the enchanted forest chronicles by patricia c wrede

She sold her first book to Ace in April 1980 and it was published in 1982. She was a founding member of The Scribblies, along with Pamela Dean, Emma Bull, Will Shetterly, Steven Brust and Nate Bucklin, in January 1980, 'to which belonged for five extremely productive years.'

She finished her first book in 1978 while working as an accountant and financial analyst. Wrede graduated from Carleton College in 1974 with a BA in biology and obtained an MBA from the University of Minnesota in 1977. She is known for her Enchanted Forest Chronicles series for young adults, which was voted number 84 in NPR's 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list. Patricia Collins Wrede ( / ˈ r iː d i/ born March 27, 1953) is an American author of fantasy literature. I just have too much to read and (although I enjoyed this book) I just didn’t really find myself wanting to read more about these characters by the end of it.Carleton College, University of MinnesotaĬhildren's literature, fantasy and science fiction As a result I probably won’t read the rest of the books in the series.

Although I enjoyed the story, I didn’t find that it kept me thinking or guessing or wondering. There is a lot of humor in the book and the story moves quickly so it makes for an engaging read. It’s a very short book and the plot is fairly simple and straightforward…so I would recommend to the middle grade age group. Overall this was a very cute and fun little fantasy read. The book teaches some good lessons basically that it’s okay to do your own thing and that girls are fully capable of rescuing themselves when they are in tricky situations. I also really enjoyed all the scenes where knights kept turning up to rescue her and she would turn them away.Īdditionally the dragon Kazul was a very fun character and I really enjoyed how Kazul and Cimorene developed a solid and caring friendship over the course of the book. I loved Princess Cimorene and her desire to do something that fell outside the norm for a princess. The story is very simple and very short, so I think most adults will be a bit bored…however if you are an adult that really enjoys middle grade level reads you will probably like this. I enjoyed the humor throughout and all the quirky dragons and princesses. This was a very cute read best suited to middle grade readers.

However she doesn’t count on the evil wizards trying to wreck havoc with the dragons and their politics. Instead of waiting to be kidnapped by a dragon she runs away and strikes a deal with a dragon. Princess Cimorene doesn’t want to do normal princess things so she comes up with a plan. This was a cute fantasy read with a lot of humor in it, I enjoyed it and think it would be best suited to middle grade and young adult readers. I have had this book on my bookshelf to read for a very very long time.

Stand Alone or Series: 1st book in the Enchanted Forest Chronicles

The enchanted forest chronicles by patricia c wrede