Point of View

Talons of Power is presented from the limited perspective of Turtle, an animus SeaWing dragonet. He is Queen Coral's son and Tsunami's and Anemone's brother. Turtle sets out to be an honest narrator, and he seems to evaluate situations and other dragons accurately. He lacks self-confidence which makes him incapable of being honest about himself. For example, he cannot imagine himself as the hero in any story, but he places himself in other roles in which he makes mistakes and causes problems. However, when Anemone and Kinkajou are in danger, Turtle steps into the role of hero and puts himself in danger to save them.

The limited perspective means the reader does not know what is going on in other places or what other dragons are thinking, unless they choose to share those thoughts. Turtle is highly observant and he uses this to sometimes figure...