HOW TO FIGHT A DRAGON'S FURY

By Cressida Cowell

Synopsis

It is the Doomsday of Yule. At the end of this day, either the humans or the dragons will face extinction. Alvin the Treacherous is about to be crowned the King of the Wilderwest on the island of Tomorrow. His reign of terror will begin with the destruction of dragons everywhere. The fate of the dragon world lies in the hands of one young boy as he stands on the nearby isle of Hero's End with nothing to show, but everything to fight for. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third's Quest is clear. First he must defeat the Dragon Guardians of Tomorrow and prove that he is in fact the rightful king. And then he faces his final battle: Hiccup must fight the Dragon Furious and end the Rebellion... ALONE.

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Narrator	David Tennant
Length	7hrs 4mins
Catalogue No.	618908
Publisher	Hodder Children's Books; 2016

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