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Available
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Publication
Chrysalis Children's Books (1998), Edition: New edition, Hardcover, 144 pages
Description
Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: The fantastically brilliant and amazingly adventurous saga of Erik the Viking returns in this special 30th anniversary edition. As Erk and the crew of The Golden Dragon set off in search of adventure, little do they know that their courage, skill, strength and stamina will all be tested to the extremes... Includes an exclusive foreword from Terry Jones and newly coloured illustrations from Michael Foreman..
User reviews
LibraryThing member euang
Perfect Bedtime Reading: If you're a parent who likes to read to your children this is an ideal book. You can tell Jones has children of his own because he has written a book perfectly suited for reading aloud. The chapters are all quite short and each one is an individual tale within itself, which
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makes it an excellent book to read to your children at bedtime. It is also quite an entertaining book. My son loves history and is interested in Vikings so this book was a big hit with him. Show Less
LibraryThing member Ayling
I think I read this back in junior school and remember really enjoying it. It is one I've always thought about since but could never remember the title or author. As a kid I was never really good at remembering those. I just wanted to read the thing - who cared who wrote it or what the title is!
LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
The book proves that it is possible to write a book with multi-generational appeal. read it to your kids, and they will enjoy it, especially if they can see the pictures. Read it to your parents, and they may laugh without the pictures. Given the current rage for super hero movies, I'm sure that
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the older VCRs of this title may have renewed interest. Especially as the current Marvel Comics cash-in may be waning. A good book. Show Less
LibraryThing member willszal
My parents got this book for me for Christmas around the age of ten. They read it aloud to me. I just finished reading it to a child in my life.
The subtext morals of the stories are quite excellent; not that at all of modern Western cosmology. The tales couldn't be more fantastic.
The subtext morals of the stories are quite excellent; not that at all of modern Western cosmology. The tales couldn't be more fantastic.
Awards
The Children's Book Award (Winner — 1984)
Language
Physical description
144 p.; 9.61 inches
ISBN
1862052255 / 9781862052253
Local notes
Hardback duplicate.
A faux Viking saga, in which the wicked treachery of the Old Man of the Sea, the beguiling evil of the Enchantress of the Fjord, the ruthless and cold-blooded fury of the Dogfighters, and the challenge of Death are among the hazardous encounters facing Erik the Viking.
A faux Viking saga, in which the wicked treachery of the Old Man of the Sea, the beguiling evil of the Enchantress of the Fjord, the ruthless and cold-blooded fury of the Dogfighters, and the challenge of Death are among the hazardous encounters facing Erik the Viking.
Other editions
The Saga Of Erik The Viking by Terry Jones (Paperback)