- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Mirrorstone (Jun 9 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786951451
- ISBN-13: 978-0786951451
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 2.2 x 20.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 726 g
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#424,750 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #21 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Mirrorstone
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Fall in love with an evil baby dragon in the next dragon codex!
When ten-year-old Scamp Weaver finds a locked chest in a forest clearing, he feels like his life is finally about to change for the better. But he doesn't bargain for just how much change the chest will bring. Inside he finds a dragon egg and a mysterious ancient scroll, which set Scamp and his best friend Dannika off on a harrowing adventure, chased by dragon hunters who want the contents of the chest for themselves. Life gets ever more complicated when the baby green dragon hatches. Will this cute, mischievous hatchling really grow up to be an evil green dragon?
R.D. Henham's series inspired by The New York Times best-seller A Practical Guide to Dragons hatches a gripping story of a green dragon who might--or might not--be evil as the day he was born.
When ten-year-old Scamp Weaver finds a locked chest in a forest clearing, he feels like his life is finally about to change for the better. But he doesn't bargain for just how much change the chest will bring. Inside he finds a dragon egg and a mysterious ancient scroll, which set Scamp and his best friend Dannika off on a harrowing adventure, chased by dragon hunters who want the contents of the chest for themselves. Life gets ever more complicated when the baby green dragon hatches. Will this cute, mischievous hatchling really grow up to be an evil green dragon?
R.D. Henham's series inspired by The New York Times best-seller A Practical Guide to Dragons hatches a gripping story of a green dragon who might--or might not--be evil as the day he was born.
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4.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you love magic, dragons and advertures...., Jun 24 2009
By Sara Fitzgerald "Sara" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Dragon Codex (Hardcover)
If you love magic, dragons and adventures this book is amazing! The unique characters (well not the evil ones of course) captured your heart. The plot never gets boring. And the author has done an amazing job showing us that each one of us has the potential for goodness or evil. We each are blessed with special gifts and adventures that we must choose to develop or follow. I even hate to admit this, but the ending tugged especially hard on my heart--what happens to the little evil green dragon.[...]
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The action and intensity never let up . . ., Sep 13 2009
By Paul Genesse "fantasy author" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Green Dragon Codex (Hardcover)
The Green Dragon CodexThe action and intensity never let up in this strong addition to the Dragon Codex series. The writing style is tight and very well done. Readers unfamiliar with the world of Dragonlance get an excellent primer in this adventure novel aimed at kids, though the adults will probably enjoy it too. This is the darkest of all of the Codex books, and discusses the terrors of war and the aftermath of the conflict that recently engulfed the land. Darkness aside, (which I like) the book features a very positive and funny main character, a boy named Scamp who finds himself in the middle of a very serious situation. Scamp finds a chest with the egg of a green dragon and like any young boy, immediately wants to keep the little wyrmling when everyone tells him he cannot.
Scamp and his dour brother, Mather, and their friend Dannika, begin an adventure to save the baby dragon. They also want to find out what is so important about the other item in the chest with the egg. It's quite a crazy adventure with all the trappings of a classic fantasy.
The villains of the book, the dragon slayers hunting the baby green dragon, could have been more competent--as dragon slayers should be in my opinion--but the slayers did have one surprise I wasn't expecting. No, I'm not going to ruin it here.
Some of my favorite scenes were the ones with the adult dragons. Also, the climactic ending features a very unique and funny way to attack a dragon. The main character, Scamp is quite the resourceful hero, and kids will really enjoy his sense of humor and adventure.
The Dragon Codex books have been a lot of fun, and this one, by Clint Johnson (the house name for the series is R.D. Henham), is an excellent addition to the line about everyone's favorite fantasy creature . . . dragons.
Paul Genesse
Author of The Dragon Hunters
Book Two of the Iron Dragon Series
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
More enjoyable than Brass Dragon Codex, Aug 28 2009
By Ravenskya "Princess of Horror" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Green Dragon Codex (Hardcover)
Scamp is one of the smaller boys in his town, and as such has always been picked on by the larger boys. He has learned to be quick to run and light of foot when the bullies are about especially since his big brother won't protect him. Then comes the fateful day when Scamp flees from the bullies into the darker parts of the forest, and comes across a chest laying next to the body of a large, dead, green dragon. Little does he realize that what is contained within the chest will take him on an adventure where he will encounter tragedy, magic, dwarves, dragons, daemons and a race more ancient then humankind. Scamp, his big brother and his best friend set off with the contents of the chest to appease a dead man's last wish. They meet with strange, and often scary things along the way. They also learn that being family means being there for one another when you really need it, to trust in themselves and that perhaps nothing is "born" evil. Can they save all of Krynn before the strange black hooded red eyed mage gets what he wants?This is a YA book, though it is entertaining enough for adults. The plot is fun, quick paced and rather enjoyable. Most adults will find the characters rather thin but still amusing. Good for the 12 and up crew, nice introduction to fantasy for the younger generation. 8 and up advanced readers could read it, though their parents will probably have to help them out with some of the fantasy terminology and some of the unusual font (each of these books opens with a letter in a fake handwritten font - neither of my kids can read that font).
Rated PG - some mild violence, evil plots and plans, ADHD behavior saves the day. There is one human murdered and one dragon murdered neither is shown only the aftermath - there is also the discussion of the aftermath of wars, including orphans, refugees and torched towns. Good themes that are open enough to be discussed without being overbearing.
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