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The Hidden Dragon

Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer (2005)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesKnights of the Silver Dragon #7
Setting
CSM age10

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Human SacrificeViolence

Synopsis

Operating on the wrong side of interstellar law one time too many, the three o’Hara brothers found themselves in a life-or-death flight from the forces of the Galactic Terran Empire. In a last desperate maneuver to escape, they came out of nothingness to find what must be a lost or abandoned colony world. Forced to bring their shuttle down in search of repair facilities for their spaceship, the O’Haras encountered only humans who had returned to a hunter-gatherer level of society. Here was a place where technology could make them seem like gods – and a land where they would remain trapped unless they could find a way to mine and manufacture the things they needed to repair their ship. But recruiting the natives wasn’t going to be easy. Not when a priest called Hanassa ruled in the name of the dragon Simurgh, a terrifying, legendary creature that demanded human sacrifice. And not when the brothers instantly became the target of Hanassa’s wrath. Still, they didn’t believe the legends about dragons and magic, and they were certain technology would see them through – at least until they confronted their first dragon and felt their own unique powers expanding beyond their control . . . (from the back cover)

Is The Hidden Dragon appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Three brothers crash-land on a primitive world ruled by a dragon-worshipping priest who demands human sacrifice. Contains moderate fantasy violence and peril but no graphic content.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include human sacrifice and violence.

Who'll love this

Three space-faring brothers must use technology and newfound magical powers to survive on a dangerous world ruled by dragons and a tyrannical priest.

Tags

Science FantasyAdventureSpace Opera ElementsPlanetary Romance