Book: Alta
Series: Dragon Jousters (#2)
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Read: December 2011
My foray continued into the Dragon Jousters series as Vetch, now calling himself by Kiron (his proper and true name), finds a life for himself in Alta. Alta’s underpowered Jousters embrace his knew knowledge of dragon-keeping and work to adopt his ways and some new ways Pioneered by himself and Ari.
The cast grows pretty large, but manageable in the way that Ms. Lackey handles them. The story is colored with more interest and intrigue that ever before, and there’s no slow build to find the plot. Alta is honestly even better than Joust. Which is unusual for me, as I tend not to find the continuation of a series to be better than the first book.
I’m already impatiently awaiting the next of the books! (It’s called “Sanctuary”, BTW. I’ll review that as soon as I’ve gotten ahold of it.)