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Title: Dragonology: Pocket Adventures (Ologies)
ISBN: 0763637009
Author:
Ernest Dr Drake
Publicate Date: 2007-09-19
Publish: 2007-09-19
List Price: $9.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Hardcover
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1: A lot of fun in a small package!
This is a set of four tiny (maybe 5" x 5") choose-your-own-path books, each centering on a specific task involving a specific type of dragon. They're actually quite good as choose-your-owns, with a variety of options (all but one of which results in extremely colorful death!), a few facts about the country in which the adventure is set, and usually with an extra task or two involving decrypting a secret message - quite a bit of fun in such a small package. (I'm a long-time fan of choose-your-own-adventure books, and while these are necessarily short, they still present a more interesting variety of options than many of the full-sized adventure-path books I've read!)
One book is set in Iceland in 1879, with the goal to investigate and deal with reports of a rogue frost dragon. There are tidbits of Icelandic geography (and, more significantly, geology!), and while some of the choices are apparently random, many of them do require some thought - or at least, if you think them through you're more likely to make the choice that will lead to success. [Personally, I like to try out all the paths if I can, to check out the possible disasters!]
Another is set in Europe in 1880, and involves the search for a legendary and powerful gem, the Dragon Star, before it falls into the hands of the "dark Dragonologists". The choices here include the usual which-way-do-we-go's, but also whether to fiddle around with an artifact, or how to get into a secret room, and there are two different types of coded messages to decipher - fun!
The third book is set in Australia in 1873, and has a nicely-humorous tone even amid the many risks - most of which are actual perils of the Australian outback! The mission here is to find and relocate a "marsupial dragon" that's about to attack a gold-mining settlement. There's an opportunity to decipher a Morse code message, and to properly execute a "dragon dance" to charm the renegade dragon... Yes, it's silly, but I enjoyed it thoroughly.
The fourth adventure is set in Colombia in 1900, and requires getting a dragon to help recover golden treasure stolen by thieves from a serpent... Easy, right? There are hints of history, lots of hazardous jungle and ruins to explore, a secret message in Spanish [clues provided], and another message coded in semaphore! [This one includes the discovery of a skeleton, a feature I always enjoy in my adventures {grin}.]
All told, a very entertaining bundle-of-books. I sincerely hope that the "Ology" folk are planning another set of choose-your-own books, perhaps based on Monsterology - or, even better, Piratology, arrrr!
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2: Great addition for Ology fans
I bought these for my husband, who is a big Ology fan. He really loves them. There are just a shrunken version of the same type of book.
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3: Dragonology: Pocket Adventures
High quality and lots of fun. My wife and kids loved this little surprise.
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4: Series
My grandson had a friend who had these books. He wanted them, they are not meant to be read cove to cover, you choose the endings ! He enjoyed them alot. Great fun. Nice set.
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5: Buy it! Buy it! Buy it!
I am eleven and I got this for Christmas. I really really like dragons, I was pleasantly surprised by this new Dragonology installment. This is similar to the Choose-your-own adventure series, there are four stories, including The Iceland Wyrm, The Dragon Star, The Dragon Dance, and The Winged Serpent. These are all great stories. I encourage you to buy this.
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