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Program Description
Event Details
James Riley presents his newest novel, THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE: REVENANTS RETURN.
About THE DRAGON'S APPRENTICE: REVENANTS RETURN:
The fate of magic rests in the hands (and claws) of a cranky dragon, a feisty apprentice...and a prince who may not be all he seems? Get ready for the sequel to the hilarious New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure The Dragon's Apprentice—from the beloved author of the Story Thieves series!
You were warned to stay away from THE DRAGON’S APPRENTICE. It was forbidden for a good reason, as it told the story of a village girl named Ciara finding her own book of magic and learning spells from a dragon of all things. These are dangerous ideas, and no one should be allowed to see them.
Fortunately, Ciara’s story didn’t end there, or she might have doomed us all. No, thankfully, a true hero to the Draconic Empire, Prince Aiden, has come to Ciara’s village to stop her and her teacher, Scorch the dragon. The prince, like his father the Emperor, is a powerful magic-user. And Aiden uses his power to keep us safe from strange, forbidden books. If anyone can stop Ciara from teaching others magic and therefore summoning the horrible Revenants that once defeated the Dragon Mage herself, it’s the Empire’s beloved prince.
Let’s just hope that Ciara can’t spread her knowledge of magic before the prince can find her and put an end to her evil deeds once and for all…
About James Riley:
James Riley is the New York Times bestselling author of the Half Upon a Time and Story Thieves series, as well as many books too unwritten to count. He's met thousands of imaginary people, most of whom are more polite than you'd think, but less interesting than you'd hope. He doesn't believe fairy tales actually happened, mostly because he's never had tiny elves do his work for him at night, despite them promising several times.
James currently lives outside Washington, DC, but it's not like he's special that way ... so do a lot of other people.
Esme Symes-Smith, author of the SIR CALLIE series, will be in conversation with James Riley.
Thank you to Main Street Books for partnering with us on this event!
To find more books by James Riley at the Library, search the Library Catalog!
To find more books by Esme Symes-Smith at the Library, search the Library Catalog!
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Sponsored by the Foundation
The St. Charles City County Library Foundation generously sponsored this event.