Dragonfly

When the uptight Fourth Crown Princess of the Blue Crescent Islands is sent to marry the 'uncouth' Ramil ac Burinholt, heir to the throne of Gerfal, they are both horrified. The princess is used to a life of discipline, ritual and splendour, Ramil to a life spent hunting and carousing. But the countries of both are under threat from the fearsome warlord Fergox Spearthrower and the only chance of peace is for them to form an alliance. So when Ramil and Tashi - as he insists on calling the princess to her annoyance - are kidnapped, things look disastrous. But the kidnap is the start of an exhilarating journey involving circus troupes, bloody battles, unarmed combat, daring escape and breakneck chases. Along the way, Ramil and Tashi learn much about themselves and one another, and through the cast of characters they encounter - a circus strongman, dashing rebels, brave slaves and many ordinary people - they begin to see a way to bring the mighty Fergox Spearthrower low, and save their beautiful lands from devastation and war.

ISBN 0192727605   Pages 416 ISBN13 9780192727602 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 298 Publisher Oxford University Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Oxford University Press   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 129 Publication date 01 May 2008   Spine width (mm) 27 DEWEY 823.92   Key Stage KS2 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Children

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