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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101984804065
ISBN-139781984804068
eBay Product ID (ePID)17038593586
Product Key Features
Book TitleNovice Dragoneer
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicFantasy / Dragons & Mythical Creatures, Fantasy / Action & Adventure, Fantasy / Epic
GenreFiction
AuthorE. E. Knight
Book SeriesA Dragoneer Academy Novel Ser.
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight15.8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-014387
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"One of the most consistently interesting writers."--Charlaine Harris Praise for the Age of Fire Novels "E. E. Knight makes his world of dragons soar as the audience roots for them to succeed."-- Midwest Book Review "A refreshingly new protagonist...A fine addition to most fantasy collections."-- Library Journal (starred review)
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisAs soon as she is old enough to join, fourteen-year-old orhan Ileth runs away to the ancient human-dragon fortress to become a novice dragoneer. There, she has to fight her rich peers for her place in the world, and soon she is sent away to look after a sickly old dragon with a mysterious past. But even that is nothing compared to what she must face when she is forced to take the place of a dead dragoneer and care for his imprisoned dragon in enemy lands. From the author of the Age of Fire series, NOVICE DRAGONEER is a classic coming-of-age story for dragon fans old and new., In the first book in an exciting new coming-of-age fantasy series from the author of the Age of Fire series, an impoverished girl enters into a military order of dragonriders, but her path won't be as easy or as straightforward as she expected. Fourteen-year-old Ileth grew up in an orphanage, and thanks to her stutter was never thought to be destined for much beyond kitchen work and cleaning. But she's dreamed of serving with the dragons ever since a childhood meeting with a glittering silver dragon and its female dragoneer. For years she waits, and as soon as she is old enough to join, Ileth runs away to become a novice dragoneer at the ancient human-dragon fortress of the Serpentine. While most of her fellow apprentices are from rich and influential families, Ileth must fight for her place in the world, even if it includes a duel with her boss at the fish-gutting table. She's then sent off to the dragon-dancers after a foolish kiss with a famously named boy and given charge of a sickly old dragon with a mysterious past. But she finds those trials were nothing when she has to take the place of a dead dragoneer and care for his imprisoned dragon in enemy lands. . . ., In the first book in an exciting and charming new coming-of-age fantasy series from the author of the Age of Fire series, an impoverished 14-year-old girl enters into a military order of dragonriders, but her path won't be as easy or as straightforward as she expected., The first book in a new coming-of-age fantasy series featuring dragons and a young girl brave enough to take them on.
Enjoyable coming-of-age fantasy with great world building and characters
I loved this book. It's a somewhat typical coming of age fantasy story but I really enjoyed the author's voice - both the way he describes the world he's created and the way the characters interact with each other. The main character, Ileth, has a stutter that has made everyone look down on her for her entire life, but she proves herself to be smart, fiercely loyal, brave, and at times sarcastic. The dragons are also refreshingly real. It's easy to tell a story about the majesty of dragons and how wonderful it is to take care of them, but Knight describes the reality of carrying for them (including the need to clean left-over food from between their teeth and the horrific smells they often produce) and gives them rich and somewhat difficult personalities. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it.