Lizbreath Salamander is young and beautiful. Her scales have an iridescent sheen, her wings arch proudly, her breath has a tang of sulfur. And on her back a tattoo of a mythical creature: a girl. But when Lizbreath is drawn into a dark conspiracy she will have to rely on more than her beauty and her vicious claws the size of sabres ...A dragon has disappeared, one of a secretive clan. As Lizbreath delves deeper into their history she realises that these dragons will do anything to defend their secrets. Welcome to the world of The Dragon With The Girl Tattoo. A world of gloomy Nordic dragons leading lives uncannily like our own (despite their size, despite the need for extensive fireproofing of home furnishings), a world of money hoarded, a world of darkness and corruption. A world where people are the fantasy.
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Adam Roberts is Professor of 19th Century Literature at London University. Three of his novels have been shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award. He has also published a number of academic works on both 19th century poetry and SF.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The last third of the book goes a long way toward redeeming the rest, and there are some dead-on critiques (tongue-in-cheek) of plot points from the book series of which this is a parody. The parody ending is arguably a lot BETTER, and the original was almost as difficult to keep slogging through... though ultimately more rewarding.
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Any time someone asks me what I'm reading and I give the title of this book, they correct me, thinking I meant the more widely known "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." This is a spoof and a satire and very enjoyable read. These dragons are so intelligent that one tends to forget while reading that they are dragons, until the author mentions what they do when they meet new dragons. They maneuver around trying to sniff one another's buts, just like certain other animals. These dragons spend their life trying to accumulate more gold to hoard, and any dragon who does not is known to be in need of a legal guardian. The author has managed some commentary on life while the reader laughs over the characters of the dragons.
6 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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granted, i had high hopes for this book. but i'm now 95 pages in, and i don't even want to turn to the next page. on literature alone, i'd give this book a 0 stars if i can. this book could have been so much more, but it's just a money sucking scheme preying on people's curiosity and hearts, when in fact its plot and humor is as hackneyed and tasteless as chewing on gym socks from fat camp. or rather, as tasteful. there're pages and pages of intellectually insulting dialogue trying desperately to be cute/silly/funny, or of taupe being a color. hmm, i wonder the taupe part should be considered a spoiler considering it IS a major recurring component of the plot so far.
but i'm going to give this book 2 stars.
because it is hilarious seeing people do double takes at the book title, and it's an excellent conversation piece with girls at bars.
but i'm going to give this book 2 stars.
because it is hilarious seeing people do double takes at the book title, and it's an excellent conversation piece with girls at bars.
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