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Dragonborn: The Twilight Child

Having saved the island of Skralla, Alex and her friends face a new challenge to prevent the dragon Drak Midna renewing his war against humanity.

With the mighty Oliphos missing, Alex must travel to the city of Dundarrak in the magical heart of Scotland, where humans and dragons live together, battling side-by-side against an ancient evil. But that evil is growing stronger every day, the old alliance unravelling as unseen powers strike from the shadows.

Surrounded by old friends and new enemies, Alex must master her own unruly dragon-self before Dundarrak falls, with the help of one of the most dangerous allies of all – her mother.

About Struan Murray

Struan Murray is Scottish and grew up in Edinburgh, the youngest of a large, rowdy family of redheads. His debut novel, Orphans of the Tide, won the prestigious Branford Boase Award, and was included in the Guardian's 'Best children's books of 2020', while the first book in his latest series, Dragonborn, was a New York Times bestseller. When he's not writing, Struan is a lecturer at the University of Oxford.
Details
  • Series: Dragonborn #2
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • ISBN: 9780241741108
  • Length: 400 pages
  • Price: £14.99
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