Review: Tales of Suruale: Davi
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2012
Throughout history trade is the lifeblood of civilizations. In order to obtain all the market goods needed to support a population trade must be established.For many eon's following a war between the humans and dwarfs trade has not been established between the two nations. One human intends to change that by sending a blacksmith, Davi, to visit the king of the dwarfs and begin trade with the dwarf kingdom. But there is more than trade on his mind. Thinking Davi is not smart enough to know when he is being taken advantage of, he gives Davi no choice in the matter telling him he will be honored as a hero when he is allowed to return.But Davi is smarter than expected and while he does follow his mandate to establish trade with the Dwarfs, he also makes friends while he establishes his own new business among the dwarfs. With them he begins a journey of self-discovery, absorbing life lessons and wisdom along the way. With his new friends at his side he finds his own brand of heroism, friendship and love.While there are battles and conflict, this story is very much a tale that brings the start of a series to life. It establishes the locale, the history and the current various denzins and governing bodies, letting us peak into the future volumns to elven, gargolyes and the variety  of inhabitants of the planet. We also start to learn about the special abilities each group has and uses to keep their part of the planet as a homeland.This is a short story.  Easy to read, with only a few little errors which aren't very noticeable. It has good flow, with the story moving forward easily. The characters are well defined and developed and keep the reader's interest well.This is a Sci-Fi fantasy novel with adult characters introduced but allows us to see the future where younger YA protagonists will become part of the story. We recommend this for Middle School to Adult.Karen Bryant Doering,Parents' Little Black Book