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We Three Dragons: A Trio of Dragon Tales for the Holiday Season
A trio of dragon tales for the holiday season…
The Knight, Before Christmas
by Jeff Grubb
A family celebrates their midwinter holiday with the poetic telling of the tale a bold knight who confronts a dreaded dragon on Christmas Eve.
The Christmas Dragon
by James M. Ward
The holiday chimes of a small town incite the wrath of nearby dragon who adds to his horde by preying on their bounty, only to later discover the true meaning of the holiday season when his horde is coveted by an even darker and rapacious denizen.
Wrathclaw’s Wyrmtide, Or, The Secret of Treasure-Unlooked-For
by Ed Greenwood
A greedy old monster of a dragon reflects on wealth and mortality when confronting a mysterious and magical treasure that seems to reflect his own past. He comes to regret some of his decisions and desires, and in turn discovers a treasure far greater than gold, indeed, the legendary Treasure-Unlooked-For.
The Knight, Before Christmas
by Jeff Grubb
A family celebrates their midwinter holiday with the poetic telling of the tale a bold knight who confronts a dreaded dragon on Christmas Eve.
The Christmas Dragon
by James M. Ward
The holiday chimes of a small town incite the wrath of nearby dragon who adds to his horde by preying on their bounty, only to later discover the true meaning of the holiday season when his horde is coveted by an even darker and rapacious denizen.
Wrathclaw’s Wyrmtide, Or, The Secret of Treasure-Unlooked-For
by Ed Greenwood
A greedy old monster of a dragon reflects on wealth and mortality when confronting a mysterious and magical treasure that seems to reflect his own past. He comes to regret some of his decisions and desires, and in turn discovers a treasure far greater than gold, indeed, the legendary Treasure-Unlooked-For.
184 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 2005
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About the author
Ed Greenwood
364 books880 followersEd Greenwood is the creator of the Forgotten Realms fantasy world, which became the setting for his home D&D game in 1975. Play still continues in this long-running campaign, and Ed also keeps busy producing Realmslore for various TSR publications.
Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon magazine and Polyhedron newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Associaton (RPGA) network, has written over thirty books and modules for TSR, and been Gen Con Game Fair guest of honor several times.
In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk and has edited over a dozen small press magazines.
Invented the character Elminster from the popular Forgotten Realms RPG series. Currently resides in an old farmhouse in the countryside of Ontario, Canada.
Ed has published over two hundred articles in Dragon magazine and Polyhedron newszine, is a lifetime charter member of the Role Playing Game Associaton (RPGA) network, has written over thirty books and modules for TSR, and been Gen Con Game Fair guest of honor several times.
In addition to all these activities, Ed works as a library clerk and has edited over a dozen small press magazines.
Invented the character Elminster from the popular Forgotten Realms RPG series. Currently resides in an old farmhouse in the countryside of Ontario, Canada.
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December 16, 2008
An anthology that caught my eye at the grocery store last year, We Three Dragons is short(three stories) and simple(christmas + dragons).
The first story, The Knight, Before Christmas, by Jeff Grubb, is basically a twist on the well known traditional Christmas story, mixed with the classic trappings of a medieval dragon tale. The bstory is written in the same rhyming style as The Night Before Christmas, and it's quite well executed, and bookended with the usual non-rhyming prose. It starts out simply enough, but it's the ending that really makes it stick in my mind.
Christmas Dragon, by James M. Ward, is a longer story and a bit more serious then the first. It's traditional in it's telling, and light in tone even at it's darkest. I don't much care for how the story is broken up by a poem(Poe's 'The Bells'), because they don't fit in as seamlessly as they could. And constantly referring to the dragon as 'it' instead of 'him' got annoying. It's a touching Christmas story, with a heartwarming ending.
The last story is Wrathclaw's Wytmtide, by Ed Greenwood. The prose is engaging, though the story itself takes awhile to get into. The structure is classic Christmas Carol, and so the story has a different tone and style. Not as light or cheerful as the other two, but heartwarming in that way all Christmas stories should be.
The three stories go together quite well, and if you're looking for Christmas stories and happen to like dragons you can't really go wrong with this book. It would also make a great stocking-stuffer type gift for those that like dragons as well.
The first story, The Knight, Before Christmas, by Jeff Grubb, is basically a twist on the well known traditional Christmas story, mixed with the classic trappings of a medieval dragon tale. The bstory is written in the same rhyming style as The Night Before Christmas, and it's quite well executed, and bookended with the usual non-rhyming prose. It starts out simply enough, but it's the ending that really makes it stick in my mind.
Christmas Dragon, by James M. Ward, is a longer story and a bit more serious then the first. It's traditional in it's telling, and light in tone even at it's darkest. I don't much care for how the story is broken up by a poem(Poe's 'The Bells'), because they don't fit in as seamlessly as they could. And constantly referring to the dragon as 'it' instead of 'him' got annoying. It's a touching Christmas story, with a heartwarming ending.
The last story is Wrathclaw's Wytmtide, by Ed Greenwood. The prose is engaging, though the story itself takes awhile to get into. The structure is classic Christmas Carol, and so the story has a different tone and style. Not as light or cheerful as the other two, but heartwarming in that way all Christmas stories should be.
The three stories go together quite well, and if you're looking for Christmas stories and happen to like dragons you can't really go wrong with this book. It would also make a great stocking-stuffer type gift for those that like dragons as well.
December 5, 2013
Cute book of three short stories involving dragons and Christmas. The first one, "The Knight, Before Christmas" by Jeff Grubb was based loosely off of "Twas the Night Before Christmas". It was short, but sweet and I enjoyed it. The second one, "Christmas Dragon" by James M. Ward was based off of Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Bells". This was also cute and I enjoyed it. Nice ending. The third story, "Wrathclaw's Wyrmtide..." by Ed Greenwood... Not so much enjoyed. It was long and a wee bit depressing for me. Not bad, just not my cup of tea. A good start to the Christmas books.
December 31, 2013
Three dragon-related holiday stories. Or three holiday-related dragon stories - I'm not sure which.
I think I enjoyed the first the most, though it was the shortest. The third was an interesting tale with a Scrooge-like ambience.
A quick and enjoyable Christmas read.
I think I enjoyed the first the most, though it was the shortest. The third was an interesting tale with a Scrooge-like ambience.
A quick and enjoyable Christmas read.
October 1, 2015
Three dragon stories from three different writers - a bit of fun. The spelling and grammar left a lot to be desired. I don't know whether it was a proof reading issue or the fault of the editor, but not good.
December 7, 2011
You very rarely see a holiday themed fantasy book! All three stories were good. The last and longest was sort of a Dragony Christmas Carol.
December 21, 2020
Entertaining collection of stories (actually one short story and two novellas) all centering around Christmas and dragons. The final story is actually a sort of variation of "A Christmas Carol" -- but with dragons, of course!
December 5, 2023
First story is shortest but in my opinion the best. Second is touching and made me tear up a little. Third is a different take on a Christmas Carol. Nicely done.
December 25, 2024
Delightful anthology. I enjoyed 2/3 quite a bit, the last 1/3 being neutral. Not a bad statistic for a collection.
December 11, 2010
Fun quick dragon short stories for Winter Solstice/Christmas - a sweet holiday treat.
All three take Christmas classics and retell them from a dragon's eye view: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (the first) and A Christmas Carol (the third) obvious choices. The second story uses Poe's "The Bells", which has come to be read regularly as Christmas poem. But when you put dragons into the mix, something wyrmy will emerge.
All three take Christmas classics and retell them from a dragon's eye view: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (the first) and A Christmas Carol (the third) obvious choices. The second story uses Poe's "The Bells", which has come to be read regularly as Christmas poem. But when you put dragons into the mix, something wyrmy will emerge.
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February 11, 2016
VERY good!
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December 5, 2018As I'm not really feeling the Christmas Spirit this year, I thought I'd start my annual holiday reading with something light to ease my way into it. I haven't picked up this one in at least a decade so the stories should be fresh.
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