Alrune, 2000 |
Extract from Lord of the Dragon, part 1 |
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Extract from Lord of the Dragon, part 1: Sacrificed to the dragon :
Chapter 1 : Full moon It's warm and late in the day. Dian straightens his back. He's tired. The blacksmith watches him. |
Everyone looks down at the ground, while Nagir goes amongst the young men. He looks closely at each of them. |
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Author's comments:
I was contacted in 1998 by an easy-reading publisher and asked if I would write a serial for them. My first reaction was rather sceptical. I had no educational qualifications and knew nothing about what was required to help readers along, but the publishers were very eager for me to try and I decided to give it a go.
At that time, my son had just begun to read and he was thoroughly fed up with easy-reading books about dogs which ran away from home or children who overslept and were late for school.
He would much rather read about monsters and magic, warriors and battles. I imagined that other children may feel the same, so that's how I came to write Lord of the Dragon, which in the passage of 11 short books tells the story of Dian and his struggle to lead the life for which he is predestined.
Fortunately, Niels Bach agreed to illustrate the serial with his fantastic drawings, later in the brilliant company of Hans Høygaard.
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Covers of books 2-11
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