Sci-Fi Bri's Books Worth Reading: "The Golden Door" by Emily Rodda (2011)
In the kingdom of Weld at a certain time of year everyone must barricade themselves at night and cower in fear as "Skimmers" or man-eating dragons fly into the kingdom looking for people to devour. Sixteen year old Rye lies about his age and volunteers to try to find the source of these 'Skimmers' with the ulterior motive of finding his missing brother(s) who previously volunteered and went missing. Rye has a choice of going through one of three doors, and opts to go through a golden door. Once he enters the door he ends up going on many adventures with a young girls about his age as a companion. They end up in danger with a rhino-like man-charging goat, sea serpents, and perhaps most dangerous of all, a mad sorcerer-king who must sacrifice a bunch of innocents in order to continue to survive. Eventually Rye comes across his brother and with the help of magic and bravery, he attempts to save both his sibling and his female companion from a horrible fate. This book reminded me in several ways of the Harry Potter series. I enjoyed this novel much more than I expected to. If there are any sequels to "The Golden Door" I would definitely make the time to read them.
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