Buried Fire

Drachenglut is a fantasy novel by Jonathan Stroud. He was released in 2007 in the buoy publisher. The original English edition was published in 1999 under the title Buried Fire from the publisher Random House Children's Books.

Genre

The book contains elements of fantasy and horror literature. While the main theme of the sleeping dragon in fantasy typically takes up motifs from Celtic mythology, the action takes place but in an everyday world that is threatened by a supernatural evil. The protagonists of the story fall into the dark machinations of a conspiracy to resurrect means of magical rituals the dragon again.

Action

In a contemplative English village a Celtic cross is discovered in mid-summer next to the church. It is dug up to be examined more closely, and it damage the workers, however, and breaks off a part. Without knowing it, they have so broken an old spell spell that had imprisoned a thousand years old, vicious dragon under the village hill, the " Wirrim ". The seal that prevented the dragon from the people to take possession of or able to leave his prison.

The young Michael McIntyre, parentless and with his brother Stephen in the care of her sister Sarah, slept through at this time one of his vacation days on the Wirrim. But the now freed dragon awakened from his dreams - his thoughts rise like bubbles to the surface and penetrate into Michael's mind. When he wakes up, his whole body is heated and its perception seems to play mad: he can see the souls of men, instead of their real heads he sees the animal, thus gaining a disturbing insight into their personality. Shocked by his uncanny ability, he runs home to his brother and his sister, who, together with the pastor Tom - this is responsible for the excavation of the cross that had imprisoned the dragon.

In the Press

" A gripping story - and an efficient way to let parents dream come true, rather than in front of a goggle to see the son with a book in his hand. "

" Jonathan Stroud writes like a old school favorite author with a unique style, and he tells a compelling story that is heading towards a dramatic climax "

" An atmospheric and thrilling debut. "

" For fans of ancient legends and myths and scary English ghost stories. "

" An exciting thriller Fantastik. Drachenglut beyond the limits of youth book and is sure to delight even adult readers. "