By S. A. Patrick (author) Part of the Songs of Magic series
"Sparkling fantasy adventure overflowing with dragons and magic "
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A boy with a special talent, a girl transformed into a rat by magic, and a fire-breathing young dracogriff (half dragon, half griffin) – three friends, three unlikely heroes! In S A Patrick’s sparkling fantasy adventure they face sorcerers, bandits, imprisonment and mercenary armies, plus betrayal by the people they should be able to trust the most, and they face them all with courage, loyalty to each other and humour. Their arch enemy is the legendary Pied Piper no less, supposedly imprisoned for what he did in Hamelyn, but actually free and planning more wickedness against humans and dragons alike. It’s a story full of adventure and excitement, as well as characters readers will root for from the first – and best of all, there’s a sequel!
Readers who enjoy Patch, Wren and Barver’s adventures will also enjoy Abi Elphinstone’s Rumblestar series and Michelle Harrison’s Widdershins Adventures .
The Songs of Magic series
A Darkness of Dragons
A Vanishing of Griffins
A Thunder of Monsters
In a world of dragons, song spells, pipers and battles... Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace. Thrown in jail for playing a forbidden spell, he is no one's idea of a hero. But then he discovers a deadly truth - the evil Piper of Hamelyn is on the loose.
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With the help of Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch must stop the Piper sparking the biggest battle of them all. Three accidental heroes versus one legendary villain... an epic adventure is born.
S.A. Patrick was born in Belfast. When he was a child, he wanted to write video games, become an author, and have magical powers. The first two came true. If he ever does get magical powers, he hopes people like dragons and griffins because there'll suddenly be a lot of them around.
He has had four previous books published as Seth Patrick. Songs of Magic is his first series for children.
Photo credit James Luscombe
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This is a definite action/adventure book for ages 8-9. I would without a doubt give this five stars. I can't wait to read the second book.
A Darkness of Dragons is full of unexpected twists and turns of which illuminates great friendship between the three main characters. Wren (a girl cursed to live as a rat), Barver (a fire-breathing dragongriff) and Patch, a boy with the talent of piping. Though the the evil piper of Hameyln is in a cell, or so the pipers of the world think!
This is a definite action/adventure book for ages 8-9.... Read Full Review
In a world of dragons, song spells, pipers and battles... Patch Brightwater is a boy in disgrace.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed A Darkness of Dragons and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
A Darkness of Dragons features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Fantasy / Magical, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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A Darkness of Dragons was written by S. A. Patrick and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd
A Darkness of Dragons has 392 pages
Yes it is part of Songs of Magic series
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