Jason Masters doubts the stories he's heard about humans being taken to another realm and enslaved by dragons -- until his brother suddenly disappears! Once through the legendary portal, he joins forces with a prisoner named Koren who's trying to destroy the "black egg of doom." Can they rescue the captives and save two worlds from annihilation?
For years, tales of DRAGONS from another world kidnapping and enslaving humans have been circulating in Jason Masters' world, while for a slave girl named Koren, the stories of a human world seem pure myth. Together, these two teens will need to bridge two planets in order to overthrow the draconic threat and bring the lost slaves home. What if the Legends Are True? Jason Masters doubted the myths that told of people taken through a portal to another realm and enslaved by dragons. But when he receives a cryptic message from his missing brother, he must uncover the truth and find the portal before it's too late. At the same time, Koren, a slave in the dragons' realm, discovers she has a gift that could either save or help doom her people. As Jason and Koren work to rescue the enslaved humans, a mystic prophecy surrounding a black egg may make all their efforts futile.
Author Bio
Bryan Davis is the author of the bestselling fantasy series Echoes from the Edge, Dragons in Our Midst, and Oracles of Fire. He and his wife, Susie, have seven children and live in western Tennessee, where he continues to cook up his imaginative blend of fantasy and inspiration. SPANISH BIO: Bryan Davis es el autor de la exitosa serie de novelas de fantasia que contiene Echoes from the Edge, Dragons in Our Midst y Oracles of Fire. Bryan y su esposa Susie tienen siete hijos y viven en el oeste de Tennessee, donde continua creando esta imaginativa mezcla de fantasia e inspiracion.
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In Bryan Daviss Starlighter, humanity has been separated and enslaved. In the human world, a tyrannical government has reduced the population to crushing poverty, while on a parallel planet, the world of dragons, humans are little more than sheep, servants to monstrous masters. Jason Masters life is crumbling in the human world as he loses both of his brothers to myths of another dimension that turn out to be all too real. At the same time, Koren, a slave girl to a dragon priest, discovers that she has been born with an incredible gift that can save her people. Together with the help of their friends, they must battle against the cruel dragons, as the looming fulfillment of an ancient prophecy threatens to destroy the human race.
Cue sword fights.
Bryan Davis is back in his element with dragons, legends, and alternate dimensions. Longtime fans of the author will feel right at home with this latest installment; swords and special powers show up every other page. Gallant heroes traverse alternate dimensions and fend off vicious dragons. Prophecies (usually of the older-than-time-itself variety) crop up very frequently and always rhyme. It is unapologetically a fantasy book.
For all its clear fantasy elements, though, Starlighter is also a blatantly Christian story. Characters make a big deal of following the Code (the Bible, for those of you taking notes), and Scripture shows up frequently albeit worded differently (You shall know love when a man sacrifices for a pauper, etc.). There are several reverential references to the Creator Above. One particular character seems to represent the devil, although it is, as yet, pretty ambiguous. All of the heroes are unquestionably good (though sometimes good just means nice to other people), and even some of the bad guys end up being not-so-very-evil after all.
All that being said, this book of fantasy would not be especially fantastic for grown-ups. The plotting stumbles under its own weight at times, and some of the elements are a little overdone. Rhyming prophecies and bad-guys-who-become-good-guys may show up too often for some peoples tastes. Readers looking to get their dragon fix while they wait for the next Eragon book are not likely to find it here.
Even so, younger readers will eat this up, and discerning parents wont have to worry if their children are being exposed to the unsavory things becoming steadily more prominent in our culture. All of the messages here are scripturally sound: love one another (John 13:34), free the captives (2 Corinthians 3:17), and obey authority even when it is inconvenient (Romans 13:1). Anyone with a child who loves dragons but isnt quite up Eragons length and weight should be on the lookout for Starlighter and its sequels; expect many of them to start fighting dragons in the backyard, yelling For the Lost Ones! Chandler Birch, www.ChristianBookPreviews.com
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