Realms of Dragons (Age of the Sorcerers Book One) is a masterfully told tale with a multitude of characters and subplots woven into a riveting story of a family of royals from Royalsport. Each character has a story, with flaws, strengths, and challenges that keep things interesting. And then there is Devin; the wildcard in this story. He is neither a royal nor the son of pheasant parents who raised him. Born under the dragon moon, what he is, is part of the unfolding of this story of two kingdoms on the brink of war and other than that, I will offer no spoiler.
It is often easy to lose track of characters when there are many, but that is not the case in Realms of Dragons. Each character is unique; some easy to love and some easy to hate, yet it isn’t quite so cut in dried. I enjoyed the way Rice wove in romance and violence without all the specific details but making it clear what is happening.
The only thing that disappointed me about the book, is that it follows the same publishing route as many others these days in that the story doesn’t come to a conclusion at the end of the book. And so to learn the fate of the characters, you must purchase book 2 in the series. I confess, I’m already well into book two, Throne of Dragons, and have purchased book three, Born of Dragons (There are eight books in the series). I can’t recommend this book highly enough for fantasy buffs. You won't be disappointed.
* * *
Thanks for reading. If you have a book to recommend or share, be sure to leave them in a comment.
Some links in this post are affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to amazon.com and affiliate sites.
No comments:
Post a Comment