artrudy

Here's my booktalk on this one...it's a very entertaining fantasy. "You'll be the forty-fifth warrior-king and not some worthless scholar!” That’s what the King of Idris tells his 14 year old son, Perryn, who’d really rather be reading a book in the library than getting trounced at sword practice by the merciless master of arms, Cedric. But a warrior is what is needed right now. The kingdom is in deep trouble—they are under attack by a fearsome dragon and by the fierce Norsemen who sweep down from the North to try to conquer the kingdom. Cedric wants to help his father, especially when he finds an ancient book that contains instructions on how to defeat a dragon. But his father won’t listen and doesn’t believe in the book’s magic. Even worse--Perryn overhears Cedric talking about betraying the kingdom to the Norsemen. So begins a quest to find the ingredients needed to slay a dragon: a unicorn, a bard, and the famous Sword of Samhein. But quests are never easy. The unicorn is terrified of danger and getting dirty; the bard is a bit of a con man; and the sword is rusty. Can Perryn really defeat a dragon with that kind of help?

2022-10-21 05:38