Review: Enjoyable Sci-fi/Fantasy
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2013
Dragon is quite the compelling novel. Like an AU Romeo and Juliet. The blend of science-fiction and fantasy, futuristic and old world, high tech and natural, within its pages is well-done and will appeal to readers of both genres. I really enjoyed the aspects of the nano machines as well as being able to shape-shift. The characters were likeable, and each had their own voice. I also enjoyed Mr. Petrae's very nice twist with the plot, and a certain immense character.While Dragon has a lot of good points, it does have its flaws, which can be easily fixed. There are a few grammatical/spelling errors. The omnipotent POV shifts mostly without transitions. It's not too disorientating, thankfully; but while it has perks, there are downfalls as well. The reader gets to see into the minds of each of the main characters, allowing them to be in all the key locations. Yet, because of this, scenes can become repetitive. Towards the end, we see the same exact scene 4 times from 4 different POVs. There could have been a bit more eloquent descriptions, especially in the action sequences. I understand action scenes are tough to write, but "beating the crap out of him" and "a neat twist in the air" is just being lazy, in my opinion. Thankfully, these were the only 2 lines I noticed like this. The rest of the novel more than makes up for it.All in all, I quite enjoyed this book. I look forward to reading and seeing where the rest of this quartet goes.