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Dragonborn
By (Author) Struan Murray
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
8th July 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Dragons
Paperback
352
Width 135mm, Height 216mm, Spine 40mm
600g
The electric new fantasy series for fans of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief and Impossible Creatures. There's fire in this girl - and she will change the world. Life is no fun for Alex Evans. Ever since her dad's death, her overprotective mother has smothered her with unbreakable rules and unspoken fears. When the frustration inside Alex finally gets too big to bear, it rushes to the surface. And flames spill from her mouth. Because Alex is a dragon. One of the many who live among us, unless something awakens their true nature. Led by the mighty Oliphos to the legendary island of Skralla, Alex must now train alongside fierce, frightening dragon children, if she is to unlock the power of her birthright. But other dragons are rising too. Drak Midna, the greatest dragon of all, is preparing a war against the human world, and Alex has to be good enough for this fight, or we all will burn . . .
A fire-breathing, heights-soaring, majestic beast of a book * Thomas Taylor, author of the Eerie-on-Sea Mysteries *
Astonishing fantasy with a unique story that burns with brilliance. Readers will love this thrilling new take on dragons * A.F. Steadman, author of the Skandar series *
The kind of fast-paced, perfectly plotted, thrillingly written book that makes you want to devour it in one go. Murray is a master of world-building and this book is no different - hes truly in a league of his own. Its enough to make you believe in dragons. * Katya Balen, Carnegie-winning author of The Light in Everything *
Struan Murray (Author) Struan Murray is Scottish and grew up in Edinburgh, the youngest of a large, rowdy family of redheads. His debut novel, Orphans of the Tide, won the prestigious Branford Boase Award, and was included in the Guardian's 'Best children's books of 2020'. When he's not writing, Struan is a lecturer at the University of Oxford.