Hightman, Jason. The saint of dragons.HIGHTMAN, Jason. The saint of dragons. HarperCollins. 364p. c2004. 0-06-054013-3, $6.99. J To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, July 2004: Simon is a loner loner Psychiatry A single young man estranged from society and family, who suffers from psychogenic pain, and tends to live 'on the edge', vacillating between aggression and depression; loners often have unrealistic goals, but are unable to work towards those goals , a boarding student at a special school for boys in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. . He knows nothing about his parents. Then his father appears, and his father turns out to be part of a long line of dragon hunters Dragon Hunters is a cartoon series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by the French company Futurikon. It follows the adventures of two hunters for hire through a futuristic, medieval world of floating land masses that is terrorized by a widely varying menace of monsters known , the last knight on earth: his name is Aldric St. George. He tells Simon about dragons, about how the old dragons have learned to disguise themselves among humans. But they still sow evil, destruction, wars and storms; they wish to destroy all humans. Aldric is fierce; not exactly the loving, understanding father Simon would have wanted to have. One of the main themes of this adventure is the father-son story--how Simon and Aldric learn to understand and respect each other. The story is too complicated to summarize. You should just know that Aldric and Simon, their animal companions, and a woman magician Alaythia confront one ghastly ghast·ly adj. ghast·li·er, ghast·li·est 1. Inspiring shock, revulsion, or horror by or as if by suggesting death; terrifying: a ghastly murder. 2. dragon in NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City , and thinking they had destroyed him, they move on to Venice, Paris, Russia, and China; but the final battle takes place in London, when all the dragons gather to plot the final destruction of the world. Fortunately, the bravery Bravery See also Heroism. Achilles foremost Greek hero of Trojan War; brave and formidable warrior. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 12] Adrastus courageous Indian prince; Rinaldo’s enemy. [Ital. Lit. , intelligence and strength of the three dragon hunters--Aldric, his son Simon, and the lovely Alaythia--win the day in this action-packed struggle against evil. Clarke Rosser, KLIATT J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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