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| Original Title: | The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: Dealing with Dragons / Searching for Dragons / Calling on Dragons / Talking to Dragons |
| ISBN: | 0152050523 (ISBN13: 9780152050528) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1-4 |
Patricia C. Wrede
Paperback | Pages: 1056 pages Rating: 4.48 | 9653 Users | 410 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1-4) |
| Author | : | Patricia C. Wrede |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1056 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 2003 by Hmh Books for Young Readers (first published 1990) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Dragons. Childrens. Adventure. Science Fiction Fantasy |
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This series is absolutely one of the fantasy genre's treasures! It's wonderfully light-hearted and humorous; the author revels in puncturing any number of fairy-tale conventions. Princess Cimorene, for instance, isn't kidnapped and enslaved by a dragon --she voluntarily becomes housekeeper for the Dragon King to escape an arranged marriage. (And the draconian king is female; dragons use that title for monarchs of either gender to keep things "simple.") But though her main characters often don't do the conventionally "proper" thing, they always try to do the genuinely right thing.Practicing Roman Catholic Wrede [pronounced "Reedy":] writes good clean fantasy (both serious and humorous), free of bad language, unwholesome sexual content, or gratuitous violence. (Here, for instance, Cimorene and her cohorts deal with dastardly wizards simply by melting them into goo with soap and water, like the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz --but they always eventually regenerate.) Her work is informed by an equalitarian feminism, in the best sense of the word, which is not at all anti-male. IMO, she's one of the very best fantasy writers of our generation. Readers who like this series should explore her other work; I can personally recommend The Book of Enchantments and Caught in Crystal.
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Ratings: 4.48 From 9653 Users | 410 ReviewsColumn Based On Books The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1-4)
This series is great. I've read it a few times even as an adult. :)I rediscovered the first volume, Dealing with Dragons, which I really enjoyed when I was a kid, and after a short online search, found out it was part of a series and ordered the whole box off amazon.After having read through the latter three books in one week now, I am ready to give my verdict. At 23, I am probably a little too old for this, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the books and plan on reading them to my future children. The wacky and whimsical wit paired with the believable characters,
Okay, time for a Nostalgia Review!Recently somewhere on the depths of the internet I came across a list of "badass women of fantasy" or something like that, and Cimorene from this series was on there. And I was like, I remember her! She was awesome! And I was possessed by a sudden desire to reread these books because I hate doing things that I need to do. So that's what I did! Each book is only about 100 - 200 pages long, and it took me around 3 hours to read each one. Unsurprising, given the
This is some of the best young adult fantasy out there, especially if you like some humor in your fantasy. In the first book, the main character gets fed up with her life as a princess. When she tries to learn to fence, she's told it's unladylike, so she has to stop. When she tries to coook, she's told it's unladylike, so she has to stop. So, we begin the story with the main character running away to find a dragon to live with. She does find one, and she spends much of the book making cherries
25 years later and it's still one of my favoritesI first read Dealing with Dragons when I was in Grade 4. I remember it well. I've continued to reread the series every few years through my life and, even at 34 years old, I still love it! It's timeless. Ageless. Just as quality writing should be.
So I was waiting for my latest book club's choice to arrive in the mail, and knowing that it was a serious choice this month, I decided to relive some young adult books that used to be great favorites of mine. I own a very ratty hardcover copy of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles, but recently purchased the newly released paperbacks in a box set. Perfect time to read them. These vary in how much I like them. The first one I've read more than the rest, and do like a lot. It features a feisty
I loved these books in grade school and I love them still. The author does a great job of making fun of what is considered a typical fairytale. Princesses take classes on how to scream correctly when a dragon carries them off & knights are constantly trying to find a damsel in distress to rescue (even if they don't wish to be).Dealing with DragonsPrincess Cimorene of the kingdom of Linderwall decides that being a princess is too boring and confining, leaves home to work for the dragon Kazul,
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