Review: Dragons from the Sea
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2012
This volume was quite the pager-turner. Ended up staying up way too late as I found it hard to put down. The first book of the series pretty much sets the circumstances to follow in this edition, and this book opens directly and seamlessly into the continuation of the story.Based on the product description, it would appear that the series is targeted at young adults, but I really wouldn't let that be any kind of deterrent. If anything, the target audience is mostly due to the age of Halfdan. Overall, it is a story of a young man coming of age, finding his place in his world, and overcoming various obstacles such as his own lack of confidence when facing certain situations.The provided maps seem to be a standard feature of the series, and are really nice to help visualize the journeys Halfdan takes. If you're not a fan of Viking-era fiction, or are simply not familiar with all the names, there are glossaries for that as well, and at the end of the book an afterward by the author giving a brief overview of the world being presented.