Review: Good continuation, does not disappoint
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 20, 2012
***If you haven't read the first book, and want to avoid the spoilers, check out the page forThe Chronicles of Kale: A Dragon's Awakening (Book 1)first.***OK, now that the only people who read the first book are here, let's continue.As you remember, the first book ends on a "Happy End" of sorts for Kale and his little band. Jedah is captured and sentenced to a lifelong imprisonment among the frost elves; Neelan likes Kale and ready to follow him anywhere, be he in human or dragon form; the king bestows the favors on them, ect. Kale should be happy, but being his charming self, he keeps seeing the worst possible scenarios. With a good reason, apparently - there is an unknown power that keeps pulling the strings behind the scenes and is out to get him.Refusing the King's offer to stay in the kingdom and become knights, Illadar, Thomas, Neelan, and Kale set out on the mission to find the lost dragon eggs and restore the race of dragons.This new quest starts pretty disastrously - just as they've left the kingdom, Thomas is on the brink of death, Kale is wounded and the group is surrounded by the flesh-eating riders of Amakai tribe.And that's just the first few pages. From that point on, the action begins in earnest. More monsters, bloody battles, and many an adventure make this volume a good successor to the first book. There are more gray areas and a bit more intrigue here, compared to the first installment - the enemies are more mysterious and friends could be dubious at best at times.The author created a very detailed and involving fantasy world first time around and capitalized on that investment here - there's less exposition and more action, just the way I like it.I must admit that I am a bit of a fan of the series, as you can see, so read the preview and make up your own mind. Hope you liked my recommendation. Cheers!