Reviews for Dragons of Darkness

The average rating for Dragons of Darkness based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-22 00:00:00 Jaycee Conde Let me first say that I didn't finish the book and I'm really just writing this review because the memory of the book popped into my head again and I needed to express and vent the thoughts of disappointment, regret and outrage I felt for it. Let's start at the beginning. I looked at the book and thought to myself that this looks interesting; a nice fantasy novel to enjoy. Read the synopsis, a boy named Christopher in Germany is mysteriously transported to Nepal, the young prince of Nepal, Jumar, has never been seen by his subjects nor has ever left the kingdom, escapes on a quest for revenge of his best friend and servant. As I began to read the book, I was in total disbelief that Jumar was really invisible. I mean seriously, invisible?! That didn't make any sense and no one in the story knew why he was born invisible and why anything he touched became invisible. That annoyed me a bit but I overlooked it and continued. Then the POV switched to Christopher in Germany and how he has this much loved, handsome, better than him, older brother, Arne, who was kidnapped by rebels in Nepal and all his family is worried. Then Christopher picks up a book with a picture of a jungle in it and is suddenly transported to the jungle and he doesn't understand how. WTF!!?? Was the book magical or did he have a secret power?? None of that was implied, the story moves along. That was strike two! Anyway, Christopher later meets Jumar in the jungle and they together explore the rest of Nepal that is being plagued by the colour eating dragons that could turn people into stone whilst fleeing from the general of Nepal's army and his men, who is attempting to kill the prince and be one step closer to gaining the power of the throne. Ok, getting better and making some sense now. Then the boys meet a rebel girl by the name of Niya (I think? Been a while since I've read the book) in a town square advocating for people to join the rebellion and help end the reign of the king, defeat the dragons and restore peace to Nepal. Both boys fall for Niya and journeys with her to the rebel camp. Niya seems to enjoy the company of boys her age but nothing else of the relationship is described in the book. The boys arrive at the rebel camp, go through training and are separated from Niya. Now here's the weird part. Christopher suddenly falls very ill and is unable to move for a few days. Then one night, he wakes up wanders away from the camp into a field where he discovers Niya, the singing and guitar playing rebel girl. Starts a conversation with her, she says before she dies at a young age, because of being a part of the rebellion, she wants to experience love (I'm not sure), and next thing I knew they've decided to have sex with each other and asking one another if they have ever done it before and whether they knew how to do this. Eff this sh*t, I'm done!! Thrid strike, I'm out! What shocked me even more is that after they've had sex, Niya pulls out her guitar and plays a song. Utter nonsense. Rubbish. Crap. I know there are fourteen year olds who have sex at that age in society but come on, I wasn't expecting it. There was no sexual tension described between them to make me believe they wanted to do it with each other and I was not aware that Niya had developed feelings for Christopher. It was like a last minute and desperate idea that the author threw into the story. You should have seen the back of the book. It was glorified with praises for the author's work, especially for her outstanding work with her award-winning book "Tiger Moon", and how this was another great creation. Utter Nonsense. Maybe I'm wrong and the book got better and some people may enjoy it but personally, it got on my nerves and still haunts me to this day. That would be the last time I read a book about an invisible person ever again.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-02-20 00:00:00 Moya TysonJames 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.