The Story of Owen (Hardcover)

from cay250

Listen! For I sing of Owen Thorskard: valiant of heart, hopeless at algebra, last in a long line of legendary dragon slayers. Though he had few years and was not built for football, he stood between the town of Trondheim and creatures that threatened its survival. There have always been dragons. ...

from WhitneyYPL

In the town of Trondheim, in eastern Canada, dragon attacks are an everyday occurrence. The town of Trondheim depends on the Thorskards, a famous family of dragon slayers, to protect them from the threat of attack. Owen is the youngest in the Thorskards family, but he does not look like a typical...

from ewyatt

Siobhan's life intertwines with Owen's, part of a famous dragon slaying family in Ontario. Dragons and dragon attacks area fact of life. The Thorskard family recruits Siobhan, a talented musician and a bit of a homebody, to become part of their clan at to act as Owen's bard, telling tales and wri...

from rdwhitenack

A pretty good book, well written, yet one I had a hard time really digging into. Constantly felt my attention being diverted. Had to break most of my readings into smaller chunks due to inattention I was feeling. On a positive note for recommending to teens: the story is clean and can be recommen...

from bookbrig

The idea of carbon emissions craving dragons drew me into this story, and I'm glad I read it. It's a fascinating premise, and the book is solidly rooted in history (which sounds weird, because: dragons, but it melded them into history really well). Also, Canada. I loved the characters, and my onl...