Salter, Brett. A Dragon’s Dyne. 2023.

The Talisman series book 6

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Summary

hings have gone from weird to blatantly absurd in Rome and Julian’s quest to preserve the boundary between the Earth realm and The Void. With Darkbrand numbers growing at a terrifying rate, the escape of Beliarahm, the fiercest Nocturn yet, and the struggle to make ANY headway with the Elementals and all their tomfoolery, The Alliance has hit a veritable wall. Even with the promise of the light Talisman to oppose the forces of darkness, there’s just no telling how or where to find it. All the other Talismans are collected, but that doesn’t necessarily give our heroes any comfort, because to this point, these magical items seem to have served more as crosshairs than protection. Maybe they need something more than the Talismans. But what could that be?

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My MS Review

A Dragon’s Dyne is the final book in Brett Salter’s The Talisman series. Salter did a great job of pulling together all of the loose ends and providing a satisfying end to the series. 

I love that Salter breaks the fourth wall occasionally and talks directly to the reader. Especially for middle schoolers, it is a great way to pull the reader into the story. 

Salter’s characters and plot are very memorable. I did not have any problems remembering action in previous books and could jump right into the plot with no problem. I do recommend reading the books in order as each book builds on the previous ones. You won’t fully understand the plot if you haven’t read all of the books.

There was one thing I really appreciated in this final book. Characters who had been on the same side of the battle but at odds with each other came to the point of actually accepting each other. There are also some surprise relationships that are revealed in this book.

I will say that as the series progressed, darker characters do come into play. Because of this I strongly recommend that Christian school librarians read the series in its entirety before making a decision about whether or not it belongs in their school library. While I enjoyed the books, I am not sure I would place it in a K-12 Christian school library. 

I received a complimentary copy of A Dragon’s Dyne. This is my honest review.

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