The Dragon’s Path by Daniel Abraham
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
The Dragon’s path follows four different characters along their journeys as war threatens to grip the land.
The Cover: This is a classic fantasy cover with a good clear font selection for the title and author name. The image presents a sword in the foreground and a landscape with silhouettes of riders on horseback in the background. The colours work together too. Overall it is a solid fantasy cover.
The Good Stuff: The story was well written and I found most of the characters interesting. Marcus and Cithrin held my attention, but Cithrin was by far my favourite and I wanted to see more of her in this book. I think a lot of people will love this novel, but I think I had my grumpy pants on when I read this one and as I reflect on the content I find I remember more than I thought I would.
The Bad Stuff: Maybe I’m becoming a grumpy old codger, but I struggled to get through this book as the story switched between the four characters, again and again. While the characters were well developed, I wanted something more from the storyline and less head hopping would have made this a more enjoyable read for me.
I really enjoyed the prologue to this book and was expecting to enjoy the rest of the content just as much. Unfortunately it didn’t live up to my expectations. I think that if the prologue had not been there, I wouldn’t have built up a preconception about what I was going to get from this book and I probably would have enjoyed it more. I’m only giving it 2 out of 5 golden bookmarks, at least until I take my grumpy pants off.
Allan Walsh writes Fantasy and Horror. If you’re looking for something new to read in these genres, why not check out his books here. You can also find his titles available in libraries.
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