The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons by S.P. Jayaraj

The visual details were also great, I felt like I could see this world and characterization was extremely well done. The various politics, secrets, and motivations of all of the characters evolved through out the story and always kept me wondering what was going to happen next. I had very minimal confusion following the different species and locations in this story and felt that things were very well explained. A problem I often have with fantasy is that it is hard for me to keep up with a world other than the one I know.

However, what I did really enjoy: the characters, politics and overall themes of the story. Same with the different breeds of dragons and their personalities, I think that these things were well explained, and I could visualize them, I just truthfully don't really care about dragons. I think that these scenes were told with good vivid descriptions, but honestly that is just not a thing that interests me. There were a lot of intense detailed battle scenes- this is something my mind just totally glazes over in movies and books. So I will discuss what I did and didn't like about the book, but be aware that the things I didn't like, may well be things that the target audience would. Alone and without guidance he wonders which side deserves his loyalty, his own people who are offering him everything he thought he wanted, or the misunderstood dragons whom he has hated his entire life.Īn Honest Review From Someone Who Doesn't Read Fantasy:įull disclosure, I know the Author and have taken almost 2 years to read this because I like the author, but also almost all of the buzzwords surrounding this book are things I just objectively don't care for. In addition to being a pawn in a political game of conquest, Gradni starts to doubt if the dragons really are the villains he always thought they were.

But after being recruited by the manipulative Mogurn, Gradni must compete against Erdun, an amesha who has been imbued with the power of the Fire Spirit Ta’ar, and trained by the dev cult that has already eradicated one of the eight dragon species. When his father dies fighting the dragons of Zipacna, Gradni’s only goal is to follow in his footsteps and help destroy the dragons once and for all. The young Gradni has always known that dragons were evil, a belief widely held by the four people of Adijari - his own elves who can summon the energy in the atmosphere, the devs who are empowered by light, the amesha who have a kinship with the earth, and the qui-lahk who share a bond with animals.

The Secret of the Zipacna Dragons by S.P. Jayaraj