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A review by selky
Dragon Outcast: The Age of Fire, Book Three by E.E. Knight
5.0
[This review assumes you have read the series in order]
In Dragon Champion and Dragon Avenger, we can see how much a dragon learns from their parents as a hatchling affects the rest of their life--from knowlege of the world and history to lessons and teachings. In Dragon Outcast, we find out the Copper does not recieve that luxury and we get to experience what its like for a rejected dragon to truly "overcome on his own".
As hard as it was to read about the deaths of the family for the third time, seeing it through the Copper's eyes made it all the more heartbreaking. His hatchling experience made me teary-eyed and I couldn't put my book down until at least one pleasant thing happened to him.
With this iteration, Knight has stretched his sii and saa into his dragon-filled world. By that I mean, as much as I have fallen for this series, I feel that he is more comfortable writing the lore of his world with this installment. We did not have to be introduced to every race like in Auron's tale nor did we have to dive into the politics of hominids to explain the state of the world like with Wistala's story.
We do get to explore an area that was mentioned in the first books as well as a complicated dragon society not unlike Silverhigh. The 4th book is in the mail for me and I can't wait to read what happens next!
In Dragon Champion and Dragon Avenger, we can see how much a dragon learns from their parents as a hatchling affects the rest of their life--from knowlege of the world and history to lessons and teachings. In Dragon Outcast, we find out the Copper does not recieve that luxury and we get to experience what its like for a rejected dragon to truly "overcome on his own".
As hard as it was to read about the deaths of the family for the third time, seeing it through the Copper's eyes made it all the more heartbreaking. His hatchling experience made me teary-eyed and I couldn't put my book down until at least one pleasant thing happened to him.
With this iteration, Knight has stretched his sii and saa into his dragon-filled world. By that I mean, as much as I have fallen for this series, I feel that he is more comfortable writing the lore of his world with this installment. We did not have to be introduced to every race like in Auron's tale nor did we have to dive into the politics of hominids to explain the state of the world like with Wistala's story.
We do get to explore an area that was mentioned in the first books as well as a complicated dragon society not unlike Silverhigh. The 4th book is in the mail for me and I can't wait to read what happens next!