Patricia C. Wrede

From the back cover: Always be polite to dragons! That's what Daystar's mother taught him... and it's a very wise lesson—one that might just help him after his mom hands him a magic sword and kicks him out of the house. Especially because his house sits on the edge of the Enchanted Forest and his mother is Queen Cimorene. But the tricky part is figuring out what he's … [Read more...] about Talking to Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede: C+

From the back cover: Princess Cimorene is now Queen Cimorene... and she's faced with her first queenly crisis—the Enchanted Forest is threatened with complete destruction! Those wizards are back—and they've become very smart. (Sort of.) They've figured out a way to take over the forest once and for all... and what they have planned isn't pretty. With a little help from … [Read more...] about Calling on Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede: B-

From the back cover: The cast: an un-ordinary king, and an extraordinary princess, a couple of kooky giants, an overzealous magician, a loyal and helpful witch, and a host of evil and dangerous wizards. The instruments: a broken-down magic carpet, a leaking magical sword, and a few buckets of soapy lemon water. The problem: dragon-napping and magic-stealing. And so the story … [Read more...] about Searching for Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede: B+

From the back cover: Take one bored princess. Make her the seventh daughter in a very proper royal family. Have her run away. Add one powerful, fascinating, dangerous dragon. Princess Cimorene has never met anyone (or anything) like the dragon Kazul. But then, she's never met a witch, a jinn, a death-dealing talking bird, or a stone prince either. Princess Cimorene ran … [Read more...] about Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede: A