 Joust (Jouster Book 01) by Mercedes Lackey |
Description: This is the first book in the Jouster series which follows the life of Vetch (known as Kiron later in the book) where he goes from a seriously ill-treated serf to a dragon boy for an honorable jouster (Ari). I liked the book a lot and it didn’t try to make all ills right. i.e. Vetch still hated the Tians for killing his father and that rage didn’t disappear in a day when he was made into a dragon-boy and treated well for the first time in his life. It took time and effort on Air’s part to make him see Ari as an honorable person and not as a hated Tian. Lackey’s experience with falcons and other birds of prey shows in the way she describes the training for the dragons and how they behaved in the book. Obviously some parts are based on the author’s imagination but they have a base in reality which makes the actions in the book very convincing. I have read this book multiple times before and will probably re-read it again after a few months. Actually I think that’s true for most of the books written by her. Final recommendation: A must read book even if you don’t like fantasy. Buy From: |
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This is the first book in the Jouster series which follows the life of Vetch (known as Kiron later in the book) where he goes from a seriously ill-treated serf to a dragon boy for an honorable jouster (Ari). I liked the book a lot and it didn’t try to make all ills right. i.e. Vetch still hated the Tians for killing his father and that rage didn’t disappear in a day when he was made into a dragon-boy and treated well for the first time in his life. It took time and effort on Air’s part to make him see Ari as an honorable person and not as a hated Tian. Lackey’s experience with falcons and other birds of prey shows in the way she describes the training for the dragons and how they behaved in the book. Obviously some parts are based on the author’s imagination but they have a base in reality which makes the actions in the book very convincing. I have read this book multiple times before and will probably re-read it again after a few months. Actually I think that’s true for most of the books written by her. Final recommendation: A must read book even if you don’t like fantasy.