Dragon champion is more than just brain candy though. The basic idea of the book is that it is a fantasy from the perspective of a dragon. A dragon who has to survive being hunted by cruel elves, reckless humans and uncaring dwarfs. Knight manages to capture this very well, the character development of the dragon, and its perspectives on events and people is really quite wonderful. You find yourself rooting for the dragon one minute and then stopping a few seconds later asking yourself, "Did the protagonist I care for really just bite off a child's head and chew it.....with gusto?"
The writing is absorbing, E E Knight writes really well. The plot is fairly straightforward, but in many ways more compelling because of that. The ending is of course, like any great work in fantasy, a beginning and I expect ( I have not looked yet ) to find at least a trilogy. What kinds of readers will like this? If you like your fantasy simple, and in many ways traditional, you will enjoy this book. I will read more by this man, who I think is great after one book. I will add him to my list.
