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The Last Dragonslayer (The Last Dragonslayer, #1)
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bookshelves: fantasy-contemporary-urban, favorites, young-adult, read-in-2011, fantasy-fairytale-and-myth, read-in-2012
Aug 02, 2010
bookshelves: fantasy-contemporary-urban, favorites, young-adult, read-in-2011, fantasy-fairytale-and-myth, read-in-2012
Read 2 times. Last read October 2, 2012.
Simply put, Jasper Fforde is brilliant. He has yet again created a wondrous, magical story right amid the everyday mundane. This is a quick and entertaining read with the perfect mix of adventure, humor, and feeling.
I'm a big fan of the Thursday Next novels but admit they aren't the most accessible books and they are not everyone's "cup of tea." However, The Last Dragonslayer can be enjoyed by anyone!
Mr. Fforde takes the average "orphan with destiny" plot and turns it on its head. Here is the Amazon/publisher blurb that does a nice job of giving you a taste for the book:
"In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g. Then the magic started fading away. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. But work is drying up. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and even magic carpets are reduced to pizza delivery. So it's a surprise when the visions start. Not only do they predict the death of the Last Dragon at the hands of a dragonslayer, they also point to Jennifer, and say something is coming. Big Magic ..."
I'm a big fan of the Thursday Next novels but admit they aren't the most accessible books and they are not everyone's "cup of tea." However, The Last Dragonslayer can be enjoyed by anyone!
Mr. Fforde takes the average "orphan with destiny" plot and turns it on its head. Here is the Amazon/publisher blurb that does a nice job of giving you a taste for the book:
"In the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g. Then the magic started fading away. Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. But work is drying up. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and even magic carpets are reduced to pizza delivery. So it's a surprise when the visions start. Not only do they predict the death of the Last Dragon at the hands of a dragonslayer, they also point to Jennifer, and say something is coming. Big Magic ..."
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
August 2, 2010
– Shelved
October 4, 2011
– Shelved as:
fantasy-contemporary-urban
October 4, 2011
– Shelved as:
favorites
October 4, 2011
– Shelved as:
young-adult
October 4, 2011
– Shelved as:
read-in-2011
October 4, 2011
– Shelved as:
fantasy-fairytale-and-myth
Started Reading
October 2, 2012
– Shelved as:
read-in-2012
October 2, 2012
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Finished Reading
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rated it 3 stars
Jul 28, 2013 12:42PM
I don't understand how you can love the Thursday next books and still give this five stars. Did you really think it held a candle to any of those books? I found it moderately entertaining but nowhere close to as awesome as the best books in that series.
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