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Dragonblood: The Awakening

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OK, now I'm no stranger to sword & sorcery books, but throw in a coming of age story of a boy discovering what he's destined to become? Sold. Every kid experiences growing up and has to tackle the new and challenging obstacles life throws in their way, so it's natural to relate that experience to a life FAR more interesting than any we're likely to live. Reminded me of how much I miss those times, the limitless potential of imagination; brought me back to my good old days finishing up high school - reading through my Gordon R. Dickson novels faster than he could put them to paper. Great read, can't wait for the next.

So I was walking past my teen-age daughter's room when I spotted this comic book (is that what kids call them today?) on her bedside table. I sat down on the bed and started checking it out to make sure it met my "taste test" approval for language and content.
Ten minutes later, I was still reading.
I used to give my daughter grief about what kids considered good reading these days, tossing out good examples like The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and even the Cherry Ames, Room Nurse series (I ran out of good novels when I was a kid.)
This book took me to places that Franklin Hardy's boys never explored. They might have taken their all-wood ChrisCraft across the lake with their "chums" to explore a Mystery Cave, but not a one of them had a dragon tattoo that moved across his chest. Nancy Drew never battled ninjas -- and by ninja, I don't mean a guy in black with little star-throwy things, I'm talking a ninja with smoke in his eyes -- literally!)
This book has magic dragon blood, a Chinese mystic, a bully you love to hate, a teen love interest, and best of all, the promise of Seven Demons and other unspeakable horros dead set on destroying the world.
The dialogue is crisp and well-paced between a 14-year-old boy -- unaware of his unleashed powers -- and the girl and her father who are destined to change his life forever.
Dragonblood: The Awakening is a page-turner. And I can't wait for the other installments. I mean, I can't wait until my daughter buys the next installments.