Dragon Ice

I've enjoyed all the Dragon Clans books. Adding a new dragon species in this one (is this final or ??) hit the spot and completes dragonology on the alien world where humans crashed and found friends among the locals. I would have liked to see some more danger with humans and dragons fighting for their existence. It was a little too smooth a transition. That'd be my only minor complaint. I would like to see more of the Dragons. How about a prequel before all those annoying humans show up on the planet? I recommend this series and others in Sue Perkins' bibliography.

... settlers were sent off into space to make their way on new worlds ... one such group crash landed on an icy plateau, an area which was also home to the ice dragons. The people were forced to live underground in caves because the ice dragons would not allow them to travel through the mountain pass to look for better lands. Neisha and her community have never known anything other than life underground. ... the weather is brutally cold and the ice dragons circle around herding her back into the caves. ... Tane is also a descendent of Earth settlers, in this instance, settlers who arrived on this world fifty years ago, but they landed in the warmer areas. Tane ... and his friend Rik set out ... to help Neisha's people, because in Tane's part of the world there is an alliance between dragons and humans, and they work and live together in harmony. Sue Perkins has written a wonderful story about dragons and humans. I like the way she uses telepathic communications between the species and also how some humans can communicate telepathically with other humans as well. Neisha is a lovely kind young girl, who is very capable and smart. Tane is an adventurous young man who is intrigued by the prospect that there are not only other humans on the planet but another clan of dragons as well. ... In addition to these two young people, there are also several other well-drawn characters, and my favorite is Shonta, the oldest member of Neisha's community. She is old, but she is smart and savvy, and certainly game to try something new. I was impressed with the amount of detail that is given when the community has to plan how to relocate. There are a lot of elements to take into consideration and I felt these planning details are realistic and ingenious. The plot moves rather slowly in places, and while I might have liked a bit more action, the slower more deliberate pace matches both the winter season and the time needed to convince one hundred people to move out of the only homes they have known. This is a wonderful book about dragons and also the importance of not making assumptions and talking things through. I'm sure that lovers of dragons and fantasy will truly enjoy this book. Originally posted at Long and Short Reviews