#BookReview: The Color of Dragons R.A. Salvatore & Erika Lewis

Synopsis: Magic needs a spark.

And Maggie’s powers are especially fickle. With no one to help her learn to control her magic, the life debt that she owes stretches eternally over her head, with no way to repay it.

Until she meets Griffin, the king’s champion infamous for hunting down the draignochs that plague their kingdom.

Neither has any idea of the destiny that they both carry, or that their meeting will set off a chain of events that will alter every aspect of the life they know—and all of history thereafter.



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Rating: 1 Star
My Review: Dragons, magic, and a merlin origin story!? Sign me up!! Sadly this one just didn't work out. Right at the start I was confused and then just bored out of my mind.  It was super confusing about what was going down and where things were. As the descriptions just didn't work out at all. It is mentioned on Amazon that this book is for grades 8 and up.  Maybe those who read low juvenile might enjoy this one. 

From School Library Journal

Gr 8 Up-Maggie is nothing more than a magician's assistant until the day she stumbles across a dragon and is drawn into its magic. King Umbert's soldiers have captured the creature and are taking it to the Walled City, where Sir Griffin, the King's champion, will face it in the final battle of this year's tournament. The King is desperate to find and control a source of magic that will fulfill prophecy; Maggie and her adoptive father soon learn that they had better succeed in demonstrating their magical ability, or it will be their last failure. Maggie, haunted by thoughts of the captive dragon, convinces Griffin to take her to its keep; there, more of her innate magical ability is revealed, along with flashes of the backstory that ties her to the creature. Time is running short…will she come into her full power in time to save herself, her romance with Griffin, and the dragon? The story is filled with action, violence, and romance, although the worldbuilding is sketchy; the Walled City would be an interesting construct if more time were spent on it, but as it is, the city and indeed the entire country could be any generic medieval fiefdom. Although the ending is rushed to make this into a stand-alone novel, avid readers of dragon-themed fantasy will enjoy the plot-driven adventure and may not care that the characters are fairly standard-issue types. VERDICT Buy where fantasy stories about dragons are popular. For those short on budget money, however, Cinda Williams Chima's "Shattered Realms" novels are a better purchase.­Elizabeth Friend, Wester M.S., TXα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.  --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

About the Author

R. A. SALVATORE created the character of Drizzt DoUrden, the dark elf who has withstood the test of time to stand today as an icon in the fantasy genre. He is also the acclaimed author of the Demon Wars trilogy -- The Demon Awakens, The Demon Spirit, and The Demon Apostle -- as well as Mortalis, Bastion of Darkness, Ascendance, and the New York Times bestseller Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime.

ERIKA LEWIS grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, where she spent most of her childhood riding her dirt bike through Fort Ward, the Union Army Civil War stomping grounds. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and went on to earn a masters degree from Georgia State University and an advanced certificate in creative writing from Stony Brook University. Game of Shadows is her debut novel, and The Color of Dragons is her young adult debut. You can visit her online at erikalewis.com.

--This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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