false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171467641m/100464.jpg 100464 29 It's a fantasy, it's long, and it's got dragons in it. <I>Dragon Rider</I> is bound to be another hit book from Cornelia Funke! Ever since the popularity of bestselling fantasies <I>The Thief Lord</I> and <I>Inkheart</I> went global a few years ago, legions of fans have demanded more books from the German author than she can reasonably hope to write each year. So, re-discovering this hefty, earlier novel from 1997 was a logical development--and her keenest readers will devour it as before. <p> <p> Aimed at slightly younger readers than her previous novels, despite its massive five hundred pages, <I>Dragon Rider</I> is about a brave young dragon called Firedrake who embarks upon a dangerous journey to the Rim of Heaven in the Himalayas--a magical place where silver dragons can rest easy, free from the threat of destruction by mankind and their only hope of sanctuary. The key to its location is a map rendered by a rat who is a master cartographer.<p> Firedrake is joined on his quest by Ben, an orphaned boy, and Sorrell--a wise-cracking Brownie that is an odd, but ingenious, grumpy kind of fairy. Their journey is not a straightforward one by any means. Created by an alchemist called Petrosius Henbane in 1424, Nettlebrand (a malevolent creature covered in impenetrable gold plates) is their biggest threat--he is intent on destroying them. Nettlebrand is aided by Twigleg, a homunculus who has stowed away in Ben's bag and who is feeding reports on their progress back to his master.<p> <p> Their exciting encounters are many... It is easy to forgive the narrative's excessive length when readers are gorging on such a wonderfully inventive and readable story from an author who has her readers in the palm of her hand on every page. (Age 9 and over) --<I>John McLay</I> 429198 book 1997 Dragon Rider total:5002|5:1589|4:1692|3:1292|2:323|1:106| 5002 19341 6457 635 2 6 false false Tue May 12 12:12:06 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 12:18:51 -0700 2009
Me: So, you're finally going to know how it ends!

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ISBN: 0439685133
523 pages
Publisher: The Chicken House
2004

Dragon Rider is a great book that I would recommend to a lot of people. Anybody who likes fantasy books with dragons and such would love this book. I enjoyed reading throu...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Mar 07 21:32:39 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 21:33:15 -0800 2009 i really enjoyed readin it]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 27 04:37:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 03:54:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 27 04:37:55 -0700 2009 Meskipun naga lain ga mau ikut, Lung ga sendiri, dy ditemani Bulubelerang dan Ben, memulai petualangan dengan m...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 02:34:50 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 08:58:26 -0700 2009 Perjumpaan dengan Sarang Naga emas memb...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:15:32 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 19:06:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 14 07:55:15 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 08:21:17 -0700 2009
The story revolves around Firedrake the dragon (the name's Lung in Indonesian version), Sorrel the Brow...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 23:06:18 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 05:01:55 -0700 2009 Dragonrider ditulis oleh Cornelia Funke, salah satu pengarang cerita anak favorit saya, maka saya memutuskan untuk membacanya. Untungnya novel ini tidak mengecewakan.

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