Dragonhome

by John Peel

Book Overview

Fantasy novel about a plot to take over the government of an island. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590596802
• ISBN13: 9780590596800
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 369 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

DELICIOUS!

OH MY GAWSH, this book was waaaaayyyyyyy too good! I finished it in a day and a half and when I got to the end i was practically whining for a sequel. To all you people who havent read this book i HIGHLY HIGHLY reccomend you do. You'll kinda get the feeling your hands are glued to the cover. It's set in similar medieval time world where talents--people with special powers--are hunted down by the King's seekers to fight in a meaningless war. Melayne and her brother Sarrow are one of these people and live far away in hiding with their parents. Melayne has the ability to talk to animals and Sarrow isnt quite sure what his is yet.In the beginning, their parents are murdered (you never get to meet them, though) which starts the children on their trek to refuge. With a surprising turn of events, (involving a pack of wolves and a Talent War prepatory training center) Melayne and Sarrow end up at Dragonhome, the estate of a supposedly mad dark lord named Sander. After, employing Melayne to teach Lord Sander's son, Corran, secrets and mysteries begin to pop up, plunging Melayne and Lord Sander into deadly situations. To anyone who likes a total mixture of everything in one book, this is soooo for you. The Secret of Dragonhome is just cram PACKED with everything-fantasy, romance, adventure, secrets, betrayal. I enjoyed it tons and so did everyone else I've lent it to. Melayne meets so many different kinds of people, animals, and friends, you'll hardly miss out on the total yummyness of the entire read.

My favorite fantasy book ever!

Melayne is a teenage girl living in a fantasy kingdom embroiled in a war with another. She and her younger brother, Sarrow, are "Talents," which means they have special powers. It also means they are hunted down mercilessly. After her parents are killed at the hands of soldiers, Melayne and Sarrow flee for their lives to the neighboring enemy kingdom, where they pose as citizens. Melayne and Sarrow go to the castle of the young, widowed Lord Sander, where Melayne is givin a job to care for Sander's little boy. But there's at secret at the castle of Dragonhome that puts them all at danger. This book has everything: action, fantasy, suspense, plot twists, and even a romance (between Melayne and Sander). Please let their be a sequal!

The Secret of Dragonhome- a great book!

The book is about magic, dragons, mystery, love, secrets, brotherhood, and betrayal. No, not a romance novel, not a sci-fi, not kids stuff, but not really adult stuff either......I would consider this book great for 13-16 year olds. It is about two siblings--Melayne and her younger brother Sarrow--who posess magical powers, called Talent. If their Talent is discovered by the King's Seekers of Talent, they will be sent to fight in a brutal, magical, and secretive war sure to send them to their deaths. So they hide on a farm far away for many years.......until their parents meet a brutal death. They must leave the farm to survive and go into the world of unknown fears and refuges. After many a plight and plot, Melayne and Sarrow find themselves at Dragonhome, the castle inhabited by the strange Lord Sander and his young son and a few servants. There unfolds a baffling and surprising mystery, ending with a boom and bang caused by jealousy, love, magic, and dragons. With little offensive material, the book has the suspense and makings of an adult novel without the intense passion and language. I give it two thumbs up to the teenage crowd!

This book is the best book ever written

This book is about a girl named Melanya and her brother Sarrow. They are talents, which means the are gifted with a special power. their parents did not want them to get caught by the seekers so they hid them away. When Melanya's parents were killed by raiders they went on an adventure to find their aunt and live with her. Their plans change when the seekers come after them. To hide Melanya and her brother go to a castle called dragonhome. This castle was owned by Lord Sander and his child, Corran. While staying with them, Melayne finds a dark secret that Lord Sander is hiding. Melanya must help him with the secret and protect the secret also. While doing this someone very close to her will betray her. Read this book cause this is the only book I read all of and I think that anyone would love to read a book with romance, adventure, and fantasy. You will have to read the story to find the secret and what happens to Melanya and her friends.

Oh my God, this book is AMAZING!

John Peel, wherever you are, you are awesome! This is the best book I have ever read in my entire life! I couldn't put it down, it was impossible! This book is about a girl named Melayne and her brother Sarrow whos parents are slain by raiders. They fled their homes in hopes to reach their aunt way up north. The problem is they posses special talents and soldiers are after them. They run and find the old palace called Dragon home owned by a sad, and some say crazy, Lord Sander. She goes there looking for work and gets more than she bargained for. It's a fantasticle mystery full of love, surprises, fantasy, hatred, and joy. I reccomend this to anyone who can read. This is the best book I have ever read! And as for you, John Peel, YOU MUST WRIGHT A SEQUAL! PPLLEEAASSEE! I BEG YOU!