The Dragons 1: Camelot by Colin Thompson
Random House, 2009. ISBN 9781741663815.
Colin
Thompson,
the
author and illustrator of this marvellous book, was born in London on
the
eighteenth
of October in 1942. He has written many books but The Dragons Camelot! was the one that caught my
eye.
Camelot
is
the
first
book of the series The Dragons. More books in the series
will be
released in following years.
Camelot
tells
the
'true'
story of the legendary King Arthur and the 'truth' of
dragons. King Arthur is a spoilt little brat who wants everything,
especially mauve
tights, and of course he gets everything. But when Romeo Crick, a boy
who
cannot be harmed by fire, comes along and an incredible secret is
revealed, the
whole of Avalon, their country can be saved!
Dragons
were
a
major
problem back in those days; blocking drains or killing out
whole
populations. But when they block the Castle's drains the King has had
enough! He
sends out four royal messengers to find somebody who is able to slay
the
dragons. But when Romeo Crick's secret is revealed the humans make
peace with
the dragons.
Wow!
This
book
was
so well written and illustrated I am reading it for a second
time! The whole thing with dragons and Kings was simply hilarious! I am
just
itching to read the second book and I will probably read it more than
once as
well! I really do bow and take my hat off for Colin Thompson!
Heidi Bigg (student)