Dragon Domain--Book Two of the Dragon Clan Trilogy: A review.
By
Mike Gleason
Dragon Domain--Book Two of the Dragon Clan Trilogy by Theresa Chaze © 2006 Valkyrie Publishing ISBN 978-0-9798406-1-6 281 pages Paperback $15.95 (U.S.)
This second book in the Dragon Clan trilogy is a darker work than the first. Whereas the antagonists in the first book (Awakening the Dragon) were, for the most part, merely misguided albeit sincere believers in their faith's rightness, the antagonists this time around have made a conscious decision to embrace their darker sides for the simple's pleasure of power.
Theresa writes a compelling story with characters that are, in the main, believable without too much "Hollywood special effects" about them. Oh, for sure, there are those moments, but they don't dominate the plot lines.
This book suffers from some of the shortcomings of the previous work (dropped words, homonyms slipping by, etc.), but as with that previous book they don't affect the enjoyment of a well-told story. While I definitely wouldn't recommend it for the younger reader, it can be enjoyed by adult fans of Harry Potter, Eragon, and other series which dip into some of the darker sides of human behavior.
Some of the solutions are a bit too pat and, obviously (since this is the middle book in a trilogy), there are issue which remain unresolved. The third book should bring all the disparate stories and energies together. Nonetheless, this book is a good enjoyable read. Let the story sweep you along, and don't worry about the minor bumps along the way.
I am hoping that the author will be completing the concluding volume relatively soon. I hate having to wait to find out what happens to characters I have become attached to. On the other hand, the longer it takes, the more time I have before I have to say goodbye to them.
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