Dragon rider / Cornelia Funke ; translated by Anthea Bell.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Scholastic, 2004.Edition: 1st American edDescription: 523 p. : ill., col. map ; 21 cmISBN: - 0439456959
- Drachenreiter. English
- [Fic] 22
- PZ7.F96624 Dr 2004
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | Funke, Cornelia Caroline | DR1 | Available | Back pages have some water damage | 33111004757957 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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 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.
Originally published in German under the title Drachenreiter, by Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Hamburg, Germany in 1997.
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.