Dragon Flight

(Second of 3(so far): Dragonslippers series. Fantasy, children's)
(LT recommended)

Mistress Creelisle Carlbrun, heroine of the Dragon War of Feravel and known to her friends (and us, if we've read the first book) as Creel, is bored.

She has got her almost-happily-ever-after ending and is now helping her friend Marta with her wedding trousseau, until word comes of dragons amassing for war in the distant country of Citatie. Creel feels impelled to act on behalf of her dragon friends and jumps headlong into another adventure. (There; hopefully there aren't too many spoilers in case you haven't read the first book.)

Though it is suitable for children (with just the slightest blush of romance), Day George writes well and doesn't patronise. It is show more about war, so there are some deaths, and there are some moral dilemmas, but they don't weigh down the story.

I like Creel because she's not too perfect to be believable and she's also not a superhero who solves all the problems by herself; she needs the help of her friends, and they're just as feisty as she is. They are not just background characters to Creel's story, even though the narrative is in the first person.

I think it's possible to read Dragon Flight without having read Dragon Slippers; events follow on from those in the first book, but are not dependant on them. Apparently Dragon Slippers was not supposed to have a sequel, but here it is; and now, I'm looking forward to reading the third book in the series.

Endorsing the recommendation of other LTers for Jessica Day George's books.

4 stars show less

Okay, so maybe this doesn't quite live up to the brilliance that is Dragon Slippers, but...dang. It's pretty dang good.

In the beginning I was skeptical. The plot seems a little ridiculous and maybe a tad repetitive. A few of Creel's plans are far-fetched and it's more than a small miracle that most of them work. Don't get me started on Marta leaping from dragon to dragon... although that's pretty awesome, skeptics aside.

I still love Creel and Tobin and Luka and Shardas and all the dragons. That's a big bonus of this book: all the dragons. We get to meet so many new dragons and learn more about the dragon culture. And while this usually decreases the awe factor of dragons, Jessica Day George made it work.

And you know what else she never show more seems to fail at? Endings. She has the magical ability to write brilliant endings. I mean, wow. WOW. I love Luka so much. Wow. show less

Solid, engaging and witty follow-up to Dragon Slippers. I adore the main characters and am willing to forgive George for straining my credulity with a somewhat thin plot. The sheer joy that infuses this book makes it worth reading. I think this is a lovely series for middle-schoolers. And me.

Just as good as the first. New exciting adventure, with another Dragon War, and we also learn a lot more about the dragons, both their culture and their physical selves. Creel is still, definitely, the heroine, but Marta plays a major role throughout. And then the stupid...or maybe not completely stupid...ultimatum at the end - Miles has a point, but it was presented exactly the wrong way. And a happy ending - two of them, even. Or several - there's the dragon romances as well. Next!

Apparently I've been in the mood for plucky, intelligent, slightly irascible heroines, and this series delivers.

Second book in featuring Creel et al. Better than the first.

The events of the first Dragon War have just finished when Creel discover that another country has an army of dragons and are planning on invading. Only, of course, things aren't as simple as they first appear.

It was great to see the characters again, and to learn more about how dragon society works, as well as see different cultures in the world George has created. Very well done.

A worthy sequel to Dragon Slippers. More adventure, more suspense, more dragons. These characters, both human and dragon, are such fun to follow as they wind their way through another war where humans are controlling dragons - or is that really the case? Mystery abounds. Bravery from a surprising source provides a wonderful twist. I've loved everything I've read by this author and can't wait to read more!