I just finished The Golden Cord
This is book one, of what I think will be five books in the series. It has a very captivating start, putting some of the main characters into survival mode. The story primarily focuses on Drake, a young hunter who volunteers for a journey that will change his life. He has a deep sense of devotion and obligation to family and village. He knows leaving puts the village at risk, and his future plans with the girl of his dreams in jeopardy.
There is plenty of mystery, suspense, fighting, and of course romance. The story has a fairly even pace, one chapter pulls you into the next, and several times the author teases your emotions with near death experiences.
One thing I really appreciate in this book is the quality of description the author uses about the world the story takes place. This allowed me to create visuals in my mind, and I could easily follow the characters on their journeys.
This isn’t necessarily a criticism of The Golden Cord, but I find stories that span multiple books tend to fill a considerable amount of space, especially book one, with building up characters, surroundings, and creating multiple plots, and not as much on engaging the reader into the story. Personally I find it difficult to read a book that is written like this and most of the time I end up moving on to something else.
Although this is the first book in Iron Dragon series, the author does a really good job of keeping enough suspense and action going, while not giving away the entire series in the first book.
I highly recommend this book. If you are into Fantasy, Dragons and other mythical creatures, this book is for you. I can’t wait to get the next book in the series. Great job Paul.
