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Dragon Champion

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by E. E. Knight
David Drummond
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"Gray dragons are different, my son. It means you must be careful; your skin will be pierced more easily. But on the other hand, having no hunger for gems and gold will allow you to live in the Upper World and far from men."


High in the mountains, deep in the safety of a cave, a brood of dragons is born. The four young ones are among the last of a dying breed—the final hope for dragons' survival. But hope shatters when a murderous group of slave-trading dwarves breaks into the cave, leaving death and destruction in its wake.


Only young Auron, a rare scaleless gray dragon, manages to escape. Armed with nothing save wit, claws, and a boundless determination to survive, he seeks his kind. But to find other dragons—or at least discover who's killing them off—Auron will have to search a world of mercenary elves, vicious humans, and dangers of all kinds. Winning allies in the strangest places—and finding himself along the way—Auron embarks on the journey of a thousand-year lifetime.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Age of Fire

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    August 17, 2009

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781400192007
      • File size: 401066 KB
      • Duration: 13:55:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      David Drummond provides a strong narrative voice for this fantasy, which revolves around Auron, a young gray dragon who must prove his cunning and intelligence in a world in which he is feared and hunted. After losing his family to hunters, he must grow up quickly and find others like him if he is to survive. While Drummond delivers strong and compelling prose, utilizing tone and rhythm to keep the story going and heightening moments of tension, he fails to deliver believable dragon voices. Granted, what makes for an authentic dragon voice is debatable. While the youth of the dragon voices accurately reflects their level of emotional development--the physiological traits of a dragon would indicate a more powerful voice. L.E. (c) AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      October 31, 2005
      Knight, best known for his Vampire Earth mass market series (Tale of the Thunderbolt
      , etc.), makes an auspicious trade paper debut with this smoothly written fantasy told from the point-of-view of its dragon hero. Four dragon hatchlings, flameless and dependent on their father to bring home horses and even men as food, face a host of dangers, including fierce dwarves who invade their cave. Only Auron, the pride of the litter, will survive to fight those determined to drive his breed to extinction. Some flat poetry that poses no threat to Tolkien only slightly slows the brisk pace of this bloody, unsentimental fairy tale.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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