REVIEW: The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood
The Summer Dragon by Todd Lockwood Publishing information: Hardback; 512pgs Publisher: Daw; 3 May 2016 ISBN: 9780756408336 Series: The Evertide #1 Copy: Provided by Publisher Reviewer: Tyson Amazon Synopsis: "The debut novel from the acclaimed illustrator—a high fantasy adventure featuring dragons and deadly politics. Maia and her family raise dragons for the political war machine. As she comes of age, she anticipates a dragon of her own to add to the stable of breeding parents. Her peaceful life is shattered when the Summer Dragon—one of the rare and mythical High Dragons—makes an appearance in her quiet valley. Political factions vie for control of the implied message, threatening her aspirations, her aerie, her entire way of life. The bond between dragons and their riders is deep and life-long, and Maia’s desire for a dragon of her own to train, ride, fly, and love drives her to take a risk that puts her life at stake. She is swept into an adventure that pits her against the de...