num_pages: 406
description: Do you have the courage the wits and the skill to claim a dragon's hoard? If so apply within The sign is small tucked into the corner of Mr. Clutter's bookshop window: Adventurers Wanted. Apply Within. No one but fifteen-year-old Alex Taylor even seems to notice it is there. And for Alex who has wished for a change in his life it is an irresistible invitation.Upon entering Mr. Clutter's shop Alex is swept away on an incredible adventure to a faraway land filled with heroic warriors mysterious elves and hard-working dwarves.Alex becomes the eigth man in a band of adventurers seeking the lair of Slathbog the Red - an evil dragon with a legendary treasure. Along the way Alex and his new friends must battle dangerous trolls and bandits face undead wraiths and seek the wisdom of the Oracle in her White Tower.Alex's adventure takes him to distant and exotic lands where he learns about courage integrity honor and most importantly friendship.Slathbog's Gold is the first book in an exciting new YA epic fantasy series and heralds the arrival of a major new talent in the genre.
language: English
title: Slathbog's Gold
publisher: Shadow Mountain