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What happens when an evil black dragon becomes your ally?
Snatched from the street by a young black dragon, Satia seems destined to end her life as a snack. But her position as a menu item quickly changes when her black dragon captor runs into two young red dragons and a wanna-be Dragonlord. In a quick twist of events, the black dragon is transformed into an ordinary teenaged boy. Always one step ahead of their pursuers, Satia makes a bargain with her captor: her life in exchange for her help. But now she must live up to her end of the bargain. With no magic and only the strength of two humans, how will Satia outwit the Dragonlord and his minions?
Snatched from the street by a young black dragon, Satia seems destined to end her life as a snack. But her position as a menu item quickly changes when her black dragon captor runs into two young red dragons and a wanna-be Dragonlord. In a quick twist of events, the black dragon is transformed into an ordinary teenaged boy. Always one step ahead of their pursuers, Satia makes a bargain with her captor: her life in exchange for her help. But now she must live up to her end of the bargain. With no magic and only the strength of two humans, how will Satia outwit the Dragonlord and his minions?
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not that great of a story,
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This review is from: Black Dragon Codex (Hardcover)
This book is about a black dragon. Black dragons, based on D&D, are swamp-dwelling, acid spitting evil creatures. So the book starts off on a pretty good note with a young black dragon changing into human form (through magic) to steal a powerful magical item for its starting treasure hoard. Unfortunately, things go downhill from there as far as the story is concerned. The dragon is trapped in human form while trying to help its mother while it's also carrying a young female thief who is supposed to be a snack (I think?) for later.
In a poor cliche of the odd-couple gig, the girl ends up having to help the young dragon (who's stuck in the form of a young boy) rescue his mother from the evil wizard who's captured her and forced the young dragon to be a boy. A few more odd and cliche characters form the group for a thoroughly boring adventure. Action is light and limited, but there's lot of space devoted to how the girl's ability to lie is a great asset. Given that this book is aimed at readers aged 8-14, that's a pretty poor lesson. The book even ends on that. The readers I read the book with in that age range thought it was pretty boring. In fact, we stopped half-way through, leaving me to finish it on my own. For their sake, I'm glad we stopped where we did, and unlike Red Dragon Codex, I can't recommend this book very strongly due to its poor writing, unlikely plot, and shallow characters.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dragons,
By Chelonia "Red-eared sliders forever" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Black Dragon Codex (Hardcover)
Septimus is a young black dragon in need of a magical item for his hoard. Getting such an item is a rites of passage thing for black dragons. He goes to an auction to buy a chalice but is out bid. Septimus tries to snatch the chalice anyway, but is chased away.
Satia is a thief and a liar living on the street in Gwynned. She is watching the auction from a roof top when Septimus escapes. On his way Septimus picks up Satia, meaning to make a meal of her, but as he returns to his cave, he is attacked by red dragons and a wizard. The wizard catches Septimus' mother. To save her son she turns him into a human boy. Since it's not his magic, he lost all his dragon magic and power in the process, and his helpless when the wizard takes off with his mother. Satia and Septimus make a deal: She will help him free his mother and afterwards he will return her safely to Gwynned. On their quest they come across goblins, hobgoblins, ogres, draconians, red dragons, and a confused old knight. Will they be able to free the dragon? Is any of these shady characters reliable? An evil dragon and a liar and thief may not be the most sympathetic characters, but both Septimus and Satia are courageous. The story is good and I really liked the ogre solution, which wasn't expected at all. Another great Dragon Codex book. Any dragon lover would like this one. Books like these aren't just for YA. I sure enjoy them and i'm twice that age. |
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