The coming of the dragon

Resource Information

The work The coming of the dragon represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Audio, Nonmusical, Sounds, Music.

Label

The coming of the dragon

Statement of responsibility

by Rebecca Barnhouse

Creator

• Barnhouse, Rebecca

Contributor

• Sachs, Robin, 1951-

Subject

• Beowulf (Legendary character) -- Fiction
• Beowulf (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction
• Downloadable audio books
• Dragons -- Fiction
• Dragons -- Juvenile fiction
• Heroes -- Fiction
• Heroes -- Juvenile fiction
• Identity (Philosophical concept) -- Juvenile fiction
• Identity -- Fiction
• Mythology, Norse -- Fiction
• Mythology, Norse -- Juvenile fiction
• Scandinavia -- History -- To 1397 -- Fiction
• Scandinavia -- History -- To 1397 -- Juvenile fiction
• Wiglaf (Legendary character) -- Fiction
• Wiglaf (Legendary character) -- Juvenile fiction
• Audiobooks

Genre

• Downloadable audio books
• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• Audiobooks

Language

eng

Summary

Rebecca Barnhouse weaves Norse gods, blood feuds, and a terrifying dragon into this spectacular retelling of the end of the Old English poem Beowulf. When he was a baby, Rune washed up onshore in a boat, along with a sword and a pendant bearing the runes that gave him his nickname. Some people thought he was a sacrifice to the gods and wanted to send him right back to the sea. Luckily for Rune, King Beowulf disagreed..

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

TEFOD

Dewey number

[Fic]

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

LC call number

PZ7.B2668

LC item number

Com 2010ab

Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Music parts

not applicable

PerformerNote

Read by Robin Sachs

Target audience

juvenile

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable