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Summary: This was unexpected!
Review: This Book is amazing. At first, I thought it might not be all that good, but I kept reading. unexpectedly,the book got Very good! It has amazing detail, and I love the style of Jane Yolen's writing. This is one of the best books I'v ever read. most of the time, I can never reread a book, and this is the only exception. I must have read it about 30 Times. I just can't get enough.
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Summary: Dragon's Blood (My review)
Review: I read this book in school, and loved it. I love dragons, and fantasy. This is by far my favorite book of my favorite series!
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Summary: Awsome book!
Review: this book is by far the best book i ever read....usually i really never read but this is the only book i could read on my own time! good book....i acually found it :P hope u like it too..
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Summary: It was Great!
Review: I loved Dragon's Blood! It's not every day you find a good story like this. Jakkin and Heart's Blood are great characters, and the plot is great!
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Summary: Fewmets.
Review: When I first looked at "Dragon's Blood", I wasn't so sure it would be a good book. I'm a fan of Jane Yolen, but, well, it just didn't look interesting. I was wrong. "Dragon's Blood" is an amazing work of fiction. Though I was, at first, strongly reminded of Anne McCaffrey's Pern, the society described in this book took on it's own identity. Yolen creates an amazing planet and culture that arises in the future. While the people do have technology, it is not spectacular. Instead, we are introduced to a charming, though struggling, society built by criminals, a world based on an economy where dragons are raises to fight one another. The story revolves around Jakkin, a teenage boy, who is, unfortunalty, a bonder (basically a paid slave) He was born free, and his dream is to pay off his bondage and return to freedom. To do this, he steals a dragon hatchling. he plans to raise this dragon into a pit fighter, and thus earn his freedom. I was impressed with Yolen's vivid desciption and emotion. The story kept an enjoyable balance between light-hearted entertainment and deep meaning. The characters were strongly devoloped and realistic, adding more to the tapestry of the novel. Like many readers have said, this book may not be suitable for children, for there are subtle references to prostitution. Some may find this shocking, but it fits well with the book's society. Besides, the references are subtle, so a younger, naive child would probably read past these references without a second thought. Overall, "Dragon's Blood" is a rich, vivid, imaginative novel, and a worthy tribute to Jane Yolen. I am looking forward to reading the book's two sequels. P.S. My review title is a delightful little cussword used in the book. I'll probably be using it often.
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Summary: Classic sci-fi/fantasy
Review: This novel (and the series to a lesser extent) really is a classic of the genre. Whilst it is certainly written as young adult literature (8-15, by my reckoning, depending on the individual's reading skills), I've just reread the series and throughly enjoyed it (age 20). This is a well developed story that is concise and very clearly written; it focuses on the ambitions of a young bonded servant and his attempts to secure freedom for himself with the help of the pit dragon Heart's Blood that he steals and raises alone in the desert. Yolen's pit dragons are a marvellous, very natural addition to the dragons of fantasy literature. The issues she touches on, such as freedom and maturity, are complex issues but she deals with them in such a way as to make them accessible even to children. The issues and plot are also well contained within this novel - though the series is good, the first is a stand out and can certainly be read as a stand alone. The subsequent two novels get increasingly more complex and adult-geared and the thread of the story actually becomes obscured. Dragon's Blood on its own is an absolute champion!
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Summary: WOW!
Review: I first read this book when I was in sixth grade, and I am currently in tenth and still love it! I am an avid reader and of all the books I've read, this is my favorite. I've read and re-read this wonderful book so many times, I have the first paragraph of the first chapter memorized! Jane Yolen is an amazing author, and her characters seem like real people you can relate to. Believe me, if you love dragons, this is the book for you.(and the next two books as well) :0)
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Summary: A long loved book.
Review: I remember when I first read "Dragon's Blood" and the rest of the books in this series about seven years ago. I loved them dearly then and I love them even more now. There are some things that I missed the first time, but now that I am older I caught more and there is nothing that has taken away from the enjoyment of these books. I would suggest that anyone who loves dragons and wishes them to be real read this fantastic series. I find them appropriate for pretty much all ages (Parents, there is some mention of prostituion so you may want to discuss this with your children first) and they will be enjoyable to all fantasy lovers.
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Summary: good book
Review: This is the best book in the trilogy. Most Dragon books are full of magic and stuff. Most people expect that.I was surprised to find a more reallistic book about dragons that actually worked. Its a wonderfull story about growing up and reaching dreams and proving youself. I would defanately reccommend it. Do read the rest of the trilogy but be prepared - like most books - sequals hardly ever match up to the origanal.
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Summary: As good as Harry Potter
Review: This book was touted in our local paper as being as good as Harry Potter. My 12 year old son is a major Potter fan, so I bought this for him for Christmas. He read it in one day and loved it. The newspaper review was right. He has no higher praise!
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