Review: A fine start to this series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 6, 2011
"To Dream with the Dragons" is the first in a four book series by B.V. Larson. This is a Kindle only e-edition that is a 326 Kb download.General theme *SPOILER* no specific details givenThe land of Hyborea is locked in an prolonged and unnatural winter. So soon-to-be-king Therian and his unlikely, but loyal vassal Gruum, become involve in a quest to save their land from the plummeting temperatures and in doing so, stumble upon some increasingly mysterious occurrences.*END SPOILER*Impression:As describe in the foreword, this is  a novella...where the author has committed himself to write descriptions of surroundings, settings and graphic actions, rather than long verbal conversations between individuals. When I started this book, I wondered how this literary technique would turn out. Would it make for an entertaining read...would it hold up against its more traditional counterpart that tended to feature reams of character to character discussions?As I got deeper into this book I really came to admire author Larson's decision to write this book in the format that he did. He made me realize that you don't always need unending conversations to develop and portray a really good story. And surprisingly enough, the lack of protracted dialogues did not interfer with some decent character development...in this instance, our two heroes. In fact, it was refreshing to quickly get to the heart of the many situation(s), instead of having to tease the meaning out of often confusing and cryptic verbal exchanges.Conclusion:A book with a intriguing and entertaining story line featuring lots of action and several interesting characters. In addition, there is little down time...most of the short chapters found within this novella have lots of things going on.  5 Stars.Ray Nicholson.