The Heir Chronicles, Book Three: The Dragon Heir
The Heir Chronicles Series Book #3 of 5
Author: Cinda Williams Chima
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Published on August 12, 2008 | Age Group: 10 - 17 years | Reading Level: | AR: 5.0 (19.0 Points, Quiz #124846) Lexile® measure: 710L |
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The wind shrieked down out of Scotland, over Solway Firth, and bullied its way between the peaks and fells of the Cumbrian lakes, driving snow before it.
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Jason sat back on his heels, cradling the stone between his hands. It was avoid in shape, and glittered with broad flashes of green and blue and purple fire. It was perfect, crystalline, with no flaws in it that he could see. It warmed his fingers, as if flames actually burned at its center. It seemed to hum with power. Long minutes passed while he gazed into its heart, mesmerized. A pulsing magical current seemed to flow between the stone in this hands and the Weirstone in his chest, reinforcing it. Like the Dragon's Tooth set into the mountain, only...portable.
A performance enhancer? Exactly what he needed.
Leaning forward again, he pulled the metal base from the niche. It was a tangle of mythical beasts, or maybe one mythical beast with multiple heads. Dragons.
Feeling a little giddy, Jason dumped agates from a velvet bag and dropped the stone inside. Ripping a piece of crimson velvet from a bolt, he wrapped the stand carefully. He stuffed them into his backpack. This is mine, he thought.
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The covenant that was meant to keep the wizard wars at bay has now been stolen, and the sanctuary of Trinity must prepare for attack. Seph monitors the Weirwall, while Jack and Ellen train their army of ghosts to face an onslaught of wizards. Even Anaweir Will and Fitch are setting traps around the town's perimeter. To Jason Haley, it feels as though everyone but him has a role to play. Then he finds a powerful talisman - a huge opal called the Dragonheart - buried in a cave. When its power washes over him, he knows he's destined for a greater purpose than anyone ever imagined.
Madison Moss hears the seductive call of the Dragonheart also, but she has other things on her mind. Maddie's been leaking dark magic ever since absorbing the blow that was meant to kill her boyfriend, Seph. If anyone finds out, she'll be banished from the sanctuary - and Seph - forever. Meanwhile, Trinity's enemies mean to win the war with the help of the Dragonheart, and they know that Madison Moss is the only one who can get it for them.
Moral compasses spin out of control as a final battle storms through a town that was meant to be a refuge. With so much to lose, what will Jason and Maddie be willing to fight for - and what will they sacrifice? It's everyone for himself in this thrilling conclusion to the Heir trilogy.
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