“The Dragons of Noor”

Author: Janet Lee Carey

Okay, so first I should mention that this book is filled with so many strange and made-up words, that when I found the glossary in the back, I was extremely thankful for it. Words like: Mishtar, Kith, eOwey, Damusaun, Kanameer, Tesha Yoven and many more. Since there were so many, I had a little trouble keeping up with the story. Even most of the characters had strange names! This, I would say, is one of those books that you can’t just start reading whenever and finish later, because the next few days when you come back to it…(because of all the detail and foreign words) you won’t hardly remember who was who! That was another issue I had with it. But the overall idea of the story line was very entertaining. 

In the world of Noor, Hanna (the Dreamwalker), her older brother Miles ( the Shapeshifter), best friend Taunier (the Fire Herd), and a few Meers come together to set out on a mission. They are seeking the cause behind the fall of hundreds of Waytree forests, and find where all the Wind-taken children have gone. (Including Hanna and Mile’s younger brother, Tymm, who was one of the Wind-taken.) Along the way, they meet up with a clan of Dragons. However,  the dragons have all been banished from their home world of Oth to Noor for 700 years, because they had killed men in order to protect the Waytrees. Now, their sentence is quickly coming to an end, and when the Breal’s Moon rises, their banishment will be lifted, allowing them to go home. But with the fall of the magical Waytree forests, the bridge between the two worlds is slowly fading, trapping the Dragons forever from their birth homes, and the Wind-taken children from their families. 

When I saw the cover at the library, I thought it was really cheesy. But you can’t judge a book by its cover, right!?! Although, towards the end the story it did get a little weird, I have to admit. But with all the legends and stuff they talked about, it wasn’t unexpected. And some of the things that happened weren’t believable at all, which kind of threw me off. Because, as some of you already know, I appreciate fantasy more when it sounds actually possible.  It was definitely an entertaining read. It had  bizarre mystery, exciting battle scenes, and a very full history of the two worlds. And don’t forget, Dragons! The writing was pretty impressive; I was actually surprised at how descriptive it was.  

Note: I didn’t find out until after I read “The Dragons of Noor” that it was actually a sequel to the book “The Beasts of Noor”. But even though I haven’t read the first book in this series, I had no problems reading the second book without being completely lost in the story.