The Shadow Dragons (Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica Series)

The Shadow Dragon

Another excellent book in the series. Better if you start with the first book, Here There Be Dragons, where the characters are identity is revealed at the end. The story and characters sound a bit familiar but the imagination of the author is amazing. Each book in the series is better than the last.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Good except for one major problem

There is a lot to enjoy in this book. The writing is even better than in the previous books, and the story has a much better pace, with little downtime and plenty of action to keep the book moving.

Unfortunately I can't get past the character of Rose. Her origin story is so distasteful to me that it clouds my perception of the entire series. If you've read the third book (minor spoiler coming), you know that Rose is supposedly a descendent of Jesus Christ. I understand that throughout this series the author takes some artistic liberty with real people in order to use them as characters in this story. But he generally tries to stay close to the historic person, only making changes to fit the story. He doesn't make huge changes to the behaviour of the characters, and he doesn't change significant facts about their life, such as whether or not they had children.

So I'm baffled as to why he felt the need to include Jesus, and then make drastic changes to the historical facts about his life. It certainly wasn't essential to the story of Rose, as the power she needed could have come from some other source in this fictional world. Changing the facts about Jesus's life strikes too close to home for me, and prevents me from enjoying the book. It's sad because the books continue to be more interesting, but I can't continue to read them knowing that this character will continue to disturb me for the rest of the series.

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Definitey worth the wait

I was in anticipation of this book through most of 2009. Having read the previous 3 books in the series I eagerly awaited the 4th. "The Shadow Dragons" does not disappoint. This is the first series of books in a while that I've been able to share with friends, siblings and 12yr old & above children. This is a great book in a great series that captures your imagination while making you think. I am also in anticipation of the movie to be made from the first book "Here There Be Dragons". I am hopeful that they will translate the book effectively to film.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

wonderful book

this book is great in the series,

Excellent Continuation of the Series

After a very confusing 3rd book with lots of time travel weirdness, Owen redeems himself with the 4th book which sets the series off for what will hopefully be a fantastic finish!

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