Author: Cressida Cowell
Narrator: David Tennant
Pub. Date:
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Length: 4 Hours
Audiobook Info:
The Dragon Rebellion has begun, bringing the Vikings' darkest hour upon them. Hiccup has become an outcast, but that won't stop him from going on the most harrowing and important quest of his life. He must find the Dragon's Jewel in order to save his people...but where should he begin?
Don't miss Hiccup's most dangerous adventure yet!
Author Info: (Quick Facts from author's website)
Cressida was born on 15th April 1966 in London. She is 44.
She still lives in London. She is married to Simon Cowell (not THAT Simon Cowell), and she has three children, Maisie (12), Clemmie (10) and Alexander (7).
She studied at Oxford University, (English), and St Martin’s and Brighton University (Illustration).
Books & Ideas
Cressida has been writing books since she was 9 years old, but the first book she had published was in 1999, when she was 33. It was called Little Bo Peep’s Library Book, and it was a picture book.
Cressida illustrates the Hiccup books herself, but she also writes picture books that other people illustrate. She has had 20 books published, 10 Hiccup fiction titles, and ten picture books, including the Emily Brown books, illustrated by Neal Layton.
She has just finished writing the tenth Hiccup book, How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel. There will be AT LEAST eleven books in the series. (She is a little nervous about saying exactly how many, because she keeps finding that there is just one more to write...)
She got the idea for the Hiccup books from childhood holidays spent off the west coast of Scotland.
She doesn’t quite how she thinks of the funny names for the characters. She tries to make the names sound like the character of the person they are describing, so a rather unpleasant, stupid person will be called ‘Dogsbreath the Duhbrain’, for example. The Vikings really did have very descriptive names, such as King Magnus Barelegs, Olav the Stout, Eric the Red.
Films & Awards
The film of How to Train Your Dragon came out in 2010. There will be three more films, and the next one is coming out in 2013. There will also be a How to Train Your Dragon t.v. series, and an arena show.
Cressida won the Nestle Children’s book award in 2006 and the How to Train Your Dragon film has been nominated for the 2011 BAFTAs and the Oscars.
Likes & Dislikes
Cressida likes: dragons, books, movies, plays, musicals, boats, the sea in general, chocolate, drawing.
Cressida dislikes: spiders, limpets (for eating – trust me, not nice),
Odd Facts
Cressida’s best friend at school was Lauren Child, who wrote the Charlie and Lola and Clarice Bean books.
My review:
This audiobook makes me feel like I have with most of the rest of them in this series, contented and happy for the most part. Listening to these audiobooks are an enjoyable experience and of course as I said with book 9, the series is maturing more and I like that I think it makes the book more interesting for me. However this is a great book to read for people of all ages. Just because the story has become more mature doesnt mean it stoped being fun. It still has those funny and fun elements that make this series what it is.
Narration:
The narration was great as always! It too is another aspect that makes these audiobooks what they are. David Tennant is just so fun to listen too! He makes the book come alive and the experience so enjoyable. I would highly recommend this narrator!
My final verdict:
I thought this audiobook was good. I enjoyed listening to it very much. Its a fun listen for anytime and if you are listening to the whole series or are a fan this is one book that shouldnt be missed. I would recommend this audiobook highly!
I would like to thank Mitch from Hachette for letting me listen to and review this audiobook!
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