In Dragon Rider, Firedrake, a brave young dragon, his loyal friend Sorrel and a lonely boy called Ben embark on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever. Along the way, they discover extraordinary new friends and a courage they never knew they had. Just as well, for the greatest enemy of all is never far behind them – a heartless monster from the past who’s been waiting a very long time to destroy the last dragons on earth.

Reviews

“Marvelous stuff for dreaming adventurers of any age.” – Clive Barker

“A warm-hearted dream of a book.” – The Guardian UK

“A good, old-fashioned ensemble cast quest.” – Booklist

“Engaging and suspenseful.” – VOYA

“Exciting adventures abound… This book delivers.” – The Horn Book

About the Author

Cornelia Funke is the hugely successful author of the Inkheart Trilogy, The Thief Lord and many other popular children’s novels and picture books. Cornelia was born in 1958 in the German town of Dorsten, and after finishing her studies, she worked for three years as a social worker. For a while she illustrated books, but very soon started writing her own stories.

During the 80s and 90s, she established herself in Germany with two children’s line of books. Her international break-through came with the fantasy novel Dragon Rider, which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 78 weeks, and was continued with The Thief Lord (2000), which sold 1.5 million copies.

Her follow-up novels include Inkheart (2003), Inkspell (2005) and the trilogy concluded with Inkdeath (2007/8).

Inkheart the movie was also released in 2008 and starred Brendan Fraser, Helen Mirren and Paul Bettany.

All you need to know

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd (4 Dec. 2014)
  • Language: English

Price £6.00*

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