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wild_night_in's review
5.0
I picked up this book entirely by chance and, finding that the story involved dragons, I decided to give it a go. I have often had the misfortune of finding self-published work that is full of typos and clichés. Happily, The Noble Sword does not belong in that category.
The story is based around two cousins, Tom and Wat who get abducted from their family farm by a dragon and unceremoniously dumped in a forest. There they run into Tralimar Swift, one of the dragon-masters of Spence Hall. He offers them shelter at Spence Hall whilst Wat's injuries heal. Whilst recovering there, events swiftly unfold that may destroy both the dragon-masters and the land. With the help of the apprentice Viola they must find a way of stopping this evil- and uncover the traitor in their midst.
I particularly enjoyed the way the dragons taming process were written as it was an original and very cool idea (think daggers that absorb fire).
The character Wat was also an interesting turn out for the books. Unlike many well-spoken fantasy heroes, Wat suffers from shyness so debilitating that at times he can barely look at someone without feeling fear constrict his chest. His development over the story made me feel proud of him.
'The Noble Sword' drew me in from the start and kept me interested until the end. Indeed, I'm still imagining future adventures that the band could have.
My inner-child (not inner-goddess, repeat, NOT inner-goddess) is seriously happy about this one.
The story is based around two cousins, Tom and Wat who get abducted from their family farm by a dragon and unceremoniously dumped in a forest. There they run into Tralimar Swift, one of the dragon-masters of Spence Hall. He offers them shelter at Spence Hall whilst Wat's injuries heal. Whilst recovering there, events swiftly unfold that may destroy both the dragon-masters and the land. With the help of the apprentice Viola they must find a way of stopping this evil- and uncover the traitor in their midst.
I particularly enjoyed the way the dragons taming process were written as it was an original and very cool idea (think daggers that absorb fire).
The character Wat was also an interesting turn out for the books. Unlike many well-spoken fantasy heroes, Wat suffers from shyness so debilitating that at times he can barely look at someone without feeling fear constrict his chest. His development over the story made me feel proud of him.
'The Noble Sword' drew me in from the start and kept me interested until the end. Indeed, I'm still imagining future adventures that the band could have.
My inner-child (not inner-goddess, repeat, NOT inner-goddess) is seriously happy about this one.
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