When Dragons Rage

by Michael A. Stackpole

A very involved continuation of Fortress Draconis, with a heck of a cliffhanger ending. Maybe a little hard to believe the way the plot has been strung together, but I hope the third book will clear everything up.

My other problem is that the plot and characters still seem too generic. There’s the wise older man with a troubled past, the young thief who must learn to accept responsibility, the fat young magician who can’t seem to get things right…and it just goes on from there. Don’t get me wrong, they were all fairly likeable characters, but almost everything was so predictable. For me. Now that’s saying a lot.

The Holy Temple

by Boyd K. Packer

This was an assigned reading for my Rel C 261 class (Family History). It’s a very good background on what temples are for and why they are so important. I think maybe it will make a bit more sense once I go to the temple myself, but I still gained a lot from Elder Packer’s writing and I feel like I understand a little more the importance of preparing for the temple.

Fortress Draconis

by Michael A. Stackpole

Started this on the recommendation of Ryan. He told me the plot of the prequel, The Dark Glory War. It’s a really interesting story, but, of course, some elements that it could do without. The last book in the series is coming out soon – or maybe it already has? – so I’ll have to read the others soon.

Fortress Draconis is about a young thief named Will who learns that there is a prophecy concerning him, saying that he’ll be the one able to defeat the tyrant princess/sorceress, Chytrine. Will is a fairly believable character, even though overall the story follows some very generic plot devices. Regardless, I enjoyed it, and I’ll read the subsequent books.