Review: Dragons from the Sea by Judson Roberts
Fast paced action, left me wanting more!
The plot is a masterpiece. Perfectly woven to tell a wonderful tale. Perfectly written. Reads like a fantasy.
The story opens with Halfdan journeying to find employment on a ship so he can gain wealth for his ultimate quest, to avenge his brother’s murder. He soon becomes part of a crew and his true warrior training begins. Through battles and trials his honor is tested. However, his ultimate test comes in the form of a prisoner.
I like the struggle Halfdan continues to face in this book, his moral compass. How he judges’s circumstances based on honor. As a former slave and now a warrior, two worlds that can’t be more different and how he uses that to interpret honor and how he is not willing to compromise. Does he always make the right decisions? No, but he grows from each choice he makes.
Judson also gives us Geneviev, a valuable prisoner that Halfdan hopes will bring him riches. She is feisty and exactly what Halfdan needs. The added spark of romance is a perfect touch to the story. It opens up another side of Halfdan. The perfect example is also my favorite thought in the book, “I feel asleep beside a source of ransom, a hope of wealth. I awoke beside a women.”
I will say the ending is abrupt and the reader is left wanting more. Much more.
I give this book 4 STACKS
Stacy, who immediately picked up The Road to Vengeance
And the cover is HOT!
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