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15 reviews
Patricia Finney

St. Martin's Press, 1993

Great Elizabethan thriller, excellent prose style...
This book has very well conceived gritty characters. The three main ones are David Becket, a toughened gentleman and swordmaster who fell on hard times fighting in the Netherlands; Simon Ames, a Jewish Portuguese agent of spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham, and 'Tom O'Bedlam' an old law school buddy of Becket's who has given way to madness, who sees angels and devils everywhere, and has an ...

Dragon Rider

229 reviews
Cornelia Funke

Scholastic, 2004

Great kid fantasy
This is one of my favorites of Ms. Funk's works. She brings the tone of severity down a notch for a fantasy that is adorable and kid-friendly, but still containing all the right ingredients for one exciting story. Maybe it's a little cliche, but it's the classic story we all like: nice dragons fighting against evil monsters with great, quirky characters and mystery and intrigue. Funk even goes a ...

Firedrake: The Dragonrealm

7 reviews
Richard A. Knaak

Warner Books, 1993

wow!
Wow! I was blown away by this book. It is the best of all time. The characters are so lifelike and the plot keeps you on the edge of your seat. Darkhorse gives a little bit of humor to the book and Shade entrances the reader with his unpredictability. This is a must read for all fantasy lovers! Only one question: Why is this series out of print?

CODENAME FIREDRAKE: Life through the eyes of an FBI Asset

2 reviews
Johnathon Drake

1st Books Library, 2004

Excellent Read!!!!
I found this book to be great from the beginning to the end. The incidents surrounding the character make you wonder how many of these guys are out there...

Firedrake (Dragonrealm)

8 reviews
Richard A. Knaak

Backinprint.com, 2000

Dragonrealm Expert reviews Firedrake
I've read all of the Dragonrealm series which consists of The Shrouded Realm, Dragon Tome, Firedrake, Ice Dragon, Children of the Drake, Shadow Steed, Wolfhelm, The Crystal Dragon, and The Dragon Crown. Each of these are spectacular fantasy books, and Firedrake is by far the best work of the bunch. There are many well developed characters, and several good storylines going on at once which all ...

FireDrakes

3 reviews

David Korinetz, 2007

Korinetz Hits the Mark Once Again
Even if you don't know the difference betwen a Fire Drake and a Mallard or you can't tell a sorcerer from a saucepan you will love this thrilling tale. Devotees of the genre and newbies alike will be enthralled by the carefully crafted plot, the cleverly drawn characters, and the creativity that Korinetz displays as he introduces us to the extraordinary but always belivable continent of ...

Firedrake

1 review
Ann Ewan

Thistledown Press, 2002

Engaging tapestry in bridled colours
This book struck me as "realistic" in the following sense: not everyone is extraordinary in a positive way, an outlier, when the majority fall into the hump of the bell curve. Neither is the main character Shan so handicapped that engagement with her fate comes from a story of overcoming personal adversity. I admire books in which the protagonist is not special, not a hero or heroine, anti-hero ...

Firedrake

9 reviews
Cecelia Holland

Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1967

HISTORICAL FICTION AT IT'S BEST
A very unique book, particularly a book for a first time author (at the time - this was her first). I love this author's syntax. You will find little of the blah, blah, blah which plague many historical fiction works. I first read this one in 1979 an have been a fan ever since. The book was well researched and the story flows well. Recommend it highly.