aaaahh the wikipedia page you linked to had the entire plot of the books!! i read the part on the first one before i realized it...nooooo.... I'll still check them out though.
if anyone's ever read any Robin McKinley books (The Blue Sword, Spindle's End) she wrote a prequel to The Blue Sword called The Hero and the Crown. it has an intelligent, but evil, dragon in it called Maur. pretty wicked awesome. and she's listed as a young adult author but my old lit teacher enjoyed her books so I think they're good for any age
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