Dragon Eye 8 [Paperback]

Kairi Fujiyama (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2009 | Series: Dragon Eye (Book 8)

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The big tournament has started, but beyond the thrilling matches a more ferocious struggle is under way. Leila has been kidnapped by the wicked Daraku, who has a fiendish plan to destroy the city of Mikuni. Can Leila save the day when she’s not even sure she can save herself?

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 13 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey (September 29, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345506731
• ISBN-13: 978-0345506733
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 7.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,534,168 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting page turner, March 31, 2010

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J. Maxon "Fantasy Author" (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dragon Eye 8 (Paperback)

Story overview:

The competition between Hibiki and Akira continues in a long and drawn out display of abilities, cunning, and skill. Hibiki is finally able to take the win and the crowd watches with stunned surprise. After the match, Akira seeks out Hibiki and tells him that he will not acknowledge him because he is not a true warrior.

Lan-Lan shows up and teases Issa some more, but she agrees to go and help find the missing S'sei and Leila, who happen to be tied up with spell notes. One of the Dracules talks to Leila and tries to interrogate her, but his foolish personality allows Leila to do the interrogating on him. Once S'sei wakes up the two of them find a way to escape.

Sakuraba convinces Issa to continue the tournament rather than try and find his two teammates. Issa reluctantly agrees and defeats his magical opponent in five minutes, even with the nasty trick of attacking Issa's Dragon Eye. Meanwhile Hibiki prepares his own magical defense as he takes on the same Higher Master who defeated Leila. It is a close battle, but Hibiki's special trick worked in the end. Unfortunately for Mikuni City, it appears as if the Dracules are getting close to disabling the defenses, which would allow more Dracules to enter the city.

My thoughts:

This series as a whole is an exciting page turner. No less for this volume.

Things to consider:

Leila was stripped down to her underwear when captured, but the Dracule claimed it was because he needed to check for weapons. I don't see this as totally inappropriate, since; nothing is really shown, in fact, there's less shown here then if she was wearing a bathing suit. To me, this is funny because of Leila's reaction, and not to be taken seriously. Still, don't say I didn't warn you.

James D. Maxon

Author of, The Cat That Made Nothing Something Again

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