The Last Dragon is a translation from L'Ultimo Elfo written originally in Italian. I gave the writing style, which sounded a bit silly to me, a lot of leeway since I knew it was a translation. The author, Silvano De Mari, also wrote this story from multiple first person perspectives. I have heard that that is not a good idea because it can be unwieldy and confusing for readers. It was a little rough in some places and I found the infantile "voice" of the elf child annoying. On the other hand, I thought his perspective gave the story a lot of depth. Writing it in the first person allowed me as the reader to understand the thinking of, and then commiserate with, each character in turn.
My favorite part of the story was that it concluded one tale and then it skipped forward 13 years to tell what happened after that first "happily ever after".
Summary from GoodReads:
When the last dragon and the last elf break the circle, the past and the future will meet, and the sun of a new summer will shine in the sky.
In a world shrouded in darkness and continually lashed by rain, a young elf named Yorsh struggles to survive. His village has been destroyed by the torrential waters, leaving Yorsh suddenly orphaned and alone-the earth's last elf. But soon Yorsh discovers he is part of a powerful prophecy to save the world from the Dark Age that has begun. First, however, the young elf will have to find another orphaned creature-the world's last dragon.
Full of great tenderness and humor, this magical journey tells the story of a world plagued by intolerance and wickedness, and the elf and the dragon who will fight for its redemption and bring it back into the light.
In a world shrouded in darkness and continually lashed by rain, a young elf named Yorsh struggles to survive. His village has been destroyed by the torrential waters, leaving Yorsh suddenly orphaned and alone-the earth's last elf. But soon Yorsh discovers he is part of a powerful prophecy to save the world from the Dark Age that has begun. First, however, the young elf will have to find another orphaned creature-the world's last dragon.
Full of great tenderness and humor, this magical journey tells the story of a world plagued by intolerance and wickedness, and the elf and the dragon who will fight for its redemption and bring it back into the light.
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