Kingdom of the Golden Dragon
Reunited once more, young Alexander Cold and his best friend, Nadia, embark upon a new adventure, following Alex's frighteningly fearless journalist grandmother Kate to a forbidden kingdom hidden away in the frosty peaks of the Himalayas. They seek the fabled Golden Dragon—a sacred statue and...
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Reunited once more, young Alexander Cold and his best friend, Nadia, embark upon a new adventure, following Alex's frighteningly fearless journalist grandmother Kate to a forbidden kingdom hidden away in the frosty peaks of the Himalayas. They seek the fabled Golden Dragon—a sacred statue and priceless oracle coveted by a greedy and powerful outsider. To prevent the desecration of the holy relic, they will need the help of a sage Buddhist monk, his young royal disciple, and a fierce tribe of Yeti warriors. But even the mystical power of their totemic animal spirits may not be enough to save the teenagers and this remote world from the destructive encroachment of civilization. Kingdom of the Golden Dragon is the second book in a remarkable trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Isabel Allende.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780061825125 (0061825123)
Publish date: November 3rd 2009
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 480
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Teen,
Novels,
European Literature,
Romance,
Mystery,
Magical Realism,
Spanish Literature
Series: Eagle and Jaguar (#2)
Original title: El Reino del Dragón de Oro I had heard so many good reviews about Isabel Allende, so I was curious to read some of her books. Well, that didn't turn out right, did it? Part of the blame is on me though. I got this book from my library and had somehow missed it was the second part o...
The Kingdom of the Golden Dragon by bestselling author Isabel Allende is, quite simply put, a terribly bad book. The plot is utterly predictable and cliched; the characters uninteresting and uni-dimensional; and the writing bored me to tears (it may be better in the original Spanish, but I very muc...
A good story, once it gets goingI have to admit that I really struggled with this book, and nearly gave up, several times, during the first hundred pages or so. I am glad that I persisted, because it is quite a good story. What really irritated me, early on, were the stupidly ridiculous situations w...