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238 pp.
| Philomel |
September, 2009 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-25212-9$19.99
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4-6
Basil the dragon is big enough to beat up bad guys, but there are just so many of them. With Merlin embroiled in petty family squabbles, Basil alone must rescue the realm from civil war. Fans of the previous Merlin's Dragon book won't mind this one's similarly purple prose: "Wrath oozed out of its every pore, sliding down its skin like poisonous perspiration."