Mordred

The Dragons #3

by Colin Thompson

The third in the series revealing everything no one ever knew they wanted to know about what really went on in King Arthur's court

Arthur has been crowned King and peace and happiness have broken out all over Avalon. Life has never been more peaceful and everyone is living happily ever after—so why are so many people planning rebellion? On one hand, the Dragons are planning an uprising. On the other hand, King Arthur's revolting little cousin Mordred is planning an uprising. And on the other, other hand, Brassica, the deposed fake King Arthur, is also planning an uprising. It's lucky that Merlin, who has more than two hands, has everything under control—or does he?

234 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 2011

About the author

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 50 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel HOW TO LIVE FOREVER and the CBC Picture Book of the Year in 2006 for THE SHORT AND INCREDIBLY HAPPY LIFE OF RILEY. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world.

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Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include HOW TO LIVE FOREVER, numerous picture books, THE FLOODS series, THE DRAGONS series, THE BIG LITTLE BOOK OF HAPPY SADNESS picture book, which has been shortlisted for the 2009 Children’s Book Council Award for Best Picture Book, and FREE TO A GOOD HOME.

Reviews

[Chowney3 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's good

[Sherry Mackay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dragons are not major characters in the third outing of The Dragons trilogy. I usually love Colin Thompson's books but this is not one of my favourites it seems lazy to me as though he has slapped a story together without much thought. As though he did not really care about it at all. Everyone seems to die or be tortured and then die. Just for shock value I guess. Try his other books like the Flood series especially the first half dozen or so This one is a bit disappointing.