Dragon Companion

Don Callander
Mundania Press (2005)
ISBN 1594261911
Reviewed by Kornelia Longoria for Reader Views (11/06)

Thomas Whitehead is just a regular, down-to-earth librarian, living an ordinary life in Iowa. One day, he suddenly finds himself in a magical world of dragons, dwarves and knights. At first confused, Tom quickly adapts himself to new circumstances and quickly becomes the Dragon Companion, which is a very honorable title in this strange new world. He also soon proves that the title is very well deserved. Going from one adventure to another, Tom soon becomes very comfortable among his new friends but also becomes more and more involved in exciting but sometimes dangerous escapades.

In his first book in the Companion Series, the author introduces us to the world of talking dragons and exciting adventures. Magic is an everyday thing and dragons become your best friends. The language of the book is quite simple but very descriptive and vivid, and the readers can easily assimilate themselves with the story. The main characters are very likable. The only complaint that I might have is that the adventures could have been a little more dramatic, with more danger elements. I would love to see more evil characters and the way Tom and his friends deal with them. It looked like Thomas did everything too easily, like it was his everyday job back in the normal world in Iowa.

I quite enjoyed the book and I’m very curious what kind of adventures Don Callander offers in the second and third book of the series. I think “Dragon Companion” would be a great book to offer to someone who has never read any fantasy books so they can familiarize themselves with the genre.

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