18 books like Krindlekrax

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The Magic Walking-Stick John Buchan · 1932 A stick given Bill an English boy, by a mysterious old man has magic qualities. The story of his adventures during the next year, while he has the stick, makes a breathless tale told in Buchan's most convincing manner. Bill has only to twirl the stick and wish himself away, to arrive in any place that he thinks of. His first experimental trip to the Solomon Islands is rather terrifying, as he… Shares: For children, Children's fiction

The Ice Dragon George R. R. Martin · 2006 · ★ 3.7 · 116p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Leaving in its wake desolate cold and frozen land, the legendary ice dragon has never been tamed until it meets Adara, a winter child who looks to the creature to help save her world from destruction. Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Fork, the Witch, and the Worm Christopher Paolini · 2018 · ★ 4.4 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate It's been a year since Eragon departed Alagaesia in search of the perfect home to train a new generation of Dragon Riders. Now he is struggling with an endless sea of tasks: constructing a vast dragonhold, wrangling with suppliers, guarding dragon eggs, and dealing with belligerent Urgals and haughty elves. Then a vision from the Eldunari, unexpected visitors, and an exciting Urgal legend offer a… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Hive Queen Tui T. Sutherland · 2018 · ★ 5.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Growing up in the hives, cricket has always had 1,000,000 questions. Wiretree soap forbidden, even in art? Why do her parents seem to hate her? In the biggest, most dangerous and secret question of all: why is cricket immune to queen wasp"s powers? Whenever the queen takes control of all the hype wing, speaking through their mouths and seeing through their eyes, cricket has to hide, terrified of… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Dangerous Gift Tui T. Sutherland · 2020 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the IceWings at such a young age, but now that she is, she's going to be the best queen ever. All she has to do is keep her tribe within IceWing territory, where it's safe -- while keeping every other tribe out, where they belong. It's a perfect and simple plan, backed up by all the IceWing magic Snowfall can find. That is, until a storm of unidentified… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Poison Jungle Tui T. Sutherland · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her life's mission to exact revenge on the tribe that tried to wipe out the LeafWings and ripped every tree from the surface of Pantala. Every tree, that is, except the wild and dangerous Poison Jungle, where the surviving LeafWings have been hiding since the war. Hiding, plotting, and waiting for a dragon like Sundew, who is… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Chronicles of Dragon Craig Halloran · 2013 The Henchmen Chronicles Backstory is a fantastic and original portal fantasy adventure that stands on it's own. It sparks the beginning of a full length 5-Book series, over 400,000 words long. If you love stories where everyday men and women become heroes, this one is for you. Below is the blurb from Book 1: The King's Henchmen, but the Backstory is a tale all of it's own that sets… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Teeth of the Gale Joan Aiken · 1988 · ★ 4.0 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate At the request of the nun with whom he is in love, eighteen-year-old Felix embarks on a perilous rescue mission across the strife-torn countryside of Spain in the late 1820s. Sequel to "Go Saddle the Sea" and "Bridle the Wind." Shares: For children, Children's fiction

Ghostly companions Vivien Alcock · 1984 · ★ 3.5 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate From Publishers Weekly Alcock's fans will be well-spooked by the strange events in this anthology of wonderfully eerie stories. In "The Whisperer," a small girl who has been dead for years haunts her older brother with continuous whispers of "Let me in, please let me in," until an outsider shows the family what the restless spirit wants. A lad buys "The Sea Bride," a ship's figurehead, only to… Shares: For children, Children's fiction

The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart Stephanie Burgis · 2017 · ★ 4.1 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Aventurine is not the kind of dragon who can sit inside her family mountain for decades. If she’s cooped up for even one more hour, she might explode! Her family claims she’s too young to leave safely, but she’s fierce and she’s brave, and she’s ready to prove it by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human. Unfortunately, the human she captures turns out to be even sneakier than she was… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

How Droofus the Dragon Lost His Head Bill Peet · 1971 · ★ 4.3 · 46p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Although he comes from a fierce family, Droofus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head. Shares: Dragons, Children's fiction

Three Tales of My Father's Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1987 · ★ 4.5 · 241p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A compilation of three tales which relate the fantastic adventures of Elmer Elevator and a baby flying dragon named Boris. Shares: Dragons, Children's fiction

Last Dragonslayer (Last Dragonslayer, #1) Jasper Fforde · 2010 · ★ 4.2 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--Provided by publisher. Fifteen-year-old foundling Jennifer runs Kazam, an employment agency for magicians, but it is hard to stay in business when magic is drying up. Then… Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The Burning Bridge John Flanagan · 2005 · ★ 4.3 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Bracing for a final clash with the evil warlord Morgarath, the Rangers rally the kingdom's allies, and Will is chosen, along with his friend Horace, as special envoys to nearby Celtica. But the simple mission soon takes an unsettling turn - the Celticans have disappeared, their town abandoned. The scheming hand of Morgarath, it seems, has been far from idle. He has found a way to bring his… Shares: Heroes, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Burning Bridge John Flanagan · 2007 The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. alone!For years, the Kingdom of Araluen has prospered, with the evil lord Morgarath safely behind the impassable mountains. For years, its people have felt secure. But the scheming hand of the dark lord has not been idle. . . . On a special mission for the rangers, Will and his friend Horace, an apprentice knight,… Shares: Heroes, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

The dragons of Blueland Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1951 · ★ 4.1 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Elmer must come once again to the aid of his flying baby dragon when men discover its retreat and begin to hunt it. Shares: Dragons, Fantasy fiction, Children's fiction

Murdo's War Alan Temperley · 1990 · 232p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Murdo and Hector are involved with whiskey smuggling during World War II. Their recklessness soon puts them and their country in danger. Shares: For children, Children's fiction

Spooky! (Treetops) Michaela Morgan · 1998 · 56p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares: Children's plays, Children's fiction

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