Mark A. Mandel wrote: > When I read "during which the main character hatches > and bonds with a flying lizard", my first thought was, > "The main character is a dragon?!" ... Boinggg!! :) The title character of the first novel is, certainly. The POV character is not. After reading the second installment, I'm perhaps a slight bit less eager to recommend these books to everyone I meet than I was after the first, but I'm still counting the days (12) to the release of _Black Powder War_. Oh and a friend commented that the highest accolade she could give to the book (borrowed from the library) was that not only does she plan to buy all three, but she'd buy them in hardcover if they were available. Casey