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prettyghostboy's review against another edition
the world building is A Lot for me but tbh i'm also reading a billion books for class rn and am a lil bit too overwhelmed to delve into like a Fantasy Epic
outwithbooks's review
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Categorised as middle grade, this novel had the appropriate language, making it an easy ready but included death, violence, maiming, violence towards children and substance abuse resulting in violence.
With that said, it was a great fantasy read (for mature readers) with a focus on dragons, their community and their existence that differs from the usual dragons novels I have read.
When a collection of dragons called a Werle arrive on Erth to settle and discover the fate of a previous Werle, Gabrial is determined to prove himself to his elders. A freak accident strops him of that chance and sends him into isolation. At the same time, young Ren a human or Hom boy enamoured by the dragons, sneaks into their territory in the hopes of brokering peace. Tragedy follows and Ren finds himself guardian to a young orphaned dragon.
Both young males must Bridge the gap between species to make peace and root out the evil that has joined them amongst the Werle.
Interesting world building and action, lower rating for it's marketing and target audience. Not something I would share with an unsuspecting middle grader.
With that said, it was a great fantasy read (for mature readers) with a focus on dragons, their community and their existence that differs from the usual dragons novels I have read.
When a collection of dragons called a Werle arrive on Erth to settle and discover the fate of a previous Werle, Gabrial is determined to prove himself to his elders. A freak accident strops him of that chance and sends him into isolation. At the same time, young Ren a human or Hom boy enamoured by the dragons, sneaks into their territory in the hopes of brokering peace. Tragedy follows and Ren finds himself guardian to a young orphaned dragon.
Both young males must Bridge the gap between species to make peace and root out the evil that has joined them amongst the Werle.
Interesting world building and action, lower rating for it's marketing and target audience. Not something I would share with an unsuspecting middle grader.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Mental illness, Violence, and War
readeatgamerepeat's review against another edition
4.0
To quote one of the blurbs on the inside flap"Intruiging, Scary, Exciting, serious and magical" - James, 11 - I couldn't have said it better myself. This is just a fun middle grade book about dragons with some very serious moments.
I will say I was expecting this to be more of a "boy and his dragon" type story since the comparison's to Eragon are all over the book, however I would say its more of a prequel to that story- and that the story itself reads much more as a mix of the How to train your dragon book & movie franchises. I also wasn't aware this (might) be related to another Series by the author, most of this made perfect sense and was fine, there were some odd "weighted moments" where I was wondering if a certain location or name was supposed to mean something just because it was written in a way that felt like it should be familiar when it wasn't - but that might also just be a hindsight thing. Excited to read more from this series (and the other series).
I will say I was expecting this to be more of a "boy and his dragon" type story since the comparison's to Eragon are all over the book, however I would say its more of a prequel to that story- and that the story itself reads much more as a mix of the How to train your dragon book & movie franchises. I also wasn't aware this (might) be related to another Series by the author, most of this made perfect sense and was fine, there were some odd "weighted moments" where I was wondering if a certain location or name was supposed to mean something just because it was written in a way that felt like it should be familiar when it wasn't - but that might also just be a hindsight thing. Excited to read more from this series (and the other series).
sallyavena's review
3.0
Such a hard book for me to get through...not my kind of book and all of the dragons had names starting with the letter 'g' making it kind of confusing
gottimus's review
4.0
Good story and there is potential here. Just didn't like all the different names for everything.
katelyn_reichman's review
4.0
Even though there is a lot of the letter g this is a very good story about drangons, the early human race, and their mutual dislike of each other. I will most certainly be finishing the rest of this series.
alyshadeshae's review against another edition
5.0
This reads like it's definitely the pre-prequel for "The Last Dragon Chronicles" series. And it is so good! The interactions between skalers (dragons) and the hom (humans) are delightful!
farmfreshlisa's review
5.0
Well to put it simply, it was one of the better dragon books I’ve read! I didn’t want to put it down. So much vivid descriptions, intrigue, and excitement! I can’t help but give it a 5 ⭐️ rating!
It would be a great miniseries with the modern CGI available.
It reminded me in some ways of Eragon. I am now eager for the rest of the series.
This is one of those YA books that appeals to all who just love a good dragon story!
It would be a great miniseries with the modern CGI available.
It reminded me in some ways of Eragon. I am now eager for the rest of the series.
This is one of those YA books that appeals to all who just love a good dragon story!
msvenner's review
4.0
Another triumph from Chris D’Lacy. This is an excellent new fantasy series for young readers.