How to Speak Dragonese
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How to Speak Dragonese

by Cressida Cowell

2005•Adventure•235 pages

Taste attributes: adventurefantasycomedyfamilyfastwholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeHeightened and glossy: a warm-hearted adventure novel, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like polish over grit.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Recounts the further escapades of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he continues his Viking training during which he escapes from a boatload of Roman soldiers and searches for his kidnapped dragon.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureFantasyComedyFamilyRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

VikingsJuvenile fictionDragonsHumorous storiesPiratesChild and youth fictionChildren's storiesJuvenile literature

Details

Author
Cressida Cowell
Published
2005
Pages
235
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