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Dragonworld Mass Market Paperback – April 30, 2002


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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: I Books (April 30, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743452534
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743452533
  • Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1.2 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,279,738 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Dragonworld goes far beyond the flashy pyrotechnics of contemporary fantasy and fantasy illustration. Joe Zucker is a superlative and original illustrator, and he reveals a rare and astonishing gift for infusing a richness of character into his pictures, which do justice to Byron Preiss's and Michael Reaves's compelling story".-- Maurice Sendak --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Byron Preiss is the author of THE ULTIMATE DRAGON and THE WHITE HOUSE MOUSE. Michael Reeves is also a successful science fiction writer.

Customer Reviews

It really is a great book and I recommend it to anyone who loves fantasy.
Amazon Customer
One of Preiss's and Reave's greatest strengths are creating fully developed characters who, without fail, draw you into the book.
Mike London
Not that my son would read this but it is a good book and we had to have a copy in our house.
A. Goodman

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26 of 31 people found the following review helpful By Benjamin Thomas VINE VOICE on April 18, 2000
Format: Paperback
I first read this novel about 15 years ago and always wondered why it was never reprinted. It is a well-told tale, enjoyable to read, and in a style reminiscent of the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. The characters interact well together and there is excellent depth to them. It is not predictable nor does it fit into the tight little cliched fantasy that is so prevalent today. If you want a solid fantasy read, this is the one for you.
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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful By E. A Solinas HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on June 30, 2002
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Despite the generic fantasy title, this is an unusual and thoughtful fantasy story full of realistic characters and interesting cultures. Preiss and Reaves have a great sense of atmosphere and description; it's only too bad that this hasn't been made into a movie.
Amsel is a Fandoran, a member of a hard-working, small-statured race in a fairly bleak land. He is also a loner, a dreamer, and a scientist who studies just about everything. But his life is thrown into turmoil when a boy is found dead, apparently having fallen from Amsel's hang-glider. The boy's father and the inhabitants of the town assume that Amsel is in league with the Simbalese, a wealthy people who look down on the Fandorans. Amsel ends up running for his life to Simbala, in the hopes that he can avert a war. But in Simbala, a similar death has taken place.
It also jeopardizes the position of Hawkwind, a miner raised to royalty by the previous Monarch, and his Rayan lover Ceria. The bratty Princess Evirae, an arrogant royal with clawlike nails and really big hair, takes the opportunity to attack Hawkwind and try to gain the throne for herself. But as the Fandorans and Simbalese clash, a new foe comes from a frosty wasteland -- the colddrakes, nastier cousins to the dragons and led by a huge, intelligent colddrake called the Darkling. Recognizing that the colddrakes will destroy both sides, Amsel sets out to the legendary Glowing Caverns, to find the only thing that can stop the destruction.
It's a fairly straightforward plot, but is made less simple by the character interactions. The Fandorans and Simbalese don't just clash with each other, but with people in their own ranks.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful By Mike London on October 15, 2001
Format: Paperback
Very solid fantasy which rapidly draws the reader into the fully realised world that Preiss and Reaves have created for this wonderful novel about dragons, mystical Pearls, political intrigue, and the attempt at justice for the murders of three children. This novel came highly recommended, and I've a story brewing in my head about dragons and humans. The relationship between these two races has always been of chief interest to me in fantasy literature and one of my chief pleasures from this book was the stately and regal relationship the dragons had with the humans and how myth had obscured the memories and must be reinstated. The political world in this book is crucial in this regard.
The comparison to Tolkien is not unjust, although DRAGONWORLD lies much more closer to THE HOBBIT than THE LORD OF THE RINGS. There simply will never be another LR. We do not get a conflict on the cosmic level here that is the central plot of THE LORD OF THE RINGS. If Frodo fails, the entire world is ensnared in the Darkness of Sauron. If the characters in this novel fail, the cold drakes will prevail. Although this is an assumption, it is a very reasonable one: in as highly detailed a world that Preiss and Reaves create, there most be other societies and cultures present in this particular sphere, and it is hinted at by the one of the characters.
DRAGONWORLD deals with two nations plunged in war when their efforts should be concentrated upon their common foe. The authors guide the reader through these predominant terrains: the farmlands and villages of Fandora, the forests and battlefields of Simbala, and the cold land of the Drakes and their lairs.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful By ekgheiy on March 19, 2004
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Dragonworld is one the select few books that has stuck with me in an extraordinary way. The writing was incredibly vivid and engrossing. And even though I was at first a bit skeptical about the book having illustrations, I found those illustrations helpful in setting the atmosphere.
I am the kind of reader who gets bored relatively easily; but I had no problem remaining interested in this story because once it started, it kept going at a face pace without a moment to spare. I sympathized, empathized and generally *cared* about all of the characters and their relationships with each other. Not only was each character compellingly and realistically developed, they all seamlessly fit into the story with no superfluous or extraneous details.
The story itself is not unlike any reality based situation people might encounter. The misinterpretation of a tragic event by different groups of people leads to an uncalled for and, therefore, even more tragic war. In Dragonworld, it is up to one good-natured man to help right the wrongs to restore peace and initiate understanding and communication. And what an adventure he experiences while trying!
As improvements go, I noticed only two. Firstly, I found the title a bit misleading. A book entitled "Dragonworld" implies dragons. This book had its share of dragon involvement, but not nearly as much as I expected. Quite frankly, I wanted more dragons!! Since these dragons were at the heart of the story, they should have been featured more. Had they been featured more, I would whole-heartedly give Dragonworld five stars. Secondly, the marvelous illustrations were less than marvelously placed.
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