"Dragon Champion" by E.E Knight

“Dragon Champion” is the story of the dragon hatchling Auron, who’s born into a world where his almost extinct race is brutally murdered by the rest of the world. He is driven from his home when a group of dwarfs murder his parents and 1 of his 3 siblings. You don’t get much of a hint as to what happens to his sister who escapes with him when the dwarfs attacked or if their traitor brother is alive either since there aren’t any hints since all 3 had parted ways. The book consists of several of the well-known fantasy races such as the elves, dwarfs, and trolls that we have come to love yet gives them a twist that entertains the reader such as the dwarves hatred of sunlight causing them to wear special masks. Also the elves have a murderous intent toward the dragons even though for the most part elves think of all things living as good because of their nature-based culture. He meets several interesting characters through his journey to find more of his race.

The book starts off with Auron and his brothers and sisters hatching which then leads into their reaction to others of their kind which leads to the quarrel between the male hatchlings. The female take longer to hatch therefore the fighting is done when they leave the shell. The book jumps through time a year or two between certain chapters, with you meeting characters when they’re young and then again when they’re much older. It seems like Auron goes back and forth between several opinions and thoughts about the other races such as the Blighters and Man and the other races in the book. It jumps through several years as you get closer to the middle of the book making it feel like the characters’ own thoughts and urges such as his changing of thought about the dwarf race and what is the next step to finding more of his kind have changed a lot from the end of one chapter to the beginning of another chapter. The characters are very detailed and help Auron along his way in very peculiar ways such as giving him a dwarsaw (a golden chain with diamond blades that pop out when tugged) that helps him in his adventures.

I consider the book entertaining and exciting. If you enjoyed “Eragon,” you’ll definitely like this book as well.

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