Diary of a Dragon

by Tad Williams, William Eakin (Illustrations)

You hold in your hand a sacred trust--a dragon's diary. My diary. And that trust has been horribly violated by that dreadful Princess Lillian, or you wouldn t be holding it. My own personal diary, published for all to see! That human female has no shame.

I do, however. I do not wish my secrets spread about. Please, I beg you, put this book down now and walk away, kind browser. Respect an old dragon's privacy. No matter what the princess thinks, these matters of violence, blackmail, and unnecessary romance are not for the eyes of others!

No, no, don t even open it! Ignore the attractive illustrations and the shockingly true secrets of dragon life. You ll be sorry.

All right, you won't. But I will.

I hate princesses.

Genres: Fantasy, Dragons, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Short Stories, Childrens, Humor

62 pages, Paperback

First published December 13, 2012

About the author

Tad Williams is a California-based fantasy superstar. His genre-creating (and genre-busting) books have sold tens of millions worldwide, in twenty-five languages. His considerable output of epic fantasy and science fiction book-series, stories of all kinds, urban fantasy novels, comics, scripts, etc., have strongly influenced a generation of writers: the ‘Otherland’ epic relaunches June 2018 as an MMO on steam.com. Tad is currently immersed in the creation of ‘The Last King of Osten Ard’, planned as a trilogy with two intermediary novels. He, his family and his animals live in the Santa Cruz mountains in a suitably strange and beautiful house. @tadwilliams @mrstad

Reviews

[Max · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this! So funny and cute. Mr. Williams is one of my favourite authors. I met him once, and he then met my plushie dragon mascotte. It was a lot of fun.
Cute story, a quick read. Highly recommended!

[Miriam Michalak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute tale which raised a few smiles from the wonderful Tad Williams.

[Amanda [Novel Addiction] · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short, but SUPER CUTE!

[Kathy Sebesta · Rating 1 out of 5]

Strictly a (very short, almost nonexistent) way of parting you from your $15. If you must read it because you read everything Williams writes, then get it on ILL and save your hard-earned cash.

[Craig Rowland · Rating 3 out of 5]

I acquired Diary of a Dragon by Tad Williams from the same Scrabble player who gave me Death's Last Run . This was a signed edition limited to 750 copies. It was a slight book of 64 pages, illustrated throughout by William Eakin. It tells the tale of a dragon who kidnaps the Princess Lillian, and holds her captive in his cave. He is unable to eat her--his reason for capturing her in the first place--since she had sequestered herself into the far recesses of the cave where the dragon's fiery breath cannot reach. During this short story the two develop a friendship and the dragon decides he doesn't want Princess Lillian for lunch after all. Via a visiting suitor, a knight named Sir Greg, Princess Lillian works her matchmaking magic in trying to pair the dragon, whose name we learn is Flammiferus Vermistorix, with an eligible female dragon. Much to his surprise Flammiferus finds himself engaged to Ms. Ophidia Montedraco and Princess Lillian and Sir Greg hold a double wedding ceremony.

The drawings were in brownish grey and not too impressive, but I am sure fans of dragons and fantasy fiction would like them. I liked Flammiferus for his snarky qualities and how pained Williams portrayed him each time Princess Lillian sang. Imagine how such an awful singer would echo throughout your cave home. I wonder if it was a ruse of hers to get Flammiferus to free her:

"Horrible princess sang songs all night. My old bones ache and my eyes feel like I have flown through a sandstorm. I threatened to roast her, but she just sang louder."

[Scott Toney · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is something just so unexplainably wonderful about a Tad Williams book. I began my list of Tad Williams reads years ago with the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, and ever since have been consistently enthralled by each book he writes. There is a pattern here.

Each time I come across one of his new books I am anxious to see its release.

Then, there is this bizarre moment of shock when I see he's gone somewhere completely new. Will this book be as good as his others? Can he tackle Sci-Fi like he has Fantasy, or Children's books or short stories? Tad never lets the reader down, never falters in creating works that are amazingly enjoyable to the mind.

Here we have {Diary of a Dragon}, and as I read, I see he has yet again done something completely new. I smiled at the humor imbedded in its digital pages. This is a truly wonderful gem to add to your Tad Williams collection, one that is 'little known' but well worth the coin paid. It is a short work, but one that clearly embraces Tad's consistant wit.

My advice is to purchase all Tad Williams' works you come across! I cannot recommend them enough!

Have an amazing read!

P.s. I purchased this book for Kindle initially and recenty purchased the paperback signed version on Amazon.com to add to my home library. To get the signed copy that is only available for a limited time is a great opportunity!

[Ana Gutierrez · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is positively adorable! Dragons are always adorable in my opinion.

It's laid out like an actually diary and the images are beautifully drawn. The dialogue is hysterical, dragons are such homebodies and princesses are so annoyingly meddlesome! But unlikely friendships are always the best and most life changing.

[Stretch's Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

well, that was interesting to say the least. I found Tad Williams' tongue in cheek foray into dragon diarys to be somewhat cute and humorous. It would make a good bedtime story for a 5 yr old.

[Lexie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So fun! please write more?

[Susie · Rating 4 out of 5]

it was cute

[Mithdraug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short, funny and charming memoirs of a "layover" of a headstrong princess at a lair of a bachelor dragon. And I did find the mutton affair strangely endearing.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Great for kids!

[Meredith Kaupp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick, but a fun story.

[Ken Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great read. A quick little humorous glance at the poor lonely life of a dragon.

[Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, funny, and engaging. Short story, fast read. I felt amused and happy when I was done.

[James Giddings · Rating 5 out of 5]

A real delight to read and to share.

[Vanessa · Rating 5 out of 5]

A charming & humorous little story. Lovely!

[Stas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was short but amusing.
Such a light-hearted read.

[Beth Franco · Rating 5 out of 5]

😀

Quite a humourous and fun story! Tad Williams is amazing in the variety of his fantasy stories and I've loved every one I've read so far!

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun little read. I remember it as fairly kid appropriate. Maybe age 10 or so.

[Silverin]

A cute and funny story.

[Misa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked it for it was funny and cute. Very enjoyable.

[Graisi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a short, cute story of a friendship between a dragon and a princess.

[David Marshall · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a short story this is quite entertaining and the artwork by William Eakin adds to the enjoyment but I'm not convinced it's worth the asking price.

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[Jenny T · Rating 5 out of 5]

A short, sweet, clever little novelette -- what a treat!

[Halcyon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little story about a princess who was kidnapped by a dragon, but the dragon definitely wasn't ready for the consequences!