The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. The foals
are ill, and Ben - a young dragon rider - volunteers to seek the
only cure: a Griffin's feather. His silver dragon, Firedrake, agrees
to help. But Griffins are a dragon's fiercest enemy, and live
far away in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and exciting adventure
begins ...

Klappentext The second dragon adventure from the legendary author of Inkheart, Cornelia Funke - over 1 million English language copies of DRAGON RIDER sold worldwide, and now a major movie on Sky Cinema! 'A warm-hearted dream of a book.' THE GUARDIAN on Dragon Rider The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. Three foals lie curled in their eggs in a sanctuary for threatened creatures, where a young dragon rider lives with his silver dragon. The foals are ill, and the pair volunteer to seek the only cure: a Griffin's feather. But Griffins, with the heads of eagles and the bodies of lions, are a dragon's fiercest enemy, and live far across the world in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and exciting adventure begins ... The second book in the bestselling Dragon Rider series by the queen of middle-grade fantasy, Cornelia Funke Dragon Rider has now been adapted for the big screen in a major animation with a stellar cast including Felicity Jones and Patrick Stewart, now available on Sky Cinema Features magical illustrations by Cornelia Funke herself Continue the adventure with book 3, The Aurelia Curse Zusammenfassung The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. Thefoals are ill, and Ben - a young dragon rider - volunteers to seekthe only cure: a Griffin's feather. His silver dragon, Firedrake,agrees to help. But Griffins are a dragon's fiercest enemy, andlive far away in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and excitingadventure begins ...

Autorentext
Cornelia Funke wurde 1958 in Dorsten/Westfalen geboren, zog nach dem Abitur nach Hamburg und absolvierte eine Ausbildung als Diplompädagogin. Drei Jahre lang arbeitete sie als Erzieherin auf einem Bauspielplatz und studierte parallel dazu Buchillustration an der Fachhochschule für Gestaltung in Hamburg.
Nach Abschluss des Studiums war Cornelia Funke zunächst ausschließlich als Illustratorin für Kinderbücher tätig - eine Arbeit, die sie dazu anregte, selbst Geschichten für junge Leserinnen und Leser zu schreiben. So wurde sie mit 28 Jahren freischaffende Autorin und Illustratorin.
Ihre freie Zeit verbringt Cornelia Funke am liebsten mit ihrer Familie. Außerdem ist sie ein großer Filmfan, reist gern und liest, so viel sie kann.
Seit Mai 2005 wohnt Cornelia Funke mit ihrer Familie in Los Angeles; zuvor lebte sie am Stadtrand von Hamburg.
2008 erhielt sie den "Roswitha-Preis" der Stadt Bad Gandersheim, den Medienpreis "Bambi", 2009 den "Jacob-Grimm-Preis" und 2015 den "Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Preis" sowie den Ehrenpreis des Bayerischen Ministerpräsidenten.

Klappentext

The second dragon adventure from the legendary author of Inkheart, Cornelia Funke - over 1 million English language copies of DRAGON RIDER sold worldwide, and now a major movie on Sky Cinema! 'A warm-hearted dream of a book.' THE GUARDIAN on Dragon Rider

The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction.

Three foals lie curled in their eggs in a sanctuary for threatened creatures, where a young dragon rider lives with his silver dragon. The foals are ill, and the pair volunteer to seek the only cure: a Griffin's feather.

But Griffins, with the heads of eagles and the bodies of lions, are a dragon's fiercest enemy, and live far across the world in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and exciting adventure begins ...

• The second book in the bestselling Dragon Rider series by the queen of middle-grade fantasy, Cornelia Funke
• Dragon Rider has now been adapted for the big screen in a major animation with a stellar cast including Felicity Jones and Patrick Stewart, now available on Sky Cinema
• Features magical illustrations by Cornelia Funke herself
• Continue the adventure with book 3, The Aurelia Curse

Zusammenfassung
The last winged horses are on the brink of extinction. Thefoals are ill, and Ben - a young dragon rider - volunteers to seekthe only cure: a Griffin's feather. His silver dragon, Firedrake,agrees to help. But Griffins are a dragon's fiercest enemy, andlive far away in the sweltering jungle. A dangerous and excitingadventure begins ...