> 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_. > <snip> > > Casey > I had the same reaction to the second book. The writing was fine, but the plot was a bit lacking. I think that a large part of the blame for that lies on the publisher for pushing all three books out so fast. jeff -wonders what effect dragons would have on the development of mechanical air travel.