Dreamwielder

Dreamwielder by Garrett Calcaterra

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I'm in love with the lore of this book! A page turner with a plot so captivating and complex that will make you keep reading till the end. Definitely recommend the title to science fiction/fantasy and young adult readers.

In this book there are sorcerers, but not the typical ones that can control the elements, yes, there are firewielders but there is so much more to them, there are for instance beastcharmers and of course as the name of the title suggest's it, dreamwielders. I was very surprised with this kind of sorcerers with all the rules and limitations that dreamwielders have in the book, but on top of all of that I was even more surprised with the reality implemented into the story as to how the characters act under certain circumstances: How the rulers govern their kingdoms, how they prepare for war, how the ships work, how the climate can change for the worse and produce a storm or a heavy rain (consequently change the course of the plot).

I want to address the fact that I adore books with lore, with a kind of lore that I have to keep track of every detail to understand the story to its fullest and this book is exactly that, it has a backstory built in a way that you could make books out of them! Narrating wars, how the kingdoms rose to power, how the Empire was built, the life of the greatest sorcerers, what is beyond "The Five Kingdoms", the older rulers of each kingdom and so much more, and what's interesting is that to understand the plot you don't need to know a lot of the backstory, so you could just read the book not paying attention to the background story and still understand what's happening but instead if you read the backstory closely, that can make you see the book in a very different way, because the ending of the book is perceived with a lot more significance and creates a bigger impact to the reader.

Note: I received a digital copy of this title for an unbiased opinion and reviewing purposes.

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About the Author:

Garrett Calcaterra is author of the YA fantasy series The Dreamwielder Chronicles. His other full-length books include The Roads to Baldairn Motte and Umbral Visions. When not writing or teaching, he enjoys playing guitar in his band Wheel House, hiking with his two dogs, quaffing good beer, and enjoying life with his wife and best friend, Mandy.