The Dragon's Apprentice
- Vanessa Bettencourt
- Mar 31
- 2 min read

Book Info:
The Dragon’s Apprentice by James Riley
Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy
Publishing Date: April 1, 2025
This paperback has beautiful sprayed Edges.
Synopsis:
In this hilarious fantasy adventure from the New York Times bestselling author of the Story Thieves series, a girl strikes a deal with the ancient, cranky dragon she accidentally summoned to teach her the forbidden magic she needs to save her mother.
STOP. Don’t read any further. There are magic spells in this book, and the Emperor has forbidden anyone from learning magic, because it’s way too dangerous! If you try one of the spells, any number of terrible things might happen (or so the Emperor says).
Don’t be like Ciara, a twelve-year-old girl living in the tiny village of Skael. When she used a spell from within this book, she ended up summoning a dragon. A DRAGON! Those things breathe fire! From their mouths! She’s obviously doomed.
And don’t listen if Ciara tells you that dragons won’t hurt humans, and that they even once taught us magic, a thousand years ago. Definitely don’t pay any attention to the fact that the dragon she summoned, Scorch, might be willing to help rescue Ciara’s mother and free her village from the Emperor and his Warden, because it’s all obviously a big lie. So put this book down, and forget about it. Magic is just way too dangerous. After all, you wouldn’t want to summon your own dragon, would you?
Book Links:
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/217245611
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0593813170/
Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragons-apprentice-james-
riley/1146138147
IndieBound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dragon-s-apprentice-james-riley/21735525
About the Author:
obody from his STORY THIEVES books. Where would people even get that idea?
(Spoiler: From him. He totally made it sound like he really was Nobody. He thought it’d be funny. We’re sorry.) a few states. He currently lives in Northern Virginia, outside of Washington, D.C., because that’s where his cats are. He has three of them. Other people think that’s a bit much.
Author Links:
Website: https://jamesrileyauthor.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesrileyauthor/
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