Review: Exceptionally riveting!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
There’s something about Kattie McKinsey’s ‘Dragonlord’ that strikes you in the gut—maybe it’s the razor-sharp writing, the sparse yet spot-on language that can vividly depict complicated iimagined worlds. Or the uncanny way the tension is built up—from the time the eggs are found to that crucial moment Greg Dalton (Whiz) must face his deepest fears in order to emerge victorious from battling a number of powerful, awe-inspiring beings. But regardless of how McKinsey’s book works its literary magic, on thing is certain: by the end, it all falls into place like some desperate embrace.‘Dragonlord’ has a familiar plot, although familiarity does not lessen the excitement of reading it. The spaceship called Wanderer chances upon an unknown planet and is forced to make an emergency landing there. Once on the ground, one of the crewmembers finds a bunch of large eggs—which turn out to be those of dragons. Crewmember Greg Dalton could not believe it, until he sees it for himself, with another major surprise: he turns out to be a sorcerer that not only controls the dragons, but also all the creatures on the planet. But there’s a catch: with great power comes great responsibility, said that favourite superhero of mine, and the same goes here: the fate of the dragons all falls on his shoulders, and it’s up to his cunning and abilities to keep them safe and to save the planet from a devastating environmental catastrophe. That, and the enemies that constantly threaten them.As you can glean from that short description (I would not add more to avoid giving away spoliers), author McKinsey succeeds in blending the finer aspects of different genres to create something memorable and emotionally resonant. Sure, dragons and goblins are a dime a dozen, but what matters is the storytelling—how do you make the characters’ concerns believable so that you’re helplessly by their side, feeling their terrors or revelling in their triumphs? For these and more, ‘Dragonlord’ is a highly recommended read—both to fans or non-fans of the genres it so cleverly brings together.Get a copy. Fully deserving of the five stars it gets.