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Three Tasks for a Dragon

door Eoin Colfer

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With wit and gorgeous art, New York Times best-selling author Eoin Colfer and multi-award-winning illustrator P.J. Lynch team up again for a quest story of knights, dark magic, and a maiden with powers of her own.
Studious Prince Lir is next in line to become the Wolfhound King, but he can't ride a horse, lift a sword, or summon the fabled wolfhounds. So his stepmother decrees that her own son will inherit the crown instead, sending Lir away on a seemingly impossible—and assuredly fatal—quest: to rescue the maiden Cethlenn from the once-fearsome dragon Lasvarg. Rather than wage battle, Lir insists that Lasvarg, now decidedly past his prime, honor tradition by setting him three tasks to perform—starting with tackling the mold encrusting the dragon's cave (and his feet!). As Lir improves Lasvarg's life, he also grows closer to Cethlenn . . . as well as the wolfhound puppy strangely devoted to her. In time, they learn more of the dark magic that may be making pawns of them all—and how Cethlenn herself could be the key to breaking a spell that clouds the entire kingdom. With transporting language and a magnificent dragon masterfully rendered with a range of emotions, Eoin Colfer and P.J. Lynch make their own magic in this classic fantasy with a light feminist twist.

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Prince Lir is sent to the Isle of Salt to rescue a maiden stolen by the dragon who lives there. When he arrives, he finds an aged dragon who can no longer fly or breathe fire living in a damp cave. Lir proposes that he perform three tasks in order to rescue the maiden (assuming that she wants to be rescued; she herself is not sure on this point yet) and proceeds to improve the dragon's living space and heal his injured wing, while learning more about the duplicity of his stepbrother who sent him to the island. One final revelation leads to a grand confrontation, but his stepbrother has been practicing evil magic, and his power may be beyond even that of Lir and the dragon...

This is a new tale told in an old voice, written in the style of fairy tales and high fantasy. The detailed art that accompanies the text is one of the highlights of the book. I didn't feel that the story flowed well, for all that it was short, but perhaps that's just because the ending was more complex and tragic than most children's stories. I think adults might enjoy this book most, though I'm sure some dragon-loving children will be fascinated as well. ( )
  foggidawn | Jan 24, 2024 |
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Fantasy. Juvenile Fiction. Juvenile Literature. HTML:

With wit and gorgeous art, New York Times best-selling author Eoin Colfer and multi-award-winning illustrator P.J. Lynch team up again for a quest story of knights, dark magic, and a maiden with powers of her own.
Studious Prince Lir is next in line to become the Wolfhound King, but he can't ride a horse, lift a sword, or summon the fabled wolfhounds. So his stepmother decrees that her own son will inherit the crown instead, sending Lir away on a seemingly impossible—and assuredly fatal—quest: to rescue the maiden Cethlenn from the once-fearsome dragon Lasvarg. Rather than wage battle, Lir insists that Lasvarg, now decidedly past his prime, honor tradition by setting him three tasks to perform—starting with tackling the mold encrusting the dragon's cave (and his feet!). As Lir improves Lasvarg's life, he also grows closer to Cethlenn . . . as well as the wolfhound puppy strangely devoted to her. In time, they learn more of the dark magic that may be making pawns of them all—and how Cethlenn herself could be the key to breaking a spell that clouds the entire kingdom. With transporting language and a magnificent dragon masterfully rendered with a range of emotions, Eoin Colfer and P.J. Lynch make their own magic in this classic fantasy with a light feminist twist.

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