Thomas Bloor
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
I have just seen a copy of my most recent book, THE DRAGON AND THE WARLORD.
The illustrations, by Daniel Atanasov, are every bit as good as I’d thought they’d be. They’re all great, but my favourite is perhaps the drawing on page 51, which shows the dragon on the wing, silhouetted by the full moon, while beneath him the cliff-top fortress collapses into ruin. I also like the grim scene on page 5, where Sheng’s father lies dying, his body pierced by arrows, carrion birds circling above him in the darkening sky.
THE DRAGON AND THE WARLORD is from Barrington Stoke, a publisher that specialises in books for reluctant, struggling and dyslexic readers, but don’t be put off if you’re not any of those things. I’ve read quite a few barrington Stoke books and they’re really good, well worth reading by anyone who likes a good story. If you don’t find them on the shelves at your nearest bookshop then they should be able to order you in a copy - or you can buy them online.
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