of the Dragoneers and it seems like everyone is trying to either stop her or throw her away, until they need her. It's better to be needed than loved. Lots of tension, still a good book for young adults or anyone who loves a high adventure.
Darker than the first book, but still an excellent adventure. The violence is intense, but not over the top.
Excellent story with lots of action. The martial events are not over the top, suitable for young readers. The demons are frightening, maybe too much for very young kids. I loved it.
Susah went from being a dragoneer to being a leader of dragoneers, a challenging adventure for anyone, sort of a retrospective perspective for anyone who has actually done similar things. The author's military experience must be influencing this excellent novel. Good stuff.
This book is a worthy sequel. After reading the first book, The Dragoneers, I was left wanting more of the adventure. Book 2, The Lost Dragoneers actually starts right where book 1 left off. But it's not just more of the same, Susah's world turns upside own and she has to adapt not just to overcome, but merely to survive. A great read.