DRAGONWORLD by Byron Preiss and Michael Reaves
Originally published in 1979. Illustrations by Joseph Zucker. art from the book Way back in 1985, I bought a paperback copy of this book at Viewpoint Books - a great store in Columbus, Indiana. I sold it to a used book store a few years later and I forgot all about it. A couple of years ago, I found a copy at a thrift store and I snatched it up, feeling like I had found a relic from my past. I remembered that I loved the beginning of the book and I loved the pictures (there are more than 80 pencil drawings throughout the book), but I couldn't remember anything else about it. So, I finally got around to reading this book and I have determined that I did not finish the book 34 years ago. I remembered the first 30 pages or so but everything else was a surprise - and not a particularly good one (with the exception of the aforementioned drawings - they are quite excellent). The book is set in a world with two continents separated by a narrow strait of very volatile water. Th