Product Description

It's not every day you wake up and find you're a dragonhunter...Simon St George meets his long lost father after supposing him dead, only to be informed that he is a descendant of St George the Dragon Slayer and it is his duty to inherit this role himself. For there are dragons in today's society and the world should be rid of their evil once and for all! Trouble is, they are disguised as humans in positions of power...Exciting fantasy adventure, snarky humour, and lashings of dragons as you've never seen them before...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193770 in Books
• Published on: 2004-09-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 352 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
Hightman’s debut novel for children is an ambitious fantasy adventure that is always pacy, never dull, and consistently interesting. Imagine waking up one day to find that you are descended from an ancient line of dragonhunters? That’s exactly what happens to Simon St. George in The Saint of Dragons and how he goes about adjusting to his new existence is the stuff of great entertainment.

Simon’s life at the Lighthouse School for Boys, an elite and expensive academy for children whose parents want them to have the best education--at the greatest possible distance away--is humdrum and always has been. He is therefore shocked and amazed, and a little bit peeved, when a scruffy man turns up one night claiming to be the father he has never seen and kidnaps him. Aldric St George is a descendant of St George the Dragon Slayer and his family have been eliminating the vestiges of dragonkind, now cunningly disguised amongst the human population of earth, for generations.

Simon is sceptical--but his first encounter with a dragon soon brings the reality of his new life into sharp relief. Father and son venture to many different lands, Italy, France, Russia and China, to try and thwart a great gathering of dragons intent on executing an unthinkable disastrous experiment. It’s comic book stuff, but it is all nevertheless page-turningly addictive. There are some great action sequences and lots of heart-stopping drama.

Hightman’s book is typical of a whole canon of magical fantasy adventures that are around today and competing with the Harry Potter generation of young readers. What it lacks in literary prowess, it more than makes for in the wholehearted gusto and energy of its story and in its telling. A thoroughly engaging first novel, with a sequel already in the pipeline. (Age 10 and over) --John McLay

About the Author
Jason Hightman was born and lives in California where he works as a writer and film maker. He is married with a daughter. The Saint of Dragons is his first novel.

Customer Reviews

Great adventure and very creative!
I read this book and couldn't put it down! It reminded me at first of Harry Potter, but after about 20 pages it started to move so fast. Simon St. George barely has time to get to know his father before he's whisked away around the world to fight dragons! It's so exciting to have dragons in the modern world, in real places like big cities, and where most of the people don't even notice. And the personalities of the different dragons are so much fun. This is a great book for anyone who's ever had problems getting along with their dad, and a great book if you've ever wished that your life was more adventurous.

Saint of Dragons
The Saint of Dragons begins with a boy named Simon St George. He is at the Lighthouse School for boys and doesn't know his parents. One October evening he is kidnapped by his father and finds out that he comes from a long line of dragon hunters. Simon and his father set of on a quest to find and eliminate the remaining dragons on Earth. They are joined on their travels by a mysterious artist Alaythia who isn't all that she appears to be.

I think the character of Simon St George is very realistic and he acts like any other teenager. He is always getting things wrong and nearly always says the wrong thing. You can't help feeling sorry for him when his father, Aldric, shouts at him. The three of them are always arguing and spend a lot of time falling out. The relationship between them is always fun and never dull.

Its genre is fantasy/adventure and it is very convincing in the fact that it never stops and keeps throwing up more disasters. This book is engaging and once you start reading you won't want to put it down. It's not the kind of book to read if you want a good night's sleep.

This book is fast paced and you never spend too much time in one place. The author manages to throw at you then whisk you away to a different place. It is a real page turner and you really want to find out how it ends.

I think the author has tried to create a book that pleases the imagination and the reader. It takes you to a place where everything is different. I think he succeeded in creating a totally different world that is full of adventure and surprise.

I have read this book more than any other I know and every time I read it I still find my self lost in this other world. This is a book that will never loose its magic and will constantly compel you to read again.

I would recommend this book to anyone with an imagination and someone who is able to believe the unbelievable.

This book takes you to a whole new world where anything goes. It will keep you in shock from start to finish and doesn't wait to surprise you even more.

A pretty bad book.
It's alright, However I really did find it quite boring, I just didn't get that thrill of reading I get out of other books or get attached to the characters. I wouldn't recomend at all. Don't waste your time reading it.