The Dragon Heir

by Cinda Williams Chima

Book Overview

In Chima's searing conclusion to her Heir series, a huge opal called the Dragonheart causes moral compasses to spin out of control as a final battle storms through a town that was meant to be a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423110714
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Hyperion Book
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 1.8" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

IT ENDED TOO SOON !

This book was truely AMAZING! I wish their was another book after it! This book is mainly in Jason and Madison's point-of-view, but you get to read a little bit of everyone's now and then. A big wizard war is about to go down and all the characters you know and love are about to be smack in the middle. The whole book kept you reading as you watch everything go crazy. The ending of this book was fantastic. Read all three in this wonderful series.

The Dragon Heir is the Perfect End to a Trilogy!

The Dragon Heir was a suberb ending to a magnificent trilogy. Cinda Williams Chima is an amazing writer does not recieve nearly enough recognition for this series. The heir triology is a one of a kind read. The world Chima creates will suck a person in and leave them breathless. The characters are well rounded and have deep meaningful personality. Even inch of the book is there for a reason to give the readers a loyal and complete finish to the series. Those expecting a climactic final battle will not be dissapointed. The reader will find themselves flipping page after page until they realize it's 4am and they should probably get some sleep. I would reccomend this book to any fantasy lover.

A fitting heir

A lot of times, when a new author emerges in the world of fiction, it seems like every good idea they've ever had -- 20 or 30 or 40 years of dreaming -- finds its way into that brilliant debut. Then, when it's time for the sequel... well, there's not much left. And that's why I'm so amazed that Cinda Chima's books just keep getting better. The Dragon Heir is the third and final book of the Heir series, which started out following young Jack Swift as he found out that he was born to be a warrior fighting in the name of wizard politics. Now full war is breaking out among the magical guilds, and the wizards are determined to put everyone back in their place. But we're not just following Jack anymore -- in each book of the Heir series, Chima writes from a new character's point of view. It's a technique that seems, well, incredibly simple, but it creates a slew of unique perspectives that engrosses you immediately. In The Dragon Heir, we see the world through the eyes of Jason Haley and Madison Moss, who were supporting characters in The Wizard Heir but could probably carry a series by themselves. All of the characters in Chima's books are incredibly well-developed. There's the perfect combination of magic and teenage problems (Does he really love me? And how come things blow up whenever he's around?) that makes young adult fantasy so appealing, even to those of us who have already inched into full adulthood. The best example of this comes when the characters are finally forced to reveal some of their secrets to the non-magical people around them (the muggles, if you will). Most series just make sure that situation never happens, but Chima's characters handle it with the pitch-perfect amount of shock, logic and intelligence (My son is a WHAT?!). They behave like real people, and it makes you wonder why Spider-man didn't fess up to Aunt May a lot sooner. Each of the Heir books has been better than the last, and The Dragon Heir ties it all together with a conclusion that just seems to fit. It doesn't have some of the brilliant moments of suspense that The Wizard Heir had, but it weaves layers of plot and intrigue in a way that is elegant instead of muddled. You might figure out the ending -- maybe -- but you'll feel smart for getting it. The Dragon Heir stands on its own as a great read, but why would you want to do that? You'll love all three.

Yet another favorite of mine!

Warning: Here there be spoilers (semi-mild)! I'm usually a calm reader when I read books. I might weep a little or laugh aloud on occasion, but I rarely wind up acting like I did when I finished The Dragon Heir. My chest was so constricted I could hardly breathe. I was grateful my parents didn't wake up because I was breathing so loudly. The last battle had me shaking like a leaf. Cinda Chima's latest novel is a jewel rivaling the Dragonheart itself. From start to finish I treasured every last moment with some of my favorite characters in all fiction-dom, from their greatest highs to their worst lows. The beginning made me sad, because I was worried about how much pressure was being put on Seph and what it led him to do. I also was sad because of Maddie's multiple predicaments. I really related to her on a lot of leves: I've been separated from the one I love, I struggle with college, I was persecuted in high school for being strange, artistic, a lot of things. I've also had many a Mr. Wrong harass me-though not about my property. On that note, I was surprised that Booker Mountain didn't have some sort of magical property to it which was why Brice really wanted it-it. But for all my feeling bad for Maddie, her troubles kind of gave the book a grounding in reality that would have been lost had it all been about the Weir War-she had such real problems and worked through them. It not only reminds the reader that this is "our" world we're reading about, but it also makes the average person feel they can handle the hell life hands them because it she could, on top of the Weir pounding on her door every night. lol On top of the wonderful characters, the pacing of the story throughout the middle was great, and it wasn't too difficult to follow the multiple points of view- Barber and Brice and The Roses and D'Orsay and "Auuggghhh!!!!" It was just so much to handle yet you pulled it off. I've never seen so many "dark sides" in a story. Haha. It was only fitting that they'd wind up half wiping themselves out FOR the people in the Sanctuary. I'll bet there's thousands of stories you could still write about the people who aren't happy with the way things were resolved. I thought the ending was a little rushed-but that may have been my reading. It just seemed that Maddie and Jason got to the wall and BOOM! I was on the last page. However, I was delighted with the last line: "fear of dragons can't last forever." It leaves the story open to more, but for the time being it's over, though I'm hoping it's not really over! Though it's hard to decide, overall I think I preferred The Wizard Heir the most; but that had a lot to do with the fact I never seem to like the "last" book the best. I also would have probably enjoyed The Dragon Heir better if I'd been able to just read it straight through like Wizard Heir-you know that physically painful "tearing your eyes from the page" feeling you get because everyone keeps interrupting you in the middle of a good bo

dragons rule

This book was a great read and everything came full circle. There were plot twists that made this book hard to put down and was full of action and suspense. Characters show thier true colors and everyone is involved in this final battle for Trinity. Every man/woman for themselves, both Wier and Anaweir alike are at war to save someone they care for. A great ending to a great series.