Overview
A hilarous New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure from the author of the Story Thieves series! When a girl accidentally summons an ancient, cranky dragon, she strikes a deal to learn the forbidden magic she needs to save her mother. The spellbinding first edition paperback of The Dragon's Apprentice features colored edges with a special dragon design! NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . In this hilarious fantasy adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series, a girl strikes a deal with the ancient, cranky dragon she accidentally summoned to teach her the forbidden magic she needs to save her mother. The spellbinding first edition paperback of The Dragon's Apprentice features colored edges with a special dragon design! STOP. Don't read any further. There are magic spells in this book, and the Emperor has forbidden anyone from learning magic, because it's way too dangerous! If you try one of the spells, any number of terrible things might happen (or so the Emperor says). Don't be like Ciara, a twelve-year-old girl living in the tiny village of Skael. When she used a spell from within this book, she ended up summoning a dragon. A DRAGON! Those things breathe fire! From their mouths! She's obviously doomed. And don't listen if Ciara tells you that dragons won't hurt humans, and that they even once taught us magic, a thousand years ago. Definitely don't pay any attention to the fact that the dragon she summoned, Scorch, might be willing to help rescue Ciara's mother and free her village from the Emperor and his Warden, because it's all obviously a big lie. So put this book down, and forget about it. Magic is just way too dangerous. After all, you wouldn't want to summon your own dragon, would you?
Full Product Details
Author: James Riley
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
Imprint: Random House Inc
Volume: 1
Weight: 0.319kg
ISBN: 9780593813188
ISBN 10: 0593813189
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""Alternately humorous and heartrending, this lively fantasy will have wide appeal."" —Kirkus Reviews ""An uproariously funny third-person narrative....chronicling high-spirited hijinks while unspooling an inventive mythology."" —Publishers Weekly
Author Information
James Riley is the New York Times bestselling author of the STORY THIEVES, HALF UPON A TIME, ONCE UPON ANOTHER TIME, REVENGE OF MAGIC, and DRAGON'S APPRENTICE series. He's never apprenticed with a dragon . . . yet. He's pretty sure there's still time, though, especially if he could do it as an online video apprenticeship sort of thing. Does that exist? If not, it should- Learn Magic over Zoom (and Try Not to Burn Down Your House)!
