In a world where dragons are disguised as humans, teenager, were-dragon, secret government operative and the president’s son’s protector Kitty Lung is just trying to live a normal life as a normal human being. But don’t take my word for it–read it yourself!” – Tamora Pierce, bestselling YA author For all that she’s half-dragon, Seraphina is a very believable human being, caught between different loyalties and just trying to keep everyone she loves alive. The characters are interesting and engaging, and I love the new look at dragons. “I loved this book even more the second time I read it than I did the first.It’s set in a world where dragons and humans live together but mistrust each other, and this mistrust heightens the tensions that underlie the plot. Published in 2012, Seraphina is Rachel Hartman’s Morris Award-winning debut novel about Seraphina Dombegh, a musician of the royal court who gets pulled into a murder investigation and gets involved in unraveling a plot threatening the peace of the kingdom of Goredd.
Well, guess what? We’ll do the work for you! Here’s a list of the best books featuring dragons – written especially for YA readers! The list includes popular works like Tolkien’s and Le Guin’s, to some lesser known – but still engaging – works! Ready for some flying, flame-spewing reptilian action? Then browse through the list and pick out the next dragon book to put in your reading list! So since there are so many YA books dealing with dragons, it’s sometimes difficult to choose which ones to read. They’re also pretty big in young adult literature, flying through different genres from high fantasy, to urban fantasy, and even to science fiction! And because of the persistent appeal of dragons to people of all ages, it makes sense that dragons can be found everywhere. The dragons are not only found in the Dungeons and Dragons-based books or the epic fantasies of the twentieth century. From early dragons, like the Dragon in the epic poem Beowulf, to the ones found in Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman’s Dragonlance books, dragons always tickle the imagination of readers, whether or not they’re fans of fantasy.
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