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A review by qa9
Dawn of the Dragons: Here, There Be Dragons; The Search for the Red Dragon by James A. Owen
4.0
I was very entertained by this book which came as a complete surprise to me. I almost didn't get past the first ten pages. Thankfully I pulled through and enjoyed a fun read. Multiple people who have actually existed in this world are brought up throughout the story and this adds some mystery to the mix which is always entertaining for me. Definitely a good read overall.
I didn't give Here, There Be Dragons ten stars only because of the few mistakes in the writing. Occasionally the characters would act like some piece of information were common knowledge and I as the reader found myself feeling slightly lost at those times.
On page 203 there was an instance where a story was being told from a beginning to a far off end. Towards the beginning of the story telling, the person to whom the story is being told asks a question and this leads off into a discussion about facts which that same person would be ignorant about at the point in the storytelling at which he interrupted.
I'm sure that made little sense to anyone reading this but it would take far too long for me to explain it further. Allow me to summarise: one character interrupts another character's storytelling at the beginning of the story and then suddenly acts as if the whole story has been told when it quite clearly hasn't been.
I liked this quote because it made me think:
"'...Say a little prayer when you look at [this constellation], so he will give us what we need to keep our course.'
'A little prayer?' said Jack. 'To a constellation?'
'To what it represents,' said Aven.
'But I don't believe in what it represents,' said Jack.
'Prayers aren't for the deity,' said Aven. 'They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.'
'Can't you do that without praying to a dead Greek god?'
'Sure,' said Aven. 'But how often would anyone do that, if not in prayer?'" (pg. 218)
I didn't give Here, There Be Dragons ten stars only because of the few mistakes in the writing. Occasionally the characters would act like some piece of information were common knowledge and I as the reader found myself feeling slightly lost at those times.
On page 203 there was an instance where a story was being told from a beginning to a far off end. Towards the beginning of the story telling, the person to whom the story is being told asks a question and this leads off into a discussion about facts which that same person would be ignorant about at the point in the storytelling at which he interrupted.
I'm sure that made little sense to anyone reading this but it would take far too long for me to explain it further. Allow me to summarise: one character interrupts another character's storytelling at the beginning of the story and then suddenly acts as if the whole story has been told when it quite clearly hasn't been.
I liked this quote because it made me think:
"'...Say a little prayer when you look at [this constellation], so he will give us what we need to keep our course.'
'A little prayer?' said Jack. 'To a constellation?'
'To what it represents,' said Aven.
'But I don't believe in what it represents,' said Jack.
'Prayers aren't for the deity,' said Aven. 'They're for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.'
'Can't you do that without praying to a dead Greek god?'
'Sure,' said Aven. 'But how often would anyone do that, if not in prayer?'" (pg. 218)