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James Russell

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in Hamilton, New Zealand

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http://www.dragonbrothersbooks.com

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Murray Ball (Footrot Flats), Barry Crump, Margaret Mahy, Julia Donalds ...more

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I am the author of the best-selling Dragon Brothers Trilogy of children's books (The Dragon Hunters, The Dragon Tamers and The Dragon Riders) and the best-selling, middle-grade novel series The Dragon Defenders (The Dragon Defenders, The Dragon Defenders – Book Two: The Pitbull Returns, The Dragon Defenders - Book Three: An Unfamiliar Place, The Dragon Defenders - Book Four: All Is Lost and The Dragon Defenders - Book Five: The Grand Opening.
I launch my first book for adults, entitled 'Mine - A Surfing Odyssey on North Sentinel Island' on June 1, 2021.
I live in Auckland with my wife and two young sons. ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 2,309 ratings · 322 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dragon Defenders (The Dragon Defenders #1) 4.33 avg rating — 710 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pitbull Returns (The Dragon Defenders #2) 4.51 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Opening (The Dragon Defenders, #5) 4.74 avg rating — 212 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon Hunters (The Dragon Brothers, 1) by James Russell (Goodreads Author), Link Choi (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Unfamiliar Place (The Dragon Defenders #3) 4.52 avg rating — 208 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All Is Lost (The Dragon Defenders, #4) 4.54 avg rating — 184 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mine 4.35 avg rating — 188 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon Tamers (The Dragon Brothers Trilogy, #2) by James Russell (Goodreads Author), Link Choi (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dragon Riders (The Dragon Brothers Trilogy, #3) 4.27 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lines 4.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“He went back to planning his mission and making encoded notes that would be read by his men using their phones. The Pitbull had expanded his plans.”
― James Russell, The Pitbull Returns

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“the dragons had left Dragon’s Crater.”
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“suddenly”
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