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The humour in this book is outstanding, love the creation of the world of Berk, and the way the author brings to life this hostile, alarming terrain. The characters are hilarious, their names alone had my boys laughing - and the illustrations perfectly complement the plot. I knew the movie and LOVED it for Toothless and his cat-like quirky appearance as well as all the great prejudices and jokes. By coincidence I then discovered the audiobook was read by none other than "Ten" aka David Tennant and HAD to try listening to it. "Try" because I usually fall asleep. ;p

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The How to Train Your Dragon book series delivers an exciting read that’s full of adventures, dragons, and some amazing characters. The plot is exciting and each book delivers a unique adventure of its own. The story is that of a Viking boy named Hiccup and how he became master of a dragon named Toothless. The story is VERY funny and David Tennant is a master at making different sounds and voices and breathing life into this audiobook. He made the story being even more hilarious. I might even go so far as to say that he did a better job than Stephen Fry with the Harry Potter books! But maybe it was just his Scottish accent and they are both equally brilliant. You know those rare moments in life when you loved the movie far more than you even liked the book? Well, that's How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. This doesn't happen very often for me, but ultimately I find some movies really take the source material and change it for the better. Often, unfortunately, that happens when the source material either isn't great, has problems, or just plain missed out on an opportunity for emotional attachment. In the case of Cowell's novel, it's not that her story is bad but rather that the film's story is better, infinitely so, especially when it comes to emotionality. Read this one with my sons - the eldest loved it (and immediately went to find the second in the series at the local library).Cowell, Cressida (6 May 2014). How to Train Your Dragon Special Edition: With Brand New Short Stories!. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-0316407472. I'm just going to come right out and say it: book Toothless is awful. He's whiny and annoying and in no way endearing. I don't care about him at all in the books whereas in the movie I fall in love with him. This was perhaps my biggest gripe about the differences between the books. I couldn't stand one of the most important characters. Also, Toothless talks which, while not inherently bad, it did make it harder to connect with the characters in general. Again, there's that emotionality aspect; Toothless was kind of a jerk, something you wouldn't have felt as much had he not been able to talk. How to Train Your Dragon follows Hiccup Horrendous the Third, heir to the leadership of an island of 'orrible Vikings and his venture in to becoming a proper Viking, by getting a dragon pet and Windwalker (in books 5, 8-12) is a Sky Dragon. He’s very loyal to Hiccup. His type of dragons goes through a chrysalis stage.

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No, seriously. Toothless is not remotely adorable. He's crude and gross, and purposely poops all over Hiccup's house. Also, he hates Hiccup for most of it, and Hiccup hates him, mostly because the Vikings actually use dragons as slaves after they DRAGONNAP them from their caves when they're babies. That's one of the tests to become a full member of the tribe. As is training the dragon to do what you say by yelling at it. Oh, AND Toothless is way smaller than in the movie. Hiccup can carry him around. If anything, Toothless reminded me of Gollum. Yeah.Parker, Olivia (16 May 2014). "Cressida Cowell: feeling guilty is part of parenthood". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014 . Retrieved 5 July 2014. The Incomplete Book of Dragons publishes on June 5. The series is very, very different from the movies and TV series that it inspired. That is not a bad thing - it makes the read more exciting and captivating. The wit and humour in this series, had us in tears with laughter. Cressida Cowell knows exactly what type of humour appeals to young readers, and therefore by extension to parents of said young readers. The book is very different to the film. Both share some comical Vikings and a weedy 'hero' named Hiccup. Both contain dragons. That's about the end of the similarities. In the film the young Vikings are trained (in a mixed class) to battle dragons. In the book the young Vikings (boys only) own and train dragons. Patience, Innocence, and Arrogance (in books 10-12), known as Shadow are the three-headed riding dragon of Fishleg. keadaan jadi kacow ketika si jail toothles memancing perkelahian yang menyebabkan para naga2 peliharaan anak2 ini seperti fireworm, seaslug, killer, brightclaw, alligatiger saling berkelahi sehingga anak2 ini harus dihukum. tetapi keadaan jadi genting karena ditemukannya dua ekor naga raksasa segede gaban dari jenis lautus gigantismus maksimus. ada adegan yang bikin gw guling2 yaitu ketika gober dan 400 orang viking dengan sotoynya berusaha mengusir naga2 raksasa tsb (gagal total tentu saja) dan pada akhirnya anak2 ini bersatu untuk "mengadu domba" kedua naga raksasa tersebut dengan "rencana busuk yang cerdas." hahahaha. berhasilkah rencana busuk yang cerdas" mereka? baca aja deh. oiya, ilustrasi dibuku ini juga bikin hahahihi. denger2 sih dreamworks lagi menggarap proyek animasi buat buku ini, dah kelar blom ya? musti nonton nih filmnya.

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Also, just fyi, there was not a single female character in this story that I noticed. Not a one. Apparently the Vikings figured out a way to procreate with only men, or with dragons. Of course, I don't think that's true. Women are just so unimportant they're wholly unworthy of mention. Thanks, movie, for adding in a wholly not historically accurate female character who was in the same class as the boys. I mean, there are dragons, so are we really that big on historical accuracy? In the final installment of the series, a war breaks out between the humans and the dragons and Hiccup seems to be the only one capable of saving the dragons from complete destruction. Can Hiccup prove that he’s a worthy king? Our verdict on the How to Train Your Dragon books Norbert the Nutjob (in books 4, 7, 12) is the Chief of the Hysterical Tribe and one of Hiccup’s enemies. The epilogue shows how Hiccup built a new kingdom of harmony on Tomorrow where humans and dragons could live in peace. Hiccup instructs Fishlegs to tell everyone that the whole story was just a myth. The series ends the way it began: "There were dragons when I was a boy..." At the moment, I'm reading an intense historical fiction novel set in Italy during WWII. After awhile I need a break from such a serious subject. I came across this lovely audiobook narrated by David Tennant, and knew that was just the thing I needed to listen to! I'm glad I did! Before now, I had only seen the animated movie of this story. I had never read the book. I love the movie.....but the book is so much better!

Honestly, at times the victory at the end of the novel doesn't even feel earned. Things just happened to turn out. The lazy dragon who refused to anything just happened to get up and do something. If I recall correctly, he complained the entire time he was doing it. Everyone had dragons, so Toothless--baring his reluctant heroics--wasn't really special in any way other than that he allowed Hiccup to get bullied more.

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Furious (in books 8-12) is a Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus. He’s the founder and leader of the Dragon Rebellion. Grimbeard the Ghastly, O Hear His Name and Tremble, Ugh. Ugh. Chief of the Hooligan Tribe and King of the Wilderwest Toothless eats Hiccup’s How to Train Your Dragon book on his 12th birthday. Hiccup has no idea what to do until he learns that there’s a copy at the Meathead Public Library. Hiccup decides that he must steal the copy from the library. How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm (2008) Horrorcow (in books 1–3, 5, 7, 9, 12) is Fishlegs's hunting dragon of the Basic Brown species. She is named 'Horror' for effect and 'Cow' because she is not dangerous and sleeps a lot. Fishlegs suspects she is a vegetarian. She is three times the size of Toothless and is his best dragon friend. She spends much of the series clinging in fright to Fishlegs' head. When she climbs down from Fishleg's head during Book 9, she is not mentioned again until the end of the final book, explaining that she hated the violence of the war and so hid underground until it was all over.

WORTH IT. Oh, David Tennant. I love him as Doctor Who, of course, but now I got to hear him go full on Scottish, and I loved it. He's a delightful narrator, just as you would expect. He even did a voice that was rather reminiscent of Jeremy Irons for the giant, man-eating dragon. I just sort of tried to pay as little attention as possible to the story and to soak in the accents. The series was published by Hodder Children’s Books in the time period from 2004 to 2015. The events of the books take place in a fictional Viking world, where the protagonist Hiccup goes through a series of adventures to become a hero. There’s a film trilogy based on the books, created by Dreamworks Animation. Characters in the How to Train Your Dragon books