The Fire Within
Last Dragon Chronicles (The Fire Within) Series
Author: Chris d'Lacey
Book 1 in the Last Dragon Chronicles (The Fire Within) series
Pages: 352
Published: 2001
Age: 11+
When David moves in with Liz and Lucy, he discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. David's personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story which reveals the truth behind an unsolved mystery close to home. The story has an unhappy ending, and when David realizes the consequences of it he is angry. Then David finds Gadzooks crying and near death, and he discovers that these special dragons die when they are not loved. Soon David is forced to save his friend and unlock the powers of the fire within.
Winner of the Rotherham Children's Book Award (2002)
About the Last Dragon Chronicles (The Fire Within) Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Fire Within(2001)
- 2.Icefire(2003)
- 3.Fire Star(2005)
- 4.The Fire Eternal(2007)
- 5.Dark Fire(2009)
- 6.Fire World(2011)
- 7.The Fire Ascending(2012)
Reading age: 11+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Last Dragon Chronicles follows the adventures of David Rain and his quests to save the tear of the last dragon, Gawain, and protect dragonkind.
David discovers a collection of hand crafted, clay dragons that comes to life and has magical powers. His personalized dragon, Gadzooks, can forecast the future, and inspires him to write a story which reveals the truth behind an unsolved mystery close to home.
Note: This series is also called, The Fire Within.