Book Review: The Dream Thief

The Dream Thief (Drakon #2)

By:  Shana Abe

Published By: Bantam Books

Publication Date: August 2007

Page Count: 335

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Audience: Adult - Historical Fantasy Romance

 Intrigue, adventure and romance await when you open up Shana Abe's second installment in the Drakon series.

The Dream Thief picks up a few years after the events of The Smoke Thief. Rue and Kit went on to lead their tribe in Darkfrith and have a family of their own. This sequel surrounds Kit and Rue's youngest and seemingly unremarkable daughter, Amalia (or Lia for short), and Zane, Rue's "street urchin" whom she took in when she found him as a child dying on the streets of London.

Zane is now an adult and is asked by Rue and Kit to retrieve a gem special to their people... the Draumr diamond. Gems of the earth sing to the drakon... some more than others... and Draumr's melodies are becoming quite urgent, and more and more of their tribe are hearing its song... especially Lia who has been hearing it since she was a child but no one believed her. Due to their obligations as heads of their tribe, and neither willing to let the other go alone to find the diamond, they ask Zane to find it for them.

Book Review: The Smoke Thief

The Smoke Thief (Drakon #1)

By:  Shana Abe

Published By: Bantam Books

Publication Date: September 2006

Page Count: 324

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Source: Purchased by Reviewer

Audience: Adult - Historical Fantasy Romance

The Smoke Thief was a truly magical and wonderful read! Even though this is considered an historical romance novel (and man... is there romance...), I think the argument could be made that it could also be labelled more of a FANTASY romance (did I mention there is romance?...oh yes, I did... silly me.)

You see, even though the story is set in the 1700's, the fantastical element is very central to the plot as it is about a mythical race of creatures known as the Drakon who live high up in the misty hills of Northern England; creatures who can shapeshift between human form, smoke and that of a dragon. The Drakon lead a secretive and somewhat isolated life from the outside world. They have all semblances of melting into the human world, but within their own Drakon community, they are similar to a wolf-pack with an alpha male who ensures the strength and survival of their "tribe" through unchallenged leadership.