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 | A Dragon's Tail by Carrie S. Masek & William B. Masek | Reviewed by Katherine Maria Scott | |
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| Publisher: Double Dragon Publishing Inc.
http://www.double-dragon-ebooks.com ISBN: 1554042348 Genre: YA-Novel Subgenre: Pre-Teen Release date: Mar 2005 Format: Electronic Pages: 297 Price: $5.99 (download) $15.99 (CD) | |||
| Carrie and William Masek’s Dragon’s Tail is a uniquely clever young adult novel. It begins in the past with the sorceress Gaylen and her toddler son, Centra, who was promised to the wizards of the White Circle. Unfortunately, before she could complete her task, an ambush forces her to take drastic measures that would set Centra off on a completely different adventure.
First he encounters a baby dragon, whose tail he decides to take a bit out of, resulting in the exclamation, “Yucky!”, thereby christening the young dragon with a very unusual name and establishing a psychic bond between the two. Then Centra is found by a soldier who becomes his foster father. Yet despite the love and caring he receives from his father, Centra possesses an insatiable need to leave and venture away from his home in spite of the concern and warnings of his father. However, before he leaves he takes, without permission, a box containing items his father had promised would be his one day. The warrior’s sword found inside was soon put to use when he encounters Rogan, a soldier in the service of the wizard and the Lord Guardian of Umbra, sent to find and kill a man whose description remarkably sounds like Centra’s father. The yearning to continue his quest is so strong; Centra convinces himself that he must travel to Platinum City to give warning of Umbra’s army’s movement; returning home would not save his father. The army would eventually reach home, and the two of them would never triumph. Stopping the army before it reaches his father was the only logical option. Before Centra nears the city, he encounters the Lord Guardian of Umbra, the wizard himself, sitting upon a dragon. The wizard realizes Centra has defeated Rogan and has relieved him of his belongings, so he decides to dispose of Centra. The simple task is thwarted when Centra apparently channels magic too powerful for the Lord Guardian of Umbra, Pestilence, to defend himself against. Bewildered, but thankful to have somehow managed to escape with his life, Centra continues on his journey. And so begins Centra’s gallant trek to Platinum City to warn the commander of the advancing invading army. Unfortunately, the gate guard informs him he is a few weeks too late, that not only were the invaders defeated a few weeks prior but the townsmen conscripted for service were already sent home. Having stopped at the nearest town where men were recruited prior to arriving at the city, Centra knows these men never reached their homes; and why had Rogan still been searching for is father; better yet, why was the wizard , Pestilence, still lurking about if his army had been defeated weeks before? The commander in charge, Moore, threatens Centra with bodily harm if he spreads any rumors about an invading army, and Centra finds himself feeling unearthly fear as he flees from the compound. All was not right, but Centra needs help to solve this mystery. Unwittingly, one of Moore’s guards directs into the presence of the first of Centra’s companions, Nabon d’Lyre, a bard of the old school, who would eventually send him off to a sorceress, who would attempt to help him find out who he was and where he was from. Eventually, Centra would face the wizard Pestilence again, and become his “guest”. Within the walls of Pestilence’s abode, Centra would get a glimpse of who he might be, but worse, he would discover the wizards special project. It would take two mortal enemies, a demon called Lilith and a dragon, a few brave humans, and Centra’s discovery of himself to challenge the great wizard and the evil he had inflicted upon the world. Dragon Tail was a fun young adult novel that I would recommend to fantasy readers who want to read a tale that strays from the norm. The characters develop well, and I especially appreciated the complicated personality of the wizard Pestilence. I look forward to continuing the quest to discovering more about Centra, his past and his future. Somehow Pestilence’s explanation of Centra’s existence seems to create more questions than answers. | |||
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