The Wearle

Chris d'Lacey

Dec 2016 · The Erth Dragons Book 1 · Scholastic Inc.

About this ebook

“An exciting read for dragon lovers and fans of d’Lacey’s The Last Dragon Chronicles and Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fire series.” —School Library Journal

A Wearle of dragons set out on an expedition from their home planet and was never heard from again. Now, a new Wearle, determined to find the first, has come to the place its creatures call Erth. Gabrial, who still has the blue scales of a young dragon, is eager to prove himself, and to find his missing father. But when Gabrial causes an accident that results in a baby dragon going missing, he’ll have to prove himself worthy of remaining with the Wearle at all.

Across the scorch line, most Hom, or humans, live in fear of the dragons. But a boy named Ren is too fascinated to stay away, and will soon find his fate intertwined with that of the dragons. When conflict erupts between the dragons and humankind, Ren does the unimaginable, crossing into dragon territory. Will he be able to gain the dragons’ trust and prevent an all-out war?

New York Times bestseller Chris d’Lacey sweeps readers off on an extraordinary adventure bursting with majestic creatures and one boy with the heart of a dragon.

“An inspiring tale of friendship, loyalty and wisdom.” —The Guardian



“The creative spin on the intersection of dragon history and prehistoric humans is interesting and the action engaging.” —Kirkus Reviews

“A rousing adventure with sweeping aerial action scenes and a tense mystery at its center.” —Publishers Weekly

Ratings and reviews

I picked up this book mainly because of the cool dragon on the cover. I also liked the premise of a teenaged dragon and a human kid having to work together. Then I started reading, and ... that's not actually what happens at all. The story seems to forget about the young characters entirely. Instead, we follow around the adult dragons, listening in on their squabbles and power plays. I don't see how any kid would enjoy this. Like Pern before it, you have talking, singing, teleporting, time-traveling dragons. What is the book primarily about? Politics. Politics between dragon factions, politics between human factions, politics between humans and dragons. Endless debates. Dragons digging their claws into the rock and shooting out waves of flame. Also, why do all dragons have to have whirling jewel eyes? Can we just never get away from Pern? Come on, man. It gets old. Aside from the beginning and the very end, the human kid has no point-of-view scenes. He's just a pawn the dragons literally toss around. The baby drake has no point of view scenes, period. The teen dragon is worried about adult things, like losing his honor and courting a female. Not relatable for the target audience, very much. I mean, I enjoyed this book because I'm an adult. But I think my kids would be bored stupid by this book.

So different from other dragon books, like Wings Of Fire. And that language (dragontongue), is awe inspiring! New favorite, for sure.

I want chris to make the next book soon

About the author

Chris d'Lacey is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including the New York Times bestselling Last Dragon Chronicles series; the Dragons of Wayward Crescent series; the UNICORNE Files trilogy; and The Erth Dragons series, The Wearle, Dark Wyng, and The New Age. Chris lives with his wife, Jay, in Devon, England, where they are at work on his next book.