Review: A strong recommendation for fans of fantasy literature
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2013
The third book in Jason Halstead's "Blades of Leander" series, Silver Dragon continues the story of Alto, once an innocent boy who now has to avenge a horrible loss.  The first two books are good in their own right and provide the background, but you should be able to follow this one on its own if you want to jump right in to a classic revenge tale.Either way you go, you should enjoy Silver Dragon, especially, as others have said here, if you're a fan of Game of Thrones.  Halstead shares George R.R. Martin's mastery of creating worlds that feel like real places even while populated by fantastic creatures.  The main difference here is Halstead focuses mainly on one character, Alto, but while this feels less like the chronicle of a group of kingdoms, I actually prefer the idea of seeing the drama through one characters eyes.  We empathize with him, rather than simply see him as another player in the game.Between this and the Vitalis series, Halsead is quickly becoming an author whose books I eagerly anticipate.  Any fan of fantasy action should give Silver Dragon a look, as well as the first two novels of this series.