Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call is very much a prequel to the film， but it also gives an intriguing and heartfelt backstory to one of the main characters that we won't likely see in the movie。The book， by YA fantasy and sci-fi author E。K。 Johnston， essentially tells the tale of how Doric learned to Wild Shape into an owlbear - which we see her do in the movie's trailer。 We also see her channel magic in various ways， and this book answers the question: What is she and ho Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Druid's Call is very much a prequel to the film， but it also gives an intriguing and heartfelt backstory to one of the main characters that we won't likely see in the movie。The book， by YA fantasy and sci-fi author E。K。 Johnston， essentially tells the tale of how Doric learned to Wild Shape into an owlbear - which we see her do in the movie's trailer。 We also see her channel magic in various ways， and this book answers the question: What is she and how can she do that？In the book， Doric is a young tiefling - a type of humanoid with horns and a scaly tail - whom most humans steer clear from。 There's a strong vein of prejudice against tieflings in this world， as many consider them "evil" or even demons。 It's because of this prejudice that Doric is neglected by her parents and ultimately abandoned as a child in the woods。Though she's extremely self-reliant for a child， she comes to live with the wood elves in the Neverwinter Wood - both the elves and the forest teach her invaluable lessons even as she struggles to overcome her fear of abandonment。When her unique talent for understanding， empathizing with， and communicating with nature fully manifests， she's tasked with "going off the school" at the Emerald Enclave to learn the ways of the druids。 And learn she does - including Wild Shaping。This was one of those rare books where the middle third was much stronger than the first and last thirds。 Doric's training and education with the druids were the most interesting aspects of the story， even as she was technically staying in one geographical location。 The best parts of this YA novel were the flashbacks to Doric's heartbreaking childhood and self-discovery in the forest and her druid training。 Because this book is a prequel to a movie， the stakes are low and there really isn't a climax。 The novel simply ends with Doric fully trained and receiving a letter from a sorcerer to help them on a mission with a couple of other thieves。Still， if you're interested in the upcoming movie， especially Sophia Lillis' character， you'll enjoy this book。 。。。more