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Published: Aug. 14, 2011
Words: 8634 (approximate)
Language: English
Ebook short description
When Elaine Ashton's father brought back a beautiful egg-shaped rock from Vietnam as a gift, he told her it was a dragon's egg. He didn't expect it to hatch a gorgeous, black-haired baby. From that moment, Elaine and her Dad knew that someone would come for Ryan and that they must let him go. For how can one lonely man and his daughter raise a child of dragons?Extended description
"When I was a little girl, I thought that all babies hatched from golden eggs."So begins Lynette Aspey's "Sleeping Dragons", the tale of a widower and his daughter in outback Australia who find themselves the guardians of an ancient secret.
One of a hundred sons of Vietnamese myth, Ryan Ashton is an adorable and mischievous toddler. He is loved - but Elaine and her father know that one day someone will come for him.
When that day comes, it is in the form of an ancient Vietnamese elder, who places before Elaine's father a choice. It is a choice between love and duty. Elaine knows that they cannot give up her little brother to the mysterious stranger, but can she convince her father in time?
Tags
fantasy, young adult, myth, australian, myth and legend, vietnamese mythAvailable ebook reading formats
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Review by:
Joanna Fay
on Jan. 25, 2012 :
I really enjoyed this story, especially the combining of (to me, unfamiliar) mythology with the Australian setting. It works well, and baby Ryan begs a sequel!
(reviewed the day of purchase)
Review by:
Randy Baker
on Dec. 26, 2011 :
This was a fun read, very well written, great fantasy story. I know a sequel is coming, as a novel, and I’m looking forward to reading it. Just hope it’s available soon.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
Review by:
Anne Dunlop
on Oct. 01, 2011 :
I didn't know about the Vietnamese Legend, so that was new. I fell in love with the Dragon. Good story, with a happy ending, but needs a sequel.
(reviewed long after purchase)
Review by:
Katy G
on Sep. 28, 2011 :
Alison/Age 12
This story is amazing! I love the creative concept. The opening is intriging and makes me want to read on, the complication is clever and detailed and finally, the resolution is a twist with a slight humerous side. I would recommend this to everyone.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)
Review by:
Tom Ngi
on Aug. 30, 2011 :
(no rating)
Wow! A little out there and very very cool. I loved the story, my first brush with Vietnamese legend. When is the sequel?
(reviewed within a month of purchase)