Dragons
July 5th 2006 10:59
When it comes to children's fiction and trends, publishers don't seem to be ones to shy away from flogging a dead horse. And when it comes to the children's novel involving dragons, the horse is well and truly dead yet still being flogged.
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' utilised dragons in it's plot, and was probably wise to include a dragon it's cover. I don't know if kids really go nuts for dragons or not, but book publishers certainly seem to think so if the proliferation of dragon-related books is anything to go by. 'The Goblet of Fire' is just the start, here are some more recent kids/teen fiction books that focus on dragons...
And it doesn't seem to about to let up anytime soon, especially with the film version of 'Eragon' due out later this year. Don't get me started on adult's fantasy novels either... when it comes to flogging dead horses they're just as bad, if not worse.
'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' utilised dragons in it's plot, and was probably wise to include a dragon it's cover. I don't know if kids really go nuts for dragons or not, but book publishers certainly seem to think so if the proliferation of dragon-related books is anything to go by. 'The Goblet of Fire' is just the start, here are some more recent kids/teen fiction books that focus on dragons...
Dragon Rider, by Cornelia Funke
Dragonkeeper, by Carole Wilkinson
How to Train a Dragon, by Cressida Cowell
Eragon, by Christopher Paolini
Icefire, by Chris d'Lacey
And it doesn't seem to about to let up anytime soon, especially with the film version of 'Eragon' due out later this year. Don't get me started on adult's fantasy novels either... when it comes to flogging dead horses they're just as bad, if not worse.
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