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How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword

By: Cressida Cowell
Narrated by: David Tennant
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The How to Train Your Dragon series chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Viking underdog Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III and his dragon, Toothless. In Book 9, a dragon rebellion is coming - filled with the meanest, nastiest dragons in the Archipelago. Razor-wings, Tonguetwisters, and Vampire Ghouldeaths are attacking Vikings and seem to be seeking one soul in particular: Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third! Only a King can save them...and only a champion with all of the King's Lost Things can be King. In his adventures, Hiccup has collected quite a few "things" himself. But can a scrawny Viking save the entire Archipelago from certain doom? To find out, Hiccup will have to outwit a witch, fight his arch-enemy, and beat back an army of bloodthirsty dragons with just one sword.

©2012 Cressida Cowell (P)2014 Hachette Audio Action & Adventure Fantasy & Magic Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Praise for How to Train Your Dragon:
"Will keep even reluctant readers turning the pages--and chuckling as they go." - Publishers WeeklyPraise for How to Train Your Dragon:
"Action-filled and compelling." - School Library Journal

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I love the unique premise and developed characters of this story. Cressida Cowell displays the amazing talent to be able to build such a special, comical and sometimes bone-chilling world and fill it with so many great stories. David Tennant is by far the best Audible narrator that I have come across in my years of use with his wide variety of voices, tones and emotions. He has true talent in the profession and makes me feel like I am right there with the characters. Every one of these books are amazing! Listen to them all!!!

Wow!

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awesome series and just the plots like boom in your face and amazing hiccup is awsome

awesome

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I love everything about this story! It awakens my imagination and courage. One can be humble and meek and accomplish great things.

Incredible imagination!

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This story is a bit darker, but it still has its humor. Things have gone down a very bad road. What is going to happen to the Vikings, now that the dragon rebellion has begun? What is going to happen to Stoick and Fishlegs? This book is right on the cusp of a new adventure for hiccup. Must read more. I recommend this series to all who love a good children's book. I love David Tennet's voice, he is one of my favorite narrators.

Almost a King.

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If you could sum up How to Train Your Dragon: How to Steal a Dragon's Sword in three words, what would they be?

At this stage, it is getting somewhat predictable and it is David Tennant's performance to makes me listening.

If you’ve listened to books by Cressida Cowell before, how does this one compare?

As good

What does David Tennant bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The characters come alive. Every one is different and I can recognize the characters as they go from book to book

It has to be David Tennant

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man the books are way darker than the movies, like hiccup is a slave and the dragons want genocide

Wow, that got dark

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The music’s great, narration perfect, story is darker and lacking some things but I still loved it

Love the music

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David Tennant does an amazing job, as he has done with the rest of the series. This book has the best narrative so far. it has lots of back story and history on Hiccup's ancestors, which was really interesting to finally learn about. The story does a spectacular job of tying in the past books to one full story. I can't recommend this one enough, and am very eager to read the next one!

Best in the series so far

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I listen to these over and over again. I love the way the reader portrays the voices and the characters included in the stories.

Great story

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I’ve found myself believing in the world of dragons. Well presented and narrating was so engaging

Epic

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