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Familiar:
Origins
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Title: Familiar Origins
Series: The Draca Wards Saga, 1
Author:
B. Pine
ISBN:
978-1-60975-031-2
Product Code: BK0040
Format: Trade Paperback
Pages: 436
Release Date: May 2011
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Review by:
Book Angel, Fay-Bay's Books
I Loved Familiar Origins
from Start to Finish
'Familiar Origins' is the first installment in 'The Draca Wards Saga'.
B. Pine has done an amazing job of creating a new world, with
unforgettable characters. 'Familiar Origins' is one of those books that
grabs you from the first page, pulls you in, and keeps you there. I
mean, what more could you ask for? Magic, shape shifting, dragons,
warriors, epic battles. This book has a little bit of everything that
turns a good book into a great book!
Normally, I would break down the book a little here and talk about the
main character. Unfortunately, there are quite a few main characters and
they are all so unique and dominant in their own way, that it's hard to
break them down in a quick, sentence long synopsis. I will mention a few
of my favorites. One of the characters in the book is Ben. Ben is
completely in love with Princess Jania but he can't tell her. Because
she's a princess and he's a nobody? Because they are mage partners?
Because they are stuck sitting beside each other in class for the next 7
years? I mean, pick one! lol. He's distraught over the whole thing. I
also really liked Rohen. He has one of the more tragic, heartbreaking
stories in the book. His story was what pulled me initially and made me
gasp in shock from the beginning.
Basically, the book is centralized around the academy. All the Wards
(the kids like Rohen and Ben) end up going to the academy to hone in on
a particular skill. At the Academy the children can become Healers, a
Mage, a Scout. There's a lot of possibility. But, they also have special
powers, if you will, that make them unique. Like the ability to use
night vision, visit the astral plane, sense magic users and other people
near them.
I loved 'Familiar Origins' from start to finish. There wasn't anything
that I disliked about it...except that it had to end! I'm anxiously
awaiting the next book in the series. I can't wait to find out more
about the Draca Wards, and the Dragons. If you are a fan of the Harry
Potter series, then you will definitely love 'Familiar Origins' so make
sure you pick it up and check it out on May 1st!
Review by: T.J. Perkins, Author of Art of the Ninja
A Spellbinding Fantasy Writhing with Action
In a world where dragons rule under the guise as humans, a silent war
rages between the two supreme dragon factions - the Tueri and the Debellos.
Each want to rule, but to gain control of five magical yet powerful
children would be all it takes to tip the scales. With their worlds
unbalanced and tragically torn from their families at a tender age, the
five children wind up at the Academy to learn their special skills. The
dragons keep an eye on their Wards as they grow and learn, each hoping to
manipulate decisions and circumstances to bring about change in their
favor. However, there’s one dragon that seems to be extending his self
entirely too much. Crafty and deceitful, Humo orchestrates wars and
attacks across the lands to bend the humans to his will. Follow the Draca
Wards on their journey through life; their decisions and choices could be
the end of the world…
Dark and mysterious with no bad language or suggestive situations,
Familiar Origins, the first installment of the Draca Wards Saga, is an
excellent book for YA. The storytelling style flows smoothly, is an easy
read and is full of interesting characters, realistic happenings and
consequences. Pine has done a fine job with creating an spellbinding
fantasy writhing with action and a tang of New Age.
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