Well, so far this book is turning out nothing like I expected. For one thing, the main character's brother has not disappeared yet. The first chapter spent a few pages foreshadowing some big fiasco where the brother, Lang, will be held captive by some sort of snake monster. Now on their trip back to their home from visiting their parents graves Lang has yet to encounter much danger. Stemming from that, there hasn't been any sort of epic quest to save anybody. Instead the conflict of the story isn't saving Lang from a danger already encountered, but it's stopping him from encountering it in the first place. So to begin the book I decided to read in a huge splurge so that I didn't have to worry about it during spring break, so as such I was able to read about half way through. Now halfway through, my previous predictions of the book have scored no points. Author of Ingledove : Marly Youmans As the siblings make their way back to their home Lang begins
