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How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon #4)

Cressida Cowell

Hardcover | Pages: 241 pages

Rating: 4.22 | 9364 Users | 542 Reviews

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Original Title:	How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse
ISBN:	0316114251 (ISBN13: 9780316114257)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com/
Series:	How to Train Your Dragon #4
Characters:	Hiccup, Toothless, Fishlegs, Camicazi

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These books are quite delightful. Terribly loud, rude vikings storm around, yelling and fighting and insulting everyone, whilst poor Hiccup proves himself by embodying the exact opposite of everything he's been taught. He's an admirable character, and all the others seem ludicrous by comparison.

Our loyal and determined Hero sets out on an improbable quest to find an antidote, dealing with ridiculously large dragons, particularly nutty barbarians, and potentially fictional vegetables. As usual there are many giggles to be had, but How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse stands out as the most emotional of the series so far. There are several moments when Fate doesn't seem to be on Hiccup's side and his fear and disappointment are palpable. Since this is a kid's book, we adults will calmly reassure ourselves that everything must work out in the end, but children may not be so certain.

Once again, I was most enamored of the epilogue. The words of the aged Hiccup serve to reinforce the lesson that being clever and fair bear greater results than employing brute force and malice. I found myself getting all misty-eyed over his gratitude and wonder. Hiccup never takes his good fortune for granted - mostly because he works damned hard to earn it.

On to the next one!

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Title	:	How to Cheat a Dragon's Curse (How to Train Your Dragon #4)
Author	:	Cressida Cowell
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 241 pages
Published	:	April 1st 2007 by Little, Brown and Company (first published 2006)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Dragons. Childrens. Fiction. Adventure

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Ratings: 4.22 From 9364 Users | 542 Reviews

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Part of this five star rating is owed to David Tennant's terrific narration. How many different Viking voices can YOU do? Fun, well-paced, and always lots of heart. We have a great time listening to Cowell's books in Tennant's voices - thanks!

re-read 2018: I adore these audiobooks

Another book in the Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III that is as comical and absurd as the previous ones. It's filled to the brim with Cressida Cowell's witty, rib-tickling dialogue and follows an infinitely adorable Hero-in-Training that is Hiccup.Summary:Fishlegs starts acting very strange and the village soothsayer and doctor declares that he has been bitten by a Venomous Vorpent and thus has Vorpentitis and if Hiccup is unable to find THE cure by the next morning,

I'm convinced that David Tennant could narrate a cereal box and make it worthwhile.

This one wasn't QUITE as fun for me as the others in the series because the adventure portion of the story didn't include Fishlegs, who is fast becoming one of my favorite characters. I do love that our girl character, Camicazi, has a larger role in this one, though...and this book has one of the best endings so far. I also love the humor in this one, referring to our country as "America if You Believe Such a Place Exists" and the quest for "The Vegetable That No One Dares Name" (spoiler alert:

It was cute but as always I'm glad that these stories are short and quick reads.

This book was quite a bit better than the first three! I won't say too much, since at this point it's getting a bit repetitive, but I really enjoyed the twisty plot, and the peek into a larger Viking world that this book gave. I'm quite looking forward to reading the next in the series.