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The King's Dragon

di Scott Chantler

Serie: Three Thieves (Book 4)

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Captain Drake remembers his dark past as a young knight in the service of King Roderick. Long-ago intrigues may hold clues that will help Drake capture the three thieves -- and could spell the end of Dessa's quest to find her long-lost twin brother.
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Dessa hides out in a monastery while Fisk and Topper try to lead Captain Drake astray with tracks leading away from the monastery, in different directions. Captain Drake has a series of flashbacks/memories (in black and white) of his first days as a King's Dragon, when he discovered that most of the other Dragons were loyal to Greyfalcon and the "iron hand" band of assassins, not to the king. When the king is poisoned, Drake tries to save his daughter, the princess (now Queen). The Queen burns the letter her father left with Greyfalcon and wanted destroyed. Back at the monastery, Drake catches Dessa, but she escapes again - with his horse. On to the next installment!

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"Listen, boy, what we need around here is for you to spend less time questioning orders and more time following them." (Greyfalcon to Drake)

"I can swing a sword, and follow orders, and give them. But I haven't the imagination for puzzles. Never did." (Drake to fellow Dragon Phineas) ( )
  JennyArch | Mar 29, 2023 |
Spoilers.

You learn about Captain Drake who was there when the King was killed. He never fit in with the King's Dragons because he's ethical. They push him out, leaving him to protect the king alone. Greyfalcon says let in some entertainers even though they aren't on the list. They kill the king. Captain Drake finds Dessa, and she explains that she's seeking her brother. He feels like he's missing something--he has the clues but can't put them together. ( )
1 vota acargile | Nov 1, 2022 |
Book Four switches the action from Dessa to her adversary, Captain Drake. To provide the backstory for Drake and his interactions with both Queen Magda and Greyfalcon, the late King's Chamberlain, Chantler again finds a clever and efficient storytelling angle. Throughout The King's Dragon, we follow parallel storylines between Drake's current task (finding Dessa) and a past search undertaken for the King, a mission which left the King dead. Looking at both stories provides more information than simply the sum of their parts, because the mission for the King provides commentary on the current mission for the Queen. Chantler uses black & white panels for flashbacks, colour for present day action, at times interleaving individual panels for emphasis even as he raises the reader's (and Drake's) suspicions about what is going on.

This is perhaps my favourite character arc in the series: the bad guy is not one dimensional, we grow to admire his principles even if we're against him for pursuing Dessa, and our growing understanding of the world and the situation actually shifts our allegiances (and his).

Chantler in this book references the Three Stooges, the assassins of the Iron Hand are caricatures of Larry, Moe, and Curly in both appearance and speech. Neither R nor W caught it.

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Three Thieves offers a strong story arc over seven books, well plotted and set in a fabulist world. Each book has a distinctive subplot while moving the larger plot forward. Events include set pieces (castles & kings, chase on horseback, piracy & floating islands) as well as the through-line of a search for a missing sibling. There is enough here that is original to avoid feelings of recycling or cliche, while at the same time Chantler readily incorporates recognisable elements from classic adventure tales and even pop culture.

Overall, chock-a-block with cliffhangers & plot twists, well written and a good challenge for younger readers while keeping the interest of the older among us. ( )
1 vota elenchus | Feb 16, 2018 |
The ongoing back flashes are really deepening this story. I am anxious to see how all the pieces come together! ( )
  lissabeth21 | Oct 3, 2017 |
This is the third book in the Three Thieves series; a middle grade fantasy graphic novel series. There are seven books total in the series and all of them have been released. I liked this book a lot more than the previous one. I felt like this book filled out the world better and showed the reader more history around why things have been happening the way they have.

Although Dessa and crew aren’t in the story much we do get a lot of background on Captain Drake. I have been interested in him as a character since the first book and it was great to learn more background on him.

I am curious now to see where things go in future books. Captain Drake isn’t a bad person, he's just serving a bad leader. He is going to need to make some decisions in future books about what is more important to him; his loyalty to his leader or to his own moral standing. The mystery behind Dessa’s brother doesn’t make a lot of progress but we do learn quite a bit more about Greyfalcon and his scheming.

Overall this was a fun and quick fantasy graphic novel read. This whole series has been a well done basic fantasy story with some fun characters and an interesting mystery. I am curious to see where the story goes and plan on continuing with the series.
  krau0098 | May 18, 2017 |
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