La brújula dorada: Luces del norte (La materia oscura I) Book

Dragons of Darkness, by Antonia Michaelis, is a novel that portrays the mythical adventures of both an invisible young prince, who is searching for the power to change his kingdom, and a teenage German boy, who mysteriously end up in an unknown realm in search for him brother. Fate somehow managed to brings these two complete different people and set them on an question that would change the fate of a nation. This is a novel that is full of unique twists and plot that leaves the reader hungry for more.

A novel such as this contains many themes and ideas. One of the themes that is seem throughout the storyline is persistence eventually brings benefits. Throughout the novel the characters face many challenges due to the fact that they are completely different people. Because of the " hunger, thirst, exhaustion, fear and pain" pg. 98, determination was something that the two needed in order to fight their way through the obstacles and reach their final destination. On the way there was also multiple conflicts that happened between the duo and other people. Christopher, the German boy, constantly say things such as "Oh please [and] Not those again" pg. 117, because he is not used tot he hard life that he was on. Jumar, the heir to the throne, on the other get tired of Christopher's constant nagging thinks of him as a weak willed boy who shouldn't have started this quest in the first place. However through the different events and battles they go through, the pair become inseparable.

For anyone who is interested in novels that are full of courage, love and friendship, this is the perfect novel for you. I highly recommend this book because it contains not only a story of 2 young men achieving their goals but also how they achieved them. It also contains many description of the beauty that exist within the country. I find the setting particularly interesting because it was set during the Cold War. I find this setting compelling because i learned about the horror that happened to these countries. But as the book described it, I felt that i was sucked right next to the characters themselves. If not for this setting, I believe that the novel will lose most of its charm. But because of all elements of the story were perfectly put together, this novel is a fictional masterpiece.