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Dragon Ore (2000)

by Brian Rathbone(Favorite Author)

3.96 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

series

The Dawning of Power

review 1: Lots of action in this culmination to the trilogy. I enjoyed the interactions between the characters. There are strong relationships and friendships throughout. I've always been a big fan of character driven stories. I like to get to know the individuals and love/hate them. Catrin and her friends are definitely likable.The villain doesn't quite become the archenemy that I expected. There's not enough of his motivation and personality that comes through. He seems more of a politician gone power hungry who never delivers on implied evildoer promise in the end. The other enemies throughout present frequent challenges, with the greatest enemy being nature and power I believe. The peril to Catrin and friends delivers constant suspense, which makes it difficult to put t... morehe book down.Some of the events that happen around Catrin's home while she's gone are a bit confusing and it takes a bit of concentration to keep up with the myriad of details. The world created is filled with sweeping vistas and exotic lands that are exciting for the reader to visit.The ending comes to a satisfying conclusion for this story, but is left open for the next series and a future that promises great adventure.Overall, this is an excellent fantasy series. The characters and plot are original. I definitely recommend giving it a read.
review 2: This series, including "Call of the Herald" and "Inherited Danger" , was a great read. The story is fast paced, the characters well developed and the writing is mostly well done. Once in a while there was a phrase that seemed out of place for the setting of the story - a little too colloquial at times. I noticed that most in the first book, so I think the author changed his style a little by the third book.For anyone who like fantastical tales with magic and dragons and even pirates, this is a great series. I think younger readers would enjoy the action and the characters and there is nothing in it that would be offensive, except the usual deaths in battles. But even those are scenes are written as cautionary examples of use of power for good or evil.There's a new trilogy being written with the first book "Regent" already published. I may wait to get it because I hate waiting for the sequels once I start a series, but it will be very hard not to get that next book. I want to know more about the people and events in their world. less

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