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Sent to face a giant, fire-breathing dragon by the evil Count - it seems things are getting a little bit heated for Lily Quench! But even though Lily discovers that she is actually the last in a long line of dragon slayers, Queen Dragon doesn't turn out to be the man-eating (or even girl-eating) monster that she expects. Soon Lily and Queen Dragon embark on a magical quest to save the kingdom from destruction - and restore the lost heir, Prince Alwyn, to his throne with the help of some very unexpected allies on the way!
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The dragon first appeared as a dot in the sky above Ashby Water, like a wisp of ash in the grey clouds of smoke hanging over the town. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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The dragon first appeared as a dot in the sky above Ashby Water, like a wisp of ash in the grey clouds of smoke hanging over the town. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A well written and exciting story which I am very much enjoying reading with my two girls, aged 6 and 8. After a slightly complicated first chapter, the story moves on well and provides plenty of thrills without ever being scary for too long. The children particularly enjoy the character of Queen Dragon who turns out to be so charming, interesting and brave, but also of Lily and her grandmother Ursula. We'll definitely be looking out for the sequel as soon as it is published.
Format:Paperback
The first in a series of books about the protagonist, Lily Quench, and her adventures in fighting evil. Lily is the last in the line of dragon slayers and she is ordered by the evil Captain Zouche and his more evil sidekick, Miss Moldavia, to kill the dragon recently seen in Ashby Water. But is the dragon really a threat? Lily and the Queen Dragon end up on an adventure which takes them to a monkey island, a singing wood and great dangers ahead.
A really good read for children of around 7 - 8 years upwards. It has all the elements of fantasy and magic - dragons, dungeons, talking monkeys, a secret wood and more. It is well-written and imaginative and very funny in parts, with a great take on good and evil, and some nice illustrations.
A really good read for children of around 7 - 8 years upwards. It has all the elements of fantasy and magic - dragons, dungeons, talking monkeys, a secret wood and more. It is well-written and imaginative and very funny in parts, with a great take on good and evil, and some nice illustrations.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A great book for precocious readers!
29 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
My almost-six year old loved this book, and I can see why. It's exciting and fast-moving (like the Droon books), but with likeable characters. I suspect the action would be a little cartoony or melodramatic for older readers -- eight and up -- but for younger ones who already have fluent reading skills, or as a read-aloud, it's terrific.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Skip Lily Quench
29 Nov 2006
Format:Paperback
While aimed at the "tween" 9-12 year girl set, there are sufficiently disturbing elements and sprawling unoriginality in the Lily Quench series to recommend a pass.
1) The main antagonist is a scheming torturess. No descriptions of torture are made, but the threat is constant. This caused real conflict in our family, as I was put on the spot trying not to explain to an 9-year old what an Iron Maiden is.
2) The males are either retiring, passive nerds, or raging-male figures -- hardly a wholesome palette from which to form positive opinions of boys and men.
3) Bald-faced ripoffs from the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings crop up quite often. "Derivative" is putting it mildly.
I imagine the author fancies herself Roald Dahl's literary heir. Whereas Dahl's works are often entertaining-subversive, Ms. Prior's stuff is merely tiresome-perverse.
1) The main antagonist is a scheming torturess. No descriptions of torture are made, but the threat is constant. This caused real conflict in our family, as I was put on the spot trying not to explain to an 9-year old what an Iron Maiden is.
2) The males are either retiring, passive nerds, or raging-male figures -- hardly a wholesome palette from which to form positive opinions of boys and men.
3) Bald-faced ripoffs from the Harry Potter series and Lord of the Rings crop up quite often. "Derivative" is putting it mildly.
I imagine the author fancies herself Roald Dahl's literary heir. Whereas Dahl's works are often entertaining-subversive, Ms. Prior's stuff is merely tiresome-perverse.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
im not sure?
17 April 2007
I like it but some parts I just felt like skiping. I have not read the other books but I hope to find that they are better. This book gets you nots in your stomic but sometimes the anser might let you down. I hope you injoy reading this book more than I did.
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