Review: The saga continues
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2013
I found reading the first book in this series was rewarding and essential to the enjoyment of this one. The wonderful characters from the first book and their relationships to each other are richly embellished in this installment. Secrets about the past are revealed in inventive and clever ways as a complex history of this fantasy world is unfolded for the reader. This installment of the Dragon Blade series has all the charm and mystery of the first book with more action, more emotion, and more layers of mystery.There are wonderfully "teachable" moments about life lessons in love, loss, loyalty, and courage as such only endearingly wise characters like Bub and Thoral can provide. There are enough twists and turns before the story's thrilling finish to make this a breathless journey - sure to satisfy any couch warrior and adventurer in the Tolkien tradition of epic heroism. There are also many heart wrenching moments as well to feed the soul of the true romantic. Throw in the dashes of humor which are sprinkled in lovingly crafted dialog and you have a very complete fantasy adventure for all ages to enjoy.