This is the first in
the series of Dragon of Starlight series and it is an excellent read. It
has suspense, a bit of romance, and plenty of mystery. When you reach
the end of the book, you still have plenty of questions, a lot of which
are cleared up by the second in the series, Warrior. You meet a lot of
characters in this book and the fact that it happens in a fantastical
world makes it a bit difficult to understand, though more fun. Bryan
Davis is an excellent writer and makes the reading very enjoyable and
intriguing. It easily gets you hooked and it's hard to pull yourself
into reality after reading it. One of the stranger elements of the book
is in the relationships that the main guy, Jason, has with the females.
The romance and falling in love with someone is downplayed a good deal.
It's almost looked at as no big deal when Jason falls for Koren. The
interesting thing about Bryan Davis' writing style that makes it an
intriguing and mysterious book is that he never gives a proper
introduction to this fantasy world - the readre is just dropped into it
and must learn about the world through the character's eyes and
thoughts. This is a Christian book, but there is little reference to God
(the Creator) in the book. However, underlying Christian themes and
worldview come through shining brightly - for instance, the conviction
that we all here for a purpose and can make things better with our gifts
and talents is an enormous part of the plot.
Finally,
this book could make some people queasy because it's about dragons and
humans; however, the dragons are portrayed about as dastardly as any
human villain in other books (with the exception that there is a hint
about them eating their victims...).
Overall, I love this book and highly recommend it to fantasy-lovers.
Review by Beckyelsie
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