The Dragon's Apprentice

Written by James A. Owen

Narrated by James Langton

The fate of two worlds is at stake in this new addition to a series that blends fantasy and legend.

Seven years after the events of The Shadow Dragons, John, Jack, and Charles are finally able to return to their beloved Archipelago of Dreams. But even as old friends celebrate their return, new concerns shadow the reunion: the threat of Ecthroi, primordial Shadow. And perhaps even worse, the apparent splintering of Time itself.

Now the Caretakers must fight against their most fearsome enemy ever and attempt to restore Time, journeying through a forgotten Door from the destroyed Keep of Time in order to seek out the Dragon’s Apprentice. Failure will mean the end of both of the worlds. But success will carry its own price—a price that may be too high even for the Caretakers to bear.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Oct 19, 2010
• ISBN: 9781442334144

James A. Owen

James A. Owen is the author of the Chronicles of the Imaginarium Geographica series, the creator of the critically acclaimed Starchild graphic novel series, and the author of the Mythworld series of novels. He is also founder and executive director of Coppervale International, a comic book company that also publishes magazines and develops and produces television and film projects. He lives in Arizona. Visit him at HereThereBeDragons.net.

Reviews for The Dragon's Apprentice

[jrashk · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

New villains, old foes, pirate map makers, tea with the moon, and Ben Franklin meeting talking animals...and thats just the tip of this literary ice berg. This novel is definitely a major plot turn for this series. P.S. Loved the epilogue.

[rhinoa_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another adventure for the Caretakers. This time the Summer Country has become disconnected from the Archipelago and there is a rift in time. Their time travelling watches and the Trump Cards are no longer working and they must do what they can to save both worlds and create a new zero point. The Dragons are gone, but they are tasked with finding their last remaining apprentice who is still somewhere in the world. A band of select representatives of the Caretakers and the new faction must once again set forth and fight the new enemy.Finally a new enemy! This book is mostly filler and annoyingly doesn't tell you if the final sacrifice worked or not after the fire. It sets things up for the next book (any word on when this will be out yet?), but I did enjoy this significantly more than the previous instalment. It seemed like James A Owen has a new direction and although it was still a bit overcomplicated, it has renewed my faith in the series. I only hope the next one keeps the same momentum.

[gothicguru13 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This story is so complex and has so many characters, off-shoots, timelines, and intrigues I sometimes feel I need to start a notebook to keep up with it all - but somehow it all fits in. This was a very satisfying read however it is more of a bridge between stories than a complete story itself, but I appreciate the fact that James Owen takes time to spin his threads carefully and maintain character growth throughout. There is a full book of adventure here with a larger promise of more to come. Made even better after the rather less than perfect preceding novel. I will keep recommending this story to everyone that I can.