Monsters of Fife Sea Dragons, Jane Yolen
Monsters of Fife Sea Dragons, Jane Yolen
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Monsters of Fife: Sea Dragons

Author: Jane Yolen

Narrator: Kitty Kelly

Unabridged: 2 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/03/2025


Synopsis

Meet Cat Douglas—monster hunter. A historical fantasy adventure set in Scotland and the first in a series by award-winning author Jane Yolen.Cat Douglas is a monster hunter, and in the 1880s, the Scottish countryside is filled with monsters. In Ansthruther, one of the oldest villages of Fife, you can see small sea dragons swimming by looking like small Viking ships, but never anything bigger. . . until now.When Maggie McGonagal races up to the schoolhouse screaming she’s seen a dragon, everyone is sure it is a trick of her imagination. But what if it’s real? What if a sea dragon has gotten beyond the wall that protects the village? The local chapter of a Scottish monster-hunting society called the Royal and Ancient, must prepare for battle, including Cat, who is new to the society, and will be the bait for the sea dragon!Join Cat and her friends as they adventure through a fantastical and historical Scotland in this first installment of the Sea Monsters series. Graphic novel panels are interspersed throughout the novel, making it an engaging read and the three books in the series have collectible posters meant to be pieced together to create one big poster.

About Jane Yolen

Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. All of Yolen's stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather on March 27, 2025

Many thanks to NetGalley for allowing me to access an advance copy of this book for review. To me, the "pinnacle of authordom" exists among those writers who are very readable, whatever the genre, reading age, setting, and/or time period... As with the works of Graham Greene, I want to read everythin......more

Goodreads review by Therearenobadbooks on June 03, 2025

This one was fun. I am a great fan of how to train your dragons books, and this one is Brave meets that series. Action, dragons, fun scenes, hilarious characters. Adventurous. I read it with librofm audios......more