Started: 8/26/2019
Completed: 9/1/2019
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
The austerity of English nobles in the 1800s is less on evidence in this book, but the concept of the dragon as part of everyday life in Chinese nobility is addressed. The book is far less about aerial battles and more about machinations with the Chinese court which is equally enjoyable. The plots and sub-plots are well executed and the clear move of adding another dragon to the British ranks from China is well established. Also, the idea of dragons hoarding their wealth is now explained and a mechanism for it in a society which is starkly different from Tolkien established. The major characters are enriched and a small portion of minor characters meet their ends leaving many ways for the author to go in the next book. I particularly enjoyed the concept of dragons getting involved in poetry.
The austerity of English nobles in the 1800s is less on evidence in this book, but the concept of the dragon as part of everyday life in Chinese nobility is addressed. The book is far less about aerial battles and more about machinations with the Chinese court which is equally enjoyable. The plots and sub-plots are well executed and the clear move of adding another dragon to the British ranks from China is well established. Also, the idea of dragons hoarding their wealth is now explained and a mechanism for it in a society which is starkly different from Tolkien established. The major characters are enriched and a small portion of minor characters meet their ends leaving many ways for the author to go in the next book. I particularly enjoyed the concept of dragons getting involved in poetry.
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