num_pages: 352
description: When the Black Dragon seized the Deep of Ylferdun, young Gareth braved the far Winterlands to find John Aversin, Dragonsbane -- the only living man ever to slay a dragon. In return for the promise of the King to send help to the Winterlands, Aversin agreed to attempt the nearly impossible feat again.With them, to guard them on the haunted trip south, went Jenny Waynest, a half-taught sorceress and mother of Aversin's sons.But at the decadent Court, nothing was as expected. Rebellion threatened the land. Zyerne, a sorceress of seemingly unlimited power, held the King under an evil spell, and he refused to see them. Meantime, the dragon fed well on the knights who had challenged him.In the end, Aversin, Jenny, and Gareth had to steal away at night to challenge Morkeleb, largest and wisest of dragons.But that was only the beginning of the perils they must face.
language: English
title: Dragonsbane
titlecomplete: Dragonsbane (Winterlands, #1)
characters: John Aversin, Jenny Waynest, Morkeleb
genres: Adventure, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Adult, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fiction, Magic, Science Fiction, Dragons
ratings_count: 7203
series: Winterlands
awards: awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Prix Julia Verlanger
publisher: Del Rey