The Coming of the Dragon cover art

The Coming of the Dragon

Preview

Get 30 days of Standard free

£5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options

The Coming of the Dragon

By: Rebecca Barnhouse
Narrated by: Robin Sachs
Try for £0.00

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £11.50

Buy Now for £11.50

Rebecca Barnhouse weaves Norse gods, blood feuds, and a terrifying dragon into this spectacular retelling of the end of the Old English poem Beowulf.

When he was a baby, Rune washed up onshore in a boat, along with a sword and a pendant bearing the runes that gave him his nickname. Some people thought he was a sacrifice to the gods and wanted to send him right back to the sea. Luckily for Rune, King Beowulf disagreed. He lifted the boy from the boat and gave him to Amma, a wisewoman living on a farm far removed from the king’s hall, to raise as she saw fit.

Sixteen years later, Rune spends his summers laboring on the farm. And at King Beowulf’s request, he comes to the hall each winter for weapons training. But somehow he never quite fits in. Many people still fear he will bring a curse on the kingdom. Then a terrible thing happens. On a lonely crag on a mountain that belongs to the giants, someone awakens a dragon. It is time for Rune to find the warrior inside himself and prove to the doubters once and for all that he is a true hero.
Action & Adventure Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
No reviews yet