Dragon Rider
by Cornelia Funke
Buy on AmazonDragon Rider is a 1997 German children's novel by Cornelia Funke. Originally translated by Oliver Latsch, Dragon Rider was published in English in 2004 by The Chicken House in the United Kingdom and Scholastic Inc. in the US, using a translation by Anthea Bell. Dragon Rider follows the exploits of a silver dragon named Firedrake, a cat-like brownie named Sorrel, and Ben, an orphaned human boy, in their search for the mythical part of the Himalayas mountain range called the Rim of Heaven to find a safe place for Firedrake's kin to live when the dragon finds out that humans intend to flood the valley where he and his fellow dragons live. In the end all the dragons go except Slatebeard, an elderly dragon.
Recommended by
"This is the book series that fulfils my dream to ride a dragon. It’s also my love song to all the fabulous creatures of this planet. I’m so tired of the human perspective on life and the world that everything was just created to be exploited and devoured by our species. Dragon Rider talks about the shimmering net of life and how we should be part of it instead of just tearing it apart."
Novels for Kids Based on Fairy Tales · fivebooks.com