Here we are on the third and final day of the Kidz Book Buzz blog tour for Michelle Knudsen’s The Dragon of Trelian.

And once I again, I’m at loose ends about what to write about.

So I think I’ll talk about a couple of things in the book that interested me and that I’m hoping to find out more about in the sequels.

I found it interesting that in The Dragon of Trelian the mages had tattoos put on their faces according to how powerful they were. There is a governing body, the Magistratum, that sets law and tries law-breakers. And one law is that the mages must be marked to show the world who they are. Because what can a normal man do to protect himself from a powerful mage? But to be forewarned is to be forearmed, apparently. I thought this was an interesting thread and I’m anxious to see if, after the world-building of the first book, future volumes will delve more deeply into political/social issues à la Harry Potter.

The second thing I want to see more of is the poor woman who died a hundred years before the story opened. A young woman, all alone in a dark place. I want to know more about her, and I’m hoping the future books will bring that out. I want to see more of Serek, too, because I loved his personality and voice, and I really want to see Calen grow into a noble and powerful young man.

So I’m looking forward to future books in the Trelian series.

Oh, and one little note about my recommendation in my book review, yesterday. I said I’d recommend it for middle grade readers. But my mom (87) is reading the book now and enjoying it. She reads a book a day to keep her brain ticking along at a steady pace, and we often share books. It’s great fun and even more fun now that my teen-aged daughter is in the loop with us (she’ll get The Dragon of Trelian , next).