A child born in the coldest part of winter grows up untroubled by frost, and the ice dragon that everyone else flees will come when she calls it.
George R. R. Martin works at novella length here, which keeps the world sketched rather than mapped and puts the weight on one family, one farm and one approaching war. The prose stays simple enough for younger readers while the ending asks something of them, and the book can be finished comfortably in an evening.
Before it reaches your shelf:
• A short illustrated fantasy novella rather than part of a long series
• A young protagonist at its centre, with war arriving from outside
• Courage, family and sacrifice handled without softening
• A length suited to one or two sittings
A good match for younger fantasy readers and for adults who know Martin's longer books, available at Boipoka.
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