4 out of 4 stars
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Becoming The Dragon is a science fiction and fantasy book written by Alex Sapegin. This is the first installment in The Dragon Inside series by the same author. The story is primarily revolving around a teenage boy called Andrei Karimov commonly referred to as Andy. At the beginning of the book, Andy is introduced as a normal boy who lives with his parents and siblings. He is even seen playing normally with his friends. He is a very active boy who assists his family in cooking meals such as vegetables. The first meal he prepared was very delicious and his family loved it so much.
However, Andy’s life takes a very different shape the moment he is struck by lightning. This makes a permanent change in his body which is now ever electrified and thus will cause any electric device that he comes into contact with to malfunction. As a result, Andy was forced to spend most of his time outdoors hence he falls into the trap of his enemies who sell him as a slave alongside wild animals. During his trip to slavery with wild animals, Andy discovers that he is able to communicate with a dragon. He and the dragon thus device ways to free themselves from the slavery and as a result end up a firm relationship between them.
I love the author’s style of describing every event in this story in details as this gives the reader a clear picture of the events. Being able to discern and getting the real picture of events in this book is what made it more captivating and fascinating to me, and I believe any reader will also feel the same. The book is also filled with adventure hence I never felt bored at any point. I believe this is because I am an adventurous person, hence the lovers of adventure will agree with me once they start flipping the pages of this lovely book.
The author of this book is Russian and it was originally written in Russian language and later translated into English. I must say the editing of the English version was superb as the grammar and words used were easy to understand. The chapters and the plot of this marvelous book were well arranged and flow easily throughout. The author also depicts his knowledge of science and technology very well.
I came across a few grammatical and typing errors which did not interfere with the flow of the story hence I give Becoming The Dragon a rating of 4 out of 4 stars. Indeed, this is a book that will keep you glued to your seats as you want to discover what happens Andy does next. I recommend this book to fans of science-fiction, fantasy, family and dragon stories. Few romance scenes were included in the story to sugarcoat it, but I believe it is still appropriate for young readers. The story ends in suspense hence I am eagerly waiting for the next installment of this intriguing series.
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Becoming the Dragon
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