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Dragon Spear (Dragon Slippers #3)
by
Jessica Day George (Goodreads Author)
As far as Creel is concerned, all is finally right with the world. The dragon king, Shardas, and his queen, Velika, have made a home for themselves on the Far Islands, and for the first time in centuries it seems dragons and humans might be able to live together in peace. So what better time for Creel and Luka to plan their wedding. But then Velika gets kidnapped by a band...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
May 12th 2009
by Bloomsbury USA Childrens
(first published May 2009)
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Dragon Spear is the exciting finale to the Dragon Slippers trilogy. Characters I have come to know are joined by a band of tiny rogue dragons on a mission. These mini dragons are stubborn, proud, and quirky – while the Feraval dragons collect luxuries, these new dragons collect PEOPLE. So weird!
Nothing is simple as Creel and Luka plan their wedding. Rather than dealing with some played-out-love –triangle, these two deal with dragons trapping them in a pit and a wedding dress that refuses t...more
I didn't like this one quite as much as the prior two books in the series, for a couple of reasons. (view spoiler)...more
This was a Jessica Day George read-a-thon week for me--I'll copy this review for all four books. I had never heard of her or read her books before a week ago, but somehow I saw her name and put some books on hold at the library then got 4 at once(Tuesdays at the Castle has a 40 people wait at the library, but I'm on the list).
I read all three of the Dragon Slippers books and then Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. I'm read the Dragon Slippers ones with my kids, and would recommend Sun & Moon, Ice &...more
I read all three of the Dragon Slippers books and then Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow. I'm read the Dragon Slippers ones with my kids, and would recommend Sun & Moon, Ice &...more
Of all three books, Dragon Spear would have to be the one I disliked the most. Creel seemed to be wedding gown obsessed (which bored me to tears. I know the wedding gown was important to her, but not to the extent that Creel showed), and the actual plot was messy. You could see the author try to inject some complexities into the situation, but instead of being engaging and well written, it was rather clumsy and needed better execution overall.
It's not all bad. For the most part, if you liked th...more
It's not all bad. For the most part, if you liked th...more
I am somewhat sad to be finished with this book, because it certainly was an excellent series. In terms of Luka and Creel, I am very glad that she did decide to make this final book because I did want to hear how all of that would work out, with Creel's crazy aunt and all. I am also so happy that Velika is with children in this volume, as I did so hope that there would be another heir to the dragon throne (which, it turns out, is the plot of this book). It doesn't take place in the same lands as...more
Book three in Jessica's dragon series. Creel is now growing a little board with home and is looking forward to a new adventure. After becoming engaged to Prince Luka , Creel and Luka and Creel's brother set out to see her Dragons friends new home. After the last war that was one the King banished all Dragons from his Kingdom. So Sharda's and his Queen Velika set out to come the other Kingdoms to find a place for all his people in addition to the new acquired dragons who became un collared in the...more
This one was a bit of a disappointment to me. I guess I had gotten spoiled by the preceeding two books! It wasn't bad, it just wasn't great.
Creel, Luka, Shadras, and the rest of the gang are back, and things are about to get interesting. Luka is constantly pushing Creel to agree to move their wedding date up, Creel is panicking about her dress, her family shows up at the palace and expect to be treated like royalty, and Luka and Creel are suppossed to be going to visit the dragons new home. Whe...more
Creel, Luka, Shadras, and the rest of the gang are back, and things are about to get interesting. Luka is constantly pushing Creel to agree to move their wedding date up, Creel is panicking about her dress, her family shows up at the palace and expect to be treated like royalty, and Luka and Creel are suppossed to be going to visit the dragons new home. Whe...more
In her comments on the book, the author mentions that Dragon Spear was conceived after the second book was written. Unfortunately, this is definately clear in the writing. One of the main characters in the book takes on a completely different persona and the Author explains it by saying that he was just acting in the second book. But it just doesn't come off as believable and the third book in this series ends up feeling like a completely different creature than the first two. Additionally, Geor...more
I liked reading about the beautiful island the King, Queen and other dragons moved to. However, the main part of this book is about another island, thickly covered with pine trees, that quickly becomes a depressing place to be. I guess it all starts off badly with the kidnapping of the Queen. She is taken just days before she lays her clutch of eggs. The dragons who live on this older island barely have enough respect for the Queen to feed her. It is a struggle for Creel, her human friends, and...more
Not as good as the last two methinks. It's probably a four-star maximum, but I'm giving it 5 because I feel like it. In this, Creel is the same old dragon-hugger, off to save the dragons once again, and getting into tricky escapades which she worms out of with the help of her human and dragon friends. I hoped for another dragon war, but after writing two dragon wars in a row, I expect that Ms George is a bit fed up of writing about dragons dying and the like (though there was a lot of action in...more
The more books I read by her, the more I am generally disappointed in Jessica Day George as a writer. I loved her first book (Dragon Slippers) - it was such a fantastic and original and entertaining story that the simplistic and sometimes stilted writing didn't matter. On the whole, I've enjoyed the general plots of her books, but I am always left wanting in terms of writing and fleshing-out - I just feel like they could be fantastic, but fall somewhat short. I did enjoy reading this one to fini...more
In the third installment of Jessica Day George’s dragon series, Creel and her prince charming, Luka, visit the dragons’ Far Island home just in time to witness the abduction of Queen Velika. They set off to help Shardas and a handful of dragons rescue the queen from a band of strange dragons with evil intentions. To make matters worse, when they find her, she is about to lay a clutch of eggs, and can’t be moved.
Dragon Spear is an exciting adventure with a plot that kept me guessing and delighte...more
Dragon Spear is an exciting adventure with a plot that kept me guessing and delighte...more
An excellent ending to the series. I liked how the conflict in this one came from other dragons as opposed to humans--it was a nice change and seemed to really work with the plot and past events. Again, I loved Creel in this (and Luka, though really that ought to go without saying), and I liked getting to know some of the other characters better, especially Velika, who was a minor and injured character in the last book and really shined in this one, and Hagen, who we met for a page or two in Dra...more
Another quick read in the Dragon Slippers series. The setting in this one takes place on islands far from Feravel due to the dragon's banishment. I really enjoyed the ending to the series. It nicely summed up all the others with happy closure. I was very eager for dragon babies and this book filled it and for the first time the humans weren't the bad guys. I found Daryym very hateable as all good antagonists should be and of course I still loved the previous characters. My daughter loves this se...more
In Mrs. Tessler's Classroom: Fantasy: Other Worlds
A speedy read just like it's two predecessors in the series, more adventures with Creel and dragons and references to gorgeous fashion. I'm convinced this is the fantasy series to hook girls with enough romance to counter-balance the idea of adventure and large scaly monsters. I love George's characterization of the dragons, making them just as understandable, empathetic, and fun as their human counterparts. I sometimes find Creel to be a little...more
A speedy read just like it's two predecessors in the series, more adventures with Creel and dragons and references to gorgeous fashion. I'm convinced this is the fantasy series to hook girls with enough romance to counter-balance the idea of adventure and large scaly monsters. I love George's characterization of the dragons, making them just as understandable, empathetic, and fun as their human counterparts. I sometimes find Creel to be a little...more
Such a satisfying end to an amazing series of books. It was wonderful to revisit with the dragons and see how happy they are in their new lands. The romance between Creel and Luka was quite satisfying and I really enjoyed all the secondary characters. As in the first two books, the story was a rollercoaster ride from beginning to end. You just want to keep reading quickly to find out what happens next and yet you also want to be able to savor each moment. This talented author really knows how to...more
The second dragon war is over so it's time to sit back and relax, right? Actually things are just getting started when a strange bunch of dragons pop in out of no where and abduct the queen! Creel and her Dragon friends must hurry to save the queen before it all becomes too much for her in her "delicate condition."
I actually read this book (3rd in the series) before I read the 2nd because the waiting list in the library is so long, I couldn't get my hands on Dragon Flight until I gave up and bo...more
I actually read this book (3rd in the series) before I read the 2nd because the waiting list in the library is so long, I couldn't get my hands on Dragon Flight until I gave up and bo...more
My least favorite of the three. An interesting concept, but some parts felt a little rushed or awkward. I didn't like how the boys in this book ended up being mostly useless - especially Prince Luka. Creel did everything here. even when they would all go somewhere together, she would somehow end up separated from them and she alone would solve their problems. Her dashing, brave prince became little more than an ornament. he speaks of protecting her and caring for her, but she's the one who does...more
This one is by far the BEST one of the 3, She ends with Creel and Luka being married and the hatching of Shardas and Velika's eggs, I like the way Creel gives up her beautiful wedding gown for her dear friend's eggs, and then Marta comes up with another one then after they finely have to wreck Marta's gown so that Creel could be married in no less then splendor and I think that Shardas and Feniul and who knows how many other dragons were really nice when they made their "Honeymoon Suite" it no l...more
I've enjoyed this series. In this one, I felt like the author was a little clumsy in her clues as to what would happen next. For example, it's easy to predict the wedding dresses getting ruined. (Creel was so careful to not let Luka see her wedding dresses, much less see her IN them, but when the dragon eggs are hatching, Creel, in her second wedding gown, is running to the beach hand-in-hand with Luka, without thinking twice about being clad in her latest dress, to witness the hatching.)
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It was fun getting back into this world again. It took a little while for me to get back into it and to remember what had happened previously, but the new story was more important than most of that anyway so it was not too distracting.
I enjoyed the new story and new dragons. Totally cool!
Setting: Most of the story took place on the strange new volcano-y continent where the new dragons lived. There were some nice unique details that I can remember even now - it being several weeks since I finishe...more
I enjoyed the new story and new dragons. Totally cool!
Setting: Most of the story took place on the strange new volcano-y continent where the new dragons lived. There were some nice unique details that I can remember even now - it being several weeks since I finishe...more
A speedy read just like it's two predecessors in the series, more adventures with Creel and dragons and references to gorgeous fashion. I'm convinced this is the fantasy series to hook girls with enough romance to counter-balance the idea of adventure and large scaly monsters. I love George's characterization of the dragons, making them just as understandable, empathetic, and fun as their human counterparts. I sometimes find Creel to be a little -too- perfect in her willingness to just go all ou...more
The third and final book in the Dragon series by Jessica Day George. Probably my least favorite of the series. Shardas and the other dragons go to live on their own islands and have to deal with the other crazy dragons that live on the surrounding islands that seem to think that they can just take Velika and her dragon hatchlings. Because of blood and birthrights, etc. Creel, Luka, and friends flew out with the dragons to spend some down time and hang out with their friends and, as per usual, ge...more
I was concerned that Creel was going to turn stupid like she was in the first book, but to my relief she wasn't. George keeps the pace quick and the action going...at least after all the wedding dress stuff in the first 2 or 3 chapters...zzzzz. Anyway, it was good. The dialogue is good. There are some great bad guys who you just can't stand and great victors. There is plenty of tension but also it is well resolved. Not everyone seems to get what they want and you can feel that there is plenty of...more
I really enjoyed reading this entire series (there are 3). It was fun and imaginative and the storylines were all great. Oddly enough, I didn't even like the main character's personality a whole lot but still loved the books. My 8 year old daughter pulled the first book off the shelf at the library and started reading and my 10 year old son and I also got sucked in. (I did completely pass them both up but, in all fairness, I don't have a bedtime and they do.)I'm copying this review to all 3 book...more
There were some poorly thought out ideas in this book by the author (like Creel bringing her wedding dress materials with her on dangerous missions in case there was some "downtime" to work on it) but other then that, the story lives up to book #1 & 2. A little too much family drama in this one & there is an elopment (not suitable for 8-12 yr olds although the context does help smooth it over). This dragon story was more suspenseful then book #2. In the end, I just like the idea of a str...more
I liked it, although it pales in comparison to the first book. It had a sweet ending. My 10 year old daughter loves the series and is quickly devouring the books. They are sweet and clean books--something I greatly value. It was a nice story. I didn't like Creel's almost total rejection of humanity. In the first book, the dragons were friends and Creel lived with people. Now the dragons seem to have taken over Creel's life. I miss her interaction with people--maybe I'm too old to think living wi...more
After the Second Dragon War, Creel’s world has changed dramatically. Shadras and the rest of the dragons have relocated to the Far Islands, and Creel and Luka have become engaged. Before they can get married, Creel is going to take one visit to the Far Islands to visit her dragon friends. She arrives to find that they've settled in paradise, but not all of the dragons have the same ideas about how things should be run. What will Creel and Shadras do when Velika, the queen of the dragons, is kidn...more
Cover Blurb: This might actually be my favorite out the three, with the emerald-green dragon, the eggs, and Creel. I don’t normally like characters to be on the front of books, but since Creel’s face isn’t entirely defined, I don’t mind it.
What I Liked: I did like that the storyline was so different from the last two. A “third Dragon War” would have been tedious. Creel’s brother, Hagen, was a good addition to the cast; he lent a further dose of humor to things, and as always I love Luka and Cree...more
What I Liked: I did like that the storyline was so different from the last two. A “third Dragon War” would have been tedious. Creel’s brother, Hagen, was a good addition to the cast; he lent a further dose of humor to things, and as always I love Luka and Cree...more
I really enjoyed this book! I've been looking forward to reading it for awhile, but couldn't find it! I was so excited when I found it that I read until I fell asleep and finished this morning! I loved the conflicts and how they were resolved! She didn't make anything sound easy or far-fetched (beside the obvious dragons and two moons). I was thrilled at the happy ending! Although I would still love more books! My nine-year-old son loved this whole series too (he's the reason I couldn't find the...more
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“We startled some strange, long-necked shaggy creatures that had been grazing in the field, and I swear one of them spit at Feniul. Hagen slipped off of Leontes'neck and started to follow the creatures into the little copse of trees they had taken shelter in, fascinated, but I called him back.
"They spit."I said. "They probably bite as well."
"They are ill tempered things,"Amacarin agreed."But I saw someone riding one yesterday. It did not look like a smooth-gaited beast, though."
Now there was even more longing in Hagen's face."
Luka started laughing. "I shall buy you one when you finish your apprenticeship." He told my brother. "It can be your mastery gift. A hairy, spitting cow horse.”
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"They spit."I said. "They probably bite as well."
"They are ill tempered things,"Amacarin agreed."But I saw someone riding one yesterday. It did not look like a smooth-gaited beast, though."
Now there was even more longing in Hagen's face."
Luka started laughing. "I shall buy you one when you finish your apprenticeship." He told my brother. "It can be your mastery gift. A hairy, spitting cow horse.”
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