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The Ice Dragon

George R.R. Martin

3.73 AVERAGE

cathxknight's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cesarbustios's review against another edition

4.0

"Cuando respiraba se formaba hielo"

Esta historia corta de George R. R. Martin fue publicada en 1980, 16 años antes de su famosa serie Canción de Hielo y Fuego.

Adara es una niña rara, una niña del invierno. Nadie la ha visto llorar. Siempre se encuentra en la espera de la llegada del dragón de hielo, su compañero. Todo está apunto de cambiar pues el enemigo se acerca desde el norte trayendo consigo guerra... y fuego.

Si hay algo que me queda claro después de leer la historia es que Martin ama tres cosas: los dragones, el frío y el vino.

readerrayna's review against another edition

4.0

The story heralds a war and a sacrifice of a dragon protecting one who’s heart is frozen until dire circumstances and her family’s safety thaw her heart and she sets to fight back. Though she is only seven years old when this happens, I felt that the sacrifice she wanted to make was sweet and brave of her.

I also felt that this story missed something. I wished that she and the dragon had escaped to colder lands to be together, but at the same time I feel that the story was trying to accomplish at telling the tale of how important family is and how much love you should have for one another.

rhianne23's review against another edition

3.0

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

maddy_porter354's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

paperbacksandpurrs's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

branomir's review against another edition

5.0

First off, let me say that I am in love with this edition, beautifully illustrated by one of my favourite artists: Luis Royo. (Ashton, if you're reading this, thank you for the wonderful gift, you are the best!)

I was a little nervous going in to this as Mr Martin and I don't always see eye to eye. I'm definitely not the biggest fan of ASOIAF or GoT even though I do read/watch them. This one however, did not dissapoint. It's a beautiful story with just the right amount of sadness thrown and I absolutely loved it. The only thing which threw me a bit was the ending. At first I didn't really like it but when I found myself still thinking about it and what it could mean an hour later, I had to admit that if a book can do that to me than it is a pretty friggin good book. Highly recommended, especially if you can find this edition.

Edit: After pondering it over a little bit more, I do have to state that the ending could have been done better.

Spoiler

It does feel a little rushed and I was a little puzzled by the part where her family doesn't believe her. Well what else did they think suddenly happened or where did that giant icy pond come from?

So the book isn't flawless, however I still stand by my rating.