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Last Dragonslayer

#1 Last Dragonslayer

Jasper Fforde

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English
Hodder & Stoughton
10 January 2017
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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Imprint:   Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   Book 1
Dimensions:   Height: 267mm,  Width: 131mm,  Spine: 27mm
Weight:   248g
ISBN:   9781473651289
ISBN 10:   147365128X
Series:   The Last Dragonslayer Chronicles
Pages:   352
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 12 to 16 years
Audience:   Young adult ,  Children/juvenile ,  Preschool (0-5) ,  English as a second language
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jasper Fforde traded a varied career in the film industry for staring out of the window and chewing the end of a pencil. He lives and works in Wales and has a passion for aviation.

Reviews for Last Dragonslayer (#1 Last Dragonslayer)

'True literary comic genius' - Sunday Express 'This is Fforde's first book for children and as ever he is terrifically inventive and this is full of fun' - Daily Telegraph 'Jasper Fforde has one of those effervescent imaginations that never throws in one joke when he can fit in two or three . . . he created his mad but logical parallel version of the Welsh marches with loving detail' - Independent 'This is a lively, witty and entertaining tale for older children who still like making silly faces.' - Philip Womack, Literary Review 'Highly recommended. Very funny' - Independent '[Fforde's] ripping yarn of magic in decline mashes up the usual spells-and-beasts motif with a satire on corporate cash and tabloid values.' - i Every bit as imaginative and unique, comic and engaging as his adult books . . . THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER is a fast, funny, entertaining, feel good read. Fans of Thursday Next will enjoy it whatever their age - www.fantasynibbles.com


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