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Title | The Serpent's Heir
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Author | Dean DeBlois
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Illustrator | Doug Wheatley
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Publisher | Dark Horse Books - 2017
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First Printing | Dark Horse Books - 2017
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Title | Dragonvine
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Author | Dean DeBlois
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Title | The Art of How to Train Your Dragon
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Title | The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2
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Author | Linda Sunshine
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Cover Art | DreamWorks Animation
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Publisher | Dey Street Books - 2014
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First Printing | Dey Street Books - 2014
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Category | Middle Grade
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Warnings | None
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Main Characters | Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III, Toothless, Astrid
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Main Elements | Dragons
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 The Serpent's Heir
Reunite with your favorite high fliers, Hiccup and Toothless, in this brand-new adventure!
As the new chief, Hiccupt must bring order to his village after the recent attack by Drago Bludvist and his Bewilderbeast. Another opportunity to prove himself comes when the earthquake-plagued island of Nepenthe calls for assistance. But once on the island, it becomes clear the tremors are just a part of the problem!
From the minds of Dean DuBlois (write and director of the two How to Train your Dragon films) and Richard Hamilton comes a tale of tropical adventure brought to life by the spellbinding art of Doug Wheatley (Star Wars: Dark Times)!
The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2
Filled with more than 300 images, the official illustrated tie-in to the second chapter of the DreamWorks Animation critically acclaimed Academy Award® nominated How to Train Your Dragon trilogy is based on the characters in Cressida Cowell’s bestselling series and features an introduction by the voice of Stoick the Vast, Gerard Butler.
Mirroring the style of the bestselling The Art of How to Train Your Dragon, this outstanding insider’s guide introduces fans to the creative process behind the film, from the story and the characters to the visual development art and animation, to the rigging, surfacing, and lighting. The Art of How to Train Your Dragon 2 includes more than 300 concept sketches, preliminary drawings, architectural plans, and digital artwork that reveal how teams of artists bring the Dragon and Viking worlds to life with modern cinematic energy.
Starring the voice talent of the original cast—Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrara, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T. J. Miller, Kristin Wiig—along with Cate Blanchett, Kit Harington, and Djimon Hounsou, this action packed comedy adventure continues the story of Hiccup and Toothless five years after they have successfully united dragons and Vikings on the Island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.
When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
This graphic novel takes place after the events of the second How to Train your Dragon movies, which themselves have only a passing relationship with the books by Cressida Crowell, so after having just read 12 of those it took me a moment to grasp the concenpt of a really huge and broad Fishlegs, and that Camikaze is replaced by Astrid.
But since I loved the movies I was happy to return to the version of Hiccup's world. Toothless is now the dragon alpha and Hiccup is chief, but he's untried and his village destroyed. As he tries to pick up the pieces and prove he can be a good leader, another island comes to him for help. They were having earthquakes and they think it was because of dragon activity, and who better to help than Hiccup?
But there is more to plea for help than meets the eye, include a dragon who isn't a dragon, and an island that isn't an island. The images were excellent and the pacing good so I really enjoyed this first book in the series and hope that my library picks up the second one as well (and that hopefully there are more to come). And of course, don't forget, there's a third movie coming out soon, can't wait!
In the meantime, I found my library had the Art of How to Train your Dragon 2. This was an interesting behind the scenes book that describe the process they went through to create the new characters and age the returning ones. How they went to Norway to see what such nordic places look like, to get the lighting right. And full of sketches and stills that are a pleasure to look at. I wouldn't buy this book because I'm not really into movie making but it was a learning experience to read through it once, to know what goes into making a movie, and to make it such that you DON'T notice all the work that went into it.
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