The Stone Dragon

In Western European folklore, dragons have been historically maligned as evil, fire-breathing monsters, but in Chinese tradition and culture the dragon is a symbol of strength and power, the wise bringer of good fortune. This story concerns the accidental discovery of the true history of mankind’s interactions with these fascinating and highly intelligent creatures by two young boys.

Timothy Tamworth is a bright, intelligent, 11-year-old boy who lives with his mum and dad somewhere in the south of England. One sunny morning during the school summer holidays, he and his friend David are playing soft-ball tennis in Timothy’s back garden. David accidentally bats the ball over Timothy’s neighbour’s fence, so Timothy has to go round and ask if he can have his ball back.

There’s a big shed in his neighbour’s garden; Timothy can see it from his bedroom window, and he’s often wondered what might be in it. While searching for his ball he sees that the shed door is open, so he takes a look inside. What he finds there leads the boys on an amazing and fantastical adventure in two worlds - Humanworld and Dragonworld, where they discover what Dragons are really like, where they come from and why, and how it was that they first came into contact with humans.

This is a science fiction adventure story suitable for readers aged 9 years upwards.
Adults may find that they like it too.