Silvana De Mari
Hardcover | Pages: 368 pages Rating: 4.02 | 3939 Users | 372 Reviews
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| Original Title: | L'ultimo elfo |
| ISBN: | 0786836369 (ISBN13: 9780786836369) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | L'Ultimo Elfo #1 |
| Literary Awards: | Batchelder Award Nominee (2007), Le Prix Immaginaire (2005), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Fantasy (2009), Prémio Andersen (2004) |
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When the last dragon and the last elf break the circle, the past and the future will meet, and the sun of a new summer will shine in the sky.
In a world shrouded in darkness and continually lashed by rain, a young elf named Yorsh struggles to survive. His village has been destroyed by the torrential waters, leaving Yorsh suddenly orphaned and alone-the earth's last elf. But soon Yorsh discovers he is part of a powerful prophecy to save the world from the Dark Age that has begun. First, however, the young elf will have to find another orphaned creature-the world's last dragon.
Full of great tenderness and humor, this magical journey tells the story of a world plagued by intolerance and wickedness, and the elf and the dragon who will fight for its redemption and bring it back into the light.
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| Title | : | The Last Dragon (L'Ultimo Elfo #1) |
| Author | : | Silvana De Mari |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 368 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2006 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (first published April 15th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Dragons. Young Adult. Fiction. Adventure |
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Ratings: 4.02 From 3939 Users | 372 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books The Last Dragon (L'Ultimo Elfo #1)
This book is a surprise. It was a random pick from Big Bookshop sale before Ampang Park was demolished so it had been sitting at my TBR shelf for some time. Not expecting much as it was originally written in Italian and translated in English (let's face it, some essence of the story do get lost in a mediocre translation), it was the title that attracted me and the content did not disappoint. Elf, humans, troll, giants, magic, dragons and a quest all rolled it and it felt as if I'm on anotherVery good book. I love stories where almost all questions are answered and perspectives are explained. Theres always a reason the characters act the way they do- the elf is driven by emotion and belief in life, the humans are driven by needs or greed, and the dragon is driven by his righteous nature. Each hold each other in contempt or in fear of each other due to their perspective of each others actions. I liked the mindset of the elf the best, as contrary as it seems to the others.I think my
This is a two and half star book. Though there were elements I liked about the book there was also other elements I didn't like. For a children's fantasy I found the book too dark and depressing. It spends a long time with people being mean to each other. The book also dwells on death. The ending was also disappointing because I was hoping and expecting more of a fairy tale. It wasn't the ending was awful but, I was hoping for more especially with the build up. It was akin to Victor Hugo's The
This is another book I recommend over and over and over again. It is exceptional. I loved it so much, I emailed the publisher in Italy to see if she would be writing another book soon, I loved it so much. (Answer: not currently) It's translated from Italian, so I don't know how much impact the translator has. I do know it is beautifully written, by one or both! :-) The story itself is wonderful, and that's all from Silvana, so she is definitely one of my fave authors. I hope she writes another
There are only like about three books that have ever made me cry at some point throughout the story. This is one of those books. The author has the power to build the story so that it would make you laugh out loud and also cry, but that does not make the story less believable. It is set in the human world that seems to be something a lot like the medieval times where mystical creatures such as elves and dragons are said to be extinct, but turns out they`re not. The story consists of both some
Now that's what I call a fantasy! It's got elves, dragons, magic, romance, Fate, even a treatise on how to name the family dog from which can be extrapolated how to name the family horse. I could put it down, but only just barely. Here's hoping that more of de Mari's work gets translated.
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