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The Dragon's Champion
In the middle of his arduous training in Kuldiga Academy, Erik Lokton discovers that he is destined to become more than a mere knight. His inexperienced eyes are forced open as demons and evil creatures that had previously only haunted his nightmares awaken, and old feuds boil to the surface once more. However, Erik lacks the discipline of a seasoned knight and despite his growing knowledge of the dark forces at work in his world his curiosity and headstrong ways get him into trouble. With the help of a master swordsman and a few friends, he must learn to balance his duty to family with his destiny and responsibility to his kingdom. Yet, not all friends are true, and old debts are coming due. Erik must choose between rescuing his family, and extinguishing the crimson tide of darkness that threatens to swallow the whole realm.
233 pages, Paperback
First published April 23, 2013
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Sam Ferguson
64 books131 followers Sam is a very lucky guy. He juggles work in such a way that he makes sure to spend enough time with his loving wife and five sons. He is blessed to be writing full time now. In his spare time he is an avid powerlifter, and competes from time to time.
He spent nearly five years serving as a U.S. Diplomat and absolutely loved the experience, but decided to move back home. Outside of the U.S. he has lived in Latvia, Hungary, and Armenia. He speaks Russian, Hungarian, and Armenian. (He used to speak some Latvian too, but he has no one to practice with anymore…)
He has a large, happy dog.
He plays the Elder Scrolls series.
His favorite superhero is Wolverine, but Batman is a close second.
If the kids go to bed at a reasonable hour, he will cuddle up with his wife to watch Scrubs reruns, the Big Bang Theory, Castle, and Burn Notice.
If you enjoy his books, then join Sam Ferguson’s Facebook page, sign up for alerts on his Amazon page where we would encourage you to leave reviews on the books you have read, or you can follow Sam on his author blog: www.talesfromterramyr.com/ and on his weight lifting blog: www.steeldads.blogspot.com
He spent nearly five years serving as a U.S. Diplomat and absolutely loved the experience, but decided to move back home. Outside of the U.S. he has lived in Latvia, Hungary, and Armenia. He speaks Russian, Hungarian, and Armenian. (He used to speak some Latvian too, but he has no one to practice with anymore…)
He has a large, happy dog.
He plays the Elder Scrolls series.
His favorite superhero is Wolverine, but Batman is a close second.
If the kids go to bed at a reasonable hour, he will cuddle up with his wife to watch Scrubs reruns, the Big Bang Theory, Castle, and Burn Notice.
If you enjoy his books, then join Sam Ferguson’s Facebook page, sign up for alerts on his Amazon page where we would encourage you to leave reviews on the books you have read, or you can follow Sam on his author blog: www.talesfromterramyr.com/ and on his weight lifting blog: www.steeldads.blogspot.com
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June 11, 2022
4 stars - English Ebook
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March 7, 2018
A really good book, in the vein of LotR,
We meed Erik a student at the academy, but he is the only apprentice of Master Lepkin, unlike the other masters who have several.
He is taught to do things differently and as such is an outcast.
But he holds more potential than the others.
We follow his trials and tribulations through the book and several fights and magic exploits.
Looking forward to reading book 2
I received a free copy of this book
We meed Erik a student at the academy, but he is the only apprentice of Master Lepkin, unlike the other masters who have several.
He is taught to do things differently and as such is an outcast.
But he holds more potential than the others.
We follow his trials and tribulations through the book and several fights and magic exploits.
Looking forward to reading book 2
I received a free copy of this book
June 21, 2018
Tried to get into this one,but a bit too YA for me.
It could be an okay book if I was about twelve or thirteen,but not for me
It could be an okay book if I was about twelve or thirteen,but not for me
August 5, 2018
Great fun, lots of twists and turns, characters you can believe in and a solid world. Highly recommended.
August 7, 2022
DNF
This should've been right up my alley: light hearted high fantasy, dragons, sword fighting. If only the writing was even somewhat okay. Look, I'm not asking for Shakespeare; I don't need super complex writing or a mind blowing plot. Maybe this is something that gets better as the series progresses, but the beginning at the very least is a disjointed mess. The author tries to fit so many tropes in such a small amount of pages, nothing makes even the smallest amount of sense, least of all any of the characters' behavior. Here's a little list I've collected:
1. Erik's mentor has apparently barely spoken a word to him during his training so far. Now, suddenly, he talks to him... a lot. Erik doesn't seem fazed by this in the slightest and talks to him as if they'd been best buddies forever. His mentor proceeds to explain - in minute and verbose detail - everything about his training methods that might otherwise have been mysterious and interesting to learn over the course of an entire book. Erik, again, isn't fazed at all about any of this. He just accepts everything without comment or any apparent reaction whatsoever.
2. Erik has to fight his fellow pupils in a series of duels - so far so good, this could be fun! He first fights a severely asthmatic warrior in training... okay... let's gloss over this obviouly shitty choice of profession, shall we? He then honorably but violently defeats an obvious bully who quite openly insulted his family and himself. But after his victory, the dean (?) of this academy is suddenly disproportionately angry at him for hitting his bullying relative with a stick. Also, the entire academy hates him now... why? I don't know. They just do.
3. Also, the dean was apparently only angry because he all of a sudden has a feud with Erik's mentor. None of this was apparent in their brief interaction before the fight, but now all of a sudden they are supposedly sworn enemies. Because of another character: a sorceress they probably both are in love with or something.
4. Erik also has a best buddy who is a janitor, but secretly this janitor is actually a retired and incredibly skilled hero (because why not), whose obvious likeness can be found on paintings in the academy and yet nobody knows he is a retired hero and everybody just treats him like a lowly janitor... ooooookay.
5. When Erik asks about the weird sorceress love triangle, his janitor buddy gives him a key to her quarters so he can break in and read her diary. Erik doesn't even ask why, or why his buddy doesn't just tell him whatever mystical secret he should know, his buddy just immediately - and without any pause - gives him a fucking key to her room, which apparently might have serious legal repercussions, so he better not get caught. Neither of them are worried in the slightest about this, despite it not making sense. There is no reason for Erik to have to perform a break in, and yet he just does it anyways.
The love triangle thingy isn't interesting enough to warrant risking Erik's future and the honor of his adopted family in the first place, but even if it were remotely worth investigating, why the hell would breaking into the chambers of a sorceress (!!!) and stealing her diary be an acceptable plan here? He doesn't even reflect about it, he just does it, almost as if some invisible plot were propelling him to do it... hmmmm...
6. Erik attempts to break into the sorceress's chambers and is attacked by a mystical incorporeal magical wolf, because why the hell not. But let's back up. Before the incorporeal wolf becomes visible as such, it is just a weird light that follows Erik and "attacks" (?) him. Erik clearly sees the light creature entering the chambers of the sorceress after accosting him, and for some reason he just thinks to himself "huh, idk what happened to the weird light thingy that went into that room. It's probably gone. I should definitely stick with this plan of breaking into the chambers of a sorceress, whose security measures very obviously have been triggered now.
7. Erik tries to read the sorceress's diary, but her room is only a ruse to catch thieves (...) and isn't real (!?) - so the sorceress Deus Ex Machinas the shit out of Erik and suddenly appears behind him (nothing personnel, kid.) But instead of punishment, she laughs it off and tells him he now needs to be part of a mission to save the kingdom from a huge secret conspiracy, because he is super special.
8. Erik then suddenly gets teleported away somewhere else with the sorceress who doesn't know him and whom he doesn't know, and they arrest a man called "Baltezer" who is something called a "shadowfiend", whom Erik defeats in a duel, at which point I stopped reading, because holy hell.
9. Have I mentioned that Erik is apparently super young and a "first year" student at the academy. But also, he's the most elite fighter out of all of them and can just steamroll over the third-year fighting students. This is apparently due to his mentor's training, except we don't know anything about this training except he makes him swing his sword through the air every three steps for some reason.
Those were the first 43 pages. I kid you not. Something about the pacing is just completely and utterly shot.
Take a breather... let your story develop naturally. You don't have to cram every single fantasy trope in existence into the first 40 pages of your series. The weird pacing just results in none of the story and character interaction making any sense whatsoever. The characters don't feel human, because they very obviously act in such a way as to throw their humanity and common sense away to enable the plot to go a very specific direction. They feel like robots attempting to seem human, but very obviously following a very specific non-human agenda (in this case, the underlying plot). To the reader's eyes, the characters should drive the plot, not the other way around. None of the characters' actions even remotely make sense here...
The entire thing might've made more sense if the events of those first 40 pages had been an entire novel, slowly building up to the big reveal of the conspiracy and Erik's place in it. That would've allowed for the characters to be introduced in a way that makes sense, and for the characters to act like actual people.
I appreciate a book getting to the point and quickly progressing the plot... but this takes it a few dozen steps too far. There is just way too much stuff happening, none of it making sense from any of the characters' perspectives.
The author had all those great ideas for the different characters and their backstories, and for all the things that should happen to the protagonist... But damn... slow down. Let the story develop.
This should've been right up my alley: light hearted high fantasy, dragons, sword fighting. If only the writing was even somewhat okay. Look, I'm not asking for Shakespeare; I don't need super complex writing or a mind blowing plot. Maybe this is something that gets better as the series progresses, but the beginning at the very least is a disjointed mess. The author tries to fit so many tropes in such a small amount of pages, nothing makes even the smallest amount of sense, least of all any of the characters' behavior. Here's a little list I've collected:
1. Erik's mentor has apparently barely spoken a word to him during his training so far. Now, suddenly, he talks to him... a lot. Erik doesn't seem fazed by this in the slightest and talks to him as if they'd been best buddies forever. His mentor proceeds to explain - in minute and verbose detail - everything about his training methods that might otherwise have been mysterious and interesting to learn over the course of an entire book. Erik, again, isn't fazed at all about any of this. He just accepts everything without comment or any apparent reaction whatsoever.
2. Erik has to fight his fellow pupils in a series of duels - so far so good, this could be fun! He first fights a severely asthmatic warrior in training... okay... let's gloss over this obviouly shitty choice of profession, shall we? He then honorably but violently defeats an obvious bully who quite openly insulted his family and himself. But after his victory, the dean (?) of this academy is suddenly disproportionately angry at him for hitting his bullying relative with a stick. Also, the entire academy hates him now... why? I don't know. They just do.
3. Also, the dean was apparently only angry because he all of a sudden has a feud with Erik's mentor. None of this was apparent in their brief interaction before the fight, but now all of a sudden they are supposedly sworn enemies. Because of another character: a sorceress they probably both are in love with or something.
4. Erik also has a best buddy who is a janitor, but secretly this janitor is actually a retired and incredibly skilled hero (because why not), whose obvious likeness can be found on paintings in the academy and yet nobody knows he is a retired hero and everybody just treats him like a lowly janitor... ooooookay.
5. When Erik asks about the weird sorceress love triangle, his janitor buddy gives him a key to her quarters so he can break in and read her diary. Erik doesn't even ask why, or why his buddy doesn't just tell him whatever mystical secret he should know, his buddy just immediately - and without any pause - gives him a fucking key to her room, which apparently might have serious legal repercussions, so he better not get caught. Neither of them are worried in the slightest about this, despite it not making sense. There is no reason for Erik to have to perform a break in, and yet he just does it anyways.
The love triangle thingy isn't interesting enough to warrant risking Erik's future and the honor of his adopted family in the first place, but even if it were remotely worth investigating, why the hell would breaking into the chambers of a sorceress (!!!) and stealing her diary be an acceptable plan here? He doesn't even reflect about it, he just does it, almost as if some invisible plot were propelling him to do it... hmmmm...
6. Erik attempts to break into the sorceress's chambers and is attacked by a mystical incorporeal magical wolf, because why the hell not. But let's back up. Before the incorporeal wolf becomes visible as such, it is just a weird light that follows Erik and "attacks" (?) him. Erik clearly sees the light creature entering the chambers of the sorceress after accosting him, and for some reason he just thinks to himself "huh, idk what happened to the weird light thingy that went into that room. It's probably gone. I should definitely stick with this plan of breaking into the chambers of a sorceress, whose security measures very obviously have been triggered now.
7. Erik tries to read the sorceress's diary, but her room is only a ruse to catch thieves (...) and isn't real (!?) - so the sorceress Deus Ex Machinas the shit out of Erik and suddenly appears behind him (nothing personnel, kid.) But instead of punishment, she laughs it off and tells him he now needs to be part of a mission to save the kingdom from a huge secret conspiracy, because he is super special.
8. Erik then suddenly gets teleported away somewhere else with the sorceress who doesn't know him and whom he doesn't know, and they arrest a man called "Baltezer" who is something called a "shadowfiend", whom Erik defeats in a duel, at which point I stopped reading, because holy hell.
9. Have I mentioned that Erik is apparently super young and a "first year" student at the academy. But also, he's the most elite fighter out of all of them and can just steamroll over the third-year fighting students. This is apparently due to his mentor's training, except we don't know anything about this training except he makes him swing his sword through the air every three steps for some reason.
Those were the first 43 pages. I kid you not. Something about the pacing is just completely and utterly shot.
Take a breather... let your story develop naturally. You don't have to cram every single fantasy trope in existence into the first 40 pages of your series. The weird pacing just results in none of the story and character interaction making any sense whatsoever. The characters don't feel human, because they very obviously act in such a way as to throw their humanity and common sense away to enable the plot to go a very specific direction. They feel like robots attempting to seem human, but very obviously following a very specific non-human agenda (in this case, the underlying plot). To the reader's eyes, the characters should drive the plot, not the other way around. None of the characters' actions even remotely make sense here...
The entire thing might've made more sense if the events of those first 40 pages had been an entire novel, slowly building up to the big reveal of the conspiracy and Erik's place in it. That would've allowed for the characters to be introduced in a way that makes sense, and for the characters to act like actual people.
I appreciate a book getting to the point and quickly progressing the plot... but this takes it a few dozen steps too far. There is just way too much stuff happening, none of it making sense from any of the characters' perspectives.
The author had all those great ideas for the different characters and their backstories, and for all the things that should happen to the protagonist... But damn... slow down. Let the story develop.
April 3, 2018
I found this book to be a quite enjoyable quick read. It's a coming-of-age story centered around Erik, who is a typical boy, at first, but that quickly changes as he discovers the motives and intentions of those around him. Different elements within the story reminded me of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit, as well as the Dragon Riders of Pern series. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy stories/novels with dragons, wizards, warriors, and kings.
July 27, 2017
Very good book
I love dragons and wizards and all the fantasy in between. Thus book was well written, grabbed me from the first chapter.
I love dragons and wizards and all the fantasy in between. Thus book was well written, grabbed me from the first chapter.
April 26, 2018
Superb. During training Erik learns he’s to become more than he imagined possible. Such an amazing fantasy story to keep you reading until the end. First book for me by this author but not the last.
June 4, 2018
A truly masterful tale told by an epic author!!Well researched and plotted,beautiful,complete characters...A page-tuner and a joy to read!
May 2, 2022
I quite enjoyed this tale of a young champion coming into his own powers however I found Erik to be quite a simple character and the way the story is written to be simplistic too. The dark forces are threatening the realm and it seems that our young knight in training is the only one to save everyone. However before he can do so he has to learn to curb his curiosity which keeps getting him into trouble and learn discipline of both mind and body. Master Lepkin does his best to train him at Kuldiga Academy but when troubles arise at Erik's family home he goes to Valtuu temple and continues his training there. Erik has many friends on his side but some people he thought were friends betrayed his trust and nearly got him killed. I love that this book has a dragon-born and the fight between the dragon and the evil nightwing is awesome. I also really like Lady Dimwater, the powerful sorceress and hope to see more of her in the next book in the series! Will Erik be ready to take the exalted test of Arophim without losing his life? and can our group of heroes find the other book and keep Nogar's Secret safe from the dark powers which were massing against the kingdom?
April 9, 2018
1.5 stars
High fantasy novel about a special boy who is meant to save the world.
I finished the novel with no clue why this boy was meant to be special (apart from the usual "has good character etc" requirements, and a special magic ability). There's not much characterisation for anyone - the good people are good, the bad people are bad. There are fantasy races (dwarves, dragons, and demons). I wasn't fond of Erik (he didn't have much character variation other than the Captain America "I want to do good and also I love my family"). I was also slightly annoyed when Al and Erik reached a temple and were told to leave their horses outside. Al and Erik then walk in without taking their saddlebags? What happened to that? But it is a nitpick.
The plus is that there are a few quite quotable bits about goodness; the minus is that these quotes come off as moralising. There is some potential for writing conversation - although most of it is lecturing.
I guess there's potential here - the author needs to focus on worldbuilding and character nuance.
High fantasy novel about a special boy who is meant to save the world.
I finished the novel with no clue why this boy was meant to be special (apart from the usual "has good character etc" requirements, and a special magic ability). There's not much characterisation for anyone - the good people are good, the bad people are bad. There are fantasy races (dwarves, dragons, and demons). I wasn't fond of Erik (he didn't have much character variation other than the Captain America "I want to do good and also I love my family"). I was also slightly annoyed when Al and Erik reached a temple and were told to leave their horses outside. Al and Erik then walk in without taking their saddlebags? What happened to that? But it is a nitpick.
The plus is that there are a few quite quotable bits about goodness; the minus is that these quotes come off as moralising. There is some potential for writing conversation - although most of it is lecturing.
I guess there's potential here - the author needs to focus on worldbuilding and character nuance.
April 4, 2019
The storyline followed the typical hero's journey, with little added to make it unique. However, the major factor in this book's absolute lack of appeal was the seemingly complete lack of proofreading. Grammar errors riddled the text - particularly lacking commas, incorrectly placed or altogether vanished quotation marks, and generally awkward sentences. Spelling errors were also to be found.
If I hadn't been so distracted by the constant proofreading errors, I could've possibly enjoyed the story more. The basis for a good tale was somewhere in there, but unnecessary explanation, an awkwardly-paced narrative, and fairly flat characters made a story with some potential into a pretty mediocre repetition of a standard fantasy hero's journey. Not to say that the ideas and underlying themes were bad - they actually were the reason I continued reading. However, in my own opinion, this book could have benefited greatly from a good editor's feedback.
If I hadn't been so distracted by the constant proofreading errors, I could've possibly enjoyed the story more. The basis for a good tale was somewhere in there, but unnecessary explanation, an awkwardly-paced narrative, and fairly flat characters made a story with some potential into a pretty mediocre repetition of a standard fantasy hero's journey. Not to say that the ideas and underlying themes were bad - they actually were the reason I continued reading. However, in my own opinion, this book could have benefited greatly from a good editor's feedback.
May 11, 2022
I was hooked from the first page. The descriptions of the land and the paranormal background added so much to the intrigue of the story line. This is a brilliant read! It pulled me in from beginning and held my attention. The world building is detailed and imaginative. This novel has strong, well developed characters and an intriguing story line that kept you turning the pages. The Dragon's Champion is a disturbing paranormal suspense novel that expertly brings witch and warlocks to life.0-. Erik Lokton has been named won’t be able to put it down. I recommend this novel and would read more novels by this author. An excellent read. I received book from BookFunnel. This is my true and honest review.
August 30, 2024
Very fast paced and almost no filler, which was both nice and a little frustrating. There were a few plot holes, which mostly consisted of “character needs to be at this location next, so we’re going to abandon the current objective for no clear reason in favor of this new objective.” But overall, it was good. MC was overpowered but in a good way. Still has to learn how to control it and there’s restrictions. Could definitely be made into a longer book with some exposition (about 60% of the plot building is told via hearsay, which makes it more realistic in that that’s how all the other characters learn about it but makes the overall storytelling kinda jerky) or even a couple books
April 27, 2018
This book is definitely a YA book. Magic without any apparent rules-some spells are cast with a wave or clap of the hand, a chosen one, people not communicating information that could/should probably be shared, and led/forced intrigue.
November 10, 2019
Fantasy lover 's dream book.
An excellent adventure full of intense action and excitement. I could not put it down once I started it . The storyline never let go of me and changed constantly. The characters were strong and easy to identify with. I highly recommend this book.
An excellent adventure full of intense action and excitement. I could not put it down once I started it . The storyline never let go of me and changed constantly. The characters were strong and easy to identify with. I highly recommend this book.
January 12, 2020
I enjoyed this. The writing was a bit simplistic. Apparently written for a younger demographic, but the plot was good, the characters interesting, with plenty of action. Plenty of swords, sorcery, and secrets.
August 9, 2021
This was great fun. A ton of action helps to propel this story as well as a wonderfully guileless hero! Well plotted and great descriptions. Greatly enjoyed visiting the world that Mr. Ferguson has created.
May 16, 2024
I found this to be a bit frustrating.
Although a reasonable story it just lacked something, mainly dragons.
If you are going to title a book Dragon's champion, then I would at least expect the dragon's to have a leading role in the story.
I would not bother with any of the other books.
Although a reasonable story it just lacked something, mainly dragons.
If you are going to title a book Dragon's champion, then I would at least expect the dragon's to have a leading role in the story.
I would not bother with any of the other books.
November 29, 2024
The Dragon's Champion was a really interesting, almost King Arthur-like story. The reluctant hero Eric is such a great character as were the twists and turns that kept happening around him. Will absolutely continue this story.
February 28, 2025
The story was okay, but the writing was not good, and the proofreading wasn't good either. Several times the phrase "can't bare children" was used, when it should have been "bear". There were plenty of other mistakes and the dialogue was pretty terrible.
July 2, 2018
I read this book almost a month ago but now I do remember a single thing about. I should say that I enjoyed it but it was nothing special.
July 6, 2021
This book had a good premise but the story didn't deliver. There was too much telling, not enough showing. I felt I was reading about the story, rather than being immersed in the tale.
February 24, 2022
I enjoy the writing style and the adventure.
May 11, 2024
DNF 15%
MC is hand held by two ultra powerful teachers along with adoptive parent. No immediacy or plot except for destiny.
MC is hand held by two ultra powerful teachers along with adoptive parent. No immediacy or plot except for destiny.
May 4, 2014
A very great and satisfying book. The plentiful elements are meld together in a very beautiful and exciting story that draws you in.
The world is fantastical but the author gives it believability with every words in the page. There are lots of interesting details that adds life and realism to the whole story and the world it existed. It succeeded in making us believe that the characters are living in a world as real as ours, albeit, more fantastical.
The story is crafted masterfully that I experience a great fun and excitement without it overpower and killing the anxious feeling of danger of the future events that this book is propelling into. The incredible journey of the main character Erik engages us as we follow his development of his skills to combat the evil. He meets many character, good and bad, along the way which enrich the whole experience and the plot. The author also makes great use of the prophecies, including one that predicts the death of our hero's father's death, and is able to use it to make the story go forward without really giving away the story (ending). They instead create these sense of expectation that drives the story forward into the very events of the future.
The book told through many eyes, focusing from one character to another. We are thrown from one place to another, we jump forward in time and sometimes back in time. Still the author manages to keep things stable. We are never lost as to where and when we are. We are never confused to what is happening or here things are going.
If there is weakness in the book, one of it will be the author's clumsiness in introducing us to the fantastical elements of the story. There are dwarfs, elves, dragons, wizards and witches but many of them are thrust into us without warning that it causes some surprise, the not so pleasant kind of surprise. Still, it is relatively minor and doesn't really hinder the enjoyment.
I really liked the book and the awesome experience it gives. Really looking forward for the future parts of the series.
The world is fantastical but the author gives it believability with every words in the page. There are lots of interesting details that adds life and realism to the whole story and the world it existed. It succeeded in making us believe that the characters are living in a world as real as ours, albeit, more fantastical.
The story is crafted masterfully that I experience a great fun and excitement without it overpower and killing the anxious feeling of danger of the future events that this book is propelling into. The incredible journey of the main character Erik engages us as we follow his development of his skills to combat the evil. He meets many character, good and bad, along the way which enrich the whole experience and the plot. The author also makes great use of the prophecies, including one that predicts the death of our hero's father's death, and is able to use it to make the story go forward without really giving away the story (ending). They instead create these sense of expectation that drives the story forward into the very events of the future.
The book told through many eyes, focusing from one character to another. We are thrown from one place to another, we jump forward in time and sometimes back in time. Still the author manages to keep things stable. We are never lost as to where and when we are. We are never confused to what is happening or here things are going.
If there is weakness in the book, one of it will be the author's clumsiness in introducing us to the fantastical elements of the story. There are dwarfs, elves, dragons, wizards and witches but many of them are thrust into us without warning that it causes some surprise, the not so pleasant kind of surprise. Still, it is relatively minor and doesn't really hinder the enjoyment.
I really liked the book and the awesome experience it gives. Really looking forward for the future parts of the series.
June 1, 2016
I finished reading Sam Feruson's Debut Novel, Dragon's Champion and I really liked it!
Sam did a great job of telling this story and creating a setting that I was able to understand and picture as I read. Because the setting was similar to our world, I was often surprised by some of the fantasy elements when they appeared. (Like the dragons, and dwarfs for example) But the characters in the story reacted well to these fantasy characters and creatures so in the end it worked well together.
Of the many different characters, I really liked the main character, Erik, and the beginning of his journey into adulthood. It was great to see into his thoughts and experience some of the confusion, and growth that he went through.
The one criticism I have is the timeline, I'm not too sure how long it takes to go from place to place, and it seems that the characters are sometimes bounced great distances very quickly, but that is a detail that can easily be overlooked with all the other great aspects of this story. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment in this series.
If you're looking for a good, clean fantasy told by a talented storyteller, check out Dragon's Champion!
Sam did a great job of telling this story and creating a setting that I was able to understand and picture as I read. Because the setting was similar to our world, I was often surprised by some of the fantasy elements when they appeared. (Like the dragons, and dwarfs for example) But the characters in the story reacted well to these fantasy characters and creatures so in the end it worked well together.
Of the many different characters, I really liked the main character, Erik, and the beginning of his journey into adulthood. It was great to see into his thoughts and experience some of the confusion, and growth that he went through.
The one criticism I have is the timeline, I'm not too sure how long it takes to go from place to place, and it seems that the characters are sometimes bounced great distances very quickly, but that is a detail that can easily be overlooked with all the other great aspects of this story. I am eagerly awaiting the next installment in this series.
If you're looking for a good, clean fantasy told by a talented storyteller, check out Dragon's Champion!
December 25, 2015
I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway. It is well written, the characters real with depth. There were some twists and turns I did not expect which doesn't happen often. I am not a fan of books that are not stand alone...even in a series and this one ended right when things were about to get interesting. I am not a fan of that. I understand authors do this to get readers to purchase additional books but for me it tends to do have the opposite response and I sometimes won't purchase a book just because I have to read numerous others in the series and if the first one was iffy, it is more a waste of time. However, this book was well worth the read and I recommend it.
October 9, 2013
It is quite interesting how this book go. I would call it a classical fantasy - coming of age book, which is one of my favourite category.
Even if sometimes I had problems connecting with teenage male boys characters, here I didn't have any problem, cause there was plenty of other characters, well detailed, deeply personalized and really interesting to choose from.
Even if the boy is special he's not overpowered as in some other stories, and he get a lot of help from other characters, which makes the story so much more real and credible.
Even if sometimes I had problems connecting with teenage male boys characters, here I didn't have any problem, cause there was plenty of other characters, well detailed, deeply personalized and really interesting to choose from.
Even if the boy is special he's not overpowered as in some other stories, and he get a lot of help from other characters, which makes the story so much more real and credible.
May 29, 2018
Abused Teen to Teen Hero in One Book
Abused Teen to Teen Hero in One Book
I was concerned about the direction of the story during the first third of this book, but I gained understanding during the final third. It wasn't clear at the beginning that Eric was an identified super hero that required such condensed training. As a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and plan to read the entire trilogy. I recommend this book to all fantasy readers.
Abused Teen to Teen Hero in One Book
I was concerned about the direction of the story during the first third of this book, but I gained understanding during the final third. It wasn't clear at the beginning that Eric was an identified super hero that required such condensed training. As a whole, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and plan to read the entire trilogy. I recommend this book to all fantasy readers.
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