Starlighter

Bryan Davis is the author of the bestselling fantasy series Echoes from the Edge, Dragons in Our Midst, and Oracles of Fire. He and his wife, Susie, have seven children and live in western Tennessee, where he continues to cook up his imaginative blend of fantasy and inspiration.

Davis, Bryan (Author)Apr 2010. 400 p. Zondervan, paperback, $9.99. (9780310718369).Jason is an excellent swordsman who grew up pretending to slay dragons with his older brother. Therehave long been rumors of dragons stealing people to another realm and enslaving them, but Jason did notbelieve the myths. Now, both his brothers are missing, and it turns out that dragons really exist. Jasonjourneys to find the portal to this mysterious realm in order to rescue his brothers and free the slaves.Meanwhile, a slave girl named Koren has long thought that the myths about a planet where humans arefree was a myth. She dreams of freedom but because she is a Starlighter, a powerful visionary, the dragonswill never set her free. Told in alternating chapters, Koren’s and Jason’s stories merge as both use theirgifts to battle the dragons and liberate the captives. Both are strong characters who readers will root forfrom the very beginning. The first in a planned four-book series, there is just enough of a resolution tosatisfy readers, yet leave them eager for book two.--- Shauna Yusko