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Summary: 20th century meets the 14th century
Review: I read this book a couple months back. I thought it was hilarious the way that Jim took in information and how he "adjusted" certain things from the 20th century to the 14th. i think that anyone who likes dragons, magic, and/or Medievil times would really enjoy not just this book, but the entire series.
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Summary: Really funny and entertaining !
Review: I usually have an aversion to books in which the characters go from our ordinary 20th century to a fantasy world, but this book was a good surprise in this aspect because the subject was handled in a way I rather enjoyed.Having a dragon (if only the body) as the principal character was also very amusing, though the rest of the characters are also very well conceived and interesting (you'll see an English wolf is different from all other wolves...).I think the story is great, and Gordon R. Dickson is an excellent writer, I can't compare with is other books because it's the first I've read (but not the last, I think). I think you won't regret reading it!
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Summary: Surprisingly... good!
Review: I'll admit it: when I got this book, I thought it was gonna be corny! I mean, come on now, dragons??? BUT I must say that as the plot unfolded, I suddenly realized that this is actually some good stuff! The humor isn't that great, but it keeps the story fresh. The plot is pretty cool, although there were some very predictable things along the way... I couldn't help but think at times that I was reading an interpretation of a plot to some RPG game. I'm not an expert on fantasy tales and such, so I don't know if this book is good if you like that kind of thing, but if you're just a casual reader with an interest, in, say, sci-fi, try it! You just might enjoy it.
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Summary: Great idea but other than that...
Review: i'll admit that the premise of the series is very good. however, as i read further into the series i became bored and annyoed at how rarely he does turn into a dragon. honestly, you'd think a man who can turn into a dragon would more often!
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Summary: Different from the movie, but still good
Review: I've LOVED the "Flight of Dragons" movie ever since I can remember. (I'm 22 now) I recently found that it was based off of "The Dragon and the George," so I rushed out and picked up a copy. It's an easy read, I finished it in about a day. It was a little hard to really get into... The "present" was a bit dull, but once it got going, it was very enjoyable. At first I was miffed at the inconsistencies with the movie, but I managed to get past that when the plot got going--it was kind of nice not knowing exactly what's going to happen. Some of the differences between the movie are: - Where are the brothers? (I assume they're in latter books)
- This had Sir Bryon, rather than sir Orrin (although Orrin was mentioned)
- Where's Melisan, and what's with Angie? To name a few. All in all, I'd recommend it, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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Summary: Different from the movie, but still good
Review: I've LOVED the "Flight of Dragons" movie ever since I can remember. (I'm 22 now) I recently found that it was based off of "The Dragon and the George," so I rushed out and picked up a copy. It's an easy read, I finished it in about a day. It was a little hard to really get into... The "present" was a bit dull, but once it got going, it was very enjoyable. At first I was miffed at the inconsistencies with the movie, but I managed to get past that when the plot got going--it was kind of nice not knowing exactly what's going to happen. Some of the differences between the movie are: - Where are the brothers? (I assume they're in latter books)
- This had Sir Bryon, rather than sir Orrin (although Orrin was mentioned)
- Where's Melisan, and what's with Angie? To name a few. All in all, I'd recommend it, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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Summary: Different from the movie, but still good
Review: I've LOVED the "Flight of Dragons" movie ever since I can remember. (I'm 22 now) I recently found that it was based off of "The Dragon and the George," so I rushed out and picked up a copy. It's an easy read, I finished it in about a day. It was a little hard to really get into... The "present" was a bit dull, but once it got going, it was very enjoyable. At first I was miffed at the inconsistencies with the movie, but I managed to get past that when the plot got going--it was kind of nice not knowing exactly what's going to happen. Some of the differences between the movie are: - Where are the brothers? (I assume they're in latter books)
- This had Sir Bryon, rather than sir Orrin (although Orrin was mentioned)
- Where's Melisan, and what's with Angie? To name a few. All in all, I'd recommend it, and I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
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Summary: Awsome Fantasy by Gordon
Review: James Ecret acidently gets transported to a parallel world of midevil times. When he arives he finds himself in the form of a dragon. He must now find a way to find his bride-to-be who also got transported and get to his world safely.I recomend this book to anyone who needs a good book to read.
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Summary: Medieval Magic
Review: Jim Eckert is living in an ordinary modern world, waiting for Angie on a bright September morning while Grottwold is keeping her busy as his lab assistant. They are on the verge of proving astral projection is possible and believe they can set the spirit free to wander outside the body. Jim's obvious discontent with the situation is overly apparent and when he has to wait for Angie again he becomes incensed and decides these delaying tactics have occurred for the last time. Just as Jim bursts into the room, Angie disappears from under a helmet-like hair dryer. Unfortunately, Angie has apported in an experiment that should have only caused astral projection. Both Grottwold and Jim have absolutely no idea where she has taken off to, however it is revealed that she was concentrating on dragons. With a single heroic decision, Jim is thrust into a medieval world as he takes his seat to project his spirit in the same direction as Angie is thought to have gone. As fate would have it, he forgets to think about Angie and ends up thinking about dragons. This lands him in the body of a dragon and his first thought of wanting to tear Grottwold to shreds brings him to the awareness of his less than human self. Jim awakens to the reality that he is now a talking dragon who everyone knows as Gorbash. Overall, there is a subtle humor, which now and then catches you unawares. The conversational style changes at times and flows more into pictures painted with words so you really enter a medieval land filled with adventures and moments of brilliance. Angie's character is not at all fully developed in this story and I am hoping she will evolve more fully in the rest of the series. Once she disappears, we learn very little about her and only know she is trapped in the Loathly Tower, a place of pure evil. Jim has to fight his chivalrous urges to save her immediately and fears she may be in mortal danger. When he meets up with a magician, he is told not to worry about her until he can find companions to help save her. "Far ahead to the west, the sky was on fire with sunset. It lighted all the fens, the meres and the causeway with a red glow which lay bloodily on earth and grass and stunted trees; and it pooled just ahead, around a low hill, at a rise of a hundred feet or more above the seashore where, touched but uncolored by that same dying light there loomed over all, amongst great, tumbled boulders, the ruined, dark and shattered shell of a tower as black as jet." pg. 231, a description of the Loathly Tower Gordon Dickson presents each character so you are very aware of their presence in the story and then once they have your heart, he puts them in mortal danger one after the other. Each character (besides Angie) has such a personality, you can literally hear their voice. Aragh the English wolf is so very independent and yet he ends up proving that beneath the growl and bite, there is a much more caring creature just waiting for the opportunity to show his ultimate loyalty. The romance is mild and is far from the main point of the story. If you are enchanted with the thought of what it would be like to be a dragon and fly above a medieval landscape, this will be less of a consideration. At some points in the plot, Jim/Gorbash looses his focus and just seems to enjoy being a dragon. There is never a moment when you wish Jim would turn back into his human form. Glimpses of dragon life are interwoven with modern thought and a touch of philosophy in such a creative way, Jim is never fully an animal and yet never fully human. He takes on the best of both worlds and approaches each challenge in a thoughtful manner. Thank you to my favorite dragon person for
sending me this exciting gift. It was an enthralling
cerebral retreat! Onward to The Dragon Knight.
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Summary: A great choice for early teens graduating from the Animorphs
Review: Looked for something for my 11 year old, and found this wonderful series. All the ingredients are there - humor, friendship, courage and a nice romantic relationship. Great dragons!
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