Dark fire / Chris d'Lacey.

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Author:

D'Lacey, Chris

ISBN:

9780545102728

Edition:

1st Scholastic ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Orchard Books, 2010.

Physical Description:

567 p. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Last dragon chronicles ; 5

General Note:

"First published in 2009 in Great Britain by Orchard Books"--T.p. verso.

Abstract:

Bestselling author David Rain returns to help Lucy and the Pennykettle dragons try to find and destroy a drop of dark fire before it is discovered and used to birth a darkling, while in the Arctic, enshrouded in mist, hide dragons that have at last returned to Earth.

Subject Term:

Dragons -- Juvenile fiction.

Supernatural -- Juvenile fiction.

Good and evil -- Juvenile fiction.

Authorship -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

England -- Juvenile fiction.

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Summary

Chris d'Lacey is back with more magic and dragons in the fifth book of his New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles!

David Rain was lost in the Arctic and it was up to his daughter, Alexa, to bring him back. This one little girl had the power to save her father, but when she found him, she uncovered a lot more than just David: Dragons have finally returned to Earth as well. . . .

Don't miss Chris d'Lacey's addition to his rich dragon mythology in his next series, The Erth Dragons!

Reviews (1)

Horn Book Review

Polar bears, witches, dragons, ravens, unicorns, a famous writer, and Lucy Pennykettle's family return in this fifth Last Dragon installment. Together and apart, they continue their battle against the malevolent, power-hungry "shadow of beings," Ix. The lengthy exposition (including retelling of previous books) and minimal character development will deter new readers, but series fans will enjoy the action, resurrected characters, and cliff-hanger ending. Copyright 2010 of The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved.

Excerpts

"We went to Cambridge," Lucy blurted as if it was an alternative form of hello. "Why did you send Gadzooks to that professor?"David's gaze shifted sideways and he shrugged. "I didn't""But... there was a dragon in his room that wrote things down.""The description Professor Steiner gave us sounded very much like Zookie," said Liz."Oh, I'm sure it was him," said David, moving his toe against the ground. "But he wasn't sent to Cambridge on my orders. For the moment, he's in the service of a dragon called G'Oreal. "Who's G'Oreal?" Liz and Lucy spoke together.David smiled and looked at them in turn. Give or take a few wrinkles, they could have been twins. "He's an ice dragon, the leader of a colony that's settling in the Arctic. What message did Gadzooks leave?'"Scuffenbury," said Lucy, in a quiet voice. "Do you know where it is?"David looked inside himself, recalling something distant. "Yes. There's a dragon there.""Oh?" said Liz."Hidden? Not dead?" asked Lucy."In statis," David said. "it's one of the last twelve.""Liz and Lucy exchanged a glance. They knew the legend of the last twelve dragons very well, but to be suddenly confronted with evidence of it... Excerpted from Dark Fire by Chris D'Lacey All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.