Cornelia Funke

Dragon Rider


purchase: $12.95
Dragon Rider:
It's a fantasy, it's long, and it's got dragons in it. Dragon Rider is bound to be another hit book from Cornelia Funke! Ever since the popularity of bestselling fantasies The Thief Lord and Inkheart went global a few years ago, legions of fans have demanded more books from the German author than she can reasonably hope to write each year. So, re-discovering this hefty, earlier novel from 1997 was a logical development--and her keenest readers will devour it as before. >

Price: $12.95
Edition: Deluxe
Published by The Chicken House on 2004-09-01.

Average rating (131 reviews):
Rating: 9.0

Recent reviews:


Reviewed by anonymous on 2005-12-04: "Dragon Rider" was first published in Germany as "Drachenreiter" several years ago, long before Eragon was first published. So no, Cornelia Funke is not ripping off Paolini's "idea". Not to mention the fact that Paolini has a (cough) slight tendency to (read more ...)
Rating: 6.0



Reviewed by anonymous on 2005-11-16: This book, first of all, is great.The whole idea of the novel is well-done, with no big troubles with prose and such.However, there is one small, almost nitpicky thing that nags me every single time I read, and also what prevented (read more ...)
Rating: 8.0



Reviewed by anonymous on 2005-11-11:

This book has all the ingredients of a children's classic: interesting characters, exotic setting, and action. From the very first words, I was taken away.... The story is about a boy named Ben, a dragon named Firedrake, a brownie (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0



Reviewed by anonymous on 2005-11-02: When Sorrel the Brownie, and Firedrake the Silver Dragon set out to find the Rim of Heaven, a beautiful range where dragons and brownies can live in peace, they will meet friends and foes such as Gilbert Graytail, the smart, little (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0



Reviewed by anonymous on 2005-10-26:
Dragon Rider tells of a young boy and an eight legged cat who rides on the back of a dragon.They are on a journey to find a new land,somewhere in the depths of (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0