Dragon Rider, Book 3

Cornelia Funke

Chicken House, 2017 - Fiction - 423 pages

The very first dragon adventure from the legendary author of Inkheart, Cornelia Funke - now a major film, over 1 million English language copies sold worldwide and a New York Timesbestseller!

Now a Sky Original film, only on Sky Cinema

'A warm-hearted dream of a book.'THE GUARDIAN

'Funke is the queen of world-building ... glorious escapism'THE TIMES

A dragon. A boy. A journey.

Firedrake, a brave young dragon, embarks on a magical journey to find the legendary place where silver dragons can live in peace for ever.

Along the way, he discovers extraordinary new friends and a courage he never knew he had. But the greatest enemy of all is never far behind - a heartless monster intent on destroying the last dragons on earth ...

• The first book by the queen of middle-grade fantasy, Cornelia Funke, in the bestselling Dragon Riderseries!
• Dragon Riderhas now been adapted for the big screen in a major animation with a stellar cast including Felicity Jones and Patrick Stewart, now available on Sky Cinema.
• Features magical illustrations by Cornelia Funke herself.
• Continue the adventure with book 2, The Griffin's Feather!

About the author

Author Cornelia Maria Funke was born in Dorsten, Germany on December 10, 1958. After graduating from the University of Hamburg, she worked as a social worker for three years. After completing a course in book illustration at the Hamburg State College of Design, she worked as a children's book illustrator and designed board games. Her desire to draw magical worlds and her disappointment over the way some stories were written inspired her to write her own children's books. Her book, The Thief Lord, won the Mildred L. Batchelder Award for the best translated children's book of the year and the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. She has also received the Book Sense Children's Literature Award for Inkheart and Inkspell. Funke has written numerous books including Dragon Rider, When Santa Fell to Earth, Igraine The Brave, Reckless, Saving Mississippi, Inkheart, Inkspell, Inkdeath, Igraine the Brave, and The Princess Knight. Inkheart was adapted into a film. Cornelia Funke was voted into the Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of 2005.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dragon Rider, Book 3; Volume 1 of Dragon Rider Series, Cornelia Funke
• Author: Cornelia Funke
• Translated by: Anthea Bell
• Illustrated by: Cornelia Funke
• Edition: 3, illustrated
• Publisher: Chicken House, 2017
• ISBN: 1911077856, 9781911077855
• Length: 423 pages
• Subjects: Body, Mind & Spirit / Unexplained Phenomena; Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & Mythical; Juvenile Fiction / Fantasy & Magic; Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Curiosities & Wonders; Juvenile Nonfiction / History / General; Juvenile Nonfiction / Performing Arts / Film; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General; Nature / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians; Nature / Ecology; Performing Arts / Animation; Science / Earth Sciences / Geography; Science / Global Warming & Climate Change; Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology