false 176268 9 When the Black Dragon seized the Deep of Ylferdun, young Gareth braved the far Winterlands to find John Aversin, Dragonsbane -- the only living man ever to slay a dragon. In return for the promise of the King to send help to the Winterlands, Aversin agreed to attempt the nearly impossible feat again.<br><br>With them, to guard them on the haunted trip south, went Jenny Waynest, a half-taught sorceress and mother of Aversin's sons.<br><br>But at the decadent Court, nothing was as expected. Rebellion threatened the land. Zyerne, a sorceress of seemingly unlimited power, held the King under an evil spell, and he refused to see them. Meantime, the dragon fed well on the knights who had challenged him.<br><br>In the end, Aversin, Jenny, and Gareth had to steal away at night to challenge Morkeleb, largest and wisest of dragons.<br><br>But that was only the beginning of the perils they must face. 170350 1985 Dragonsbane (Winterlands, Book 1) total:350|5:98|4:128|3:101|2:18|1:5| 350 1346 511 29 4 3 false false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 09:00:32 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 12:00:42 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 02 19:25:55 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 22:30:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:49:11 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:52:15 -0800 2008 Dragonsbane is a depiction of middle-aged regret, of people who because of historical circumstances and personal situations will never achieve what they dream of, and somehow Hambly writes it in a way that's not depressing and that ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 12:58:39 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 05:22:13 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 16:21:06 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 16:27:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 17 10:04:09 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 10:04:09 -0700 2008 3+
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