Dragonsdome Chronicles Series by Lucinda Hare

Amanda Craig The Sunday Times "One of the most captivating new books to be published for 8+ for some time . . moreAmanda Craig The Sunday Times "One of the most captivating new books to be published for 8+ for some time . . . It made me laugh, cry and remember exactly what's so special about the time when you or your child live in hope of finding a dragon of your own" Shortlisted 2010 Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books Silver Medal Winner 2013 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Fantasy Book Review A Battledragon of a Book for all ages! Reading Lucinda Hare's debut novel The Dragon Whisperer is like riding a dragon. You have to hold on tight during the twist and turns, take time to stop and enjoy the breathtaking view, prepare yourself for the sudden lows, enjoy the soaring heights and make sure you're not on the wrong end of that fiery breath!A tale hatched from Hare's real-life experiences and devotion to all kinds of animals, The Dragon Whisperer follows Earl's daughter (and dragon whisperer), eleven year old Quenelda. Her best friend is a battle-dragon with the comically cautionary name of Two Gulps and You're Gone, who she can command through thought alone. Hare offers a headstrong heroine in Quenelda that chooses dragons over dresses, battles over boys and ultimately dreams of joining her father's side as a warrior in the Stealth Dragon Services.Don't be fooled though... just because Hare has chosen a young girl as her protagonist doesn't mean she has written a book solely for that gender. Yes, the tale flies in the face of books such as Harry Potter and Artimis Fowl that have strong male protagonists, but The Dragon Whisperer contains enough dark magic, fierce battle dragons, and slimy hobgoblins to appeal to young boys.Regardless of gender, readers will root for the underdog (a young gnome named Root) and wish they had their very own dragon. On the surface, Hare describes the relationship been Quenelda and Two Gulps like that between horse and rider, but the dragons are given such a depth of history and behaviours, that after the book is shut, the reader half expects to see these beasts lurking in local paddocks.The one letdown of Hare's work, is that, in marketing it towards children, adults might see it as 'just another children's book' and pass it over. The back cover boasts a '9+' age rating and I urge anyone nine or over to snap this read up. Verdict? A battle-dragon of a book!Bulk orders to http: //www.printondemand-worldwide.com/ or Gardners Books less

Silver Medal Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2013 Best Book Series Chapter Book The Bookbag ~ This is without doubt one of the best books I have read all year. The sequel to The Dragon Whisperer, I can see this becoming a wildly successful series, appealing I should think to both boys and girls. The dragons are charmingly named, and the stable sections would certainly have appealed to me as a pony story-loving 9 year old, but the high fantasy and battle aspects are excitingly told as well... moreSilver Medal Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2013 Best Book Series Chapter Book The Bookbag ~ This is without doubt one of the best books I have read all year. The sequel to The Dragon Whisperer, I can see this becoming a wildly successful series, appealing I should think to both boys and girls. The dragons are charmingly named, and the stable sections would certainly have appealed to me as a pony story-loving 9 year old, but the high fantasy and battle aspects are excitingly told as well.**Fantasy for all the family ~ young readers 9+ / young adult / adult**Fantasy Book Review 9/10 ~ Like a dragon, Lucinda Hare's second novel has some fire in its belly. In Flight to Dragon Isle, the heat has been turned up: more action, more adventure. If you've read the first book, The Dragon Whisperer, then the return of Quenelda and Root will be like revisiting old friends (if you haven't read it, then go and read it...now!) You might think nothing's changed. Quenelda is still the headstrong girl we met in book one and Root is still the nervous gnome, but this pair are slowly finding their feet. Root is growing in confidence (but still manages the odd mishap, which makes him as funny as ever) and Quenelda, the girl who can talk to dragons, is slowly realising that she has more power and magic within her, than anyone ever imagined. As in the first book, Hare continues to spread magic over her words. In the Seven Sea Kingdoms, not even something as normal as the date and time are well...normal. Wouldn't it be great if we could meet our friends at 'the hour of the irritated bumblebee' instead of three o'clock? Wouldn't it be great if this year was 'the year of the Sabre-Toothed Doormouse' instead of 2011? Above all, this second book packs a punch. An almighty war breaks out with the hobgoblins, and Quenelda's world is thrown into turmoil. As the reader, you're either rooting for something to go right, or hoping something doesn't go wrong. Hare takes you on a journey and you really don't know how things are going to turn out. This is a darker tale, filled with dark magic; that Hare describes vividly, so certain moments play out like a film in your head. What about the dragons? There's Frosts, Magmas, Vampires... (yes, Vampire dragons) along with the wonderfully named 'I've Already Eaten' and Quenelda's own dragon, 'Two Gulps and You're Gone'. By the time you've finished this book, you'll wish dragons were on sale at the local pet shop. MOONBEAM CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS SILVER MEDAL WINNER 2013 for BEST BOOK SERIES CHAPTER BOOK less

2010 Double Silver Medal Winner Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for ~ Best Book Series Chapter Book & Pre-Teen Fiction / Fantasy / SciFi Review ~ I love the Dragonsdome Chronicles. They are the best books I have read since finishing the Harry Potter books some time ago. Enthralling for anyone from the age of 6 to 60+!If you love dragons, well developed characters and a rip roaring adventure these books will delight you.. more2010 Double Silver Medal Winner Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for ~ Best Book Series Chapter Book & Pre-Teen Fiction / Fantasy / SciFi Review ~ I love the Dragonsdome Chronicles. They are the best books I have read since finishing the Harry Potter books some time ago. Enthralling for anyone from the age of 6 to 60+!If you love dragons, well developed characters and a rip roaring adventure these books will delight you...and make you laugh and cry!I would highly recommend them to all readers! I can't praise them enough!Don't take my word for it...read them...you will love them!Fantasy Book Review 9/10A gnome, a girl and a dwarf fly north on an injured battledragon in the depth of winter to search for the missing Commander of the Stealth Dragon Services. Throw in a spy, an overweight dragon fledgling who’s so plump he cannot fly, and a renegade Sorcerer Warlock hot on their tail, and it seems like a quest doomed to failure from the outset. But Quenelda is no ordinary girl, nor her gnome esquire, nor their guide and guardian the veteran dwarf Bonecracker Commando, Tangnost Bearhugger. Quenelda is a lone dragon whisperer in a world at war, where dragons have characters and voices of their own, and the Seven Kingdoms are under threat as never before from the amphibious hobgoblins who have united under a single warlord. The race to find the only man who can unmask the traitor at the heart of the realm is on! Spread your wings and hang on tightly as mighty Stormcracker takes you on a roller-coaster ride across the Old Wall and into the frozen north where you can slide down the ice flumes to the subterranean world of the Ice Bear Clan, land on an iceberg, or explore the mysteries of the long abandoned sea citadel. If you like magic there is lethal maelstrom magic conjured up from the Abyss, or Quenelda’s often hilarious and always hazardous hit and miss efforts as she attempts to master the strongest dragon magic of all: that which flows through her very own veins, Battles and adventures aplenty are balanced by humour and frothy foolishness at Foresight & Hindsight’s Exclusive Emporium as Armelia's marriage to Darcy draws closer. Hidden treason and ancient malice by friendships and bravery found in unlikely places. So mount up, strap your dragonwings on, and for goodness sake, keep those honey tablets out of reach of Two Gulps Too Many! less