Fantasy and Science Fiction for Children and Teens

The Book Of The Sword Darkest Age: Book 2 Author: A.J. Lake Hardcover: 240 pages List Price: $16.95 Amazon.com price: $12.71 Buy it from Amazon.com

Description:

In this sequel to The Coming Of Dragons, The two children have been kidnapped by the horrible dragon, Torment, and dropped in a frozen wasteland. But rather then try to go back, Elspeth's sword is speaking to her, leading her and her friends to the mountain Eigg Loki, where the powerful demon-god Loki is trapped. The sword is the only thing that can kill Loki and save the land forever from his evil, but it is also the thing that can break his chains. As the group faces perils beyond belief, will they be able to stop Loki- Or will they free him?

David's rating: 5.0 wands

David's Review:

Shockingly good book. Much better then Coming Of Dragons, and the imagery is astounding. I love the sensory input, Sounds especially have close attention paid to them. Also, there is a rock climbing scene in the book and, having Rock Climbed myself, made a observation. This scene seemed not to be from the point of view of someone who has only read about rock climbing, the character thinks, "I can't go up, I can't go down, I have to just stay here." I would guess that A.J. Lake has either Rock Climbed herself, or carefully observed rock climbers. I could be wrong. In any case, this is a book well worth reading. Two thumbs up.

Mom's rating: 4.0 wands

Mom's Review:

Edmund and Elspeth have grown up quite a bit in this book. No longer are they children, swept along unwillingly by events. Now they are young adults, making difficult choices and taking responsibility for their actions. Elspeth especially has become quite an interesting character as she wrestles with how much to allow the sword to lead and how much to make her own choices. Edmund is less central in this book; he does use his Ripente skills in several key instances, but in many ways this is Elspeth's book. There are some interesting revelations in this book as we find out more about the sword and about Clauran, the minstrel who guided them in the first book. Overall, this is a much stronger book than the first one. Like the first book, this one leaves things open for the next book, and I look forward to reading it.

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