Fantasy and science fiction have maintained their rebirth stage in recent years. Not since Star Wars and Star Trek have fantasy aficionados and rookies alike been on such an orbital high. With the emergence of Harry Potter and the resurgence of Lord of the Rings, the new generation of Trekkies and Tolkienites are rekindling fantasy's fire. While these giants have reached the best-selling bookshelves and mainstream matinees, what is next for this growing genre? Although still working its way through the underground, Ted Lazaris' Dragonman: The Adventures of Luke Starr will inevitably unleash its ground-breaking tale into the fantasy/science fiction arena with undeniable force. Lazaris and his work have the potential to take this genre of literature from the initial stage of rebirth to the full-blown development of a renaissance.
This masterwork fuses elements of neo-fantasy with enchanting escapades of a mythical hero's journey. The phenom Luke Starr carries the blessing and curse of being anointed "The Chosen One." Through the guise of the heroic Dragonman, Luke breeds righteousness and counteracts the infections of evil with his superhuman abilities and capacity for generating miracles. Lazaris intertwines the tale of Luke's prodigious path with connecting plot allusions and links that give the novel symmetry and composition. He skillfully balances these storyline strategies with the benevolent, witty dialogues between Luke, Jessica, and Crystal, which masterfully merges orchestration, thematic implications, and the idiosyncrasies of the adolescent characters' innocence, curiosity, ambition, and compassion. Within this human element of the novel, Lazaris also incorporates unforgettable and imaginative episodes involving a blood brother bond between dragon and human, puzzling serial murder mysteries, an alien invasion, and encounters with the devil in the form of a plausible psychic. Although this work has been paralleled with the revered creations of Rowling, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other fantasy virtuosos, Dragonman: The Adventures of Luke Starr possesses a creative and inventive authenticity that is incomparable.

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