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Reviewed by Delene Vrey for Readers' Favorite
The Dragon of Dread Deep by C.D. McKenna follows Cassian, a boy betrayed by his thieving parents and raised as a cutthroat pirate, always seen as less for not being a "pure" pirate. When he suddenly finds himself in the role of captain, it quickly becomes clear how unprepared he is as everything begins to unravel. When the crew of the Torment chooses to hunt a sizeable prize in the Grave, a dead stretch of ocean, everything goes sideways. What begins as a simple bounty hunt turns into something greater when a dragon hatches, changing the course of Cassian's life. Facing the truth that legends are based on while finding his own place in the world, Cassian must survive ruthless enemies, cruel captors, and the harsh realities of a life thrust upon him.
C.D. McKenna's latest offering is a swift, adrenaline-fueled tale, a seamless addition to the Vorelian Saga. It's a pirate novel, no holds barred, populated by characters as hard as the sea itself, and a plot that never lets up. The world is authentic, describing a brutal seafaring existence formed by both belief and the need to endure. Cassian emerges as a compelling, tragic figure, struggling with the man he is and the man he's supposed to be, perpetually striving to validate himself in a world where only the ruthless survive. The Dragon of Dread Deep is an edge-of-your-seat read filled with violence, death, and some bad language. This is no romantic pirate tale, but raw, dark, and relentless, and nothing like Pirates of the Caribbean.
