Blue Moon by Cindy Lynn Speer © 2008 Zumaya Publications ISBN
978-1-934135-72-3 305 pages Paperback $15.99
U.S.)
Dragons interacting with humans - not too uncommon; dragons interacting
with
humans in the modern world - uncommon; dragons interacting with humans, in
the modern world AS humans - okay, now we've moved from uncommon into
unique. Dragons, for whatever reason, seem to be the mystical creature of
the 21st century. They far outnumber unicorns, centaurs, or any other
non-humanoid in books. I'm not sure why that is, or what it says about
the
human psyche.
Have you ever wondered why "science" triumphed over "magic"? Why the fae
faded from common knowledge and experience? Well, this book presents one
answer. Oh, it is fiction, so it isn't "real," but it is an interesting
perspective for all of that.
What then happens when two worlds (literally) separated but physically
identical are forced apart, each to develop their own destinies for
centuries and then brought, physically, back together? What could happen
when the Rome of our technologically dependent world and the Rome of a
magical world try to occupy the same space and time? The populations are
very different, but the land m***** are identical. Well, we never find
out
in this book, but it would be an interesting speculation.
There were occasional editing glitches in this book (dropped words,
mostly),
but unless you are looking for them, you probably won't even notice them.
They in no way detract from the quality of the story. Zumaya is one of
the
newer publishers and, I am sure, will be around for a long time to come,
assuming that readers who value quality and sup****t them.
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