Jean's Reviews > The Dragons of Dorcastle

I am a fan of Jack Campbell so when I saw he had a new book out I got it. Then I started to have doubts, when I discovered it is in the fantasy genre. I normally do not read fantasy books.

The story is about two great guilds that control the world of Dematr: the mechanics and the Mages. The two guilds are in constant opposition and the only thing they agree on is that the world must not change. A storm approaches that could sweep away everything and only one person has a chance to unit humanity to stop the storm. The Guilds will try to stop her.

Alain is a young Mage who learned at a young age how to change the world with his mind. Mari is a brilliant young Mechanic who is able to run steam locomotive and repair sophisticated computers. They must learn to work together to save the world.

Campbell is an excellent writer and is a master of the plot. This book is well plotted out and flows smoothly. This is the first book of a new series so there is a lot of character development as Campbell slowly introduces the new world to us readers. There is no huge battle scene that Campbell is famous for but maybe that will happen in a future episode. I found this book interesting enough to look forward to the next episode release.

This book is only being released in audio format. The book was released 2 December 2014 in time for the Christmas gift season. I downloaded this book from Audible. Macleod Andrews narrated the story.