New heroes, new villains—and dragons !—collide in this full-color chapter book, featuring three action-packed stories based on the all-new LEGO® NINJAGO®: Dragon Rising animated series!
I love Ninjago books. This one is quasi canonical story set in the universe of dragons rising. It does not strongly relate to the canon dragons rising storyline but is a fun read if you like these characters.
The first story is based on the subplot from season 1, episode 1, about Arin and Sora scheming to get Sora in a mech race with a hefty entrance fee. It's a fun, canonical story that’s mostly about world/character building and their friendship before they meet Riyu and their true Dragons Rising adventures began. Definitely enjoyed it.
Story 2 is purely about Clutch Powers getting lost and the Explorers Club. There’s no ninja and it doesn’t strongly relate to the Merge. However if you like Clutch, you’ll love this.
Story 3 is another prequel story to Dragons Rising, about Kai and Lloyd fighting monsters and protecting people immediately after the merge. It also explains why they separated, and provides a nice little lead into the Kai ‘legends: monstrosity’ Ninjago short that was recently posted on YouTube so that was the best Easter egg in the book and connection to canon.