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A review by erebus53
Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A Leap Book! I get to read an extra book this year and this was it.
I got quite confused when looking at the publication date of this title as it was released in 1985 and the "first" three books in the series weren't published until the 90s. This means that the now familiar cast for those who have read the first 3 books are actually just callbacks or prequels? Mind blown.
In this story Cimorene's son Daystar is come of age and is about to take up a mythic blade to go and seek his father. He's been told very little about how he is supposed to do this.. or where, or with whom?! but armed with a magic sword, his wit, and his good manners, he is off to restore order to the disarray. We meet up with all the main players we know and love, and work together to rein in the meddling wizards.
This is the first book in the series with a male lead which leads me to wonder if the 1980s just weren't ready for a swords and sorcery fantasy about a princess who was sick of all this betrothal and sitting about waiting to be "rescued", in the same way as the 90s? That's just conjecture on my part though. All in all, it's a cute resolution to the saga.
I got quite confused when looking at the publication date of this title as it was released in 1985 and the "first" three books in the series weren't published until the 90s. This means that the now familiar cast for those who have read the first 3 books are actually just callbacks or prequels? Mind blown.
In this story Cimorene's son Daystar is come of age and is about to take up a mythic blade to go and seek his father. He's been told very little about how he is supposed to do this.. or where, or with whom?! but armed with a magic sword, his wit, and his good manners, he is off to restore order to the disarray. We meet up with all the main players we know and love, and work together to rein in the meddling wizards.
This is the first book in the series with a male lead which leads me to wonder if the 1980s just weren't ready for a swords and sorcery fantasy about a princess who was sick of all this betrothal and sitting about waiting to be "rescued", in the same way as the 90s? That's just conjecture on my part though. All in all, it's a cute resolution to the saga.