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The Dragon Hoard
by
Tanith Lee
The princess handed Fearless a black book, bound in gold, entitled 'The Hoarded Dragon.' Not to be read by the faint-hearted. Fearless read it aloud to Prince Jasleth. 'The dragon is as high as a house, with scales no sword can pierce, and a mouth so huge it can swallow an army in one gulp -- and once did just to prove it. It has nine hundred and fifty-four teeth, each thr...more
Mass Market Paperback, 162 pages
Published
April 19th 1984
by Tempo Fantasy
(first published 1971)
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This is a complete 180 from Lee’s dark, twisty novels. The Dragon Hoard is a light, humorous fantasy featuring a comical, evil enchantress hell bent on making one innocent prince’s life miserable. Many of the names in the story are symbolic such as Prince Fearless (though he isn’t really), King Purple, and the enchantress Maligna. The innocent prince that Maligna is after is called Jasleth, and the first thing Maligna does to him is fire off a curse that randomly turns him into a raven for an ho...more
Jun 14, 2013
Mary Catelli
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
fairy-tales,
high-fantasy
If you are familiar with her work, I will say that this one is -- atypical. Jason and Medea dropped into a Fairy Tale world and made comic.
Prince Jasleth and Princess Goodness's seventeenth birthday party is crashed by a relative, Maligna, who curses Goodness to be so good it's silly, and Jasleth to turn into a raven one hour a day. Their parents kick Jasleth out to find his fortune while they deal with their impoverishment while Goodness keeps giving things away.
After some episodes where Jaslet...more
Prince Jasleth and Princess Goodness's seventeenth birthday party is crashed by a relative, Maligna, who curses Goodness to be so good it's silly, and Jasleth to turn into a raven one hour a day. Their parents kick Jasleth out to find his fortune while they deal with their impoverishment while Goodness keeps giving things away.
After some episodes where Jaslet...more
VERY amusing!
It reads like an old fairy tale, with cute, witty language, and silly characters facing clever trials.
This one is definitely written for children. However, I am of the opinion that some of her best works were written for children or young adults.
Her characters are surprisingly well rounded for a children's book. The evil sorceress Maligna is somewhat inept, but has enough power and cruelty to genuinely worry the heroes. Prince Fearless is by no means actually fearless, but neither...more
It reads like an old fairy tale, with cute, witty language, and silly characters facing clever trials.
This one is definitely written for children. However, I am of the opinion that some of her best works were written for children or young adults.
Her characters are surprisingly well rounded for a children's book. The evil sorceress Maligna is somewhat inept, but has enough power and cruelty to genuinely worry the heroes. Prince Fearless is by no means actually fearless, but neither...more
A classic tale of a witches curse on a Prince and a Princess, and a quest, with a subversive humour that permeates the whole story. Great for any age group, and I have bought it for a number of young people in recent years.
I read it for the first time when I was about 9. The first book I ever read that wasn't Enid Blyton. And I adored it so much that I bought it from Amazon, second hand, and if I could get it as a download I would do that, too. Lee started me on my lifelong love of fantasy fict...more
I read it for the first time when I was about 9. The first book I ever read that wasn't Enid Blyton. And I adored it so much that I bought it from Amazon, second hand, and if I could get it as a download I would do that, too. Lee started me on my lifelong love of fantasy fict...more
Nov 23, 2012
Miri
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
junior-fiction,
jf-display
Very funny. It's a good adventure story, with lots of evil wizards and enchantresses, monsters, demons, mermaids, talking animals, and crocodiles who play the drums. Would be especially fun as a read-aloud, too.
I couldn't tell if this a failed spoof or if Lee was amusing herself by seeing what she could get away with. This is far from the lyrical quality of her other writing.
a cute light hearted story about prince Jasleth who is cursed by his wicked aunt and has to go on a quest to save his kingdom
Very old-fashioned, very silly, very British.
Apparently, this was the author's first publication, and she was twenty-two.
Apparently, this was the author's first publication, and she was twenty-two.
One from back when Tanith Lee had a sense of humour. If only someone would re-release 'Princess Hynchatti'!
Fell in complete love with this when I got it in a grab bag as a kid. I've never forgotten it.
Jul 28, 2010
Arlene Allen
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
fantasy,
young-adults
I usually love Tanith Lee but this didn't do it for me.
This was a big favorite in my family, although I do not think I was ever able to get into any of Tanith Lee's other books.
A children's book. It didn't really say me much. I do love the more adult tales of Tanith Lee's later writing career.
Funny and enjoyable, but definitely a children's book.
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Tanith Lee is a British writer of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. She is the author of 77 novels, 14 collections, and almost 300 short stories. She has also written four radio plays broadcast by the BBC and two scripts for the UK, science fiction, cult television series "Blake's 7."
Before becoming a full time writer, Lee worked as a file clerk, an assistant librarian, a shop assistant, and a...more
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