The Dragons of Chiril by Donita K. Paul tells the story of Tipper, a young lady who embarks on a quest to save her father and the world. With her on her journey are several interesting characters: the Wizard Fenworth, the librarian Librettowit, the artist Bealomondore, her father Verrin Schope, the parrot Beccaroon, the Prince Jayrus, and several minor and major dragons. They have several adventures as they try to reunite the three statues that will save Verrin Schope and the world.
This book tries to belong to the same group as C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, but it's not nearly as good. Granted this book is written for children, and it definitely is appropriate for older children (ages 8-12). The conflict builds and builds throughout the book, but the climax is, well, anticlimactic. This book is good, clean fun for children, and I do recommend it for them.
I want to thank Blogging for Books at WaterBrook Multnomah for my copy of this book to review, but my opinions are my own.
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2 comments:
Sounds like an interesting book! I love the variety in Christian fiction - and fantasy is a big genre right now. It's good that there are more Christian options. :)
Chari, I agree!
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