Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley

[snugglekitty]

Oh, how I love being proven wrong about things like this. Here is another book that completely jettisons the notion that nothing new can be done with the dragon genre. First Temeraire, then this. This book is hard to describe. It's a young adult book. A boy finds a baby dragon and decides to raise it against the rules of his time and place. I know that that sounds totally cliched, but it's the way that it's done. Set in a federal dragon preserve? With a fearless band of dragon rangers? And dragons that they hardly ever see? It's very different. I really enjoyed it. Four stars, although I don't think I'll need to reread it quite as many times as I have reread The Blue Sword, which is my favorite Robin McKinley book EVAR, and if you haven't read it you should run out and get it IMMEDIATELY! Or ask to borrow one of my copies.

Comments

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

I loved The Blue Sword, though I think I'm gonna hold out for Sunshine as my favorite Robin McKinley book.

Thanks for telling us about Dragonhaven; I'll have to check it out!

[lady-anemone.livejournal.com]

I should reread Sunshine, it really was a great book. However, The Blue Sword got its hooks into me at age twelve - it's hard for anything to compete with that now, you know?

[supercheesegirl.livejournal.com]

The Hero and the Crown is my favorite McKinley! I think my mom is getting me Dragonhaven for Christmas.