author: Paul Stewart
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2015/07/23
date added: 2015/07/23
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review:
'Returner's Wealth' by Paul Steward and Chris Riddell is the first book in the Wyrmeweald series. Even though we spend most of our time n the wilds of the wyrmeweald, it's some pretty decent worldbuilding of a strange and hostile land.
Young Micah wants to woo the heart of a girl who really has no interest in him. He's poor, so he does the desperate thing of taking off for the wyrmeweald to find his fortune. When he is almost killed by things he doesn't understand, he finds himself under the reluctant tutelage of Eli, a survivor of the wyrmeweald. Their adventures take them into strange landscapes and caverns where dangerous creatures dwell. It may turn out that the humans are the most dangerous species in the wyrmeweald. He meets the treasure seeking kith who are out to kill dragons for the prophet, and the kin, who bond with dragons and have strange ways of their own.
The book does end on a bit of a cliffhanger because it's part of a sequel. I liked the world that Paul Stewart has created with its savage harshness. I liked the art by Chris Riddell, from chapter embellishments to full page dragon art. All in all an interesting book, and I wouldn't mind reading more in this world.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Open Road Integraed Media and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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