The Shadow Dragons

World War II has been raging for three years, but a more terrible evil is just over the horizon. The last stones are falling from the Keep of Time, and the Imperial Cartological Society, led by Richard Burton, has collected doors and is building a new tower at the request of an old enemy: the Winter King's shadow. He has a terrible weapon -- the Spear of Destiny -- that can be used to command the shadows of anyone it touches.

The Shadow King uses the Spear of Destiny to enlist an unstoppable army of Dragon shadows. And after the Archipelago falls, the Shadow King intends to use the turmoil of World War II to take over both worlds.

All the legendary Caretakers, past and present, come together to save two worlds, and their only hope lies with a small group of companions who are on the quest for the broken sword Caliburn: the Grail Child, Rose Dyson; her clockwork companion, the owl Archie; a dead professor of ancient literature; and the mythical knight Don Quixote.

Dragons are just the tip of the magic

This series is to the literary mythopedia what Gaiman's "American Gods" is to the global pantheon of gods and demons. Book four is stronger if darker than book three in the series and "listens" like a story truly sprung from the original story tree. More than a homage, it is a reweaving of unraveled bits of the best loved pieces of fantasy and science fiction into an all age appropriate tapestry of adventure which is narrated here by the perfect voice. James Langdon manages to make the story even more than its print perfection with his reading of it.

Really good book

I enjoyed this book better than the last. Great listen, I will listen again.

Awesome book

Our whole family loved this series, we can't wait to start the next audio book.

love this series..

Adventure, great book, impressive story line, and a pleasure to read, the audio version is well done love the narrator. I really enjoy this series

Very disappointing

None of the subsequent books in this series have lived up to the considerable promise of the first volume, "Here There Be Dragons". Unfortunately, this book is poorly written and confusing. Too bad, because for lovers of fantasy there was a lot of unfulfilled potential here. Don't waste your time.