Dragonheart [Paperback]

Charles Edward Pogue (Author), Patric Read Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Bowen, an old-world knight who would train a future king; Kara, a peasant girl who mortally wounded the young prince; and Draco, a noble dragon who healed him, come together in an unlikely alliance against a tyrannical ruler. Original. Movie tie-in.

Product Details

• Paperback: 262 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572971304
• ISBN-13: 978-1572971301
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,126,870 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literate Fantasy, July 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragonheart (Paperback)

I read this book because of an article I read in which Charles Edward Pogue claimed that his screenplays for Dragonheart & Kull were savaged by their Directors. To give the man a fair shake, I read his Dragonheart Novel. I can see why he was so upset! Wherever the film takes a wrong turn, the Novel goes in the right direction. Everything that is wrong about the film is RIGHT in the Novel. The writing, while now and then a little spare [which is better than overwriting] and a little too modern, is, overall, exceedingly literate [some of the dialogue is close to Tad Williams level]. The characters are believable and involving. The story explains itself and it's world. I HIGHLY recommend buying a copy of Dragonheart!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the best novilizations I've read, July 30, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragonheart (Paperback)

When I first saw Dragonheart in the theatre my first thought was "I want the soundtrack!" My second was "I wonder if it's a book?" Many things from the movie are more thoroughly explained in the book(like what the things on Bowen's shield are) and at an earlier point in the story. Sometimes its hard to make things clear in a movie without getting too graphic! This book provided me with a lot of good reading because I was able to read it many times over without getting bored. I just hope Mr. Pogue does more work of this calibre in the future

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest dragon-story I ever read!, June 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dragonheart (Paperback)

DragonHeart was a great movie, and this book is even more! It is about a dragon, Draco, but it is also about morals, codes, ethics, choices, and it was a story that makes you think. It also adds onto the movie, because the book goes much more into depth about the characters and their histories, thoughts, and dreams in a way I think the movie only touched on. I recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy, adventure, dragons, or the stars.