The Princess and the Firedrake

by Jim Stinson

(Newly proofed and reformatted) Despite all the beauty and virtues expected of faerie tale princesses, Alix labored under a terrible she was too smart, too knowledgeable, too capable. To set herself free, she had to kill the monstrous firedrake; though afterword, they became great friends…


Princess Alix's effortless intelligence so infuriates her father the king that he locks her up in a castle, utterly alone. To free herself, the ruthlessly logical princess must open her skeptical eyes to the magic all around her, beginning with the christening gifts that the faeries gave her as a baby. Only then, with their help and the help of Jack Brambel, an amiable duke-in-training, can Alix free herself, win her deadly battle with the monstrous firedrake, save her country, and revive the love of her father.

Genres: Fantasy, Ebooks, Fairy Tales, Dragons

254 pages, ebook

First published August 1, 2012

About the author

Educated at Harvard, Yale, and UCLA, Jim Stinson has taught film production at Art Center College of Design, media history and criticism at California State University, Los Angeles, and video production at La Caada High School. Hes written for academia, published four mystery novels, made feature and instructional films, and spent twelve years as a columnist and contributing editor at Videomaker magazine. Today, when not writing fiction, he is constantly revising his popular textbook on video production to keep pace with exploding media technology. Though born and bred in Pittsburgh he has spent all his adult life in California and Oregon, where he now lives with his wife, Sue. He dotes on his two adult children and is pleased to report that they remain at large.

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Reviews

[Sandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute little story with elements drawn from traditional fairytales. Princess given a bunch of magical gifts at her christening and one curse from an evil magician. Curse eventually results in princess being locked up in castle alone where she discovers her magical gifts and uses them to defeat the firedrake menacing the town and break the curse (with a little help from some new friends). Ideal for kids from 8 up.

[Margaret · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many aspects of older fairy tales, all rolled up into one semi-satirical, ut not unenjoyable story.

[Samantha Riley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute story.

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, light read. Pretty cute too. It would be great to read to children, I think.

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

enjoyable, fast read.