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The Dragon's Tooth

By: N. D. Wilson
Narrated by: Thomas Vincent Kelly
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N. D. Wilson, author of Leepike Ridge and 100 Cupboards, returns with an action-packed adventure that will captivate fans of both Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones with lost civilizations, ancient secrets, and buried treasure.

For two years, Cyrus and Antigone Smith have run a sagging roadside motel with their older brother, Daniel. Nothing ever seems to happen. Then a strange old man with bone tattoos arrives, demanding a specific room.

Less than 24 hours later, the old man is dead. The motel has burned, and Daniel is missing. And Cyrus and Antigone are kneeling in a crowded hall, swearing an oath to an order of explorers who have long served as caretakers of the world's secrets, keepers of powerful relics from lost civilizations, and jailers to unkillable criminals who have terrorized the world for millennia.

©2011 Listening Library (P)2011 N.D. Wilson

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Great story - great narration

This book was a great listen. N.D. Wilson is one of the best young adult fiction writers and his new series is off to a fantastic start. All of the characters are interesting and it's fun to find out more about each one as the story unfolds. The storyline is really good -- the momentum builds quickly. I'm really looking forward to the next book in this series.

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Not as I expected

After thoroughly enjoying the Wingfeather Saga and searching for a new series, Audible recommended this one. The storyline is heavily loaded with too many sudden precarious situations around every bend - at least for someone older then about 10 years old. There are many parts that resemble other well-known books about boys and girls doing heroic things against bad guys at a special school…and the reader, although very clear and articulate, really doesn’t handle the character voices. I finished the book, but was begging for it to end well before the 2/3 mark. Sorry - but skip this and check out the Green Ember series and the Wingfeather Saga series. You’ll thank me!

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Set Assumptions Aside...

This story seems to borrow from a dozen different successful children's adventure stories--some of the borrowing is not even subtle: many of the names are taken right out of the pages of Treasure Island. It is the story of orphaned youths who find themselves to be the heirs of some estate they knew nothing about, mixed with a secret society that trains their members in exotic arts, and a "bad guy that everyone fears and who has a family history with the heroes. . . .

BUT....It's good. The characters are engaging, the wordcraft excellent, the conflicts compelling, and the world enchanting.

I kept expecting the story to go somewhere "cheesy," but I was pleasantly surprised. Some elements were predictable but no more than a YA story should be.

I really enjoyed this one, and I plan to read the next in the series.

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most definitely one of the best authors of Our gen

incredible storytelling a mixture of historical and fictional. creatively retold by the author, truly amazing

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I really fell in love with this book for it's plot and action I hope everyone who listens to this feels the same

I love this book and highly recommend it to any one who like a good plot and a lot of action

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Disappointing

I really wanted to like this book. I heard the author give an interview and I was excited to read a book about how the real world can be magical and how children have to take responsibility for their own learning so that they can participate in battling the world's evils. But instead the main characters keep waiting for adults and other Order members to take care of them, teach them, feed them, solve their problems for them. And the "real-life" villans sound nothing like the ones I'm familiar with. Rather than political despots and child abusers I was expecting, these 2-dimensional villans heave fireballs, steal dragon's teeth, and intrude telepathically into people's minds seemingly without motive. The description of place is also lacking. I keep finding myself imagining the scenes taking place in the dark.

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Captivating

Great story and narrator . Very captivating story for all ages and loved listening to this book as a family

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Interesting characters!

Very creative and our kids loved it. Looking forward to next book and where the story goes!

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a very compelling setting

A universe that feels real with kids doing things that matter, also a snake bracelet /necklace instead of snake arms

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Voices

The voices were a bit weird phoenix’s voice was a bit too squeaky not low enough and Nolan sounded drunk but overall a good reading.

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