{"product_id":"the-last-dragonslayer-9781444707205","title":"The Last Dragonslayer","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the good old days, magic was powerful, unregulated by government, and even the largest spell could be woven without filling in magic release form B1-7g.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen the magic started fading away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs Kazam, an employment agency for soothsayers and sorcerers. But work is drying up. Drain cleaner is cheaper than a spell, and even magic carpets are reduced to pizza delivery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo it''s a surprise when the visions start. Not only do they predict the death of the Last Dragon at the hands of a dragonslayer, they also point to Jennifer, and say something is coming. Big Magic . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'True literary comic genius' * \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'This is Fforde's first book for children and as ever he is terrifically inventive and this is full of fun' * \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Jasper Fforde has one of those effervescent imaginations that never throws in one joke when he can fit in two or three . . . he created his mad but logical parallel version of the Welsh marches with loving detail' * \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'This is Fforde's first book for children and as ever he is terrifically inventive and this is full of fun' * \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Jasper Fforde has one of those effervescent imaginations that never throws in one joke when he can fit in two or three . . . he created his mad but logical parallel version of the Welsh marches with loving detail' * \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'This is a lively, witty and entertaining tale for older children who still like making silly faces.' * Philip Womack, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'Highly recommended. Very funny' * \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e'[Fforde's] ripping yarn of magic in decline mashes up the usual spells-and-beasts motif with a satire on corporate cash and tabloid values.' * \u003ci\u003ei\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eEvery bit as imaginative and unique, comic and engaging as his adult books . . . THE LAST DRAGONSLAYER is a fast, funny, entertaining, feel good read. Fans of Thursday Next will enjoy it whatever their age * \u003ci\u003ewww.fantasynibbles.com\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739229303127,"sku":"9781444707205","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781444707205.jpg?v=1720051567","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-last-dragonslayer-9781444707205","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}