![]() ![]() Its sequels are ‘The Song of the Quarkbeast’įind Jasper Fforde’s desk in the Enchanted Library. It is the first book in ‘ The Chronicles of Kazam’įantasy series by the author. 'Jasper Fforde's 'Dragonslayer' series is creative, hilarious, inventive, entertaining, and all-around bloody fun.' 'This third book in The Chronicles of Kazam series displays dynamic plotting, unforgettable characters, innovative writing, and cheeky humor, making this a fine addition to any library's fantasy collection. Sky adapted it into a TV movie in 2016 to great success. The Last Dragonslayer won the ‘best fiction for young adults’ award in 2013 with the American Library Association. But Jasper Fforde’s agent never forgot the novel and continued submitting it until a publisher finally came on board. Jasper Fforde is the critically acclaimed author of The Last Dragonslayer series: THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER, THE SONG OF THE QUARKBEAST and THE EYE OF ZOLTAR, SHADES OF GREY, the Nursery Crime books: THE BIG OVER EASY and THE FOURTH BEAR and the Thursday Next novels: THE EYRE AFFAIR, LOST IN A GOOD BOOK, THE WELL OF LOST PLOTS, SOMETHING ROTTEN. The only question is, just what is Big Magic?Ī inventive fantasy full of humour and magic.įollowing the advice of his sister, Jasper Fforde originally wrote The Last Dragonslayer in the 1990s. That is until visions of the last dragon being killed by an unnamed Dragonslayer predict a big change for Kazam and Jennifer. Modern technology is replacing spells and Jennifer Strange is powerless to stop it. When he isnt churning out tales of parallel worlds where you can literally fall into a book, he produces some somewhat more standard urban fantasy. Magic has lost its… well, magic! At Kazam, an employment agency for sorcerers, business is slow. ![]()
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