Saturday, April 29, 2017

The Dragon of Doom! Book 1

My daughter wrote this story and I wanted to share it with everyone:

"Once upon a time there was a dragon that ruled the world. The dragon was evil. To defeat the evil dragon, the prince came up with a plan. The prince to the pixie his plan. The pixie told squirrel the squirrel told the frog. The frog told the bunny. The pixie turned the prince into a knight. The end."

Now, let me do a short review of her work:

First, great start. I was excited. We have an evil dragon that is ruling the world. What kind of atrocities is the evil dragon perpetrating against the denizens of his, or her kingdom (Queendom?). Great, strong antagonist. Enter the brave prince. I am not sure how there is a prince when the world is ruled by a dragon, but suspend disbelief for a bit. So the prince comes up with this plan to take out the dragon overlord, but he knows that he can't do it on his own so he enlist the pixies to aid him. Then for some reason, the pixies start telling everyone the plan. Intrigue? is the pixie in league with the dragon? We don't know, but the plan gets around. Then the pixie turns the prince gets turned into a knight. PLOT TWIST!!! And that is where we are left, on that crazy cliffhanger. I can't wait until the next book in the series comes out. This story is loaded with deep characters that you really connect with. A tour-de-force that leaves you wanting more.

Overall, I give the book a 3.7 out of 5 stars.

If you are looking to get your hands on a copy of this riveting novella, you'll have to wait; publishing is still pending.