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Dragon rider

Title:

Dragon rider

Alternate title:

Dragonrider

Drachenreiter

Author:

Funke, Cornelia, 1958- author.

Fraser, Brendan, 1968- narrator.

Series:

Dragon rider ;

Series Number:

Summary:

After learning that humans are headed toward his hidden home, Firedrake, a silver dragon, is joined by a brownie and an orphan boy in a quest to find the legendary valley known as the Rim of Heaven, encountering friendly and unfriendly creatures along the way, and struggling to evade the relentless pursuit of an old enemy.

General Note:

Compact disc.

Edition:

Unabridged ed.

Physical Description:

10 sound discs (ca. 72 min. each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Audiobooks.

Fantasy fiction.

Subject Term:

Dragons -- Fiction.

Animals, Mythical -- Fiction.

Author(s):

Fraser, Brendan, 1968-

Publisher:

Random House/Listening Library,

Publication Date:

2004

ISBN:

9781400094943

Publication Information:

New York : Random House/Listening Library, p2004.

Call Number:

CDB J FUNKE

Holds: Copies:

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Firedrake, a young dragon, receives a frightening warning one night: Humans are planning to destroy the valley in which he lives! All the dragons must flee. Their only refuge is a place above the clouds called the Rim of Heaven - which may not even exist. Firedrake boldly volunteers to go ahead first. As he embarks on his journey, he meets Ben, a runaway boy. Together, the boy and the dragon make their way toward the Rim of Heaven, all the while running a step ahead of Nettlebrand, a monster who will stop at nothing to hunt down Firedrake. Their quest will truly become an adventure like no other.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-6-Cornelia Funke's novel (Scholastic/The Chicken House, 2004) about Firedrake, a young silver dragon who has lived peacefully in an isolated Scottish valley with other dragons and assorted fabulous creatures for many years is a charming fantasy and a listening delight. When the dragons discover that humans plan to take over their valley, Firedrake and a feisty, headstrong brownie named Sorrel set out to find the Rim of Heaven, the legendary home of silver dragons, rumored to be in the Himalayan Mountains. The two are soon joined by Ben, an orphan, who helps the pair obtain a map to the area and escape the perils of the city. The quest to find the ancient homeland is soon complicated by the realization that Nettlebrand, an evil artificial golden dragon whose sole purpose in life is to hunt silver dragons, is following their every move. A cast of sympathetic humans and fabulous creatures, elves, sea serpents, and a djinni help and sidetrack Firedrake in his journey. The urgency of the mission is carefully conveyed through Brendan Fraser's expert pacing and timing. His boyish charm and irresistible enthusiasm gives each character a distinct voice and personality. The quick humor and intellect of the characters is handled deftly by Fraser. Listeners will be carried along by the narrator's excitement.-Wendy Woodfill, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, MN (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.