Dragon Rider (original 1997; edition 2005)

by Cornelia Funke

Series: Dragon Rider (1)

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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.… (more)

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Title:	Dragon Rider
Authors:	Cornelia Funke
Info:	Chicken House Ltd (2005), Paperback, 560 pages
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Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke (1997)

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repechage | Dec 26, 2024 |

The kids and I listened to this one with Brendan Frasier reading--excellent. (

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crsyshfr21 | Nov 11, 2024 |

This beautiful fantasy story for children weaves together different magical creatures and traditions into a tale that is both timeless and thoroughly modern. At the heart of this story are a dragon and a boy, and their adventure is so much bigger and brighter than I could possibly describe. The characters are all distinctive and richly developed (and some are just downright hilarious!), and I found the story itself to be good fun. A compelling plot, lots of delightful moments on the way, and a climactic struggle that kept me on the edge of my seat. And if you think that sounds wonderful, let me just say that the version I read was even better than that, since I listened to the audio book performed by Brendan Fraser, who reads with such energy and skill that I had a hard time believing he was the only performer. Highly recommended! (

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MuuMuuMousie | Oct 16, 2024 |

Dragon rider is about a brave young dragon and a lonely boy, Ben. They want to come together and find the place where silver dragons can live in peace forever . (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Cornelia Funke	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Bell, Anthea	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fraser, Brendan	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Dragon Rider

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Drachenreiter

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For Uwe Weitendorf

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All was still in the valley of the dragons.

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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.

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