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I was introduced to this beautiful book by Strude at our November meetup. When I was out with my parents at Costco this weekend, I saw this and the price was really too good to pass up so I picked it up. Looks like a great little story. Here's a little infrom from amazon.com:

Young Firedrake is the only dragon to heed a warning from his colony's senior resident: return to the hidden city at the Rim of Heaven, or suffer imminent discovery and destruction by humans. Accompanied by a feisty Scottish brownie, an orphaned boy who becomes his dragon rider, and a large group of other supporters, Firedrake fulfills an ancient prophecy and safely returns to his ancestral home. Occasional black-and-white illustrations show many of the book's more exotic characters, a plus for young readers who may not know the folklore from which the creatures are drawn.

So it took me a while but I did finally finish this and I was quite surprised at how good it was.

A great story with some wonderful adventures. Funke managed to write a smart story that can keep even an adult entertained while not losing the younger readers. I enjoyed this much more than the first and only Harry Potter I read.