1992; Young-adult fantasy

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Product Description

Kidnapped by pirates who seek to use his magical ability to call up the winds, Jamie embarks on a voyage to a mysterious island, protected by fierce winds and reputed to be the home of a dragon.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3713910 in Books
• Published on: 1992-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Library Binding
• 153 pages

From School Library Journal
Grade 5-8-- Magical talents are not unusual in the kingdoms in this novel; teenaged Jamie Falconer's particular talent is an ability to whistle up a wind--a useful skill in an age of sailing ships. As an orphan serving a difficult term as potboy in the Pirate's Rest Inn, he is more than happy to find himself kidnapped by the crew of the Betty, a pirate ship led by the infamous Captain Deadmon (who is incidentally a dead man). Jamie volunteers to sign on as cabin boy for the kindly, middle-aged crew, and to try to help them in their search for the true dragon's plunder that can release the Captain from his long captivity in a dead body. This is an interesting mix of themes and motifs. The occasional appearances of magic in wind-whistling and rope-tying and such seem almost extraneous to the more universal elements of character and plot. A brave young boy, a captive princess who is not as royal but twice as smart as she seems, a shy but gallant poet and his lady love, the long-suffering captain, and a very educated dragon are only some of the characters intertwined in this entertaining and poignant light fantasy-adventure. --Susan L. Rogers, Chestnut Hill Academy, PA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Customer Reviews

Great Book! I love it!
Dragon's Plunder is great for all sorts of ages who love great books of fantasy, magic, pirates, and dragons. I've read Dragon's Plunder every year ever since two years ago, because it's so great. I'm very disappointed that it's not here. I hope Amazon.Com can find it again!

Not too bad
Well, this book was definately a very good pirate/privateer book. The author apparently had a pirate lingo dictionary on hand while writing the book because there were so many words that were unfamiliar to me, a common landlubber I suppose, that it rather took away from the book, rather than adding to it. I mean, I even looked up many words so I knew some of them, but with all the parts of the ship and such, it got confusing. Guys will most likely love this book. There is adventure, there is fighting and swashbuckling, there is treasure, and there is promotion for the main character Jamie. Girls may not like this book as much, I know I didn't find it awesome, because it is based on plot and what is happening rather than on the characters and their part in it. Though there are two very fun and strong female influences found in Princess Amelia, whom I adored, and Mrs. Llewellen, who can shoot a musket apart while it is in a pirate's hand a fair distance away. I liked the characters, and what a motley crew they were. Overall, the book wasn't bad, very informative on sea life a privateering, but not engrossing enough to get me to read it over again.