Dragon Winter [Paperback]

Niel Hancock (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Popular Library; 1st edition (1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0445041919
• ISBN-13: 978-0445041912
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,199,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Formula Fiction, June 30, 2006

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Scott Andrew Hutchins (Bronx, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Winter (Paperback)

This book has been sitting on my shelf for many years and I finally picked it up and read it. Either I should have read it when I was still a kid, or it should have stayed there. This book seems hastily written to capitalize on _Watership Down_, throwing in bits of _The Wind in the Willows_ and _The Lord of the Rings_. Everything about it was predictable. I was hoping for it to get better. The author's lack of imagination is apparent in naming the squirrel "Acorn", and his haste and carelessness in inconsistency about whether Acorn is male or female. (Normally Acorn is reported as male and Ash his mate, but there is at least one exception.)

The characters are very flat and go through the motions of a tired plot of an evil brother wanting to be king and temporaily seducing some young upstarts, in this case animals, to join with him. This is fantasy writing 101, and nothing beyond the sort of material I was writing in high school and couldn't get published. It might be enjoyable for children or an undemanding audience, especially if they're young enough they find _Watership Down_ (to which the publisher has the pretension to compare this to) too daunting in length, which they shouldn't if they'll read Harry Potter, but I had to force myself to keep reading this because I wanted to like it. The writing is dull and repetitive, but because of that fact I learned one word I wasn't familiar with--"hackles".

If you love animal fantasies, you'll definiely want to read this, as it's nothing terrible, but if you're looking for good fantasy writing, don't bother with this one. It's good to read mediocrity every once in a while. It keeps the faculties attuned to what is truly good.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful book, March 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragon Winter (Paperback)

Lovers of Fantasy will enjoy this book. It's one of those gentle, innocent books that stays with you long after it's been put back on the shelf. It's not blood and guts - but heart and soul. A truly great piece of work.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for all ages to enjoy and teach values!, January 27, 1998

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[e-mail] (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dragon Winter (Paperback)

I recommend this book for anyone just wanting a good heart-warming story. Filled with terror, heroism, and just plain fun, you can enjoy or share with the kids. With playful pups and a running story line you learn kids are a hand full of trouble without supervision, and a story never ends without a good moment leaving you wanting more.