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The Last Dragon
by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Guay
Dark Horse, 2011. 9781595827982.
Reviewed by geneambaum - link to this review
Hundreds of years after the last dragon was killed, a hidden dragon egg hatched. It grew and came to the town of Meddlesome, where it developed a taste for human flesh.
Tansy’s father was a healer, a gifted herbalist. She had knowledge and imagination and took an interest in her father’s work. Out gathering herbs, they discover Dragon’s Bane growing near the river. It is said to grow only where a great dragon lives.
Soon after, Tansy’s father disappears. Some livestock vanish, and then a child. The townspeople fear an evil creature. No one but Tansy suspects it’s a dragon.
Why I picked it up: I loved Jane Yolen’s first graphic novel, Foiled. [So did I we! -- thnidu]
Why I finished it: After the dragon is finally sighted by a fisherman, three boys are sent out to find a hero. After a lot of searching, they finally find someone who looks the part, but doesn’t have much to offer in the way of help.
I'd give it to: Phyllis, who loved Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness series. She’d love seeing Tansy rise to the challenge of confronting the dragon, just as Keladry of Mindelan does in Pierce’s books. (And she’d also like that the “hero” plays his part bravely, too.)
The Last Dragon
by Jane Yolen, Rebecca Guay
Dark Horse, 2011. 9781595827982.
Reviewed by geneambaum - link to this review
Hundreds of years after the last dragon was killed, a hidden dragon egg hatched. It grew and came to the town of Meddlesome, where it developed a taste for human flesh.
Tansy’s father was a healer, a gifted herbalist. She had knowledge and imagination and took an interest in her father’s work. Out gathering herbs, they discover Dragon’s Bane growing near the river. It is said to grow only where a great dragon lives.
Soon after, Tansy’s father disappears. Some livestock vanish, and then a child. The townspeople fear an evil creature. No one but Tansy suspects it’s a dragon.
Why I picked it up: I loved Jane Yolen’s first graphic novel, Foiled. [So did I we! -- thnidu]
Why I finished it: After the dragon is finally sighted by a fisherman, three boys are sent out to find a hero. After a lot of searching, they finally find someone who looks the part, but doesn’t have much to offer in the way of help.
I'd give it to: Phyllis, who loved Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness series. She’d love seeing Tansy rise to the challenge of confronting the dragon, just as Keladry of Mindelan does in Pierce’s books. (And she’d also like that the “hero” plays his part bravely, too.)