Book Description
Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga.
Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for fifteen-year-old Jakkin.
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Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
About the Author
JANE YOLEN has written more than two hundred books for children and adults, including the three volumes in the Young Merlin Trilogy: Passager, Hobby, and Merlin. She has won several of the most prestigious awards in children's literature. Ms. Yolen lives in western Massachusetts and Scotland.
Dragon's Blood (Pit Dragon Trilogy Series #1) ANNOTATION
Jakkin, a bond boy who works as a Keeper in a dragon nursery on the planet Austar IV, secretly trains a fighting pit dragon of his own in hopes of winning his freedom.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Dragons are trained to fight to the death, and two determined teens help free them in this spellbinding saga.
Training a dragon to be a fighting champion is the only way to freedom for fifteen-year-old Jakkin.
FROM THE CRITICS
Children's Literature - Kathleen Karr
Book One of the prolific Yolen's fantasy series, "Pit Dragon Trilogy," sets up her premise: Austar IV, originally a convict planet in a distant galaxy, has evolved into a popular intergalactic R&R destination featuring dragon pit fighting. Enter fifteen-year-old bonder Jakkin who means "to fill his bond bag"—attaining master, or free status—by stealing and training a dragon for the pits. Such theft is apparently looked upon as a right of passage for the brightest of bonders, but few succeed. Needless to say, Jakkin is more than motivated; he also has a natural affinity for dragons. Yolen's coming-of-age tale is filled with believable (once one makes the leap into the fantasy mindset) details on dragon husbandry and physiology, a suitable villain, and the beginnings of a romance with the equally independent-minded Akki. Yet the best parts describe Jakkin playing with his very own dragon—turning this into a kind of edge-of-the-universe boy and his dog story. 2004 (orig. 1982), Magic Carpet/Harcourt, Ages 12 up.
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